5 Days Best of Kenya Bush Safari – Estrella de la Mañana Safaris

5 DAYS BEST OF KENYA BUSH SAFARI

Highlights: Nairobi, Naivasha, Masai Mara

Departure: According to your schedule

Itinerary at glance.

Standard Option

Day	Location	Accommodation	Meal plan	Activity
1	Nairobi	La Maison Royale	BB	Trsf, Lei
2	Lake Naivasha	Naivasha Kongoni Lodge	BBLD	LEI
3	Maasai Mara	Mara Kimana Camp	BBLD	P
4	Maasai Mara	Mara Kimana Camp	BBLD	AP
5	Depart - Isebania	No accommodation	BBL	Trsf

BB -Bed & Breakfast, BBLD – Bed and breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, TRSF– Transfer, AI– All inclusive, LEI – Leisure A – Morning game drive, P – Afternoon game drive

Mid-Range Option

Day	Location	Accommodation	Meal plan	Activity
1	Nairobi	Movenpick Hotel	BB	Trsf, Lei
2	Lake Naivasha	Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort	BBLD	LEI
3	Maasai Mara	Mara Maisha Camp	BBLD	P
4	Maasai Mara	Mara Maisha Camp	BBLD	AP
5	Depart - Isebania	No accommodation	BBL	Trsf

BB -Bed & Breakfast, BBLD – Bed and breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, TRSF– Transfer, AI– All inclusive, LEI – Leisure A – Morning game drive, P – Afternoon game drive

Day 1: Arrival Nairobi

Karibu Kenya! Welcome to your Kenyan safari adventure which begins in the capital, Nairobi, where you will be met at the airport by African Adventure Specialists Representative who will transfer you to the hotel. An optional dinner can be arranged at the hotel or at a local restaurant at an extra cost.

Main destination: Nairobi
Meals & drinks: Bed & breakfast (Drinks not included)

Day 2: Nairobi – Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, you will depart for the Hells Gate National Park. This park is famous for its natural hot geysers, eagle and vulture breeding grounds as well as activities by visitors in the park such as walking, cycling and rock climbing. There are also special locations to view such as Fischers’ Tower formerly a volcano’s plug, the central Tower and Njorowas Gorge.

The Olkaria and Hobleys’ the 2 extinct volcanoes are worth a trip as natural steam vents rise from fissures in the volcanic rock. You will have a game in this park which includes viewing wildlife such as the buffalo, Masai Giraffe, eland, lion, leopard and cheetah. Over 100 species of birds have been recorded here. Cycling is included here.

Main destination: Lake Naivasha
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 3: Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast you will drive to the Maasai Mara arriving in good time for lunch at your camp/lodge. Spend two nights here to explore, discover and experience the magic and 7th wonder of the world – “Maasai Mara Game Reserve’’ a spectacular watch of the immense “Big-Five”, Rhino, Buffaloes, Cheetah and Elephant and wildebeest migration from Serengeti-park Tanzania into Maasai Mara-Kenya. The trees in the distance turn out to be giraffe’s family. The clump of bushes is a pride of lions and the rock that moves may be a rhino lumbering out of your way. Visit Maasai tribesmen in their villages for an up-close cultural tour at an extra cost ($30 per person). In any event, the sheer mass and spectacle of the animals surrounding you will provide endless opportunities to fill many an album of treasured memories. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp/lodge.

Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 4: Explore Maasai mara National Reserve

Full days spent exploring the park in search of the big 5. Take full advantage of what the Mara has to offer. Choose from a wide range of activities including the optional hot air balloon safari that can be arranged at an extra cost – USD 490 per person. Fly high up in the skies and have a view of the landscape below which is a never-ending exciting mixture of riverine forests, sprawling savannahs, towering escarpments and rugged rivers. Against a backdrop of stunning sunrises giving, you a unique vantage point of the abundant wildlife living below.

Birding can also be done throught the year with the reserve having a record of over 570 species of birds, with more than 50 bird species of prey which include: Eagles, vultures, storks and many others.

The Mara is one of the most famous ecosystems in the world and with reason, this huge expansion is home to an astonishing variety of wildlife, difficult to believe, over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You might be lucky to see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes, and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place.

In dramatic fashion, catch thousands of the great wildebeest, zebras, antelopes and elands, followed by gazelles as they cross over returning to their breeding grounds from Serengeti-Tanzania to Maasai Mara-Kenya between the months of July and October. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp/lodge.

Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 5: Maasai Mara – Nairobi

After breakfast, you will depart towards the Isebania Border for Tanzania. Upon arrival, you will proceed for the check-in formalities at the border.

Main destination: Isebania
Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
Meals & drinks: Breakfast & Lunch (Dinner not included) Drinks not included

Meet and greet services with assistance at the airport or hotel.
All transport and game drives will be in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop up roof for game viewing.
Services of a Professional English-speaking driver-guide on private basis.
Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
Meals and accommodation as specified.
All Park fees and government taxes.
Complimentary drinking water per person per day on game drives