You will be warmly welcomed at the airport by your personal guide. Watch the vibrant life of the capital
of Kenya on your way to the hotel through Nairobi. At the hotel you can relax from the flight and
prepare for the upcoming safari adventure.
After breakfast and check-out, drive to Lake Naivasha, the first of the Rift Valley lakes, situated at the foot of Mount Longonot on the north side. Lake Naivasha is where East Africa's first air passengers landed in Imperial Airways flying boats. After lunch at the camp, take an afternoon boat trip to the lake where you can observe the many different species of waterfowl and hippopotami. Visit Crescent Island, which served as one of the filming locations for "Out of Africa". The film crew relocated giraffes, zebras, and antelope species for this. which still live on the island today. Visit the small art center on the shore with pottery and a weaving mill and enjoy a coffee in the small bakery before you drive to the hotel.
After breakfast, we drive to "Hells Gate", a small national park in a volcanically active area where visitors can hike and cycle while observing wildlife. You can also descend into the Ol Nyorowa Gorge and enjoy a hike. Hell's Gate National Park, named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular landscapes of towering cliffs, water-carved gorges, jagged rock towers, scrub-covered volcanoes and rising plumes of geothermal steam make this one of the most atmospheric parks in Africa. Aspects of this landscape inspired the artwork for scenery in the movie ‘’The Lion King.’’ Hell's Gate is also an ideal place for a day trip from Nairobi, where visitors can enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing and a natural spa, in addition to biodiversity that includes several birds of prey.
Today we continue our safari in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, whose name means "spotted plains" in the Maa language. This area is home to the largest concentration of large mammals and is widely known as Africa's ultimate game reserve. The park is the northern extension of the vast Serengeti Mara ecosystem, famous for its annual wildebeest migration. It is home to the greatest concentration of wildlife in East Africa where you will enjoy exceptional game viewing and animal encounters. Enjoy a short game drive on the way to camp taking in the herds of antelope and the ever-present predators.
After early breakfast, enjoy a morning and afternoon game drive. The reserve’s topography is mainly an open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees along the Southeastern area of the park. The Mara and Talek rivers grace the rolling plains of the reserve. Myriad seasonal rivers appear during the rainy season but dry out once the rains are gone. The Mara is home to the richest concentration of wildlife, including the “Big Five” (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo), zebras, antelope, gnus, Oribis, hyenas, giraffes, warthogs, gazelles, hartebeests, hippos, crocodiles and others. It has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-maned lion. Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at the Masai Mara, which boasts over 400 different bird species.
For Children we have while your stay the young explorer club, where children learn about the environment and nature while at the same time offering them an opportunity to have fun within the camp environs. The selected activities are conducted with the help of a friendly Maasai guide, a dedicated expert naturalist who oversees all the children’s activities to keep them entertained throughout their stay.
Please note that the Young Explorers’ Club activities are tailor-made depending on the age of the children and subject to their length of stay. Most of the activities will take place every morning and afternoon and parents may choose to either engage in the learning expedition with their kids or opt to have a few hours to themselves.
The young explorers club activities include:
WILDLIFE TRACKING
Walk around the camp identifying various wild animals and birds using different ways, such as listening to bird sounds, looking at the animal droppings, bone formation, or their footprints.
GUIDED NATURE WALKS
Identify plants and trees and learn about their traditional benefit and uses within the community.
BUSH SURVIVAL SKILLS
Learn the Maasai’s traditional livelihood techniques. Craft a bow and arrow using local materials. After training on bush survival skills, test your skills by trying to throw a Maasai club or hunting using your bow and arrow, for a prize.
BEAD WORK
Learn how to bead traditional Maasai bracelets and necklaces with the help of the Maasai ladies, which can be taken home as a souvenir.
STAR-GAZING
At night look up into the sky and learn about the stars, which on most nights will include getting a good view of all the main constellations. This can be done before or after dinner.
STORYTELLING
Enjoy listening to authentic myths and folk stories explaining the cause, origin, or reason for something or how a crisis is solved in society. Watch as the Maasai do their jumping dance around the campfire.
TRADITIONAL FACE PAINTING
Take part in decorating one’s face in various patterns and shapes using Masai cultural materials.
BOARD GAMES
We have a variety of wildlife-themed board games to keep the children entertained.
PUZZLES
We have a variety of puzzles that will delight the children as they match the pieces to form wildlife pictures.
Wake up to an early breakfast before departing for the drive to Nairobi with drop off at the airport for outbound flight or beach holiday.
