AASC05: 6 Days Great Rift Valley Lakes & Maasai Mara

Price: US$495
Local Payment: US$300

A safari to the ornithological Great Rift Valley Lakes of Baringo, Bogoria, and Nakuru - world famous for high concentration of birds. Then south over the Mau Escarpment to Kenya’s greatest concentration of game all year round - the Maasai Mara whose great wildebeest migration from the Serengeti has been described as the ‘seventh wonder of the world’

Day 1 - Lake Baringo:
Depart Nairobi at 9.30 a.m. stopping en-route to view the spectacular Great Rift Valley. Lunch en-route, then camp at Lake Baringo [a world famous bird sanctuary], late in the afternoon. Boat trip to see the hippos and crocodiles

Day 2 - Lake Nakuru:
A 30km drive south to the spectacular Lake Bogoria with the [very] hot springs. Don’t fall in. Flamingos live here and you can explore on foot. Lunch and then proceed to Lake Nakuru national park famous for its bird life for a game drive. Overnight in a campsite outside the park and town

Day 3 - Maasai Mara:
We head south to Narok, camping in a campsite on the Talek River at the edge of the park by afternoon. Here we pitch tents
Days 4 & 5 - Maasai Mara:
From the base camp, we experience the Mara Magic; packed with elephant, zebra, rhino, lion and all kinds of game throughout the year, with the spectacular wildebeest migration from Serengeti mainly in July and August.

Day 6 – Nairobi:
We break camp and drive to Narok where Maasai souvenirs can be bought, then back to Nairobi by 5.00 pm