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Kenya Safari
Elephant orphans and giraffes in Nairobi, hippos on Lake Naivasha and rhinos at Lake Nakuru, then three nights of game drives in the Masai Mara and a short flight back.
8 days / 7 nights Kenya
RouteNairobi – Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
- Sheldrick elephant orphans
- Feeding giraffes at the Giraffe Centre
- Lake Naivasha boat ride and Crescent Island walk
- Black and white rhinos at Lake Nakuru
- Three nights in the Masai Mara
- A Maasai village visit
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi
- Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
- Meet and transfer to your hotel
- Free time to rest after the long flight
- Overnight in Nairobi
Day 2: Nairobi
- The Sheldrick elephant orphanage: orphaned calves at their late-morning milk feed and mud bath, subject to booking and visiting hours
- The Giraffe Centre in Lang'ata: feed Rothschild's giraffes from a raised platform
- The Karen Blixen Museum, the farmhouse below the Ngong Hills described in Out of Africa, subject to opening days
- Overnight in Nairobi
Day 3: Nairobi – Great Rift Valley – Lake Naivasha
- Drive to Lake Naivasha (about 2 hours), stopping at a viewpoint over the Great Rift Valley
- Boat ride on the lake among hippos, pelicans and African fish eagles
- Guided walk on Crescent Island among giraffes, zebras and wildebeest
- Overnight at Lake Naivasha
Day 4: Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru
- Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park (about 1.5 hours)
- Game drives in Kenya's first government-run rhino sanctuary, home to black and white rhinos and Rothschild's giraffes
- Flamingos along the shore when present, and the wide view from Baboon Cliff
- Overnight at Lake Nakuru
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
- Drive via Narok to the Masai Mara (about 5 to 6 hours)
- Afternoon game drive on the open grasslands, where lions, elephants, giraffes and zebras roam
- Overnight in the Masai Mara
Day 6: Masai Mara
- A full day of game drives across the reserve in search of lions, cheetahs and leopards
- The Mara River, home to hippos and crocodiles and to the wildebeest crossings in migration season
- Overnight in the Masai Mara
Day 7: Masai Mara
- Optional sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the plains, weather permitting
- Morning game drive
- Afternoon visit to a Maasai village: traditional homes, beadwork and the adumu jumping dance
- Overnight in the Masai Mara
Day 8: Departure
- Short flight from a Mara airstrip to Nairobi's Wilson Airport (about an hour)
- Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home
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