AASC12: 7 days Samburu/Rift Valley Lakes & Maasai Mara
Price: US$690
Local Payment: US$350
Departs Mondays
A safari to the north via the high shoulder of Mountain Kenya to Samburu Game Reserve of, the world famous ornithological Great Rift Valley Lakes of Baringo, Bogoria and Nakuru , then south over the Mau Escarpment to Kenya’s greatest concentration of game all year round - the Maasai Mara and home to the great wildebeest migration which has been declared the ‘seventh wonder of the world’
Day 1 – Samburu:
Depart Nairobi 9.30 a.m. passing through the rich agricultural farmland on the slopes of Mountain Kenya to the mainly dry scrub land and open Savannah plains of Samburu Game Reserve. Here the Ewaso Nyiro River supports a wide variety of game among them elephant, buffalo, cheetah leopard, lion, grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx and the long necked gerenuk. Accommodation in a campsite inside the park
Day 2 – Samburu:
Day spent game viewing in the park.
Day 3 – Baringo:
Leaving Samburu in the early morning, we make a scenic drive to the west across the Lerochi Plateau, (lunch enroute) and later descend to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, arriving at Lake Baringo in the afternoon. This is a fresh water lake which supports a great variety of birds as well as hippos and crocodiles. Indeed, the lake is reputed to be the bird-watching centre of Kenya.
Day 4 - Lake Nakuru:
Early in the morning we head south via Lake Bogoria which is a shallow soda lake with a beautiful scenery
and also home to a sizeable number of flamingoes and other species of birds. The highlight, however, is the boiling hot springs and geysers which also contribute to the beauty of the lake. After lunch, we proceed to Lake Nakuru in the south - another shallow soda lake which has been described as "an ornithologist’s paradise and one of the world’s most magnificent sights". Here one has an opportunity to see up to two million flamingoes besides tens of thousands of other birds if lucky. Lake Nakuru also has rhino sanctuary and also harbors lions, warthogs, waterbucks, buffaloes, hippo and many other animals. Dinner and overnight in a campsite outside the park
Day 5 - Maasai Mara:
We head further south to Narok, camping in a campsite on the Talek River at the edge of the park by afternoon. Here we pitch tents
Day 6 - Maasai Mara:
From the base camp, we explore the Mara region, packed with the elephant, zebra, rhino and all kinds of game throughout the year with the spectacular wildebeest migration from Serengeti occurring mainly in July and August. The Mara game reserve is 1510sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers. Indeed, you have the best opportunity of seeing all the big five.
Day 7 – Nairobi:
We break camp and drive to Narok where Maasai souvenirs can be bought and then proceed to Nairobi.
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