This 4 days Masai mara, Lake Naivasha & Hells Gate Safari starts from Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Naivasha, Hells Gate National Parks, and back to Nairobi.
Masai Mara National Reserve offers unmatched game viewing experience in Africa’s greatest wildlife Reserve, Masai Mara.
Overview
4 days Summary.
- Day 1: drive to Masai Mara
- Day 2: Full day Masai Mara National Reserve.
- Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha.
- Day 4: Hells Gate National Park to Nairobi.
Itinerary
4 Days Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Hells Gate Safari - Itinerary
Day 1
Depending on your confirmation travel dates, our professional guide will pick you up at 700hrs from your accommodation to drive you to Masai Mara. Alternatively, depending on your travel plan, pick up can be from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport however you will have to book a flight arriving in Nairobi early morning hours. Masai Mara Nation Reserve is a 6hrs drive by road from Nairobi. You will be briefed first upon your Africa’s greatest wildlife Reserve before you embark on the journey. Enjoy a drive through scenic views of the Nairobi suburbs, beautiful savannah grasslands, and plains of the Rift valley. You will stop at the great rift valley view point for photography shortly after you will continue the journey to the park. Upon your arrival at the park, you will check-in accommodation just in time for lunch. After the refreshment, you will then depart from an evening game drive, expect to see various wildlife species to include, giant elephants, hippopotamus, lions, leopards, cheaters, giraffes and so many more. Our accommodation options for this safari depend on your package type we are happy to recommend top-notch lodges / Camp options upon inquiry.
Day 2
This is Maiden day to explore Masai Mara Game Reserve, our morning and afternoon game drives takes us in search of Africa’s Big Five and the wind array of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange-tinged sunsets that make for spectacular photos. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara Reserve you will see plenty of wildlife, such as Masai Giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyenas, Topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest, Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot, but reasonably common.
NOTE: There is an optional cultural visit to the Maasai tribe community within the park; this visit grands you a chance to learn about the Maasai culture, customs, ways of leaving and their exercising cultural dance.
Game viewing in Masai Mara can be enhanced with a hot air ballooning Experience, this can be arranged at an extra cost.
After gathering full day memories, you will return to accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3
After your early morning breakfast, we check out from the Lodge or Camp in Masai Mara with an exit game drive as we proceed for Lake Naivasha. We arrive in Naivasha just in time for lunch. After lunch, we take a boat ride to enjoy bird watching and sightings of hippopotamus. Tour shall be followed by a visit to Crescent Island for a guided walking safari. Crescent Island hosts grazers like Giraffe, Zebra, Impala, Grants Gazelle, Common Waterbuck and Buffalo. After the amazing full day adventure, you will return to accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4
After breakfast we transfer to Hells Gate National Park for bicycle ride experience in the wilderness of Hells Gate National Park. You can also opt to walk or drive on your safari mini bus. Hells Gate National Park is small and the only National Park in Kenya that can be explored by foot or cycle. Resident wildlife includes Giraffe, Zebra, Impala, Grants Gazelle, Warthog and Buffalo. A bicycle ride with sightings of zebras and Giraffe is a beautiful experience. After collecting half day memories, we head to the Hells Gate Gorge where our guide will take you though the stories of the Gorge and as you trek the mighty gorge. After trekking the gorge, we shall head back to Nairobi.
overnight at your booked Nairobi Hotel or direct to Airport.
Price
$540 P/P. Minimum 2Pax
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Safari price Includes:
- Transport on custom made safari tour van ideal for game viewing and photography
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari
- Park entrance fees
- Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
- All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
- 1 liter per day of mineral Bottled water whilst on safari
- Start and end in Nairobi.
- Personalized service
Safari price excludes:
- International airfares
- Optional activities around Nairobi city tour and excursion
- All expenditure of personal nature such as telephone calls and laundry
- All alcoholic drinks i.e beers and sodas.
- Tips and gratuities to driver guides, lodge or hotel staff.
- Visit to Masai village
- balloon safari is US420 p/p
- Optional dinner at carnivore restaurant