• Tour in 4WD vehicle

 Professionally Escorted

• Explore the Spectacular Kenya’s leading National Parks and Lake that will make your safari experience memorable with our professional English Speaking Tour Guide.

Accommodation

• Accommodation is on a twin share basis, and all rooms have private facilities.

Dining Inclusions Full board (all meals while on safari – 3 meals a day; breakfast, lunch & dinner)

Plus

• Conservation Fees (Shown separately)
• Game drives as indicated on the itinerary
• Complimentary bottled drinking water while on safari

Day 1:  Nairobi – Sweet waters
Leaving Nairobi in the morning, we drive to the western shoulder of the mighty Mount Kenya to Serena Sweet waters Tented Lodge. Arrive in time for lunch.

Sweet waters Tented Camp, Ol Pejeta Conservancy; A sheltered oasis, clustered around a waterhole and set in the pristine calm of a private wildlife conservancy, Sweet waters Tented Camp is in a class of its own. Abounding with wildlife, unfettered by the more rigorous strictures of the Kenyan National Parks and designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury, it has long been the preferred retreat of wilderness and safari lovers alike.

One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy excels in the provision of privileged seclusion and private game viewing. Thanks to its private status it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as the Sweet waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (the only place in Kenya to see these highly endangered animals), visits to Moran, a tame black rhino, night game drives, guided bush walks and camel-trekking across game-teaming plains.

Enjoy an afternoon game drive, returning to the camp at dusk for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Sweet waters/Lake Bogoria
An early morning game drive is followed by breakfast, thereafter depart for Lake Bogoria has a closed drainage system meaning that the water is alkaline in nature and supports only microscopic algae with no fish.

Arriving in time for lunch relax proceed for an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Spa or Similar

Lake Bogoria: described in the past as the “jewel of the Rift Valley” and by the words of Bishop Hannington at his first sight as “the most beautiful view in Africa.” With the backdrop of the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley, it is a stunning beauty that has always enchanted its visitors. The contrast in colours from the grasslands into the Lake and the sky above can only describe the place as “nature’s studio.”

Day 3: Lake Bogoria/Lake Naivasha
Leaving after breakfast, drive off to Lake Naivasha to arrive in time for lunch, and later proceed for an afternoon game drive.

Check-in to Naivasha Sopa Lodge and settle. Lunch will be served at the Lodge and thereafter, leave to enjoy an afternoon game drive at Hell’s Gate National Park.

Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Rift Valley Lakes at an altitude of 1880 m. It is also the second largest fresh water lake in Kenya and is unusual that it has no known outlet, normally a requirement for a freshwater lake. The dense vegetation in the edge of the lake support a thriving bird population - the area has a list of over 350 species. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores; Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys swing in the treetops while the Lakes’ large Hippos sleep the day out in the shallows.

Hell's Gate National Park lies south of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, North West of Nairobi. Hell's Gate National Park is named after a narrow break in the cliffs, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It was established in 1984. A small national park, it is known for its wide variety of wildlife and for its scenery. This includes the Fischer's Tower and Central Tower columns and Hell's Gate Gorge. The National Park is also home to three geothermal power stations at Olkaria. The park is equipped with three basic campsites and includes a Maasai Cultural Center, providing education about the Maasai tribe’s culture and traditions.

There is a wide variety of wildlife in the national park, though many are few in number. Examples of little seen wildlife include lions, leopards, and cheetahs. However, the park has historically been an important home for the rare lammergeyer eagles. There are over 103 species of birds in the park, including vultures, Verreaux’s Eagles, Augur Buzzard, and swifts. Hyraxes, African buffalo, Zebra, eland, hartebeest, Thompson’s Gazelle, and baboons are also common. The park is also home to serval and small numbers of klipspringer antelope and Chanler's mountain reedbuck.

Return to your lodge at dusk for dinner and overnight – Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Day 4: Lake Naivasha/Nairobi
Possible this morning is either a boat ride (at an extra minimal cost), or a bird-walk on the shores of the lake, or a leisurely nature walk before breakfast and thereafter, leave for Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon.

Drive to the Nairobi National Park, the only park in the world within the proximity of a capital city and is only 8Kms from the city centre.

Possible after the tour is lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant (we can arrange this as an optional tour @ US$ 35 per person inclusive of transport).

From there you can enjoy a city tour before returning to your Hotel (this is optional at a minimal extra cost).

Drop off at the airport or home after the safari

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SOME OF THE HOTELS IN THE PARKS TO BE VISITED - BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS:

Lake Bogoria Spa Resort We have 21 self contained air-conditioned standard rooms. The rooms are wonderfully stylish with rustic African furniture to complement the safari experience and at the same offer a warm cozy ambience where guest can kickback and relax. Our rooms are equipped with flat screen plasma TVs with DSTV.

Naivasha Sopa: Naivasha is a Maasai name given to the area where the resort is located, denoting the characteristics of the lake including size and its tendency to roughness when windy.
The history of the area has always been important as it formed the main route of the slave trade from Uganda and the highlands of Kenya, including in 1884, the Scottish explorer Joseph Thompson’s epic journey through Maasai land – where he writes in his journals of his time in Naivasha.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES POSSIBLE ON THIS ITINERARY:

• Sundowner
• Bush dinner
• Bush breakfast
• Night game drives
• Nature walk
• Boat ride
• Hiking at Hells gate

** All these can be arranged through our offices – kindly enquire at the time of booking

• Personal travel insurance
• Flying doctors emergency evacuation cover [available for purchase from our offices - for 2 months cover at US$25 up to 500-km radius from Wilson Airport and US$50 above 500 km]
• All airport taxes and visas
• All personal expenses; e.g. laundry, telephones, beverages, tips, portage, etc.
• All international flights / airfares (we can arrange this for you on request)
• All airport/hotel/airport transfers (we can arrange this for you on request)
• Any other extras not stated as included above
• Hotel accommodation in Nairobi (we can arrange this for you on request)