5 Days Kenya Safari
This 5 Days Kenya Safari takes you on an immersive safari adventure to Kenya’s popular safari destinations, including Hell’s Gate National Park, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara National Reserve, renowned for hosting a huge concentration of wildlife including the Big Five and beautiful bird species.
Highlights of 5-Days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Hell’s Gate & Lake Naivasha Safari
- Day 1 Nairobi – Hell’s Gate National Park
- Day 2 Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru
- Day 3 Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
- Day 4 Masai Mara Full Day
- Day 5 Masai Mara – Nairobi
Detailed itinerary of 5-Days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Hell’s Gate & Lake Naivasha Safari
Day 1 Nairobi – Hell’s Gate National Park
After breakfast we depart from our Nairobi hotel for a scenic drive through the Great North road to Hell’s Gate National Park. Arrive at Hell’s Gate National Park after an hour’s drive. Once at the Park, you have the option of a game drive in a Safari vehicle or take bikes into the Park. Cycling in the Park is a great adventure as you get to ride the bikes for 7 Kilometers before resting at a ranger’s post. After a brief stop at the rangers post you leave the bike and start a walking safari. Enjoy the spectacular views of the gorge. Dinner and overnight at Enashipia Resort
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2 Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru
This morning we leave Naivasha and head for Lake Nakuru Park, regarded by avid birders’ as the greatest World ornithological spectacle on the Earth. The park is famous for its millions of pink flamingoes lining on the lake shore, arriving by mid-morning at Lake Nakuru for a game drive en route before checking-in at Lake Nakuru Lodge for Lunch. Afternoon game drive followed by a walk along the shores which will also allow us to see the many wild animals in the park and especially the park is the Sanctuary to the Black Rhino, White Rhino and the Rothschild Giraffe. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3 Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
Soon after breakfast, drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley the longest rift in the crust of the Earth to Masai Mara Game Reserve the unspoiled Savannah. Masai Mara is actually the northern portion of the Great Plains ecosystem in the neighboring Tanzania called Serengeti. It is a home to the “big five” lion, buffalo, rhino, leopard and elephant as well cheetah, zebra, giraffe and vast herds of plain antelope and numerous and other wildlife. Accommodation will be at an excellent lodge. After lunch and some time to relax and perhaps take a dip in the pool, you will depart with your driver guide for an afternoon game drive in search of the big five. As sun starts to edge dip into the horizon, it will be perfect time to photograph the beautiful Mara rolling plains. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4 Masai Mara Full Day
A full day in the Mara, the extensive grasslands are a strong hold to the threatened, migratory Corncrake and the near threatened Jackson’s widowbird. The bush and woodlands around the reserve also hold some unique bird species, more than 450 bird species have been recorded in the Mara, including 12 species of cisticola and birds of prey. Dinner and overnight at Julia’s River Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5 Masai Mara – Nairobi
After breakfast depart the Masai Mara for Nairobi. Stop for panoramic views of the Great Rift Valley en-route. Arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon. Drop off to your Nairobi Hotel or Transfer to the airport in time for your flight back home.
INCLUSIONS
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
EXCLUSIONS
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcohol drinks
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance and medical repatriation
- Items of a personal nature
