CT 14-7 Nights Tsavo East /Tsavo West /Amboseli /L.Nakuru /Maasai Mara

0700 Hrs Pick up from your hotel in Mombasa and depart for Tsavo East National Park to arrive in time for lunch at the lodge. Tsavo East and West National Parks form a vast area for game preservation in the south of Kenya. Their eight thousand square miles are divided into east and west by the Mombasa to Nairobi road and the railway. Tsavo was previously famous for its vast elephant herds. Drought and poachers caused a substantial drop in elephant numbers in seventies and eighties. However, effective anti-poaching patrols have resulted to a stable increase in the the population. Other animals expected to be seen in Tsavo include cheetah, buffalo, gerenuk, klipspringer, lesser kudu and oryx, baboon, crocodile, buffalo, gazelle, zebra and lion. Tsavo also offers a rhino sanctuary. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Ashnil Aruba  Lodge. 

Early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge. Then check out and Depart for Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo West boasts of Mzima Springs where an incredible volume of crystalline water finally flows above ground. Filtered by the volcanic rock, such as that of the Chyulus, the waters form a sequence of wildlife-attracting pools where hippo and crocodile may be observed. Lunch at the lodge followed by afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Kilaguni Serena lodge/Severine Safari Camp.

Leave after breakfast and drive to Amboseli National Park to arrive in time for lunch at the lodge.  Afternoon game drive.

Crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, the Amboseli National Parks is one of Kenya’s most popular parks. The name “Amboseli” comes from a Maasai word meaning “salty dust”, and it is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands. They can also visit the local Maasai community who live around the park and experience their authentic culture.

All meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena/Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Full day spend in Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives . All meals and overnight stay at Amboseli Serena /Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Early breakfast at the lodge then depart for Nairobi for lunch after which you proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving later in the afternoon. Afternoon game drive in search of the white and black rhinos among other game. This park is best known as a haven for grater and lesser flamingos which when present en mass make the lake turn gorgeous pink. The park also hosts other species of animals like buffalo, zebra, gazelle, lion, leopard, reedbuck and waterbuck.  Dinner and overnight stay at Flamingo Hill Camp/ Sarova Lionhill Lodge.

Breakfast at the lodge then depart and drive across the floor of the Great Rift valley to Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Lunch at the lodge followed afternoon game drive. Maasai Mara is the most famous of the Kenyan reserves boasting an astonishing amount of game. The Mara is ravishingly beautiful and offers long undisturbed views and utterly dramatic panoramas. Wildebeests and zebras graze in groups. Lion, cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi, Thompson’s gazelle, waterbuck, hyena, and primates are all here too. As with the rest of Kenya, birding is good.  Dinner and overnight stay at Sekenani Camp/Mara Sopa Lodge.

Morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight stay at Sekenani Camp/Mara Sopa Lodge. 

Depart after breakfast and drive to Nairobi. (On this day one can either take a local flight back to Mombasa for beach stay or catch international flight back home)