INCLUDED

Transportation

• Tour in 4WD vehicle

Professionally Escorted

• Explore the Spectacular Kenya’s leading National Park and Lakes 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

The Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi / Nakuru
Pick up from your hotel or residence at 0800 hrs.

Leaving Nairobi, we drive down the escarpment (stopping en-route to view) into the Great Rift Valley, and past Lakes Naivasha & Elementaita to Lake Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch. Thereafter, enjoy an afternoon tour of Lake Nakuru National Park which is a seasonal home for millions of flamingos and many other species of birds.

Nakuru National Park: Located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, this park has a great concentration of wildlife including waterbuck, gazelle, buffalo, rhino, the rare Rothschild giraffe, and if lucky, you may see lions and Leopard. The lake and National Park, which is also a bird sanctuary is famous also for its great concentration of birds, in particular the colourful flamingo and the Pelican, which seasonally feed off the abundant algae in the shallow waters of this soda lake. The park was gazetted the first Rhino Sanctuary in the country and boasts of both the White and black Rhino. The park is also home to a large / great Euphorbia forest, which compliments the beauty of the acacia forest on the shores of the Lake - a ‘mini-paradise’ as described by many who have toured here!

Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Sarova Lion Hill or similar

Day 2: Lake Nakuru / Lake Naivasha
Breakfast. Enjoy a short game drive as you drive out of the park for your journey across the floor of the rift valley to Lake Naivasha.

Check in to your hotel for the rest of the morning at leisure. Lunch will be served at your hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat trip to the Crescent Island returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Lake Naivasha/Hells gate/Nairobi
Leave after breakfast and drive out of Lake Naivasha heading to Hell Gate National Park.

Have packed lunch followed by a game drive /rock climbing / cycling in hells gate.

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.

Leaving late in the afternoon for Nairobi to be dropped off at the airport/hotel

BRIEF HOTELS’ DESCRIPTIONS

Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge is nestled along the Lion Hill overlooking the spectacular flamingo pink rimmed Lake Nakuru. Its location affords panoramic vistas of the Lake and the picturesque Lake Nakuru National Park. A short two hour drive from Nairobi, the Lodge is a favourite with residents and visitors to Kenya, among the Lake Nakuru lodges.

The Lodge is cleverly laid out such that most rooms and sitting areas afford stunning views of the Lake and the Park. The Lodge incorporates natural landscaping with tall acacia trees, winding walkways and greens dotted with bird feeds. Spread over acres, the Lodge is a natural haven for bird life and attracts over 50 species of birds amongst the 400 species that inhabit the Park.

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.

Rates Exclude

• 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)