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7 Days Mount Kenya,Sweetwaters,Nakuru and Masai Mara
This 7 day Kenya Safari will take you to our famous Mount Kenya National Park,Ol Pejeta Conservancy,Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara Game Reserve
About Mount Kenya National Park
Mt. Kenya National Park is located to the east of the Great Rift Valley, about 175km North-East of Nairobi. The ecosystem lies in Central and Eastern provinces of Kenya. At 5,199m the mountain is the second highest peak in Africa. Mt. Kenya is an important water tower in the country. It provides water for about 50% of the country’s population and produces 70% of Kenya’s hydroelectric power.
UNESCO inscribed Mount Kenya as a World Heritage Site. Its described as one of the most impressive landscapes in Eastern Africa with its rugged glacier-clad summits, Afro-alpine moorlands and diverse forests that illustrate outstanding ecological processes.
Access
- Roads: 175 Kms from Nairobi, the park can be reached on Nanyuki-Isiolo road via Sirimon Track or Nyeri-Nanyuki road near Naro Moru. The park is also reachable via Chogoria on the Embu - Meru road, about 150km north of Nairobi.
- Airstrips: The closest commercial airstrip to the park is at Nanyuki
Size /Location
- 2800 sq.km
- East of the Rift Valley. Mt. Kenya lies about 140 km North, North-East of Nairobi with its Northern flanks across the Equator
About Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Sweetwaters Private Sanctuary
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy – a 90,000-acre private wildlife conservancy – is situated on the equator, in Kenya’s Laikipia District, between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped Mount Kenya. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals, including the “Big Five” (the endangered black and white rhino , leopard, elephant, buffalo and lion), Grevy’s zebra, Jackson’s hartebeest, cheetah and chimpanzee. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plains of Ol Pejeta guarantees an unforgettable safari experience. As a safe and secure private sanctuary, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy can guarantee a hassle-free safari experience with amazing wildlife viewing on good all-weather roads. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is only 3 hours drive from Nairobi and welcomes day visitors.
The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary is incorporated within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and is the only place in Kenya where this highly endangered and remarkably intelligent species can be seen.
The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary opened in 1993 in a negotiated agreement between the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Jane Goodall Institute. The facility was initially established to receive and provide life-long refuge to orphaned and abused chimpanzees from west and central Africa. An initial group of three chimpanzee orphans were brought to the sanctuary from a facility in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1993. This group of chimpanzees needed to be evacuated due to the outbreak of civil war in Burundi. This was followed in 1995 by another group of 9 adult chimpanzees, followed by another 10 in 1996.
Over the last decade Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary has been compelled to keep accepting chimpanzees rescued from traumatic situations bringing the total number of chimpanzees in the sanctuary to 41. At Sweetwaters Sanctuary chimpanzees are being carefully nursed back to health so they can enjoy the rest of their days in the safety of a vast natural enclosure. The chimpanzees live in two large groups separated by the Ewaso Nyiro
About Masai Mara Game Reserve-Annual Wildebeest migration and home to the Big five -7th World Wonder
South Western Kenya is the heartland of the Masai. At the heart of these lands is the Masai Mara Game Reserve, widely considered to be Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve. The Mara comprises 200 sq miles of open plains, woodlands and riverine forest. Contiguous with the plains of the Serengeti, the Mara is home to a breathtaking array of life. The vast grassland plains are scattered with herds of Zebra, Giraffe, Gazelle, and Topi. The Acacia forests abound with Birdlife and Monkeys. Elephants and Buffalo wallow in the wide Musiara Swamp. The Mara and Talek rivers are brimming with Hippos and Crocodiles.
