The 5 days Naivasha and Masai Mara adventure safari package is one of the popular Kenya safari trips from Nairobi. This safari tour helps you explore the major attractions in the Rift Valley as you admire the unique formations in the region.
This 5 days Naivasha and Masai Mara adventure takes you to the floor of the Rift valley.You enjoy the sight of the Mt. Longonot, before being welcomed to Naivasha. Lake Naivasha supports the flower farms around the lake and also offers a magnificent view of the area. It is also worth noting that the Lake is the highest of the lakes in the Rift valley besides being a fresh water lake. You will have a chance to take boat ride and explore the surrounding areas such as the Crescent Island, among other Fun Things to do in Naivasha. You will also marvel at the sight of hippos near the shores of this great water mass.
Then you’ll proceed to Masai Mara for the ultimate adventure. Masai mara is the most visited national reserves and also offers the best chance to view the big 5. On a masai mara safari you have the opportunity to to witness wildlife in great abundance, especially between the month of August and October during the annual wildebeest migration. During this time as the wildebeests move in big numbers from Serengeti in Tanzania to Masai Mara in Kenya you will have the chance to admire the spectacular mass movement. The most thrilling moment of this migration safari is when the migrating animals dive into the crocodile infested Mara river as they cross to the opposite side. The hungry crocodile lie in waiting as they target the vulnerable and injured animals due to the stampede. The wildebeests are also accompanied by other grazers such as zebras and antelopes.
What to Expect
The 5 Days Naivasha and Masai Mara Adventure safari package allows you to enjoy among other things the amazing features in the Great Rift Valley and also the endless plains of Masai Mara.
Pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Airport early in the morning and proceed towards Naivasha. Enjoy a scenic drive through the escarpment with a brief stopover at the view point to marvel at the scenic beauty of the Great Rift Valley.
Arrive in time for lunch and afterwards latter in the afternoon you will set out for a boat ride and nature walk in the Crescent Island till late afternoon.
Dinner and overnight
Lake Naivasha Sopa or similar: FB
After breakfast,you’ll set out for your exploration at the Hell’s Gate. You will have the option of walking or biking among the wildlife as you admire the unique land formations. Latter you’ll have a chance to take a swim at the Olkaria Geothermal Spa, whose water is naturally heated.
Dinner and overnight Lake Naivasha Sopa.
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Depart for the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where visitors may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive in time for lunch at your preferred choice of accommodation and some leisure time, later in the afternoon head out for an exciting game-viewing drive in this vast and expansive reserve teeming with game. Thereafter return for diner and overnight.
Zebra Plains Mara Camp or similar :FB
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Full day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game viewing drives in search of the ‘big five’. Masai Mara is the northern most extension of the Serengeti Plains and one of the richest wildlife Game Reserves. It is home to the awesome black-manned lion, cheetah, the elusive leopard, stately giraffes, vast bulk of elephants, rhino, thundering herds of zebra, migrating wildebeest and numerous other plains game. Return to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Zebra Plains Mara Camp or similar :FB
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After an early breakfast, you will check out and then proceed with the drive back to Nairobi.