12-Day Kenya Wildebeest Migration Safari

Upon your arrival, you will be met by our customer care representative at your Nairobi residence/city hotel, where you will be given a brief overview of your program before handing you over to your driver guide with whom you will depart for the Amboseli National Park to arrive in time for check in and lunch at the Kibo Safari Camp. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive till dusk when you return to your camp.

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

Today, you will spend the whole day in the Amboseli National Park with both morning and evening game drives. In between, you will have an option of visiting local Masai villages that will enable you get the chance to interact and learn about the colorful culture of this nomadic pastoralist community.

Amboseli sits on the lower slopes of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa’s highest - whose peak lies across the border in Tanzania. It is quite an experience to see Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in an early morning. The animal pictures arising against the dramatic backdrop of the mountain will thrill the photography enthusiast. Amboseli is renowned for its huge elephant herds. You will also see buffalo, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest and
other plain animals.

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

After your breakfast, you will depart for the Aberdares National Park passaging via Nairobi. You will also pass through the industrial town of Thika and the intensely cultivated farms of the central Kenya. You arrive in time for check in and lunch at the Aberdares Country Club. At 1500 hrs. you are transferred in a lodge vehicle to Ark lodge, one of the two famous tree hotels in the Aberdares National Park. You will then spend the evening leisurely from the comfort of your rooms or bar/restaurant as you watch wild animals come to drink water and lick salt from the nearby floodlight water ponds.

Accommodation: Ark Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After your breakfast, you will transfer back to the Aberdare Country Club for check out and then depart for the Samburu National Park where you will arrive in time for check in and lunch at the Samburu Sopa Lodge. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive until dusk when you return to your
lodge.

Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

Today features both morning and afternoon game drives giving you the opportunity to see more of Samburu’s typically, northern species, such as the Somali ostrich and the vulturine guinea fowl. The variety and beauty of the bird life is astonishing and will convert even those who think they have little interest in birds. In fact, over 300 species call Samburu their home, and your amazing guides can readily point them out! The vivid colors and sharp contrasts among bush, sky and sand make Samburu a photographer’s favorite.

You’ll also have a fascinating and unique opportunity to visit a Samburu village which is optional and at an extra cost! You will be allowed to enter a Samburu hut, built only and entirely by the women of the tribe. One of the villagers will provide an insightful guide describing their everyday life and customs. A high light of your tour is sure to be the singing and dancing of the Samburu tribe with the women and men resplendent in colorful dress and
elaborate beaded necklaces and head gear. This village experience is truly not to be missed!

Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After your breakfast, you will depart for the Lake Naivasha via Nairobi and a brief stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint before proceeding with the drive to arrive in time for check in and lunch at the Lake Naivasha Simba Resort. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure followed by an evening boat ride to the crescent island - The Park where you walk with the Animals!

There is just one “Crescent Island Game Park”. Located on Lake Naivasha, Kenya in the Great Rift Valley. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan Park, hence many film companies have been to the Island to film the herds of Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Zebra and Gazelle.

From the top of the hill there is a 360-degree view across the Lake from Longonot to Hell’s Gate to the Mau Escarpment to Eburu and onto the Aberdares. Walking along the ridge in the golden hour before sunset whilst watching the animals grazing with the water shimmering beyond, is what Africa is all about. Take a boat back to the lodge.

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Simba Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board

You will depart with picnic lunch boxes and have a whole day game drive in the Hells Gate National Park. Here, you will do some cycling within the park followed by a trek in the Oljorwa gorge then back to your lodge later in the evening.

Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell’s Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa. Hell’s Gate is an ideal venue for a day cycling trip where, in addition to the biodiversity that includes raptors, visitors can enjoy rock climbing and a natural spa. Following the buffalo cycling circuit (named after the
ferocious herbivores that roam parts of the park), one gets a stunning view of Lake Naivasha below, Mt. Longonot and Mount Suswa on the Eastern side of the park. There are Maasai manyattas within the park as well and you can pass by a talented metal-smith’s shop or the beadworks market for a souvenir.

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Simba Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast, depart to Masai Mara arriving in time for check in and lunch at the Mara Elatia Camp. Enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive before returning to your camp later as the sun sets for dinner and overnight.

The Masai Mara National Reserve is in the south-western part of Kenya and forms part of the greater eco-system that encompasses the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The Masai Mara is one of the best known and most visited reserves in Africa. The park is surrounded by concession areas and tribal lands of the Masai tribes' people. These are unfenced from the Mara and act as a buffer zone for the National Park and form part of the migration
area.

Accommodation: Mara Elatia Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

You will have two more days of wildlife-viewing opportunities in the Masai Mara Reserve, also known as the “Jewel of Africa,” a site with one of the largest and the most spectacular animal migrations in the world. The reserve is inhabited by many of Africa's most popular wild animals, including lion, cheetah, elephant, leopard, black rhino and hippo. There are also over 500 resident species of birds in the park including ostrich, larks and sunbirds as well as the lovely Lilac-breasted Roller.

The Masai Mara consists of open savannah, rolling grasslands and undulating hills. July to September sees the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle coming from the plains of the Serengeti. Driven by dry conditions in the Serengeti and led by the lightning and thunder to the north, huge herds of mammals cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara's grasslands.

Accommodation: Mara Elatia Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

You will have full day of wildlife-viewing opportunities in the Masai Mara Reserve, also known as the “Jewel of Africa,” a site with one of the largest and the most spectacular animal migrations in the world. The reserve is inhabited by many of Africa's most popular wild animals, including lion, cheetah, elephant, leopard, black rhino and hippo. There are also over 500 resident species of birds in the park including ostrich, larks and sunbirds as well as the lovely Lilac-breasted Roller.

OR take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon provided at extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience.

Accommodation: Mara Elatia Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast, you will at depart for Nairobi to arrive in time for lunch at a local restaurant the visit the Nairobi National Museum, a one stop for visitors to sample Kenya’s rich heritage, both for education and leisure. It is located at the Museum Hill – a few minutes’ drive from Nairobi Central District. Nairobi National
Museum houses a collection of Kenya’s history, nature, culture and contemporary art. The artworks and materials used in the fabrication of outdoor sculptures, the landscaping and the botanic gardens, are linked to the four pillars of Kenya’s national heritage – i.e. nature, culture, history and contemporary art.

Later in the evening, you will be transferred to the renowned Carnivore Restaurant for a farewell dinner before being transferred to the Panari Hotel for check in and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi

Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

After your breakfast, you will be transferred back to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport arriving in time for your departure flight back home.

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