Thompsons Falls, Mara safaris

10-Days Thompsons Falls, Lake Nakuru, Crescent Island, Maasai Mara.

$2600-2650 USD

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Safari summary

Thompsons Falls is one of the great falls within Laikipia region. Here we have 10 days and 9 night to enjoy during this safaris. On your lefts, just a few kilometres are the great Aberdare National Park covers an area of 766 square kilometres and forms part of the Aberdare Mountain Range. Wildlife present in the protected area includes lion, leopard, elephant, East African wild dog, giant forest hog, bushbuck, mountain reedbuck, waterbuck, Cape buffalo, suni, side-striped jackal, eland, duiker, olive baboon, black and white colobus monkey, and sykes monkey. Rarer sightings include those of the African golden cat and the bongo. Species such as the common eland, serval live in the higher moorlands.

About this tour

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

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Wildlife sanctuaries

Itinerary

Nairobi- Lake Naivasha

You will be pick up from the airport with a short briefing, thereafter you will be driving north past the equator to the northern frontier district. Drive to Lake Naivasha where you will have your lunch en route. after lunch, in Mt Long’onot transit hotel you will go on with the drive to Lake Naivasha which is the only freshwater lake in Great Rift Valley.05.00 pm: Arrive in the hotel, overnight, dinner at Elsamere lodge. The activity Boat ride and Crescent island.

Elsamere Lodge

Naivasha

From your hotel to Hell's Gate National Park. Located between beautiful Lake Naivasha and the twin Long’onot and Suswa Volcanoes, Hell's Gate is one of Africa's most visually stunning parks. While Hell's Gate is known primarily for its landscape, there is still game to be spotted within the park. Buffalo and antelopes are especially common sights, and the park is also home to a variety of birds. There are no predators or dangerous large game in the park. Activity-Hells gate.

Elsamere Lodge

Naivasha -Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru

After early breakfast depart for a morning game drive in the reserve, en-route to the gate. Drive a southerly direction to the equator for a brief stop. Here, the locals do a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator and for a small tip, you could be awarded an 'equator Certificate. After the brief stop, Drive to the Thompsons falls for a photo-stop then down into the great rift valley.

wagon wheel hotel

Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara National

Masai Mara

Full buffet breakfast in the camp. Check out thereafter and drive via Narok town to Maasai Mara national reserve, the land of the Maasai tribe. The proud young Maasai warrior-nomads with their plaited hair, red cloaks, and spears, challenge your curiosity. The 700-square-mile Game Reserve is the Africa of your dreams, complete with wild animals grazing amid the superb rolling and scape of gentle hills and acacia woodlands.

Azure Mara Hotel

Maasai Mara National Park

Masai Mara

Wake up call. Tea, coffee and cookies will be served in the lodge 6.30 am: Set out for a game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hour’s temperatures are low, thus providing a favourable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, Cheetah and Leopard roam the vast grasslands in search for their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog.

Azure Mara Hotel

Maasai Mara National Park

Wake up call. Tea, coffee and cookies will be served in the lodge 6.30 am: Set out for a game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hour’s temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, Cheetah and Leopard roam the vast grasslands in search for their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog.

Mara Azure lodge

Maasai Mara Park – Thompson falls

Thompsons Falls is a 74 meters (243 ft) waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro river in central Kenya, a few kilometers from Lake Old Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Range. The falls are a major economic resource for the adjacent town of Nyahururu and a beautiful place to tour.

Hotel- Laikipia lodge

Lake Thompsons Falls - Abedares

The Aberdare National Park covers an area of 766 square kilometres and forms part of the Aberdare Mountain Range. Wildlife present in the protected area includes lion, leopard, elephant, East African wild dog, giant forest hog, bushbuck, mountain reedbuck, waterbuck, olive baboon, black and white colobus monkey, and sykes monkey. Rarer sightings include those of the African golden cat and the bongo. Species such as the common eland, serval live in the higher moorlands.

Maverick camp rondavels and homestay

Abedares – Sweet Waters

The Sweetwater’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary is situated here and provides a haven for orphaned, abandoned and rescued chimpanzees. It is the only place in Kenya where these great apes can be seen. The Conservancy is host to the "Big five game" among a large selection of other African animals, which makes it a popular safari destination. It also operates a successful livestock program, which serves to benefit local pastoralists and wildlife.

Maverick camp rondavels and homestay