Visitors can witness the Great Rift Valley and the expansive, game-rich Masai Mara plains up close during this brief but incredibly rewarding safari. The Masai Mara is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in the nation, while the lakes of the Rift Valley are well-known for their profusion of flamingos and other waterfowl.
Trip Info
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Nairobi
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Mombasa
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Guided
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Available
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Full Board
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Available
Itinerary
Leave Mombasa after dinner, drive to Mombasa SGR terminus for your 10 p.m. train to Nairobi, where you will be picked up by our driver upon arrival at 4:00 a.m. Leaving Nairobi, you travel towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the rift escarpment. Pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the valley to Narok. There will be stop over on the way for breakfast and a washroom break. Continue your travels across acres of wheat and barley, before reaching the Masai Mara in time for lunch. Following lunch, set off on your first game drive, returning to the lodge as the sun sets. Dinner and overnight at a Camp.
Following an early breakfast, depart on a morning game drive, returning to the Lodge/camp mid-morning. After lunch, and perhaps a siesta, set off on another game drive and visit the Masai Village, returning to the camp as the sun sets for your dinner and overnight.
Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasai land. Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, before arriving at Lodge around midday. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe. Dinner and overnight on Full Board basis.
Following an early breakfast, continue to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride. Leaving the Rift Valley behind, proceed to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon. Once in the city, you will be dropped off at the Nairobi Terminus for your train ride to Mombasa. Upon arrival in Mombasa, you will be picked up from the SGR terminus and driven to the hotel.