Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Lake Nakuru Safari - Private Wildlife Adventure

$1,925
Duration
4 days
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About This Tour

Discover Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru on a 4-day private tour from Nairobi with transfers from the city’s airport and hotels. Go deep into the African plains and set out on daily game drives across the park. All the Big five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino are here with many mammals and birds in this Masai Mara plain. Watch for the animals that emerge at dusk, see hippos and crocodiles along the banks of the Mara River, see the park’s stunning Great Migration. Feast your eyes with sightings of flamingos and White Rhinos in Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy your boat ride at Lake Naivasha.

This tour is private (only you and our guide).

Accommodation:
based on tour option chosen at time of booking (standard, superior, luxury)

Transport:
based on tour option chosen at time of booking (minivan or jeep 4x4)

Possible extra activities:
• hot air balloon ride in Masai Mara
• visit of maasai community
• Lake Naivasha and Crescent Island, boat ride and walking tour

Activities
Suitable For
Accessibility
Max People
10

Inclusions

Dinner
Breakfast
Lunch
Hotel and airport pick-up and drop-off
Transport in a safari-modified minivan or jeep 4x4, pop-up roof, fully equipped, each person near the window
1 liter of bottled water per person per day in a vehicle
Professional english-speaking driver, guide
All safari game-drives as per itinerary
All entry fees and taxes
Air rescue by AMREF
  • Food & drinks

Exclusions

Alcohol drinks, beverages (available to purchase)
Cultural visits to Maasai villages (15 USD p/p) - option
Hot air balloon ride in Masai Mara (425 USD p/p) - option
Boat ride at Lake Naivasha (25 USD p/p) - option
Walking tour on Crescent Island (30 USD p/p) - option

Tour Plan

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Day 1 Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve

Pick up from your place either airport or your hotel in Nairobi at 07:30am and after a short briefing and all the formalities depart (260km) to Masai Mara via the view-point of the western Great Rift Valley

short stop for pictures

On your way you will get a chance to spot Mt. Longonot, which used to be active but now is dormant. Your lunch is served at Narok town at 12pm.

Your journey deepens into the Masai plains, arriving for check-in and lunch at the camp / lodge at 2:00pm. You will start the first introduction game drive at 4pm tracking various animal species and birds which inhabit here. Your guide will spot wildlife and provide details of their behavior and way of life. Back to the camp / lodge at 06:30pm. Hot shower, dinner and overnight at the camp / lodge.

Standard: Enkorok Mara Camp, Explore Nature Mara Lodge
Superior: Mara Sopa Lodge
Luxury: Keekorok Lodge, Sarova Mara

Day 2 Masai Mara National Reserve

This day you have an option to start with hot air balloon ride. A great opportunity to explore Masai Mara from a bird's eye view. Pickup time for this activity is 5:30am from your camp / lodge in Masai Mara. The cost is 425 USD p/p. The ride lasts 1 hr, your guide comes to meet you after the ride and you continue with game drive in the park.
In case you are not going for balloon ride your day starts with the breakfast at the camp / lodge and by 7:00am you'll leave for extensive game drive. Today you we will try to see all the Big 5 (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). The landscape here is scenic Savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for viewing and photography. Hot shower, dinner and overnight at the camp / lodge. 
A game drive to Mara river which is point of Migration and point to spot the crocodiles and hippopotamus is always emphasized by our guides. Break for your lunch and rest at the river

We will try spot all the Big Five

Standard: Enkorok Mara Camp, Explore Nature Mara Lodge
Superior: Mara Sopa Lodge
Luxury: Keekorok Lodge, Sarova Mara

Day 3 Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha

Early breakfast and check out from the camp / lodge at 07:00am with game drive en route while we exit the park (in case you stayed in the park). Your lunch is served in Narok town at 12pm. There will be the store where you can buy some souvenirs to remind you of a great holiday in Mara.

You have an option to visit the Maasai village before we leave to Lake Naivasha. Note gratuities are given to maasai people when you visit their village (approx 15 USD p/p).
The boat ride usually takes 1 hr but it might be extanded if you decide to walk on Crescent Island. Note gratuities are given to the boat drivers when you visit the lake (~ 25 USD p/p).
You have an option to walk on Crescent Island while you have a boat ride at Lake Naivasha. Note gratuities are given to the boat drivers when you visit the island (~ 30 USD p/p).

Standard: Hippo Safaris Resort
Superior: Naivasha Sopa Resort, Sawela Lodge
Luxury: Naivasha Sopa Resort, Sawela Lodge

Day 4 Lake Nakuru - Nairobi

After the breakfast you will enjoy the full game drive in Lake Nakuru N.P. and feast your eyes with sightings of flamingos, often referred to as the “Pink Lake”. Other animals that can be sighted in the park including the Rothschild’s Giraffe, Black and White Rhino, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Baboon and several other species of plains game. After the lunch we will proceed to Nairobi and arrive back at around 5pm where you can be dropped off at the airport, your hotel or airbnb in Nairobi.

Meeting / Pickup

Meet on location or pick-up: Customers can come to our location or we can pick them up on request.

Know Before You Go

  • Public transportation nearby
  • Infants must sit on your lap

Please Note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to departure time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation. If you have any questions we can communicate by whatsapp: +254722917288 (Alfred) +255758615010 (Bencia Africa team) Office: room 26c, 1st floor, Uganda House, Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi
  • Airport pickup is included. Airport pickup time is flexible and depends on your arrival time on Day 1

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