Sarova lion hill Lodge
Day 1 : Arrival In Nairobi
Upon
arrival at the airport in Nairobi, our driver guide will transfer you to
Olesereni hotel or similar for your overnight stay (booked on bed and
breakfast).
Day 2 : Nairobi –
Samburu National Reserve
After
breakfast, our driver guide will pick you from your hotel and depart for
Samburu passing through the equator to Samburu land. We will arrive in time for
lunch at Samburu Sopa lodge or Samburu Sentrim lodge. Afternoon game drive and
back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Samburu game
reserve is rich in wildlife with fame for abundance in rare northern species
such as the Grevy Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk and the
Beisa Oryx (Also referred as Samburu five). The reserve is also popular with
large herds of elephants. Large predators such as the Lion, Leopard and Cheetah
are an important attraction. Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to
this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded..
Day 3 : Samburu National
Reserve
Enjoy morning
and afternoon game drives in search of unique northern Kenya species. Much of
the reserve consists of desert landscape; dusty red plains broken by thorny
scrub, featuring dramatic views of table top Mt Ol Olokwe on the horizon. All
meals are taken at the lodge.
Day 4 : Samburu - Sweetwaters
Depart
Samburu after breakfast arriving in time for lunch at Sweetwaters Wildlife
Sanctuary. This is a beautiful private game reserve and home to rare species
such as Beisa oryx, Rothschild’s giraffe and black rhino. Game drives here
reveal the full range of African wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah,
elephant and hippo. Enjoy a private visit at the wildlife orphanage. Observe
chimps at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary as well. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the
Serena Sweetwaters camp.
Day 5 : Sweet Water- Lake Nakuru
Early morning
breakfast, leave Sweet Water for Lake Nakuru national park a less than 5 hours
drive. You will pass through the Great Rift Valley escarpment arriving in time
for lunch at Sarova Lion hill hotel with a game viewing drive en-route to the
lodge. Afternoon game drive across the Pink Lake often referred so due to
it’s Great masses of Flamingos not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black
rhino found in this park. Dinner and overnight at Sarova lion hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru lodge.
Day 6 : Lake Nakuru – Bogoria –
Lake Naivasha
Early
morning game drive, back to the lodge for breakfast then leave lake Nakuru with packed lunch and proceed to Lake Bogoria less 3 hours
drive. Lake Bogoria is a saline, alkaline
lake and one of the lakes that line the floor of the great riff valley. With
it’s ideal conditions it is home to one of the world's largest populations of
lesser flamingoes. Due to the lake’s alkalinity, blue green algae grows well,
this in turn feeds the flamingoes.
At times the number of
flamingoes feeding in the lake may be as many as two million - creating a
wonderful undulating blaze of pink as the flamingoes go about their feeding.
This scene of brilliant pink flamingoes by the millions is only found in the
Rift Valley Lakes of Kenya, and so is not replicated anywhere else in the world,
due to the very specific environment needed by the birds.
Aside from the flamingoes
there are many other birds and animals to see at Lake Bogoria such as buffalo,
zebra, baboon, warthog, caracal, spotted hyena, impala and dik dik.
Again the ground in this
area is formed geologically from recent volcanic rocks from the miocene -
pleistocene era. Around Bogoria there are some 200 hot springs with water
temperatures from 39 to 98.5C. Nearly all these springs are close to the lake
or are inside the lake. The hot springs in general have a high content of
carbon dioxide, this causes the wild boiling of the springs.
There are also many
geysers found spouting here, formed by the vents in the earth’s surface by the
volcanic activity. Over the past decade, there has been some major hydrothermal
changes which has occurred by frequent fluctuations of water level of Lake
Bogoria. Later we will drive back to Lake Naivasha to arrive in the
afternoon and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Naivasha Sopa Lodge.
Day 7 : Lake Naivasha
After
breakfast go for (optional Boat ride) at Lake Naivasha. Later you go back
to Sopa Lodge for lunch. Later in the afternoon game drive
with a visit to Hells Gate National park which allows Hiking, walking safari,
Bicycling ride, Rock climbing and photography of wildlife with a visit to
geothermal power plant. Dinner and overnight at lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge. You have the option of
relaxing at the lodge chilling at the balcony of your room or poolside.
Day 8 : Lake Naivasha – Maasai
Mara
After breakfast leave Lake Nakuru for Masai Mara, a 4 hour’s drive an. you will arrive in time for lunch. Check in at Ashnil Mara camp, Sarova Mara game Camp or similar and have lunch. Afternoon game drive through the park in search of the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo and other wildlife species later dinner and overnight at Ashnil Mara camp, Sarova Mara game Camp or similar.
Day 9 : Maasai Mara
Early morning game drives 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, sarova Mara camp or similar.
Day 10 : Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Breakfast at your camp check out and Drive to Nairobi a 5 hours drive, arriving in time for lunch. Lunch at carnivore afterwards drop off at your hotel for dinner(to pay direct) and overnight(booked on bed and breakfast). We have the option of an afternoon excursion in Nairobi visiting attractions like the giraffe center, Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi National Museum among Others.
Day 11 : Nairobi –
Amboseli
Early morning
breakfast, After breakfast check out and leave Nairobi for Amboseli National Park a 5 hours drive.
This park lies at the floors of Mount Kilimanjaro which offers scenic
backgrounds for photography and also famous for big herds of Elephants feeding
in the swamp area. You will arrive with game drive proceeding to your lodge for
check in and followed by lunch at Oltukai Lodge or Amboseli Serena lodge. Later Afternoon game drive at the park,
dinner and overnight at Oltukai Lodge or Amboseli Serena lodge.
Day 12 : Nairobi – Tsavo West
After
breakfast depart the lodge with a game drive before you exit the park for Tsavo
west national park. you will arrive with short Game en-route to Kilanguni Serena safari lodge. Check in and have lunch. In the
afternoon you will go for game drive. Tsavo West offers some of the most
magnificent game viewing in the world and attractions include elephant, rhino,
Hippos, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, diverse plant and bird species.
Later Dinner and overnight at the Kilanguni Serena safari lodge or similar.
Day 13 : Tsavo West – Tsavo
East
After
breakfast check out with game drive with a Visit to Mzima springs where you can
see hippos and fish in a crystalline clear water. There are possibilities of
seeing crocodiles and monkeys, The sight of crystal clear water gushing out of
from the under parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs is just amazingly
breath taking. The Shetani lava flows is another feature you can’t miss to
see. Later you depart Tsavo West National
park for Tsavo East national park( drive will be 2 hours to main gate ) which
is renowned for its large numbers of elephants and the famous man eating lions.
You will arrive Tsavo east with Game en-route proceeding to your lodge for
lunch and check inn. Check inn at Ashnil Aruba lodge or similar. Later afternoon more
game drive in the park with a visit to Aruba dam.
Later dinner
and overnight at Ashnil Aruba lodge or similar.
Day 14 : Tsavo East
Early morning
game drive later break for breakfast. Followed by full day game drive. The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing,
rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded
Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with
the 300 kilometer long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make
for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo home to most of the larger
mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods
of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird
life features 500 recorded species.
Meals and
overnight at Ashnil Aruba Lodge or similar.
Day 15 : Tsavo East - Mombasa
After breakfast depart Tsavo East for the coastal
town of Mombasa and check in at Sarova whitesands beach resort and spa or
similar booked on bed and breakfast.
DAY 16
- 18 : Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort and Spa.
DAY 19
: Mombasa – Nairobi
On this day our driver will pick you from the
hotel and transfer you to the airport to catch your flight to Nairobi airport
to connect your international flight.
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