13 Days Kogelo and Masai Mara with western circuit

Tour Country

Kenya

Duration

13 Days 12 Nights

Final Destination

Nairobi

Tour Overview

Tour Itinerary

Day 1  -Nairobi
Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your town hotel for overnight. Depending on your arrival time, you may undertake the various days’ activities on offer. Our representative will detail you on the same. Overnight at a city hotel.

Day 2: Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park
Pick up from your hotel after a scrumptious breakfast. Depart by 08.30 hrs from Nairobi, driving through the scenic escarpment of the Great Rift Valley with a brief stop at Kijabe viewpoint for an opportunity to photograph amazing natural phenomenon – The Great Rift Valley.The history of the Rift Valley dates back to millions of years during great earth movements. This massive valley stretches from the Middle East to Mozambique and down to the red sea. Proceed on via the lake side towns of Naivasha and Gilgil, past the domant Mount Longonot Volcano. Arrive in time at Lake Nakuru national park in good time for lunch at  . We shall have late afternoon and evening game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. And with luck we shall encounter the below animals Lake Nakuru is world famous as the location of the greatest bird spectacle on earth – myriads of pink flamingoes whose numbers are legion, often more than a million. It also houses a rhino sanctuary and it’s the best place in Kenya to chance for leopards. Dinner and overnight at budget hotel

Day3:  Nakuru –   Kisumu
Drive to Kisumu do city tour, visit Dunga point, Ndere Island visit Kiti Mikai overnight. At Kisumu HotelKisumu Town is the capital of Western Kenya and center of populous Luo community the third larges community in Kenya. The town stands at the mouth of Nyando Valley close to where Nyando River empties into Victoria. Arrival at budget hotel.

Day 4 : Kisumu – Kakamega
After breakfast drive to Kakamega forest, Mt Elgon, Murioki Hills
for keeping fit. Kaka mega forest in time for lunch. Rondo Retreat is indeed like a small oasis in the midst of this last tropical rain forest. Afternoon visit a traditional Luhya village for an insight of the way of life of the local people in this area. Dinner and overnight at Rondo retreat centre (F/b) Kakamega overnight at budget hotel.

Day 5: Kakamega Forest
Full day in Kaka mega Forest with nature walks in the Forest Kaka mega forest is the towns’ real treasure, a remnant of unbroken equatorial jungle that arched west to east across the continent. The forest contains Kenya Rarest arboreal, faunal, floral and avifaunal treasures. 20% of the amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals occur nowhere else in Kenya. Also this is where herbal medicines are extracted. Dinner and overnight at budget hotel.

Day 6: Kakamega – Kogelo; Obama’s home
Leave Kakamega and head to Obama’s home Kogelo enjoy the environment and the Luo clan and their culture. Drive to Usenge Beach/Ndeda . Overnight in Bondo town

Day 7: Kogelo – Mbita/Rusinga Island
After breakfast drive to Lwanda Kotieno take ferry to Mbita Island visit Ulambwe National Park, Ruma Park, overnight at Lake Victoria Safari lodge Mbita.

Day 8: Mbita – Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, depart for Masai Mara driving through Sotik. Arrival in Masai Mara intime for evening game drive. lunch on the way .Masai Mara is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary with abundant wildlife and gentle rolling grasslands, which ensure that animals are never out of sight. Its flora is as profuse as its fauna. Bird life is also prolific with over 450 species having been recorded. On this day we shall have late afternoon and evening game viewing and if things go well as I expect we shall encounter  the big five walking in the park as the sun is setting to the west and the timid animals are coming out from the ditch to make the evening hunt. Dinner and overnight at Tented camp  .

Day 9 and 10: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Full day in Masai Mara with unlimited game drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve. Experience the wildest game show on earth! Large herds of elephant, hyena, and antelopes of all types, the BIG CATS as well as Masai Giraffe, Hippo and Crocodile play at center stage. Enjoy an extended morning game drive or a full day game drive with a packed lunch / breakfast. Meaning dotted plains in the Masai language, Mara is a vast area with scattered pockets of acacia woodland inhabiting a wide variety of fauna. It offers breathtaking views as seen in the Film ‘Out of Africa’ much of which was filmed here. The Mara is also the staging ground for the great Migration, one of the most awe-inspiring natural events in the world. All meals and overnight at the camp Tents with beds and toilets inside.

Day 8: Mbita – Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, depart for Masai Mara driving through Sotik. Arrival in Masai Mara intime for evening game drive. lunch on the way .Masai Mara is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary with abundant wildlife and gentle rolling grasslands, which ensure that animals are never out of sight. Its flora is as profuse as its fauna. Bird life is also prolific with over 450 species having been recorded. On this day we shall have late afternoon and evening game viewing and if things go well as I expect we shall encounter  the big five walking in the park as the sun is setting to the west and the timid animals are coming out from the ditch to make the evening hunt. Dinner and overnight at Tented camp  .

Day 9 and 10: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Full day in Masai Mara with unlimited game drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve. Experience the wildest game show on earth! Large herds of elephant, hyena, and antelopes of all types, the BIG CATS as well as Masai Giraffe, Hippo and Crocodile play at center stage. Enjoy an extended morning game drive or a full day game drive with a packed lunch / breakfast. Meaning dotted plains in the Masai language, Mara is a vast area with scattered pockets of acacia woodland inhabiting a wide variety of fauna. It offers breathtaking views as seen in the Film ‘Out of Africa’ much of which was filmed here. The Mara is also the staging ground for the great Migration, one of the most awe-inspiring natural events in the world. All meals and overnight at the lodge or campsite.

Day 11: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Naivasha
After breakfast and morning game drive, head to Naivasha with lunch en-route and a visit to the Hell’s Gate Park (one of the few parks where you can walk or cycle to see the wild animals). There is a geothermal power station and very beautiful scenery, dinner and overnight at the campsite or budget hotel /Fish Eagle campsite

Day 12: Naivasha – Nairobi
After breakfast, have your last game viewing as you leave the park for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

  • Transport in Safari Van with hatch roof.
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • All meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner), as indicated
  • Services of our Professional Guide/Driver
  • All Park Entrance Fees
  • All Game Drives
  • Personal Insurance
  • Items of personal nature
  • Alcoholic and Soft drinks
  • Tips and Porterage
  • Visas

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13 Days Kogelo and Masai Mara with western circuit