6-Day Mount Kilimanjaro and Wildlife Safari
Tour Overview
This is a fantastic introduction to Kenya's iconic wildlife and landscapes, balancing adventure with comfort. You will visit some of Kenya's most famous parks and reserves, such as the great Maasai Mara, renowned for the Great (seasonal) Migration and abundant big cats. Amboseli National Park, famous for its large elephant herds and views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Lake Naivasha, enjoy a boat ride in the only freshwater lake in Kenya's Rift valley which is home to hippos and over 400 bird species.
Tour Highlights
- Amboseli National Park
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Lake Naivasha
What's included
Itinerary
Pick up from your Nairobi hotel at 0730 hrs. - a safari briefing session with our tour consultant then Leave Kenya’s capital city early in the morning and drive towards the Kenyan coast. With several stops on the way for landscapes and coffee breaks. We arrive in time for lunch at Sentrim Amboseli Lodge After relaxing from the 5 hours’ drive, we embark on our first game drive looking for elephants and any interesting creative setup. We end the evening with silhouette photography as the sun goes down and watching the Mount Kilimanjaro with animals in the fore ground.
Our itinerary is flexible, and we have the option of doing half day game drives and later again in the afternoon after a lunch break. Amboseli is the best place to see big herds of elephant. The swamps attract this magnificent creature that find themselves living in this vast semi-arid ecosystem. The dusty plains also play host to cheetahs and lions amongst the big cats. On early morning game drives, you have a higher chance of seeing the rarer mammals like the honey badger, African wildcat, African civet amongst others. Thus, we always recommend our guests leave camp or lodge at the earliest legal times with packed breakfast to catch the morning serenity. The thought of the beautiful African sunrise in the open plains and breakfast in the wild with enchanting views should be motivation enough to make you jump out of bed early. Lake Amboseli that offers quit good elephant photography opportunities as well as other herbivores that you may come across in the vast dry lakebed.
We Leave early in the morning and head to Lake Naivasha. We make a stop at the East African section of the great rift valley viewpoint. It is a geologic wonder of the world. A fracture on the earths in the earth’s surface. Enjoy views of a stratovolcano, Mount Longonot, with an 8x12 km caldera is quite a sight to behold. Drive on further past the small Italian catholic church built in 1942 during the second world war, the Italians were prisoners of war and Kenya at that time was still a British colony until 1963. We arrive in time for lunch then later after a brief rest head out for the afternoon’s activities. We begin with the boat ride, about one hour in the only freshwater lake in the Kenyan rift valley that is home to hippos and over 400 bird species. Get pied kingfishers in action, the African fish eagle busy looking for the all-important protein source.
Later we go out for a nature walk at the crescent island. Later on, return to the relaxing ambience of Mwanzo Lodge.
Leave Naivasha early in the morning and head to the great Masai Mara with several stops enroute, Reach the Mara in perfect time for lunch and later leave for the evening game drive in search of the big cats of Masai mara, the lions, leopards cheetahs elephants’ rhinos and other species of elephants. The Masai Mara national reserve offer unrivalled opportunities for big cat sightings. Check back to the Enkorok Mara Camp for dinner and overnight.
Full day spent exploring the park in search of the big 5/other predators. Optional hot air balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450 per person. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures’ dinner and overnight at Enkorok Mara Camp.
After breakfast, we will head back to Nairobi arriving by early evening. You will either be dropped at a Nairobi hotel or at the airport.
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FAQ
This Safari is unavailable to Solo Travellers
You will have to pay a deposit of at least 40% of the booking value for the booking to be confirmed. Please note that the deposit amount varies based on the tour type and shall be notified to you before making the booking. Once the booking is accepted by us, we shall send you a booking confirmation email with the voucher, which shall serve as a contract between us from the date we send the confirmation. All details about the balance payment which is due before the departure date will be mentioned in the booking voucher. If this balance is not paid on or before the due date we reserve the right to cancel the booking.
In case of cancellations, the following charges will apply on the amount paid · 45% if cancelled between 60 and 45 days prior to arrival · 60% if cancelled between 44 and 30 days prior to arrival · 100% if cancelled 30 days and 24 hrs. prior to arrival
