Kenya 12 days of big game safari and people of the great rift valley
Meru, Ololokwe, Samburu, Lake Naivasha, Maji moto, Maasai Mara
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Duration
12 Days
Location
Kenya
Overview
A Safari in, guesthouses and tented camps, organized for walking, boat ride and 4x4 tour land cruiser in the heart of the most priced regions in the world by amateurs of Big game: A discovery to Lake Naivasha, Samburu and Maasai Mara. This very fulfilling tour exposes you to various écosystèmes of Kenya, with
- Great concentrations of birdlife and hippopotamuses in the Great Rift Valley,
- The greatest big game and wildlife that inhabits open savanah habitats including the famous « Big Five » (lion,léopard, buffle, rhinocéros et éléphant).
- Variety of beautiful diverse landscapes,
- The local people of these beautiful lands
Trip Strength
We explore the hearts of various National Parks and Reserves i.e.
- Lake Naivasha, where there frequent 350 especies of birds a big number of Hippopotamuses, Zebras and Antelopes (Boat ride and Walking safari).
- Samburu & Buffalo Springs National Reserves, traversed with the Ewaso Ngiro river, which has water all through the year and gives life to these reserves, where there is a large concentration of elephants, gazelles, Giraffes, and a great birdlife. Big cats like leopards, cheetahs and lions are present. We discover here the Special animals of the Northern frontier of Kenya including the reticulated giraffe, the grevy’s zebra, somali Ostrich, the Oryx, the vulturine guinea fawls and the amazing gerenuk.
- Maasaï Mara National Reserve which gives us the thrilling feeling of «’Out of Africa », with its golden savanah grasslands. With the annual Migration where between July and October each year over 2million wilderbeestes and over 500,000 zebras move from Serengeti to Maasai Mara for green pasture, Maasai mara is a Melting pot for wild game including the famous « big five»: lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros, elephant.
- A trek on Mont Ololokwe, the start of the Matthews ranges offers magical views of breathtaking scenery!
-Immersion in the life and culture of the Maasai, with village visits, warrior training and Nature walks at Maji moto adds a refreshing touch to this rich tour.
Itinerary
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Arrival. Transfer TO Triple Os Hotel. Bed & Breakfast.
Day 1
Nairobi – Meru National Park
Day 1
Nairobi – Meru National Park
We leave Nairobi early and drive through the rich agricultural plantations of the Kikuyu people to arrive at Nanyuki for early lunch then continue to Meru National park. We arrive at the lodge, check in and go for an evening game drive in the park.
-Transfer: 6 hours
- Accommodaion: Ikweta Safari Camp
Day 2
Meru National Park
Day 2
Meru National Park
We leave early with picnic lunch for a whole day of game drives in the park.
Marvelous, remote, rugged and prominently unspoilt, Meru sits intact in a wilderness less visited, yet surrounded by undiluted natural beauty. It is wild and beautiful, straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams. The scenery is diverse from woodlands at 3,000ft on the slopes of Nyambene mountain range, northeast of Mt. Kenya to wide-open plains with meandering riverbanks dotted with doum palms.
The park teems with a variety of wildlife species including elephant, Grevy’s zebra, lion, cheetah, leopard, hartebeest, hippo, buffalo and the reticulated giraffe among others. Meru hosts a rhino sanctuary that is home to the endangered black and white rhino species. Critically endangered, the rhinos are under a twenty-four hour surveillance. The sanctuary offers one of the best rhino viewing experiences in the wild.
Bird life is also exceptionally diverse with over 400 bird species recorded. The rivers abound with hippo populations, crocodiles, and fish.
- Accommodation: Ikweta Safari Camp
Day 3
Meru – Mont Ololokwe
Day 3
Meru – Mont Ololokwe
Early morning game drive, come back to the hotel for lunch, then drive to Mount Ololokwe arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight at the foot of the mountain.
