BCTS 3: 5 DAYS MASAI MARA / LAKE NAKURU

DAY 1: NAIROBI / MASAI MARA

06.30 hrs: Transfer from your hotel to our office for a full safari briefing. Depart from Nairobi via the Great Rift Valley for Masai Mara Game Reserve. Hot lunch on arrival at your Lodge / Luxury Tented Camp

15.30 hrs. Proceed for a game drive in search of Black-Maned lion, elephants, leopard, cheetah, buffalo and other plains game. After a full afternoon game drive return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

06.30 hrs: Early to rise early to spot. This is one of the best game drives of the day. 

After breakfast and a hot cup of Chai (Tea) or Kahawa (coffee) head into the park for our first game drive. The cool early morning weather is excellent for spotting Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and Hyena.  Return to camp for lunch.

15.30 hrs: Full Afternoon game drive. On every game drive we will try and explore a different part of the park.  After watching the beautiful Mara Sunset head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

08.00 hrs: After breakfast, proceed on a FULL DAY Game drive with picnic Lunch and also visit the Hippo Pool (Mara River). Here you can come out of the vehicle and sit on the rocks and view the hippos and crocodiles in the river. You can also go for a short walk with a warden. Return back to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Optional: Full Morning and Full Afternoon Game Drives

07.30 hrs: After breakfast, leave Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru National Park. After lunch, proceed for a game drive round Lake Nakuru to view the RHINOS, flamingos, waterbuck, buffaloes etc.

The flamingos at Lake Nakuru are often described as “The World’s Greatest Bird Spectacle.” After bird and game viewing check into the hotel with private Shower/toilet. Dinner and overnight at a lodge on the shores of Lake Elementaita.

Early morning bird walk on the shores of Elementaita.

07.00 hrs: After Breakfast leisurely depart for Nairobi arriving at around 12.00 hrs.

Optional Boat Ride and Visit to Crescent Bird Island in Lake Naivasha.