JTKWS001-   14 Days Kenya lodge safari: Masai Mara - Naivasha - Nakuru - Baringo - Samburu - Mount. Kenya - Amboseli - Tsavo East - Nairobi or Mombasa

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
This reserve is Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary, most famous and visited game reserve in Kenya. The park adjoins the Serengeti park of Tanzania. A land of undulating hills and rolling grasslands supports a huge animal population. During the months of July to September, millions of wildebeests and zebras migration overflow into the Mara from the Serengeti national park in Tanzania. The black manned lion dominated the Mara, cheetahs, elephants, cape buffaloes, giraffe, gazelle, antelope and many other plains game are to be found here.
Accommodation: Game lodges, Luxury tented camps, public and privately owned campsite.
0930hrs: Leave Nairobi for Masai Mara Game Reserve, picnic lunch en route. On arrival proceed to the lodge. After a short rest proceed for agame drive in search of Blackmanned lions, Elephants, Leopards, Cheetah, Buffalos and other plain's game. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Masai Mara

0630hrs: After breakfast, proceed for early morning game drive. Return to lodge for lunch. 1600hrs. After a further game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Accommodation at Mara Sopa Lodge on full board basis. Whole day game viewing carry with you a packed lunch.

Day 3: Masai Mara

Full day game viewing in the mara an option of nature walks or visits to a nearby Masai village in between the meal breaks. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. (maasai village visits available at extra cost). The optional activities require prior arrangements with the drive (guides as regards the fee to be paid).

Day 4: Masai Mara - Naivasha
A very picturesque fresh water lake. There is good fishing, boat trips or a visit to the crescent island. Nearby is the dramatic hells gate gorge reserve over shadowed by the mysterious Longonot. Hells gate is ideal for nature walks of between 1 to 5 hours, amongst the wildlife.
Accommodation: Lodges & privately owned campsites
Hell's Gate National Park covers an area of 68.25 km2 and is situated in the environs of Lake Naivasha about 90 km from Nairobi. The park is situated 14 km after the turnoff from the old Nairobi-Naivasha highway. It is characterised by diverse topography and geological scenery. It is an important home of the lammergeye

After breakfast, leave Lake Naivasha. After lunch, visit Hells Gate National Park and the gesthermal power station. Proceed to Lake Naivasha Country club for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Lake Naivasha - Lake Nakuru
This lake offers one of the world's most spectacular wildlife sights, that of brilliant pink flamingos as far as the eye can see. When conditions are right, between one and two million lesser and greater flamingos feed around the shores of the shallow soda lake, together with tens of thousands of other birds. The best place to view the birds is from Baboon Cliff, where you can look out over the dazzling fringe of pink around the lake's shores. But be warned: you are not guaranteed to see this ornithological extravaganza - there are times when the lake conditions change and the birds move on to other soda lakes. So check first before renting a car. Lake Nakuru was declared a national park in 1961 and it now covers an area of some 200 kmē. Here you will also see warthog, waterbuck and large numbers of impala. Other slightly shyer residents include buffalo, Rothschild giraffe, eland, lion, leopard and black rhino. It goes without saying that this is a bird watchers paradise.

Leave after breakfast and drive to the home of millions of flamingoes and the home of the white and black rhino and about 350 different species of birds. It is also known as Ornithological Paradise. Dinner and overnight at Genevive hotel / lodge.

Day 6: Lake Nakuru - Bogoria - Baringo

About 100km North of Nakuru, is this beautiful tranquil fresh water lake host to rare 300 bird’s species seen no where else in Africa. Boat trips on the lakes are popular to view the hippo, crocodile and bird life. Also a visit to the Njemps tribal villages or watch them fishing from their frills papyrus boats is fun.
Accommodation: Lodges & public campsite.

LAKE BOGORIA N. PARK
Lying between Baringo and Nakuru, is this soda lake a favorite nesting site for the flamingos and where hot sulfur springs abounds. There is also a small herd of greater kudu.
Accommodation: Lodge & public campsite

After breakfast drive to Bogoria where the hot water spring abound and plenty of medical springs. The landscape has been referred to as " nature's studio", because of the dramatic backdrop of the eastern wall of the Great rift Valley. After lunch, visit Lake Baringo. Lake Bogoria Hot Springs. A boat trip to see various species of birds and very ancient caves. (The boat ride is only one hour). If you require hours, one pays direct. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Country Club.

