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NCS27: Mara, Naivasha & Amboseli [7 days safari]

Itinerary:

DAY 1: NAIROBI - MAASAI MARA

We will come and pick your from your hotel, and depart from it by 0730hrs for the Mara via the old escarpment road. Before heading out of Nairobi, we will stop over at a convenience store so that you may but your desired drinks and drinking water. Enroute, we will stop over at the Rift Valley view point where you will be able to take loads of pictures of the scenery. We will then descend into the Rift Valley and cross over to Narok town. Here we will have a short break and then proceed to the Mara. We should be in the Mara towards early afternoon and we will have a game drive as we proceed to camp. At camp, we will have a late lunch, set up camp and leave for an evening game drive at 1600hrs. We will return to camp around 1830hrs for evening tea, to be followed by dinner later on.

DAY 2: MARA, WHOLE DAY GAME DRIVE

We start off the day early with a wake up call at 0600hrs. After a quick cup of tea, we depart for our early morning game drive at 0630hrs to seek out the big cats amongst the other vast variety of wildlife in the Mara. We will then return to camp at 0930hrs for breakfast. After freshening up, we will depart towards late morning for a picnic lunch on the Mara River and a whole day’s game drive. We will return to camp at 1830hrs for tea and followed by dinner.

DAY 3: MARA - WALKING SAFARI & EVENING GAME DRIVE

We start off the day early with a wake up call at 0600hrs. After a quick cup of tea, we depart for our morning walking safari at 0630hrs. At 0700hrs, you will be taken to the drop off point, along with the Maasai trackers. We will pick you up at 0930hrs from the pick up point and bring you back to camp for breakfast. After breakfast, we will spend the afternoon at camp and also have lunch here. In the late afternoon, at 1600hrs, we will depart for our evening game drive and return to camp at 1830hrs for tea and dinner. After dinner, you will be entertained with traditional Maasai dances by the campfire. One of the Maasai dancers will also talk to you about their cultural practises.

DAY 4: MARA - NAIVASHA

After breakfast, we will decamp and head out for Naivasha. We will have a game drive as we are heading out of camp. We will stop over enroute for a picnic lunch and arrive at our cottage in Naivasha in the afternoon. You will have the opportunity to relax at camp for and freshen up for your safari to Amboseli the following day. If you so wish, you may take a walk to the Lakeshore

DAY 5: NAIVASHA – AMBOSELI

After breakfast, we will decamp and head out for Amboseli. We will stop over enroute in Nairobi where you will have a chance to buy drinks from a convenience store if you so wish. We will then proceed with our journey to Amboseli. Pending on our time schedule, we should be in Amboseli for a late lunch. After setting up camp in the afternoon, we will head out for an evening game drive at 1600hrs. We will return to camp at 1830hrs for tea and dinner.

DAY 6: AMBOSELI

We begin the day with an early morning game drive and then return to camp for breakfast. We will again head out to the swamps, as there is always a concentration of wildlife here. Being permanent, you are bound to find Hippos cooling off in them. The bird life here is prolific as well; it is a bird watchers haven! Towards mid-day, we will depart from the camp for the observation hill for a picnic lunch. This is a vantage point in Amboseli which overlooks the swamps and deserts in the park. Right in front of the observation lies the majestic snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro. After lunch, we will return to camp to freshen up and get ready for our evening game drive which will commence at 1600hrs and we return to camp at 1830hrs.

DAY 7: AMBOSELI - NAIROBI

After breakfast, we will decamp and set out for Nairobi by 0730hrs. We will have a game drive enroute to the park gate. On our way to Nairobi we will stop over for a picnic lunch and then proceed to arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon. We will then drop you off at your hotel, winding up your camping safari.

Adventure through the wilderness of Africa!