Meet and greet on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Hodari Africa Safaris representatives. Thereafter receive a short briefing about your safari which gives you a clear idea of the places you are going to visit as well as the accommodation arrangements. After this you will begin your exciting road safari to Amboseli National Park arriving at the foothill of the majestic Kilimanjaro in time for dinner. This trip will include a game drive before you are dropped off at the Lodge/Camp which will be your home for the next two nights!
Amboseli lies immediately North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania. Amboseli National Park, the second most popular animal park after Maasai Mara, is 260km (160 miles) from Nairobi, on the border with the neighboring country of Tanzania. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular tourist destination. Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty.
Its magnificent situation at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro combined with its excellent opportunities to view Kenya's animals, makes it one of the most-visited safari parks in Kenya. Amboseli National Park is known for its large herd of over 900 free-ranging elephants. This is the best national park to visit to see these wonderful and huge creatures. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular tourist destination. Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty.
After breakfast, depart for a rewarding full game drive till evening. With picnic lunch
After an early breakfast drive to the Great Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha arriving at the lodge in time for lunch (350 km).
With over 400 species of bird, this freshwater lake is a birding Paradise. Along the lake’s fabled waters, we are bound to see some of the area’s more intriguing species—hippos, giraffes, buffalo, and even the arboreal colobus monkey. Lake Naivasha lies in the Great Rift Valley and the name derives from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water" because of the sudden storms which can arise.
Rest of the afternoon at leisure and excursions including guided walks with naturalists or boat rides.
After an early breakfast drive to Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park is a 1-hour drive from Naivasha. Depart with packed lunch boxes and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park.
Lake Nakuru is famous for a large variety of games that can be found in the Park including the introduced Rothschild's Giraffe, Black and White Rhino, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Baboon and many species of plains game. There are approximately 400 other species of birds found there.
After Lake Nakuru Game Drive proceed to the great Maasai Mara Reserve en route the great Maasai plains.
Arrive in time for a late afternoon lunch and Enroute game drive
After breakfast you will check out and depart to the Mara Reserve, home to the big five and numerous plains game.
Welcome to the Masai Mara National Park, an undisputed paradise for the sheer quantity and variety of wildlife. Renowned for its lions and the annual Great Wildebeest Migration, Kenya's greatest reserve is as magical as your wildest safari dreams.
Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight. Birds, too, are prolific. Including migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57 species of birds of prey. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot, and well-spread rainfall year-round. Rain, when it falls almost always chooses the late afternoon or night. Between July and October, when the great wildebeest migration is in the Masai Mara National Reserve, the sensation is unparalleled. Masai Mara is one of the best plains' game reserve where you can encounter a live Discovery Channel a haven for viewing a congregation of all sorts of animals in a five-mile radius: A pride of lions can be spotted ready to make a run for a gazelle.
Arrive in time for a hot lunch at the Camp. Proceed for a rewarding afternoon game drive till evening.
Spend a full day at leisure with morning and afternoon Game viewing drives or a full day game drive in the reserve. You will be guided by the expert driver-guides to spot the big five game among other like, Thomson’s and Grant's gazelles, Topi and Eland and many more species of plains' game offer a rich choice of food for the dominant predators; lion, leopard, and cheetah which hunt in this pristine wilderness. In the Mara River, hippo submerges at the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to snort and grumble their displeasure. Seemingly, the drowsy crocodile sunbathes on the riverbanks, mouth agape, and waiting with subtle cunning for prey at which to strike with lightning swiftness.
After breakfast, depart from the park and return to Nairobi by road. Upon arrival transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch your departure flight back home.
