4 Days Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru - By Air, Road & Train

The Safari covers the great Masai Mara game reserve together with the lake nakuru national park, world reknown for its flamingo mass and as a Rhino sanctuary. The safari experience enables us marvel at the Great Rift Valley escarpment, the rift valley lakes, Masai culture and lifestyles of the local Kenyan people. We connect from Mombasa and the Kenya coast on the 1 hour Kenya airways dawn flight to Nairobi where we meet our driver guide and safari transport for the road journey to the Masai Mara or nakuru…

Departure Venues Departs from Mombasa city Mombasa port Bamburi Beach Nyali Beach Shanzu beach Kikambala beach Galu beach Diani beach Tiwi beach hotels cottages private homes Kenya coast.

Day 1: MOMBASA - NAIROBI - MASAI MARA (Nairobi to Masai Mara 265kms)

0600hrs: We depart on Kenya Airways for the 1-hour flight to Nairobi.
0700hrs: Arrival in Nairobi to be met by our safari driver guide and safari mini-van.

The safari adventure begins with an early pick up from our Mombasa and coastal beach hotels.......A brief stopover for breakfast is allowed. The drive to the Masai Mara takes us through the Central highlands of the country with views of coffee, tea and subsistence crop plantations. There will be stopovers to marvel at the Great Rift Valley escarpment and other scenic attractions. We will proceed through Masai country with lunch en-route to arrive at our Masai Mara base in the late afternoon. Game viewing will be en-route base. Meals and overnight at our base.

Day 2: AT THE MASAI MARA

Game viewing extravaganza! Whatever pundits say, Masai Mara remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the world. The reserve hosts the highest concentration of wild animals per sq. km than any other park in the region. The scenic appeal of this tree studded savannah, its’ modest temperatures and diversity of wild game species makes the reserve a one stop shop for game viewing. We shall transverse the reserve on unlimited game viewing drives in search of the big five and more species of the lesser games. Our mid-day meals will either be picnic or at base. Dinner and overnight at your base.

Day 3: MASAI MARA - LAKE NAKURU (265kms, Appx. 5 hrs)

Last day at Masai Mara. We will start at dawn to catch the sunrise and early hunters and grazers. We return to our base for breakfast. A mid-morning wrap-up drive will bring us back for an early lunch. We depart Masai Mara for the Lake Nakuru. We stop for views of Lake Naivasha and Elmenteita. Arrival at Lake Nakuru in the late afternoon. Time permitting we take a short drive around the lake will be conducted.
Meals and overnight at our Lake Nakuru base.

Day 4: LAKE NAKURU – NAIROBI (170 kms, Appx. 3 hrs)

Today we start with an early breakfast. It’s an ornithologists and game watchers day. Hundreds of thousands of flamingos canopy the shallow edges of the lake. Pelicans and hundreds of other bird species will be seen.

The adjacent park hosts both the black and white rhino, lions, warthogs, antelopes, baboons and many other animals. Lunch at our base. We depart after lunch for Nairobi on a leisurely scenic viewing drive to arrive in the city in the late afternoon and transfer to the railway station to depart at 1900hrs on the overnight train, 1st class. Dinner, bedding's and breakfast on board.

DAY 5: MOMBASA

0830hrs : Arrival Mombasa railway station, met and transferred to our respective hotels.

Cost Includes

• Air ticket: Mombasa-Nairobi. Train ticket: 1st class Nairobi - Mombasa
• Transfers: Hotel – Airport / Railway Station - Hotel
• Safari transport in custom designed minivan with pop-up-roof
• Services of a professional driver guide
• All meals on safari
• Park entrance fees.
• Accommodation on choice accommodation bases

Cost Does not Include

• Items and services of a personal nature
• Tips & gratuities
• Bottled Drink