Day 1: Nairobi
At Nairobi Airport, our friendly safari team will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel.
Stay: Ole-Sereni
Meals: Dinner & breakfast
Day 2: Nairobi / Lake Elmenteita
After breakfast, we depart to Lake Elmenteita in the Soysambu Conservancy, a lake in the heart of the spectacular Great Rift Valley. Enjoy an afternoon game drive. The area is home to great white pelicans, flamingos, great crested grebe and is an important stopover for over 350 migratory bird species. Aside from birds, the shores of this lake are home to a variety of terrestrial species, including the tiny dik-dik, shy leopard, rare Rothschild giraffe, and the curious-looking nocturnal aardvark.
Night game drive can be booked at an additional cost of US$60 per person (the option to pre-book or on arrival is possible).
Stay: Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp
Meals: Lunch, dinner & breakfast
Day 3: Lake Elmenteita / Masai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy an early morning walking safari (must be pre-booked) or enjoy another game drive in the conservancy. We leave the lake area behind as we drive through a part of the Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve. During our safari, we stay in the Mara Triangle, an area where the herds of the Great Migration enter and exit the Masai Mara from the Serengeti. The Mara Triangle is situated on the western bank of the Mara River and comprises one-third of the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
We enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park searching for lions and leopards, herds of plains game and elephants, beautiful birds and elegant giraffes. Late afternoon we drive to our lodge, set on a hill with stunning views of the Mara River.
Stay: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Lunch, dinner & breakfast
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve
Nothing is more spectacular than launching at sunrise & floating effortlessly in a hot air balloon over the Masai Mara – an iconic African experience we highly recommend (for your account). We enjoy a full day with game drives, discovering more of the Mara Triangle, an area with one of the highest densities of wildlife in the world, including a healthy population of the Big Five. The annual highlight during this season is to experience the Great Migration and dramatic crossings at the Mara River, one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles.
Stay: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Lunch, dinner & breakfast
Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy a full day in the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives (or a full-day game drive). The lodge’s prime location makes it possible for you to explore the river banks at daybreak. Owing to the river’s proximity, you are ideally positioned to photograph the massive herds of wildebeest as they gather and ultimately start crossing the Mara River. With regions designated for off-road driving or priority off-road (when you find a big cat or rhino), the Triangle provides greater flexibility to make the most of your once-in-a-lifetime safari. The Mara Triangle is also home to more than 470 bird species for the birders to enjoy, including almost 60 raptors such as vultures and martial eagles.
Stay: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Lunch, dinner & breakfast
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve / Nairobi
After your final morning game drive, we leave the Masai Mara with its abundance of wildlife and spectacular landscapes behind, driving through Maasai land before heading up the rift escarpment. Arrived late afternoon in Nairobi for our onward flight home.
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