After your arrival in Nairobi, you are picked up at the airport and taken to your hotel. You will overnight at the Crowne Plaza Hotel or similar.
Distance approx. 300 km; driving time approx. 4-5h
After breakfast you start your family safari in Kenya . You head in the direction of the Masai Mara Game Reserve. On your way into the vast steppe landscape of the Masai, you pass the two dormant volcanoes Mount Longonot and Suswa. You arrive at the Masai Mara Game Reserve around lunchtime and in the afternoon enough time has been set aside for your first game drive. The reserve is well-known for its high animal population. Together with the southerly situated Serengeti, the region is famous for the biggest migration on earth (ca. 2 million animals). Hundreds of thousands wildebeest and zebras form part of this long marsh. However other animals like lions, elephants, buffalos and giraffes can also be spotted. You will overnight at the Sarova Mara Game Camp or similar.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance depends upon chosen route
The entire day is dedicated to extensive game viewing with your experienced guide. Among that, a trip to the Mara River is on todays agenda. The river is one of the biggest hurdles for the wildebeest and zebras on their yearly trek. Unbelievable scenes can be witnessed at the end of October and beginning of November when tens of thousands of animals have to cross the river that has risen after all the rainfall and is full of crocodiles. However, even during other seasons, hippos, crocodiles and other animals can be spotted here. You will spend another night at the Sarova Mara Game Camp or similar.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance approx. 350 km; driving time approx. 5h
After one last game drive in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, you have breakfast at the Mara Sarova Camp before you travel to the Lake Nakuru National Park. The national park is well-known for the massive population of flamingos and countless other water birds. Along the river bank, buffaloes, hippos and maybe even rhinos can be spotted. With a little luck you might even be able to see lions, leopards and the rather rare Rothschild giraffes in the acacia forest and the southerly situated tree savannah region. You will overnight at the Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge or similar.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance approx. 60 km; driving time approx. 1-2h
You enjoy another game drive in the Lake Nakuru National Park before you continue to the beautiful Lake Naivasha. Enjoy the view over the impressive Great Rift Valley or take part in different activities such as boat trips on the lake, horseback riding or accompanied bird walks (all activities can be booked at an additional cost). You will overnight at the Great Rift Valley Lodge or similar.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance approx. 330 km; driving time approx. 5h
You leave behind the Lake Naivasha in the morning and head in direction of the Saba National Reserve. On our way there you pass Mount Kenya which with its 5199m is Kenya’s highest mountain. You then cross the Equator. The reserve is situated in the dry areas of northern Kenya, which is also home to different nomadic tribes. After a hearty lunch you explore the fantastic and bizarre landscape of the Shaba Game Reserve. Thereafter you return to the Sarova Shaba Lodge, where dinner will be served. You will overnight at the Sarova Shaba Game Lodge or similar.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance: Depends upon chosen route
The entire day is set aside for extensive game drives in this amazing region. The Shaba National Reserve together with the neighbouring reserves Samburu and Buffalos forms one of the biggest nature areas in which the animals can roam freely. Among other you have the chance of spotting the reticulated giraffe, the so called Grévy’s zebra, the Beisa oryx, the Somali ostrich and the Generuk also known as Wallers gazelle. After lunch you will continue with a game drive along the Ewaso Nyiro River, which is the only water source in this dry area. You will spend another night at the Sarova Shaba Game Lodge or similar.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance approx. 350km, driving time approx. 5h
After breakfast you exit the Shaba National Reserve and head in direction of Nairobi. Mountaineers, who combine the safari with climbing Mount Kenya, will be taken to their base hotel. All others will be taken back to Nairobi and on their way there pass through the wonderful green tea and coffee plantations.
Breakfast
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