5 Days Treetops, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara Safari
$1250
per person
Overview:
Adventure that takes you to Treetops Lodge in Aberdares National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park and the Masai Mara National Game Reserve.
Treetops Lodge is famous as the place where the then-Princess Elizabeth woke up on the morning of 6th February 1952 to find her father King George VI had died and she was proclaimed the Queen of the United Kingdom. Treetops Lodge’s water hole and salt lick attract elephants, buffalos, black rhinoceros, bush duikers, giant forest hogs, civet cats and baboons.
Included
Park fees
All activities – Unless labeled as optional
All accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All transportation
All Taxes/VAT
Meals, as specified in the day-by-day itinerary
Excluded
International flights
Roundtrip airport transfer
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips
Personal items – Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc
Day 1:
Depart Nairobi in the morning by road to Aberdares National Park arriving at the Outspan Hotel, Nyeri at midday. After lunch at the Outspan Hotel transfer with lodge vehicle to Treetops. Located just inside the gates of the park, Treetops overlooks waterholes and a saltlick. The lodge rises straight and stark on stilts and is solely dedicated to game viewing. The possibility of seeing wild animals close has created the Treetops tradition. The Aberdare National Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain Range, a fascinating region of Kenya. Mountain rages and peaks soar to arround 14,000 feet and are home to leopards, lion, colobus monkey, bongo, red duiker, suni, birds and Rhino. Dinner and overnight at Treetops Lodge.
Day 2:
Transfer after breakfast with lodge vehicle to base hotel and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is world famous for its stunning flocks of lesser flamingoes which turns its shores pink. Its birdlife is world renowned. On arrival in the park, have a game drive enroute to Lake Nakuru Lodge, which is situated in the southeast ecological niche of the Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru Lodge blends well with its surrounding and the animals often browse peacefully close to the gardens. After lunch at the lodge proceed for the afternoon game drive around the lake until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Day 3:
Have an early morning game drive in search of leopard and rhino returning to Lake Nakuru Lodge for breakfast. Check-out after breakfast and continue to Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving at Siana Springs Tented Camp at midday in time for lunch. Fringed by marshes and surrounded by ghostly Fever Trees, Siana Springs is situated on the eastern edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve perfectly recapturing the romance of the early pioneers. Later proceed for the afternoon game drive until sunset in search of the Big Five. Dinner and overnight at Camp
Day 4:
Full day in the Mara with morning and afternoon game drives across the plains and close encounter with elephants, lion, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, African birds, hippo, crocodile, vultures, African birds of prey, wildebeest, Hyena. Full board at Camp
Day 5:
Have an early morning game drive returning for breakfast at the camp/lodge. After breakfast, check-out from the camp and depart by road back to Nairobi.