Transfer: 3 hours
Accommodation: Bush camp
Day 4
Mount Ololokwe
Day 4
Mount Ololokwe
We prepare a small bag with just what we need for one night to put on the donkeys. We leave early and walk for 4hours to arrive at the lower summit of the mountain, where we take a rest and have our picnic lunch. We set camp here, then walk for 2hours to visit the picturesque vue points enjoying the breathtaking views of the Matthews mountain ranges and the Samburu hills in the distance, then on to the summit 2070, and then back to camp.
TREK : 6 hours, of gentle climb
Accommodation: Bush camp, Camping on the top of the mountain
Day 5
Mt Ololokwe - Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Day 5
Mt Ololokwe - Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Leave early, descend to the bottom of the mountain where we find our vehicle and drive to Samburu/ Buffalo Springs National reserves. Our Lodge is on the river bank in Buffalo Springs National Reserve. We arrive for Lunch, and have an evening game drive.
-Walk: 2hours 30minutes
- Transfer: 1h 30
- Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day 6
Buffalo Springs & Samburu National Reserves
Day 6
Buffalo Springs & Samburu National Reserves
Full day game drives in Buffalo springs as well as Samburu National reserve where we observe large concentration of elephants, gazelles, Giraffes, and a great birdlife. If we are lucky, we can also view the evasive Big cats like leopards, cheetahs and lions. We discover here the Special animals of the Northern frontier of Kenya including the reticulated giraffe, the grevy’s zebra, somali Ostrich, the Oryx, the vulturine guinea fawls and the amazing gerenuk.
- Accommodationa: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day 7
Buffalo Springs – Lake Naivasha
Day 7
Buffalo Springs – Lake Naivasha
We leave early for a safari enroute, then drive to Lake Naivasha arriving in the evening. Lunch enroute.
-Transfer:5 hours
- Accommodation: Burch’s Camp
Day 8
Hell’s Gate National Park
Day 8
Hell’s Gate National Park
Leave early and cross a rich horticultural farms of roses and vegetables that flourish around Lake Naivasha because of its fresh water. Cycling safari on a gentle path in the midst of zebras, giraffes, buffaloes and antelopes, then on to a little hike into the gorge admiring its breathtaking scenery and hot springs. Come back to the lodge for lunch, then leave in the afternoon for a boat ride on the lake for a chance to see many fresh water birds and hippos.
- Accommodation: Burch’s Camp
Day 9
Lake Naivasha – Maji Moto (home for the Maasai)
Day 9
Lake Naivasha – Maji Moto (home for the Maasai)
Leave early and drive to Maji Moto maasai village. Arrive for lunch, then in the afternoon, we participate in activities including nature walks, village visits, sunset viewing and lighting fire.
-Transfer: 3hours
- Accommodation: Maji Moto Eco Camp
Day 10
Maji Moto - Masaï Mara
Day 10
Maji Moto - Masaï Mara
Leave early and drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve, game drive enroute to arrive at the lodge for lunch.
Maasai Mara, one of the most famous National reserve in the world sits on 1510 Square kilometres of savanah grasslands, dotted with acacia trees and bushes, intersected by several rivers with riverine forests, surrounded with hills and escarpments giving its visitors a world of vast beautiful sceneries in which freely roams Elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, giraffes and the big cats including the elusive Leopard, not forgetting it’s rich birdlife. It is home to the “Big Five”. Navigating these wild ecosystems, spotting wild game is truly a magical experience. This rich Reserve borders with the Serengeti National park in Tanzania and is host to the annual migration of the wilderbeestes, whereby each year between mid-July and mid-October, an estimated 2million wilderbeestes and zebras cross the Mara river is a dangerous stampede escaping the ferocious crocodiles that crowd this rever. This spectacle has earned Maasai Mara the status of the 7th Wonder of the Modern World. It is proven that this is the park that hosts the most lions in the world.
-Transfer: 2 hours
- Accommodation: Julia’s River Camp
Day 11
Masaï Mara
Day 11
Masaï Mara
Full day game drives in this wonder land of amazing diverse ecosystems!
- Accommodation: Julia’s River Camp
Day 12
DAY 12: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Day 12
DAY 12: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Leave early park and drive to Nairobi. Lunch enroute.
-Transfer: 5 hours
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