Kenya Migration, Great Rift Valley Lakes Safari & Beach

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi National Park, Langata Road, Nairobi Kenya
Upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our Three Daughters Representative for a short briefing session; then after you will proceed to your hotel to arrive in time for check in. Dinner is included

Overnight stay at Intercontinental Nairobi Hotel on bed and breakfast basis
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Intercontinental Nairobi Hotel

Day 2: Nairobi – Aberdares National Park

Stop At: Aberdare National Park, Nyeri Kenya
After breakfast, you will depart driving Northwards towards Thika town known for its pineapple plantations and further on past the lush green vegetation of Nyeri town to arrive in time for Lunch at Aberdares Country Club the base hotel after Lunch. You will be transferred by the lodges vehicle to the Ark.Visitors to procession of animals make their way to the water hole and saltlick which are floodlit later in the evening. Tea, coffee and biting’s are constantly provided by the attentive staff. As the weather gets colder wood fires are lit, which makes the lodge warm enough to watch the activities of the animals at night. Dinner is served in a rustic dining room. You are also required to pack an overnight bag when you transfer to the Ark for the night.

Overnight stay at the Ark (BLD)
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: The Ark Lodge - BLD

Day 3: Aberdares National Park-Lake Nakuru National Park

Stop At: Lake Nakuru National Park, Nakuru, Kenya
After breakfast at your lodge, depart to the base hotel in the hotel's vehicle for drop off. You will depart driving over the top of the Aberdares range of mountains, stopping briefly to gaze at the 73m Thompson’s fall, named after Joseph Thompson the Scots explorer, who was the first European to see the fall in 1884. Continue to Nakuru for lunch. After lunch, drive around Lake Nakuru National Park for an unforgettable sight of the thousands of flamingos on the alkaline lake. The park also includes the rare white rhinos. The other large animal to be seen is the Rothschild’s giraffe. The vegetation is mostly savanna type with both the brack (fever tree) and umbrella top acacia growing in abundance as also Euphorbia.

Overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (BLD)

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (BLD)

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park-Masai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya, Narok 00100 Kenya
Enjoy the beautiful African sunrise by the Lake. The early morning sunshine coupled with the morning fog and the numerous birds turn the lake into a mysterious place. After breakfast, you will depart passing through the Rift Valley floor to arrive in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent on game drive at the reserve .This reserve has hilly savanna, rolling grassland, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. The large predators are the lion, leopard and cheetah .The smaller predators are the hyena and jackal. The large herbivores are the elephant, rhino Burchell’s zebra hippo, buffalo and giraffe. The large herbivores are the antelopes and bucks. The Masai ostrich, the world’s largest bird is found in the park.

Overnight stay at Mara Sopa (BLD)

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Mara sopa

Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya, Narok 00100 Kenya
Enjoy full days of game viewing and exploring in this Kenya's finest reserve in a morning game drive followed by an afternoon swim in the cool water of the hotel swimming pool followed by yet another game drive. You may witness the lion making a kill or a leopard enjoying the meal he had dragged up the tree with him. The vegetation is mostly savanna type with forested areas near the rivers and of course the dwarf acacias to cater for the giraffes. More than 60 species of animals are found here and countless bird species, this includes the Masai ostrich and the secretary bird. This is where the great migration of the wildebeest takes place.

Overnight stays at Mara Sopa (BLD)

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Mara Sopa (BLD)

Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve-Nairobi J.K.I.A Departure

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve Kenya, Narok 00100 Kenya
Today checkout, and you will start your wonderful Safari and drive along Mombasa road for Tsavo East National park the theater of the wild. The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. These, along with the 300 kilometer long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species. Arrive in the park in time for lunch and check in. after Lunch you will have an afternoon game drive to the famous mudanda rock if time allows and later afternoon you will travel back to Mombasa arriving at your resort in time for check in.

Overnight stay at Ashnil Aruba Lodge.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ashnil Aruba Lodge.

Day 7: Day 07 & 08 Tsavo East- Mombasa

Stop At: Tsavo East, Voi Mageso Chember, Tsavo National Park East 00200 Kenya
Depart after breakfast and drive along Mombasa road to arrive at your resort in time for Lunch. Enjoy the rest of your days along the Kenya coast. Overnight stay at Sun Africa Beach Resort.
Duration: 2 days

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.