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Six days gives us plenty of time to really experience these very popular parks and all the wildlife wonders they hold. Amboseli and Masai Mara are known for their great numbers of large and small game. Offering lots of sightings in these two busy reserves.
At Lake Naivasha and nearby parks, you’ll have the fun of sailing, walking, and bicycling safaris to get near the animals. This medium-length safari will have you exploring all this wonderful destinations and all the natural wildlife that are waiting for your discovery.
Pick up from Nairobi hotel or Airport in the morning. Drive to Masai Mara a 5 hour drive to the main gate, via The Great African Rift Valley escarpment and the famous Masai Town, Narok. Check in at the camp/lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive through the park in search of the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo and other members of the Big five plus other animals. Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.
Early morning game drive and return to camp for breakfast. After breakfast Full day in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents, The Masai Mara plains are full of wildebeest during migration season early July to end September, zebra, impala, topi, giraffe, Thomson’s gazelle are regularly seen, leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetah, jackal and bat-eared foxes. Black rhino are a little shy and hard to spot but are often seen at a distance if you are lucky. Hippos are abundant in the Mara River as are very large Nile crocodiles, who lay in wait for a meal as the wildebeest cross on their annual quest to find new pastures. later Meals and overnight at Ashnil Mara camp or Sarova Mara game Camp.
Optional visit to Masai Village for a cultural tour can be arranged at extra cost of $25 per person. Also optional hot air balloon ride can be arranged this morning, then proceed with your game drive – $450 per person.
Wake up early in the morning and have a short morning game drive in the park. Return to Camp/Lodge for Breakfast.checkout and Depart to Lake Naivasha. It is the highest and 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 Egyptian once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, herons hide in it while searching for food.
Check-in to your camp/lodge and then proceed for Boat Ride to Crescent Island where you will be doing a nature walk next to zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes and many types of birds. Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.
We’ll get an early morning start and drive to Amboseli National Park. Check-in at the accommodation and have lunch. In the afternoon we go on a game drive. Amboseli National Park is situated due south of Nairobi – most of the park consists of a dry, ancient lake bed and fragile grassland with patches of acacia woodland, while in the southern area there is a number of small, rocky, volcanic hills. Around the swamps Ol Kenya, Ol Tukai, and Enkongo Narok, the vegetation is lush with yellow-barked acacias and phoenix palms. Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.
After breakfast early in the morning ,then morning game drive with a good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided or back to the camp/ lodge for lunch .
A visit reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area in the whole of Africa to experience elephants at close range. Less harassed by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps will form the highlights of any safari.
Note : Since Amboseli is relatively hot, game drives around noon are not usually recommended but can be arranged if you are interested.
Day 6 – Amboseli to Nairobi
Wake up early in the morning and proceed to Amboseli for game drives around 6:15 AM. Continue with game drives till around 9:00 AM and then head back to camp for breakfast. After breakfast, check out from camp and proceed to Nairobi to reach by around 3:00 PM.
Transport while on safari wit a tour van/ lanscruiser
All airport transfers in Nairobi
All park entrance fees and government levies
Full board accommodation in Tents or lodges
3 Meals per day while on safari- vegetarian & non vegetarian
English speaking professional driver guide for safari
accommodations
Amboseli : kibo safari camp or similar or budget camp
Naivasha : lake naivasha sopa lodge or similar or budget hotel
masai mara : Mara sopa lodge or camp or similar or budget camp
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]]>Flying high up in the skies above the Masai Mara is the ultimate safari experience. The landscape below is a never-ending exciting mixture of riverine forests, sprawling savannahs, towering escarpments and rugged rivers. Against a backdrop of stunning sunrises, hot-air balloon flights in the Masai Mara give you a unique vantage point of the abundant wildlife living below. There’s really nothing quite like it, the view is unparalleled and the experience is unforgettable.
There is really nothing quite like the feeling of freedom and exhilaration you get when flying high above the African plains. Sure, the idea of waking up at the crack of dawn during your vacation may sound less than pleasant. However the rewards of embarking on this high flying adventure greatly outweigh the inconvenience of setting your alarm clock for somewhere between 4.00 – 5.00 AM. As your guide takes you to the balloon launch pad, you’ll begin to feel the anticipation grow. While you enjoy a steaming hot cup of coffee or tea, the balloon crew will inflate your balloon and prepare everything for take-off. Once the balloon is filled and you’ve climbed into the basket beneath it, your pilot will give you a short briefing before setting the balloon into motion. As the sun begins to rise in a stunning colour show of fiery reds and golds, your balloon will slowly rise to the skies.
Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-coloured canopy, you’re off for a game-viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective. The thing that amazes most first-time balloonists is the absolute stillness, the silence as you float above the plains, the forest and the rivers of the Masai Mara. And if you’ve flown elsewhere, you’ve seen nothing like this.
