Nairobi - Lake Bogoria - Lake Nakuru - Maasai Mara Safari

Day 1: Nairobi

Upon arrival at the airport you will be warmly met by our Dawin Tours & Travel representative who will welcome you to our beautiful country Kenya. He will brief you on your safari and later transfer you to your hotel for some leisure time and later dinner and overnight at the Jacaranda Hotel Westlands DBB

Day 2: Lake Bogoria National Reserve

Enjoy breakfast then at 0700hrs depart for Lake Bogoria. Arrive at your resort at approximately 1230hrs. Check in and then enjoy some leisure time before lunch which will be served at 1300hrs. This afternoon you will visit the Lake Bogoria National Reserve which is home to the endangered Greater Kudu. You will see Lake Bogoria well known for its hot springs. Return to your resort at 1800hrs. You will enjoy dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort LDBB

Day 3: Lake Nakuru National park

Enjoy breakfast at your resort at 0730hrs then depart for Lake Nakuru national park. Arrive at the park at approximately 1030hrs and enjoy an en-route game drive in the park before arriving at you lodge at 1130hrs.Check in and enjoy some leisure time before lunch which will be served at 1230hrs. Later at 1400hrs, enjoy an afternoon game drive in this Ornithological paradise. Be on the lookout for both the black and white rhino. This park is home to millions of lesser and grater flamingos. At 1800hrs, head back for dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge LDBB

Day 4: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and later at 0730hrs depart for the World renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve. It’s the home to the 7th wonder of the world. Here you may see all the big five and thousands of other animals grazing in this beautiful reserve. Arrive at your camp at 1300 hrs, check in then enjoy lunch. At 1400hrs you will enjoy an afternoon game drive. Return at 1800hrs for dinner and overnight at Il Keliani Camp LDBB

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Enjoy a very early morning game drive from 0600hrs to 0900hrs. Be on the lookout for the elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. You will also see lots of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles and other animals. Later return to your camp at 0930hrs for breakfast. Spend the rest of the mid morning at leisure enjoying the camps’ facilities. Enjoy lunch at the lodge at 1300hrs. Later at 1430 hrs head out for yet another exciting game drive. Return for dinner and overnight at Il Keliani Camp LDBB

Day 6: Depart

After breakfast check out of the camp at 0800hrs. You will enjoy an en-route game drive as the safari comes to an end but fortunately you have all the lovely moments captured on camera and will forever be great memories. Upon arrival in Nairobi where you will be transferred to the carnivore restaurant for lunch and later you will be taken to the Jomo Kenyatta international airport for your homebound flight.

Cost includes:

• Airport transfers
• Domestic flights
• Accommodation on full board basis on safari and half board in Nairobi and in South Coast
• Park entry fees
• Comprehensive game drives in the parks and reserves
• Transport in a safari minivan with 6 guaranteed window seats

Cost Excludes:

• Tips and gratuities
• Personal effects and laundry
• Drinks
• Any other costs not expressly stated above

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

Ole Sereni Hotel

There is something breathtaking about waking up to the sight of zebras, giraffes, ostriches and gazelles grazing right outside your window. This is the kind of treat you can only enjoy at Ole-Sereni the city hotel by the game park. The hotel has 134 Rooms and Suites, 4 Food and Beverage outlets and a decadent health club combined into three elements of luxuries comfort, the wild and the wind. Business amenities include a 24-hr business centre, technology support staff and audio- visual equipment, making the hotel perfect for events and conferences.

Lake Bogoria Spa Resort

Lake Bogoria Spa Resort is the only spa resort in Kenya with a naturally heated Spa pool. The resort is known as the healing place because of the therapeutic values associated with the spa and the hot spring geysers. Lake Bogoria has been described in the past as the ‘the jewel of the Rift Valley and by the words of Bishop Hanington on the first sight ‘the most beautiful view in Africa’s set in the acacia surroundings of the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The resort has 6 executive suites, 37cottages, 30 junior suites, 22 standard rooms and 20 spacious tents.

Lake Nakuru Lodge

Situated in the south eastern ecological niche of the park is the Lake Nakuru Lodge, an oasis of comfort and excellent services with commanding views of the lesser Flamingo interspersed with the Greater Flamingo for which Lake Nakuru is justly famous. The lodge offers accommodation in 95, spacious deluxe rooms-which have a glass sliding door- all with en suite bathrooms with permanent showers, and also have great views of the park, garden or lake, and 2 suites with private veranda and a sitting room. There is also a special treat….the zebra room; which is the oldest at the lodge and is now 100 years old…it was the first building on the site. Guests will enjoy excellent cuisine at the Mutarakwa restaurant, serving buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner on live cooking counters. Mama Nikki bar comes alive at night where traditional dance performances are held.

IL Keliani Camp

Nestled in a river glade in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, The camp has been designed to combine the old traditional safari style with a modern and fresh feel. Ilkeliani Camp offers only 17 tents and each commanding views of the plains and the wildlife action throughout the day. It is a permanent camp designed along eco friendly principles. Each well-equipped tents are stylish with en suite bathroom. They are sited under their own cluster of shady indigenous trees and you do feel that you are out in the wilderness. The interiors are spacious and comfortable featuring a front verandah with a day bed and canvas safari chairs. Home cooked meals combined with quality personal service contribute to an unforgettable safari experience.

