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SAMBURU - LAKE NAKURU - MASAI MARA

  7 Days  Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara Safari Tour. 

A safari that takes you to the Northern part of Kenya across the Equator, via the high shoulder of Mount Kenya to the Samburu Game Reserve. You then drive to the floor of the Great Rift Valley an on to Lake Nakuru National Park. Your safari ends in the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve well known for its annual spectacular migration of wildebeests. The migration takes place from July to September from Serengeti across the Mara River to Masai Mara Game Reserve.

The package Includes:

• 2 nights accommodation at the [Samburu Lodge], Samburu Game Reserve.
•  1 Night accommodation at the [Lake Nakuru Lodge], in Tsavo West National Park
• 3 nights accommodation at the [Keekorok Lodge], in Masai Mara Game Reserve.
• 18 Meals: 6 Breakfast, 6 Lunches and 6 dinners.
• Transport by private safari minibus with pop-up roof for game drive in Kenya.
• Professional English speaking driver guides.
• 12 game viewing drives and park entrance fees
• Pick up and drop off in Nairobi at a point of your choice.
• 1 liter of bottled mineral water per day while in our safari vehicle.
• Vehicle fitted with 2 way high frequency radio communicating system.

Day to day Itinerary for this program 

Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu game reserve
Pick up from your hotel at 0730 hrs. and depart for the dramatic semi-arid scrub land of the Northern Frontier. Arrival in Samburu will be by lunch time. After lunch embark on a game drive to sight resident wildlife species like the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx and the Blue-necked Somali Ostrich that are rare elsewhere in the country. Dinner and overnight will be at the spectacular Samburu lodge or similar.

Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve
Full Day spent exploring the park. Dinner and overnight stay at Samburu Lodge or similar 

The highlights of Samburu game reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage. The reserves have numerous permanent springs and a wealth of wildlife which includes leopard, hippo, elephant, lion, reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra and crocodile in the Ewaso Nyiro River. Over 365 species of birds have been identified in the sanctuaries.

Day 3: Samburu – Lake Nakuru National park
After breakfast depart for Lake Nakuru. Arrival will be in time for lunch at your lodge, located inside the Lake Nakuru National Park. In the afternoon you will embark on a game drive where you will have the opportunity to spot leopards, rhino and the famous pink flamingos as well as a variety of other wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.

Lake Nakuru's claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo's and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the at times millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo and baboons are all residents here.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru- Maasai Mara
After breakfast departs for Maasai Mara - the land of vast migrating animals. Arrival will be in time for lunch. After lunch embark on a game drive. Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge.

Day 5 /6: Maasai Mara
Full day in Masai Mara with early morning and evening game drive. Today while you explore one of the most famous and beautiful National Parks in the world, you will have the opportunity to spot the Big Five with their associated predators which include the Buffalo, Rhino, Hippopotamus, Oribi,Warthogs, Thompson's Gazelles, Zebra, Hartebeest among many others. All meals and overnight at Keekorok Lodge.

The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, 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. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.

Day 7: Maasai Mara -Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast, return to Nairobi where the safari ends.

Notes:

-       Minimum 2 people.

-       Reservation done for a group of more than 4 people traveling together will attract a discount of US$200 on the Adult rates.

-       Reservations falling on December 24, 2009 – January 02, 2010 are subject to Christmas and New Year Supplements of US$45 per person per night.

The package Excludes:

• International airfare
• Visa charges
• Laundry, telephone, fax charges in hotels and lodges
• Telephone or Fax bills
• Beverages in hotels and lodges
• Tips or gratuities for driver and hotel staff
• Any extras that are not mentioned above.
• Airport Departure Tax for International Flights if any
• Items of personal nature like souvenirs etc
• Travel insurance including damage or loss of luggage and or Personal injury

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