Rhino safari Kenya

Day notes

Day 1. Meet & greet at NBO airport

On arrival JKIA, you are met by a Nature Expeditions representative for transfer to the hotel for leisure

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Day 2. Nairobi - Tsavo West (about 5

After breakfast proceed to Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo West National Park is a land of lava, springs and man-eaters. The park covers an area of 7,065 sq. Km, here you will visit Mzima Springs which forms a haven for a rich wildlife pageant with elephant
wallowing in the mud cross over the bottom you will see crocodiles and hippos basking in the bank or swirling through the water;
gazelles.

This park is unique this is because of man eaters of Tsavo that attack the railway construction workers during the 1898 railway
construction, according to the history John Henry Patterson kill the lions later construction resumes and it was finished in 1899.

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Day 3 & 4. Tsavo West - Amboseli National Park (about 3 hours)

After breakfast check out and drive to Amboseli National Park arrive for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. This Park is famous for its big game and scenic beauty with the landscape dominated by the Mt. Kilimanjaro.

It offers an interesting contrast with its dry and dusty appearance, which can be attributed to the volcanic ash that came
out of Mt Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. In spite of the appearance, there is a continuous supply of water that gets filtered through volcanic rocks from Kilimanjaro melted snow.

These streams flow underground, creating lush green areas, and converge at two clear water springs in the park.

Day 4. Full day safari Amboseli NP

You will spend the day in the park on morning and afternoon game viewing drives.

Wildlife here includes the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal and serval cat, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, wild
dog among others.

There are also over 400 species of birds, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, martial eagle and pygmy
falcon. Visitors mainly come to watch the huge herds of elephants.
The bull elephants have some of the largest tusks in all of Kenya.
Visitors can also enjoy excellent views of Mt Kilimanjaro and Meru.

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Day 5. Amboseli NP - Mount Kenya region (about 3 hours)

After breakfast, check out and drive via Nairobi to Mt Kenya Region to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive at Solio Ranch. This ranch plays a very major part in the protection and breeding of black rhinos, the ranch is fenced, privately owned protected area geared toward rhino conservation, Rhino is a member of the big 5 group which includes lions, leopards, buffaloes and elephants.

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Day 6 & 7. Mount Kenya region - Lake Naivasha (about 2 hours)

After breakfast, depart to Lake Nakuru National Park.

Arrive in time for lunch at Sarova Lion Hill. Lake Nakuru is among Kenya’s finest National Parks.

Flanked by rocky escarpments, pockets of forest and at least one waterfall, the park is pretty year-round. Look past the
hordes of baboons and you can see hippos, or perhaps a lucky leopard or two.

There are also about 50 rare tree-climbing lions in the park, spotted several times per week. The usual zebras, buffaloes
and Rothschild giraffes seal the deal.
Flamingo Hill is a favorite lion-spotting point. It's here that you should look up, not down as you are used to in other parks – lionesses love to sleep in these trees.

The caves beneath Lion Hill in the park's northeast once served as a  lion cub nursery. The lake's abundance of algae attracts the vast quantity of flamingos that famously line the shore.

Day 7. Crescent Island

After breakfast drive to Crescent Island Game Sanctuary.

Enjoy an afternoon walk on Crescent Island, a crescent-shaped peninsula where part of the shooting of the movie “Out of Africa”​was shot.
On the island, you will enjoy an unforgettable safari in the heart of this enchanting landscape. The island is a sanctuary for many species of birds, including heron, ibis or weaver.

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Day 8 - 10. Lake Naivasha NP - Masai Mara National Park (about 5 hours)

This morning, travel to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, so named to mean the “spotted plains” in Maa language.

This is home to the greatest concentration of large mammals and is widely recognized as Africa’s ultimate wildlife reserve. The park is the northern extension to the vast Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, famous for its annual migration of wildebeest.

Arrive and check-in at the camp in time for lunch.
Depart later for an evening game viewing drive in the Reserve which is a spectacular place of breathtaking sceneries, never-ending plains and the most abundant variety of wildlife remaining anywhere in the world.

The landscape is made up of rolling savannahs dotted with patchy shrubs and bush thickets.

Day 9 & 10. Full day Masai Mara NP

During your stay, you have the opportunity to explore this great reserve in depth. You may see elephant, giraffe, prides of lion, and thousands of impalas, topi, grants and thomson's gazelle.

Birds are prolific including immigrants, 450 bird species have been recorded among them 57 birds of prey. The Mara is the scene of annual migration of millions of wildebeest up from the Serengeti plains in search of water and grasses.

While in Mara, you will have the option to float above the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem on board a hot air balloon followed by a gourmet champagne breakfast (additional cost)

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Day 11. Transfer from the Masai Mara to Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi

After breakfast check out and drive to Nairobi.

Optional is dinner before your flight home at the Carnivore Restaurant Nairobi. Inform us in advance so we can settle the reservation for you (not included in the price)