LOCATION INFORMATION

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to "cold water". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is surrounded by several expanding villa suburbs. Founded by the British in 1899 as a simple rail depot on the railway linking Mombasa to Uganda, the town quickly grew to become the capital of British East Africa in 1907, and eventually the capital of the newly independent Kenyan republic in 1963. Nairobi is the one of the few cities in the world with a national park within its boundaries, making it a prime tourist destination as well, with several other tourist attractions. The most famous is the Nairobi National Park. The national park is unique in being the only game-reserve of this nature to border a capital city, or any major city. The park contains many animals including lions, giraffes, and black rhinos. The park is home to over 400 species of birds. The Nairobi Safari Walk is a major attraction to the Nairobi National Park as it offers a rare on-foot experience of the animals. Nairobi is home to several museums, sites, and monuments. The Nairobi national Museum is the country's National Museum and largest in the city. It houses a large collection of artifacts portraying Kenya's rich heritage through history, nature, culture, and contemporary art. Other museums include the Nairobi Gallery, Nairobi Railway Museum and the Karen Blixen Museum. Uhuru Gardens, a national monument and the largest memorial park in Kenya, is also the place where the first Kenyan flag was raised at independence. Nairobi's night life is very popular with tourists, both young and old. From a collection of gourmet restaurants offering local and international cuisine, Nairobi has something to offer to every age and pocket. Most common known food establishments include The Carnivore and The Tamarind Restaurants. For those more discerning travelers, one can choose from a wide array of local cuisine, Mediterranean, fast food, Ethiopian, and Arabian. The city's nightlife is mostly centered along friends and colleagues meeting after work. Other sites include Jomo Kenyatta’s Mausoleum, Kenya National Theater and the Kenya National Archives. Art galleries in Nairobi include the Rahimtulla Museum of Modern Art (Ramoma), the Mizizi Arts Centre, and the Nairobi National Museum.

Lake Bogoria National reserve

Lake Bogoria National reserve is an important conservation area in Kenya holding regionally and nationally endangered species like Greater Kudu and other mammals. The reserve has unique physiographic feature and geothermal manifestation due to its history. Lake Bogoria is a world heritage site and is the deepest alkaline lake in Kenya with numerous alkaline hot springs that contribute significant inflow into the lake. The geysers and hot springs are the major attractions which are at the central basin of the lake. This reserve is rich in biodiversity and the lake is an important stop-over point for the northern avian migrants. The Siracho Escarpment, an extension of the upper catchment’s Laikipia escarpment, on the eastern part of the lake has various gorges and vegetation types. The rocky outcrops which host numerous rock hyraxes have an unimaginable potential and supports enormous scrubs. The rock and lava outcrops by the springs are very attractive and ideally located to stand rest on and soak up with steam from the boiling water below. Animals found here are the common mammals like Greater Kudu, Burchell’s Zebra warthogs, Forest hog Impala, Klipspringers, Cape buffalo, Patas Monkeys among others. Predators include genet, serval cat, cite and white tailed mongoose cheetah. There are several reptiles including monitor lizard, agama lizard, tortoise and a number of snakes such as Black mamba spiting cobra and puff adder. Over 373 species of birds have been recorded in the reserve and its surroundings including over 50 migratory species making it one of the richest birdlife areas in Kenya Important Bird Areas. The Lake holds huge congregations of lesser flamingos. Other water birds found in the lake include migratory waders such as Ruff, Curlew sandpiper, little stint Tawny eagle, among others.

Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru National park, created in 1961 around Lake Nakuru, near Nakuru Town. It is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingos nesting along the shores. The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of pink. The number of flamingos on the lake varies with water and food conditions and the best vantage point is from Baboon Cliff. Also of interest is an area of 188 km around the lake fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffes, rand black and white rhinos. The park has recently been enlarged partly to provide the sanctuary for the black rhino. This undertaking has necessitated a fence - to keep out poachers rather than to restrict the movement of wildlife. The park marches for 12.1 km on the south eastern boundary with the Soysambu conservancy which represents a possible future expansion of habitat for the rhinos and the only remaining wildlife corridor to lake Naivasha. The park as of 2009 had more than 25 black rhinos, one of the largest concentrations in the country, plus around 70 white rhinos. There are also a number of Rothschild's giraffes, again relocated for safety.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara is situated in south-west Kenya and is one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves. Together with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania it forms Africa’s most diverse, incredible and most spectacular eco-systems and possibly the world’s top safari big game viewing eco-system. The park was made famous by the abundance of the big cats, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and the great wildebeest migration and the Maasai people, well known for their distinctive custom and dress. The Maasai Mara National Reserve not the largest conservation area in Kenya but it is the most famous one. The Maasai Mara and the Serengeti are part of the same eco-system. The official perimeter of the Maasai Mara National Reserve is bounded by the Serengeti Park of Tanzania to the south, the Siria escarpment (also called Oloololo escarpment) to the west and Masai pastoral ranches to the north, east and west. Total surface is 1530km². There is no fence. The eastern border is the Oloololo Escarpment (Siria escarpment) and wildlife tend to be most concentrated here, as the swampy ground means that access to water is always good and tourist disruption is minimal. When visiting the Maasai Mara you are likely to see the famous Big Five: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. Especially lions are common here, and have grown relatively accustomed to their two-legged visitors, which makes them easier to spot. The Mara Plains are teeming with wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, impala and Thomson's gazelle. Also cheetahs, hyenas and jackals are seen regularly in the reserve. In the Mara River large amounts of hippos and crocodiles are enjoying their lives - the crocodiles are especially happy in July and November when thousands of wildebeest migrate across the river causing a sumptuous feast for the hungry crocodiles. Birdlife in Maasai Mara are abundant and diverse. Species such as eagles, ostriches, storks and vultures are among the more than 50 different birds of prey.