Lodge Safari-6 days Samburu/ Lake Nakuru/ Masai Mara
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| Destination: Samburu/ Lake Nakuru/ Maasai Mara |
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| Start & End: in Nairobi (pick up from anywhere you want) |
| Ecotourism policy: Meeting the local people and Support 2010 Youth biodiversity Gap Year Program to reforest Mau with a community around. |
| CO² reduction: Game nature walks, natural food, bringing back all waste for recycling, picking up waste left by other, compensating for waste you produce within the parks |
Key things to see & discover:
Vegetation : acacia trees and woodland besides arid land
Animals : The Big Five, reticulated giraffe, crocodile, flamingo, ostrich and other birdlife, white rhino, zebra, wildebeest...
The People:
Rich traditions of the Samburu (sub-Masai tribe) and Masai people
Physical features: View Mt Kenya, Mara and Talek River in Masai Mara, explore Il lolokwe and Nyiro Ndoto Mountains
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Day 1: Nairobi- Samburu
Check out and drive to semi-arid scrubland of the Northern frontier of Samburu National Park with lunch on the way. You will see Mount Kenya - Africa's second highest point on the way. Samburu National park is famous for some of its distinctive species, like the reticulated giraffe and Grevy zebra. Afternoon game drive till late: FB Overnight Lodge
Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve
Full day in Samburu Reserve, with morning and afternoon game drives in the semi-arid park with its striking views. This place has abundance of trees, water and shade, which entice wildlife. Have an opportunity to see the unusual reticulated giraffe, gravy zebra, Somali ostrich, beisa, oryx, vulturine, guinea fowl among others. Visit a Samburu community and learn about their traditions. FB Overnight Lodge
Day 3: Samburu-Lake Nakuru
Have breakfast then drive through the Rift Valley to the Lake Nakuru National reserve: it is nature lover's paradise, famous for its bird spectacle of a million flamingos and rhino sanctuary. Enjoy a game drive before lunch in the park and afternoon game drive. FB Overnight Lodge
Day 4: Lake Nakuru- Maasai Mara
Breakfast, driving along the Great Rift Valley to the famous Masai Mara game reserve, arriving in time for lunch. Masai Mara is without a doubt Africa’s most famous safari destination, especially for its Big Five. Indeed, the Maasai Mara ecosystem holds one of the highest lion densities in the world and this is also where millions of wildebeest and zebra take part in the annual migration. Enjoy your afternoon game drive. FB Overnight Lodge
Day 5: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Explore the vast savannahs of the Mara Reserve, with morning and afternoon game drive plus visit to a Maasai Village as well as game walking. There is a lot to see here with predators of wildlife, the African culture and the great migration of wildebeest and zebra during the migration season. FB Overnight Lodge
Day 6: Masai Mara - Nairobi
Wake up Breakfast then Morning game drive before another Breakfast. Final game drive leaving the Masai Mara and returning to Nairobi