Essential Kenya 4 & 5 Star (7 Days) EKEN7D

Arrive at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by scheduled flight.  After clearing customs and immigration, you will be met by a representative and assisted to the pick-up point for your shared transfer in the hotel’s vehicle to Hilton Garden Inn. After checking in you will enjoy the afternoon at leisure. Some activities we recommend include a visit to the colourful Maasai Market and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Overnight:  Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport or similar

After breakfast, you will receive a safari briefing and then depart for Lake Naivasha in a 4x4 safari vehicle with your experienced driver/guide. Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha, in Nakuru County. The name is derived from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water." The journey takes you along the Great Rift Valley Escarpment and depending on traffic, should take about 4 hours. You arrive in time to check-in and enjoy lunch at the resort. In the afternoon, enjoy an hour-long boat excursion on Lake Naivasha. There is no better way to see the famous Naivasha hippos than on a boat safari. After your excursion return to the resort for dinner and your overnight stay.
Overnight:  Enashipai Resort & Spa or similar

Depart with a picnic lunch and then proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park for a full-day game drive - about 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon with your luncheon picnic in between. The park is also known for a wide variety of waterfowl apart from large flocks of pink-feathered flamingo. The area has a wide range of wildlife, including some of the big cats, giraffe and wildebeest. You return to the resort in the afternoon for dinner and your overnight stay.
Overnight:  Enashipai Resort & Spa or similar

After breakfast, depart for your 4-hour drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve. The Masai Mara National Reserve is an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya, along the Tanzanian border. Animals include lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras and hippos. Wildebeest move back and forth across the African plains during their annual migration. You will arrive at Keekorok Lodge in time to enjoy lunch before departing for your afternoon game drive in the national reserve - about 4 hours long. A Masai Mara safari delivers many attractions, as the reserve is home to an excellent year-round concentration of game, including the more than two million wildebeest, zebras and other antelope that make up the famous Great Migration. After the game drive, return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Overnight:  Keekorok Lodge or similar

Enjoy your early morning game drive (about 4 hours) in the Masai Mara National Reserve. After breakfast take the opportunity to visit a Maasai village - known as a Manyatta or Boma - where you will experience the lifestyle of one of Africa’s oldest cultures. The huts are made by women of the tribe using cow dung. Often, the younger Maasai will treat visitors to a jumping competition. Visitors can buy beaded jewellery made by the women and worn by both men and women in the village. After lunch, you have an afternoon game drive (about 3 hours) in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Your full board stay at the lodge includes morning and afternoon game drives in the Masai Mara National Reserve using the lodge as a base for meals and overnight.
Overnight:  Keekorok Lodge or similar

Relax and enjoy the African bushveld at leisure. Some of the best times for animal viewings are in the morning and late afternoon. Your full board stay at the lodge includes morning and afternoon game drives in the Masai Mara National Reserve using the lodge as a base for meals and overnight.  A recommended optional extra is an early morning, shared, hot air balloon safari, in place of the early morning game drive where you will have the chance to enjoy the immense vistas while floating above the Mara.
Overnight:  Keekorok Lodge or similar

After breakfast embark on a 5-hour road trip to Nairobi and enjoy lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant where guests can experience African game meats that include Kudu, Crocodile and Buffalo. Your last stop is a visit to the Giraffe Centre, the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife - a Kenyan non-profit organisation, where you will have the chance to come into close contact with the world’s tallest species. Then continue to Hilton Garden Inn for a chance to freshen up in your day room and prepare for your flight home.  You will enjoy a transfer in the hotel’s vehicle to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight.
Day Room: Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport or similar