5 days Kenya Classic Safari

Day 1: Transfer – Lake Naivasha

Our guide/driver will meet you at the airport in Nairobi. After customs procedures and briefing, you’ll drive to Lake Naivasha. This lake is the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. At 1910m (6200f), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptians once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, and herons hide in it while searching for food. Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching with over 400 species have been recorded. There are no crocodiles in the lake as the water is too cold for them, due to altitude but there are a number of hippos. Along the lakeshore, vineyards produce grapes for the country’s fledgling wine industry.

Accommodation:

High End: Loldia House

Luxury: Deloraine House

Midrange: Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Best Budget: Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Transfer – Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley’s most famous Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingos, it is alkaline and is recognized as being one of the natural wonders of the world. Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos with the flamingoes. They have always been the main attraction. At times there may be almost 2 million flamingoes in the residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lakeshore. You’ll arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.

Accommodation:

High End: Mbweha Safari Camp

Luxury: Mbweha Safari Camp

Midrange: Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Best Budget: Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Transfer – Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, you will have an early morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. It holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and attendant predators. You will arrive in time for lunch and then have an afternoon game drive. You will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation:

High End: Governors’ Camp

Luxury: Tipilikwani Mara Camp

Midrange: Mara Sopa Lodge

Best Budget: Enchoro Wildlife Camp

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Full-day Game drive – Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive. The reserve is well known for its black-manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife. It is one of the few places where it’s possible to see the Big Five during a morning’s game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one’s vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey. Your picnic lunch will be at the Mara River migration point. After your picnic lunch, you will have some rest before embarking on your late afternoon game drive until late in the evening. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world’s heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sunbirds.

Accommodation:

High End: Governors’ Camp

Luxury: Tipilikwani Mara Camp

Midrange: Mara Sopa Lodge

Best Budget: Enchoro Wildlife Camp

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Depart from Masai Mara to Nairobi

You’ll have an early morning game drive in search of animals killing and eating. Later, you’ll come back to the lodge for breakfast and then check out of the camp. You’ll leave for Nairobi with a picnic lunch en route. In Nairobi, you will be dropped off at the airport or hotel.