Kenya Game Drive in 5 Days
Ol Pejeta, Lake Naivasha & Masai Mara
Safari Highlights
This tour takes you to Ol Pejeta, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara on a 5 days, 4 nights safari. Its a mix of wildlife game viewing, bird watching and guided walking safari.
Ol Pejeta wildlife conservancy has a great history of acting as an asylum for different endangered wildlife species, preserving the african wildlife culture and experience.
Lake Naivasha is known for the guided walking safari, boat ride and bird watching. We shall spend the first day here enjoying a boat ride while watching birds.
Masai Mara Game Reserve is Kenya’s popular tourist attraction because of its highest wildlife concentration per kilometer, Big Five and yearly wildebeest migration. Abundant Bird life over 450 species recorded.
Safari Program
Day 1
Nairobi – Olpejeta – Sweetwaters :
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
Your driver/guide will pick you up from your Nairobi area hotel, Nairobi airport or Nairobi area residence and we’ll head out in our private 4 x 4 Jeep for Ol Pejeta Sanctuary. We’ll be traveling north through the highlands of central Kenya, passing farmland and plantations.
En route, we’ll take a break, stopping at Karatina, the largest open-air market in East Africa. We should arrive at Ol Pejeta Sanctuary in the afternoon with time for game drives and exploration. We’ll visit the very unique Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary where rescued and orphaned chimps are nursed back to health.
Ol Pejeta also features a protected zone for over 100 black rhinos and there’s also plenty of big cats in this sanctuary. We will use our time well in this special reserve. We’ll spend the evening at your choice of Ol Pejeta/Mt. Kenya safari lodge or tented camp.
Day 2
Ol Pejeta – Lake Naivasha & Great Rift valley
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
There’s so much wildlife in Ol Pejeta – we’ll take an early morning game drive to see who we can spot before departing this lovely preserve.
We’re now headed through the Rift Valley on a scenic drive to Lake Naivasha. Along the way, we’ll stop at 74 m (243 ft) Thompson’s Falls to admire its dramatic cascades.
Continuing, we’ll arrive at Lake Naivasha in time for an afternoon boat safari across the lake. This is an easy, relaxing ride, sailing past hippos and exotic birdlife dotting the lake and its shores. Nearby, we may spot antelope, zebra, buffalo, eland, and impala perhaps grazing on the shore.
We should also have time for a guided walking safari to nearby Crescent Island Game Sanctuary. It’s a quick walk to this small park where we’ll spot impala, gazelle and other grazers close-by. We’ll spend the night at the Lake Naivasha safari lodge or tented camp of your choice.
Day 3
Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara : 240 km
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
After breakfast depart for world-famous Masai Mara Reserve.
(Optional activitiy in Naivasha: visit to Hell’s Gate National Park at anextra USD 35 Per Person).
Our drive will take us past the dramatic rises and gorges of the Great Rift Valley, passing through Masai country. The Masai Mara impresses visitors with its vast spaces but also with its amazing displays of wildlife, said to contain the greatest density of lions in the world.
We’ll arrive at the great park with plenty of time for an afternoon game drive. Over its rolling green hills and golden savannahs, we’ll be looking for the big cats, elephant, giraffe, ostrich, warthog, plus buffalo and more.
We’ll spend the next two nights at the Masai Mara at your safari lodge or tented camp.
Day 4
Masai Mara – full day
We’re at the greatest wildlife park in the world so let’s get up early to enjoy it! We’ll see the light breaking over the reserve, with fresh tracks of wildlife impressed on the morning dew. The sun’s rays breaking through the park’s many iconic acacia trees signal new beginnings and great possibilities.
This is a day of unlimited game drives and fulfilling exploration. Sightings of lion are common on these plains and we will track the mighty creatures.
The park is also known as the place where the greatest movement of animals on the planet occurs – the Great Migration. If you are here during the migrating season (July – October) you’ll be witness to thousands and perhaps tens of thousands of gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra pouring into the park over the Mara River.
We’ll enjoy lunch by the river and if in season, watch the torrent of wildlife flood into the park. Also, nearby, we’ll look for hippos and crocodiles in their river habitat.
Rounding out your first-hand experience here, we offer several optional activities: Visit the local Maasai tribe at their village. See their lifestyle and culture up close and take in their colourful ceremonies.
For the ultimate safari, hop aboard a hot air balloon for a pre-dawn ride over the park. You’ll see the sun light up the savannah while the park comes alive below. This is an inspiring and unforgettable moment you’ll be talking about for years. Just ask your driver/guide to make the arrangements.
Our final night at the Masai Mara will be at the safari lodge or tented camp of your choice.
Day 5
We will bring you to your Nairobi hotel, residence or the airport.
Chimpanzees, rhinos, lions and much, much more – your 5-day African safari was a deep dive into the wonders of nature and our place in this wonderful world. We hope you’ve got lots of exciting stories to share with friends and family.
We will bring you to your Nairobi hotel, residence or the airport.
- All park entrance fee.
- Service of a English speaking professional driver/guide.
- Full board accommodation at the lodges(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
- Transport in a safari mini van with pop-up roof.
- Bottled drinking water on safari.
- Tips
- Bottled drinks
- Things of personal nature
- International Flights
- Local Flights
