6 Days Naivasha – Nakuru – Maasai Mara – Amboseli – Tsavo West Safari

Depart Nairobi and head North down the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. We take a brief stop at Viewpoint for a few camera shots of this amazing natural phenomenon. Then drive to Lake Naivasha where you’ll have a boat safari at an extra cost. This will help you see Hippos at close range and also the birdlife in this lake. Then proceed to Nakuru which will be reached in time for lunch. After lunch we depart for a game drive in this park which is dubbed ‘the greatest bird spectacle on earth’ due to the millions of Fuchsia-Pink Flamingos that flock to feed on the teeming algae of its alkaline waters. Lake Nakuru is also an Ornithologist’s Paradise. It has a uniquely rewarding game-viewing venue and a sanctuary for both the Black Rhino and the endangered White Rhino. The park offers an incredible 450 different species of birds which are water, fish-eating, terrestrial and migratory birds to include Pelican, Fish Eagle, Secretary Bird, Heron, Egret, Hammerkop and Grebe. In the evening we return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast depart Nakuru and drive through the Great Rift Valley, the dramatic landscape and the plains inhabited by the Maasai pastoralists and across the ‘bread basket’ of Kenya covered with acres of wheat and barley. We take a brief stop at Narok town for refuelling and then climb the western wall entering Hemingway’s country; “Serengeti Plains”. The Maasai Mara Game Reserve adjoins Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is reached in time for lunch. At 4pm proceed for an evening game viewing drive in search of Black Manned Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Cheetahs, Buffalos and other plains game. The sighting of Rhino and Leopard cannot be guaranteed and luck is a necessary factor as they are sparsely numbered, very shy and elusive. At 6:30pm return to the Camp for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast at 0700hrs, start tracking game with your Animal Passion Tours & Safaris guide in this Reserve which borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park as only an artificial border separates the two. The Masai Mara is renowned for staging the Great Migration, recently named as the seventh wonder of the modern world. A full day is spent game viewing across (from 0800-1600 hrs) the rich, tree studded grassland and rolling hills. This reserve is the most visited Park in Kenya and the best for game as it has an extensive road and track network, which allows excellent photography and close viewing opportunities. The famous Mara is renowned for its great herds of plains game, Black Manned Lions, Leopards and Cheetahs. It also has numerous Elephants and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya. Antelopes, Wildebeest, Zebras, and Maasai Giraffes can be seen as well as scavengers like Hyenas and Vultures. You’ll have a picnic lunch besides the Mara River as you watch Hippos and with luck Crocodiles on the River banks and return to the Camp at 4pm. After a short rest, visit a nearby Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle. (At an extra fee payable directly to the Maasai villagers – The Maasai are famous for their bravery, as they have co-existed with the animals over the years.) Rest of evening is spent at leisure with dinner and overnight at the Camp.

After breakfast at 6:30am, we depart Masai Mara region having been to Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary. Your driver will show you where to do your souvenir shopping either on your way to Nairobi or in Nairobi. Lunch will be taken at Nairobi. Proceed to arrive in Amboseli in the evening for a game viewing drive.

After breakfast, we join a convoy and depart the Amboseli for Tsavo West National Park with game viewing drives en-route. Arrive at Camp for a welcome shower, refreshments and lunch. After short rest after lunch we drive to Mzima Springs –a natural Jacuzzi of crystal clear water that that is piped to serve some parts of Mombasa. It produces 450 million litres per day. The spring house Hippos, Crocodiles, Fish and several unique migratory and resident bird species. Hippos and Crocodiles can be viewed from the glass built underwater hide. Evening game drive in the park, famous for its ‘red’ Elephants called so due to the red literate soil prevalent in the area. This park’s terrain is terrain is hilly and scraggy. The scenery is dramatic and the sense of adventure more pronounced. Showers, refreshments, dinner and overnight will be at the Camp.

After an early breakfast, we visit the Shetani Lava flows as the area where the park lies is of volcanic origin. We continue with our game viewing, drive in search of the predators and grazers as we exit the park. Proceed to Mombasa for the beach hotels with lunch enroute.