The bounty of East Africa

14 Day East Africa

$4000-7000 USD

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Safari summary

A safari to see the best game parks in Kenya and also the world famous birds sanctuaries of the Great Rift Valley lakes before taking you down to the Coast to enjoy at leisure the beautiful sunny beaches of Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Kenya
	Parks	Amboseli Lake Nakuru Masai Mara Nairobi Samburu Tsavo

Fine details

Safari highlights

Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
Night game drives

Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi | Samburu

Day 1 - Nairobi-Samburu Depart Nairobi in the morning passing through the rich agricultural farmland on the slopes of Mountain Kenya to the mainly dry scrub land and open Savannah plains of Samburu Game Reserve. Here the Ewaso Nyiro River supports a wide variety of game among them elephant, buffalo, cheetah leopard, lion, grevys zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx and the long necked gerenuk. Accommodation in campsite

Day 2

Samburu

Day 2 - Samburu Day spent game viewing in the park.

Day 3

Samburu

Day 3 - Baringo Leaving Samburu in the early morning, we make a scenic drive to the west across the Lerochi Plateau. Lunch enroute and later descend to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, arriving at Lake Baringo in the afternoon. This is a fresh water lake which supports a great variety of birds as well as hippos and crocodiles. Indeed, the lake is reputed to be the bird-watching centre of Kenya.

Day 4

Lake Nakuru

Day 4 - Lake Nakuru Early in the morning we head south via Lake Bogoria which is a shallow soda lake with a beautiful scenery and also home to a sizeable number of flamingoes and other species of birds. The highlight, however, is the boiling hot springs and geysers which also contribute to the beauty of the lake. After lunch, we proceed to lake Nakuru in the south - another shallow soda lake which has been described as -an ornithologists paradise and one of the worlds most magnificent sights-. Here one has an opportunity to see up to two million flamingoes besides tens of thousands of other birds if lucky. Lake Nakuru is a rhino sanctuary and also harbours lions, warthogs, waterbucks, buffaloes, hippo and many other animals. Dinner and overnight in a campsite.

Day 5

Day 5 - Maasai Mara We head further south to Narok, camping. Showers are available in the camp and meals are served in the dining mess or in the open.

Day 6

Serengeti

Day 6 & 7 - Maasai Mara From the base camp, we explore the Mara region, packed with the elephant, zebra, rhino and all kinds of game throughout the year with the spectacular wildebeest migration from Serengeti occurring mainly in July and August. you have the best opportunity of seeing all the big five.

Day 8

Day 8 - Nairobi We break camp and drive to Narok where Maasai souvenirs can be bought and then proceed to Nairobi, arriving in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in a campsite outside town.

Day 9

Amboseli

Day 9 - Amboseli morning drive via Namanga on the Tanzania border and reach. Amboseli early in the afternoon. We view game as we proceed to the campsite.

Day 10

Amboseli | Kilimanjaro

Day 10 - Amboseli Day spent exploring this park with the magnificent snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. The waters from melted snow drain down the mountain under lava flows and surface on the Amboseli plains. Here elephant, hippo, buffalo, giraffe are likely to be seen.

Day 11

Tsavo

Day 11 - Tsavo West We leave soon aster breakfast for Tsavo West National Park. Visit the Chyulu Hills and the Mzima Springs which are favorite haunts of both the hippo and crocodile which can be seen from an underwater observation chamber if time permits. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12

Tsavo

Day 12 - Tsavo West Day spent exploring the park including the nature trails.

Day 13

Tsavo

Day 13 - Tsavo East Early in the morning we drive to Tsavo East. This park come famous for its great herds of elephant still has these beasts usually covered in red dust and a variety of game and fine scenery. We visit Lugards Falls, Mudanda Rocks and Aruba Dam as we view game if time permits.

Day 14

Day 14 - Mombasa Early morning gamedrive. Soon after breakfast we proceed to Mombasa arriving there in good time for pax to find their way to their hotels and the tour ends.

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