Boat Ride, Flamingo To Masai Mara Safari – 4 Days 3 Nights
Overview
From lions and wildebeests to flamingos and hippos, our tour offers the ultimate variety of Kenya’s wildlife. In 4 days, you will experience vast savannahs teeming with the Big Five.
From there we headed to the cool blueness of Lake Naivasha and a different kind of boat safari. As we traverse the lake it’s possible to see sighting of giraffes and zebras and, of course, hippos.
Crescent Island is next, and we’ll be looking for giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, and countless birds. From here we’ll view Lake Elementaita with its over 400 species of birds.
Lake Nakuru National Park: Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels, the flamingo numbers have been reducing but the park itself remains stunning – one of Kenya’s finest.
Tour Highlights
- Bird watching
- Views of the great Rift Valley with its cool forests and lakes
- Both black and white rhinos
- Sailing safari at Lake Naivasha – a bird watcher’s paradise
- Crescent Island guided walking safari – walk amongst giraffes, zebra, etc.
- Unlimited game viewing drives
- Experience the Big Five
- World-famous Mara – rolling grassland, acacia trees & immense herds of zebras and wildebeest.
- Exciting and colorful Maasai culture
- Optional Masai village visit-optional.
- Balloon Safari-Optional.
Included/Excluded
- Full board accommodation, meal plan as mentioned in itinerary
- Transport in a customized 4x4 pop up top safari Jeep for game viewing,
- Experienced professional driver/guide driver guide
- Game viewing drives.
- Park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
- Government taxes and local levies
- Tips & gratuities.
- Soft drinks or alcoholic drinks
- International flights.
- Visa fees
- International flights.
- Items and services of a personal nature
- Visit to the Maasai village
Tour Plan
(160 km: Approx. 3hrs)
Pick up from Nairobi hotel / Nairobi Airport. Depart for the lake Nakuru national park.
An easy scenic sightseeing drive via the Great Rift Valley escarpment with views of awesome scenery
There shall be stops to marvel at the dramatic fall of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.
We shall stop at Freshwater Lake Naivasha for an exciting boat safari to view hippos, exotic birds, and small game.
This shall be followed by a guided walking safari at Crescent Island. Later proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving during the late morning.
Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels, the flamingo numbers have been reducing but the park itself remains stunning – one of Kenya’s finest. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, wooded hills, and euphorbia trees dots the lake.
The few quantities of flamingos are accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. The scene here is bountiful, busy, and full of color.
But that’s only the beginning of what this special park has to offer because the wildlife viewing here is easy and accessible. Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore.
The park is also sanctuary to one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhino. The afternoon shall be spent on birds and game watching drives around the Lake.
Overnight
Overnight at your Lake Nakuru national park safari lodge/ tented camp
(300 km: Approx. 5-6 hrs.)
A Short game and bird watching drive at the lake Nakuru national park. Proceed to the Masai Mara game reserve.
There shall be stops at scenic places along the Nakuru – Masai Mara route. Afternoon game viewing drives at the Masai Mara.
Overnight
Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.
Masai Mara Game reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Natural world.
It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.
The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.
We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.
Picnic lunch shall be by the Mara river as we watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October)
Overnight
Overnight shall be at our Masai Mara safari lodge/ tented camp
(265Km – Approx.: 6 hrs.)
Early morning game viewing drive at the Masai Mara game reserve. Depart Masai Mara in the mid – morning and proceed to Nairobi. There shall be a lunch stop along the way.
Arrive Nairobi in the late afternoon.
Drop off.
Drop off at your Nairobi area hotel/ Residence or Nairobi airport.
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Travel Information
Contact Info
- Diani Beach, Diani, Mombasa, Kenya
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