4 Days, 3 Nights Masai Mara National reserve and Lake Nakuru park
Code: cross010
Description
This safari will cover both wildlife and geographic destinations like the Great Rift Valley. It’s one of the best tour packages to do for a 4 days period. You will explore the Masai Mara National Reserve for 2 nights for a first-class game viewing experience of the great wildebeest migration if in season and later visit Lake Nakuru National Park for a chance to view the rare white rhinos and flamingos amidst a variety of other bird species.
This is the best National reserve, a home of big five and millions of wild animal’s migration during July to October. During Masai Mara National Reserve game drive you will find elephant, Black Rhino, buffalo, plains zebra, roan antelope in small numbers, white-bearded gnu, Oribi, warthog, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, hartebeest and the big cats; the rivers are home to hippo and crocodiles. The reserve it is also have many different species of birds found inside. The Lake Nakuru National Park is a very shallow strongly alkaline lake 62 km2 in extent. It is set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest on the eastern perimeter.
The lake catchment is bounded by Menengai crater to the north, the Bahati hills to the north east, thelion hill ranges to the east, eburu crater to the south and the mau escarpment to the west. Three major
rivers; Njoro, Makalia and Enderit drain into the lake. This is a major National Park and an important sanctuary for Rhino, both Black and White Rhino are found here, and are often seen resting under acacias by the Lake shore likewise there are huge herds of waterbuck, zebra, buffalo, the endangered Rothschild Giraffe and a variety of other herbivores.
This Safari is only possible to start and end in Nairobi.
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| DEPARTURE TIME | Early in the morning | ||||||||
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Itinerary
NB: This trip is only possible to start and end in Nairobi.
Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara National Reserve
You will depart from Nairobi in the morning to Masai Mara, passing through the highly agricultural highlands of the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. You will have a stopover at the viewpoint. At 2,700 meters above sea level, views of Mount Longonot hundreds of meters below on the Rift Valley
floor are spectacular. Lake Naivasha—the highest in altitude of the Rift Valley lakes sparkles at a distance. Descend the escarpment to Narok town for a stopover for a budget lunch then proceed to Masai Mara. You will check in at the tented camp or Lodge for a short break to refresh then proceed for the evening game drive till dark. Dinner and your overnight stay are at the tented camp or Lodge.
Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve full day game drive
Have breakfast at the camp then proceed with picnic lunches for a full-day game drive. You will have time to visit the Mara River to see the big crocodiles and hippos. Your picnic lunch will be at Mara River as you enjoy scenic views. Later drive back for Dinner and your overnight stay at the tented camp or Lodge.
Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park
Have a pre-breakfast game drive from 6:30 am to 9:00 am. Then return to the tented camp or Lodge for a late breakfast then leave your camp and proceed to Lake Nakuru. You’ll have an extra optional boat ride at Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake to see hippos and many birds. Later, drive to Nakuru where you’ll arrive late in the evening. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Hotel or Lodge in Lake Nakuru.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park -Nairobi
After early morning breakfast, proceed for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park known for its millions of flamingoes and other water birds. Leave Nakuru Park after lunch or have lunch on the way, arriving in Nairobi late in the evening. You will be dropped at hotel in Nairobi for dinner overnight.
That’s the end of your 4 days, 3 nights safari Kenya.
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