7 days Olpajeta, Lake Nakuru,Lake Naivasha,Maasai Mara immersion
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OVERVIEW
This itinerary includes Ol Pejeta Conservancy (1N), a leading conservation area with the last two northern white rhinos, offering Big Five & chimpanzee sightings; then to Lake Nakuru (1N), famous for pink-hued flamingos & a sanctuary for black & white rhinos; then to Lake Naivasha (1N), a serene freshwater lake for boat safaris, birdlife, & hippos; then to Maasai Mara National Reserve (3N), Kenya’s premier safari, known for Big Five, big cat sightings & Great Migration (July-Oct), before transferring back to Nairobi.
ITINERARY
Your tour starts with pick up at 7:30 AM from your Nairobi hotel or Airport and depart to Ol Pejeta which is about a 3.5 to 4.5 hour drive from Nairobi. Arrive in Ol Pejets around noon, check into your lodge/camp, have hot lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive. Begin your first game drive. Ol Pejeta is home to "Big Five" animals (Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Rhinos, and Buffalo). After the game drive, we head back to lodge/camp to reach by around 5:30 or 6:00 PM, freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared Dinner. Overnight at your lodge.
After breakfast checkout and depart to Lake Nakuru National Park which is about 3.5 to 4 hours drive from Ol Pejeta. Check into your lodge at Nakuru, have lunch and depart for afternoon game drives. After game drives till around 6:00 PM, we proceed to your camp/lodge for a freshly prepared dinner. Overnight stay at your Camp/Lodge.
After breakfast, depart to Lake Naivasha which will take about 1.5 hours and then proceed for Boat Ride to Crescent Island where you will be doing a nature walk next to zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes and many types of birds. Return back to your camp/lodges in Naivasha for overnight stay.
After breakfast, checkout and Depart to Maasai Mara which is about 5 hours’ drive. Arrive in Maasai Mara shortly after noon and check into your lodge/camp, have hot lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive. After the game drive, we head back to lodge/camp to reach by around 5:30 or 6:00 PM, freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared Dinner. Overnight at your lodge.
Note: The last 1-hour drive to Maasai Mara is on the corrugated and bumpy road and may not be comfortable for clients with back problems. Clients with back problems can consider flying directly to (and out of) Maasai Mara.
Today's itinerary is flexible and you can discuss with your guide on the previous evening and plan for today's schedule. You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive (This is the best time to see the animals and a good chance to witness hunt/kill). Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. you will stop at a picnic spot for having packed lunch and later depart on a game drive till the park is closed. Around 6:00 PM return to lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
After a relaxed breakfast head back to Nairobi. On reaching Nairobi in the evening, you will be dropped of at the airport or your hotel.
Note 2. Morning game drives in Maasai Mara can be added on the last morning at the park by paying additional park fee
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