The sounds below drift clearly upwards: a lion’s roar, elephants crashing through the bush, baboons perched in the tips of the trees startled and screeching to see something above them.
For an hour or so you drift wherever the air currents take you. If you’re lucky you’ll climb high above the Mara for the view of a lifetime.
Then your Kenyan hot air balloon safari finishes with a flourish. In the time honoured tradition of balloon flights the world over, you toast your return to earth with a champagne breakfast.
The difference is that this breakfast happens in the bush, wherever you land. You will enjoy a very special bush breakfast.Champagne Bush Breakfast
Mara Balloon Safaris pioneered game-viewing by hot air balloon in Africa. We have some of the world’s most experienced pilots flying some of the world’s largest hot air balloons. And our distinctive colours are known the world-over.
Hot-air balloon flights are quite pricey, especially in remote areas such as the Masai Mara. Hot air balloon ride prices start at US$ 450 per person talk to Delight rose safaris for a discounted prices . One of the reasons for this is the fact that balloons can only be used for a limited number of hours before they need replacing. After approximately 850 flight hours, balloons are retired and a new balloon must be purchased in order to guarantee the safety of those who board a balloon. What also makes hot air balloon flights expensive is the cost of fuel and crew to operate the hot air balloon. Crews are made up of six crew members and a licenced balloon pilot. An additional ten people behind the scenes (per balloon) are responsible for getting each hot air balloon airborne. In total, this adds up to quite a group of people whose livelihoods depend on the proceeds from hot air balloon flights. In addition to this, each hot air balloon flight requires recovery vehicles, transfer vehicles and back-up operations. To top this off, a large portion of the hot air balloon flight fees are made up of conservation fees.
often get booked up in advance, we recommend you book early
* All balloon flights begin soon after dawn, it means an early start
* All flights take off from designated airstrips
* Flights last an average of 1 hour
* Champagne breakfast and a game drive on the way the camp/lodge are included
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]]>3 DAYS MASAI MARA MIGRATION SAFARI
Each year, over two million wildebeest, zebra and other herbivores trek from the southern Serengeti to the lush green grasses of the Masai Mara and then from Masai Mara to serengeti. Known as one of the seven wonders of the world the great Masai Mara migration safari is an iconic safari must-see.
For this Kenya safari you will get to witness the Great Annual Wildebeest migration in Masai Mara between July and September. You will come face to face with some of the Big Five that include Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino. Meet the Masai warriors who are native to The Masai Mara and learn their culture. Take a guided nature walk into the African jungle. Breathe the fresh air and gaze at the African star studded skies in the night. Float in a hot air Balloon in Masai Mara.
Pick up from your hotel to start your 3 DAYS MASAI MARA MIGRATION SAFARI at 07:30am and drive to Masai Mara game reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti – Mara ecosystem, and one of Kenya’s most favored game viewing areas. It is the Africa of the imagination; endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills. Lunch at the camp or lodge followed by afternoon game viewing drives. Accommodation at the camp.
The whole day is spent exploring the park’s amazingly high concentration of game. This game reserve is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary, including migrants; well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra; there is also resident wildlife year round.
Full day game viewing drives in this vast, open grasslands of the Serengeti – Mara ecosystem and home to over 3 million large mammals. Sunrise and sundowner provides the greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African Savannah. Morning game viewing includes drive to the Mara River where the famous migration of wildebeest takes place there are also hippos and crocodiles.
Optional visit to Masai Village for a cultural tour can be arranged – $20 per person. Also optional Hot air balloon ride can be arranged this morning, then proceed with your game drive – $400 per person.
Late afternoon drive back for dinner and overnight at the Masai Mara budget Camp or lodge.
Early morning game drive, this gives you a chance to see the beautiful sun-set at plains of masai mara. Return to the camp for a full break-fast then check-out and proceed to Nairobi. Stop over at Narok for lunch. Arrive at Nairobi at late afternoon. Drop-off at your hotel or Airport.
COST of 3 DAYS MASAI MARA MIGRATION SAFARI
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No. Of Pax
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Price (US$) per Person
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| 02 – Private |
720 |
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04 – Group Sharing
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620 |
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06 – Group Sharing
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580 |
INCLUSIVE IN THE ABOVE PRICES
Shared transport by safari minivan while on safari
Full board accommodation in permanent tents (option for luxury lodge/tented camp available)
3 Meals per day while on safari- vegetarian & non vegetarian
Park fees
English speaking professional driver guides
Excluded: items of personal nature such as phone calls, faxes, meals not specified, bottled drinking water, gratuities/tips to driver guide, sodas and alcoholic drinks.
Accommodation: Budget camp
NB// Accommodation in other lodges and Luxury tented camps is also available on request.
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