Day 7: Samburu
The highlight of this Reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forest. The local people have very rich and colorful cultural heritage. Wildlife includes, leopards, hippos, elephants, lions, reticulated giraffes, grevy’s zebras, bongos and crocodiles in the Uaso Nyiro River.
Accommodations: Several Game Lodges & a public campsite located inside the park.
After breakfast, leave for Samburu via Thompson falls. Lunch enroute arrive late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge.

Day 8: Samburu

After breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive. Return to the lodge for lunch. 1600hrs. another game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 9: Samburu - Mount Kenya
These parks and game reserves are part of the most fascinating sanctuaries in terms of scenic splendors and the great variety of wildlife. Mount Kenya N. Park lies at an altitude of approximately 3,400m – 5,200m. It offers mountain attractions and flora & fauna found at different altitudes. The wildlife includes colobus monkeys, bushbucks, elephants, olive baboon, waterbucks, leopards, giant forest hogs, genet cats, hyena and the elusive bongo.

The Aberdare ranges lie at an altitude of about 2134-4268 m and is home to the first tree hotel in Africa and harbors significant memories in world history. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth 11 learnt of her accession to the British throne while she was a guest at the Tree Tops Lodge following the death of her father King George V1. It is also at the nearby town of Nyeri that lays the remains and tomb of Lord Baden Powel, the founder of the Worldwide Boy Scouts Movement.
Accommodation: Lodges, self-catering bandas, public campsite.

After breakfast, leave Samburu for Mt. Kenya (Nanyuki) arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, visit the Mau Mau Caves (where Kenyan Freedom Fighters could hide from the British Troops during the struggle for independence). Dinner and overnight at Serena Mountain lodge.

Day 10: Mt. Kenya - Amboseli via Nairobi

After breakfast, drive fast the biggest open-air market in East and Central Africa (Karatina). Proceed to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch in one of the restaurants. Continue to Amboseli via Kenya / Tanzania border (Namanga) arriving in Amboseli late afternoon. An evening viewing drive. Dinner and overnight at the Amboseli Sopa lodge.

Day 11: Amboseli
This national park covers 1260sq kilometers and lies on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. A real gem of the park situated right at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain Kilimanjaro 5895m. Elephants abounds in the forest and swamps feeding on the lush grasses. Cheetah, giraffes, impalas, leopards, zebras, wonder on the open plains. It is definitely photography’s paradise!
Accommodation: Luxury lodges & tented camp, public camp

Early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast have a whole day game viewing. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Amboseli - Tsavo West
Tsavo National Park [over 20,000 sq. km] is the largest game sanctuary in the world comprising of Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Chyulu Hills & the world’s largest lava flow. It is located half way between Mombasa and Nairobi. The outstanding features are the huge populations of red elephants, which derive their red colorings from the rich red earth of the park. Other wildlife to be seen includes, buffaloes, rhinos, lions, hippos, leopards, crocodiles, kudus, gerenuks, zebras and many more plains game. The park has over [500] species of birds].

In Tsavo west are the Mzima springs where hippos and crocodiles can be viewed from the underwater hides. Further south adjoining the park is the Taita hills sanctuary.
Accommodations: Game lodges & public camp sites, self-catering bandas.

After breakfast drive via Chyulu Hills to Tsavo West National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive and a visit to Mzima Springs (the source of drinking water for Mombasa). Return for dinner and overnight at the Ngulia Safari lodge.

Day 13: Tsavo West - Tsavo East

After breakfast, drive to Tsavo East which is renowned for its large numbers of elephants and the famous Man eating LionsMan Eaters of Tsavo (during the building of the Kenya / Uganda Railway in 1890). Lunch on arrival. Game drive Dinner and overnight at the Voi Safari lodge.
Day 14:
Leave Tsavo East either to Mombasa or Nairobi

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