The Masai Mara is Kenya's most celebrated game park, it offers the possibility of seeing "the big five" and many other species of game. Each year the Mara plays host to the world’s greatest natural spectacle, the Great Wildebeest Migration from the Serengeti. From July to October, the promise of rain and fresh life giving grass in the north brings more than 1.3 million Wildebeest together into a single massive herd. They pour across the border into the Mara, making a spectacular entrance in a surging column of life that stretches from horizon to horizon. At the Mara River they mass together on the banks before finally plunging forward through the raging waters, creating a frenzy as they fight against swift currents and waiting crocodiles.
The wildebeest bring new life to the Mara, not just through their cycle of regeneration of the grasslands, but for the predators who follow the herds.
About Lake Nakuru National Park – Birdwatcher’s Paradise
The park lies in Central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi, in Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province. The ecosystem comprises of the lake, surrounded by mainly wooded and bushy grasslands. The park supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds being the major attractions of the area. The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals including the white rhino and buffaloes and a variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species.
AAS 08 : 7 Days Mt.Kenya/ Ol Pejeta/Nakuru/Masai Mara
Tour Highlights
- Mount Kenya National Park
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Sweetwaters Private Sanctuary
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Masai Mara Game Reserve
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival in Nairobi
Arrival at Jomo Kenya International Airport. You will be met by our local representative and transferred to the Panafric Hotel or similar. Day free for orientation and Safari briefing. Overnight stay at the Hotel.at Sarova Panafric Hotel.(You have the Option of taking a City Tour which takes you to our National Museum,Karen Blixen,Bomas
Of Kenya,Giraffe Centre,Daphne Shedrick,you can also opt to take Dinner at Our Famous Carnivore Restaurant
On this day )
Day 2: A Tree Hotel on the slopes of Mount Kenya –Serena Mountain Lodge
Breakfast at the Hotel. Commence the drive North through Central Kenya to arrive for lunch at Serena ,Mountain Lodge.Dinner and Overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge
Day 3: Sweetwaters famous for the Chimpanzees and also Big Game
Breakfast at the Lodge.Embark on a safari to Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary.
Lunch. Afternoon Game Drive.Dinner and overnight at Serena Sweetwaters Luxuy Tented Camp.
Day 4 : Lake Nakuru National Park famous for the Pink Flamingoes and also Big Game
After breakfast, link up with your driver/guide for the morning drive to Lake Nakuru and other spectacular countryside.Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge.Afternoon game drive at the lake shore. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 5 : Masai Mara Game Reserve –most Celebrated Game Park -7th World Wonder and Big 5
Breakfast at the Lodge. Embark on the morning drive to the spectacular countryside. Arrival at Mara Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Seated on a corner of the Reserve with plenty of Game, the Mara Sopa Lodge is a dream come true. The Lodge reflects the Masai people’s culture in its décor; the Masai are the surrounding community. They have remained proudly aloof from western civilization. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 6 : Masai Mara Game Reserve
You have one full day at the Masai Mara. Here you may undertake optional Balloon rides. You may also visit a Masai tribal village as an option. Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives. All the meals are included. Overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 7 :Early Morning Game Drive.Breakfast.Drive back to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon.Drop off at the Airport for your flight back home.
Go back home with wonderful memories
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Other lodges and Camps in Masai Mara
- Mara Serena Safari Lodge in Masai Mara
- Keekorok Lodge in Masai Mara
- Mara Safari Club in Masai Mara
- Mara Intrepids in Masai Mara
- Sarova Mara in Masai Mara
- Mara Simba Lodge in Masai Mara
- Mara Explorer in Masai Mara
- Mara Springs Camp in Masai Mara
- Olmoran Camp
Other lodges and Camps in Lake Nakuru National Park
- Sarova Lionhill Lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park
- Flamingo Tented camp in Lake Nakuru National Park
Other lodges and Camps in Mount Kenya Safari Club
- Mount Kenya Safari Club
Other Lodges and Camps in Ol pejeta Conservancy
- Ol Pejeta House
- Porini Rhino Camp
You are welcome to Contact Us to help you pick a lodge or camp at Amboseli to suit your particular requirement.
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