TREK 7C
TSAVO WEST-AMBOSELI-TREE HOTEL-NAKURU-MASAI MARA
Day 1:
After breakfast, depart for Tsavo West National Park which lies roughly
halfway between Nairobi and the Coast. The chief marvel here is the Mzima
Springs, replenished with two hundred and twenty million litres of crystal
clear water everyday, from the underground streams stemming from the lava
massif known as Chyulu Hills. Mzima Springs is a favorite haunt of hippos
and crocodiles. There are well-marked nature trails, an observation platform
and an underwater glass tank, which provides a special vantage point to view
this remarkable oasis. Arrive in time for lunch at a lodge located within
the boundaries of the Park. An early evening game drive to see large herds
of Elephants, Buffalo, Common Waterbuck, Eland, Gerenuk, Masai Giraffe,
Black Rhino and Antelopes. Bird life is also in abundance at this park of
great diversity in habitat and terrain. Return to the lodge for dinner and
overnight stay.
Day 2:
After breakfast, head for the bushy country of Amboseli National Park.
Amboseli National Park is a landscape dominated everywhere by the glistening,
majestic snowcap of the mighty Kilimanjaro - a fitting backdrop to the
wild region. It is also the region where pastoral Masai and their cattle
have lived in harmony with wild creatures for many a century. After lunch,
experience an afternoon game drive at the foot of Africa's highest mountain.
Dinner and overnight is at one of the Amboseli Lodges, located in the
very heart of the Amboseli National Park.
Day 3:
An early morning game drive followed by a hearty breakfast at the lodge
and then depart for Nairobi for sumptuous lunch. Thereafter proceed north
towards Mt Kenya for the unique experience of all night and unlimited
game viewing. Lunch will be at the base hotel while dinner and overnight
will be at a tree lodge surrounded by forest and overlooking an illuminated
waterhole and salt lick.
Day 4:
After breakfast, drive to Nakuru. Arrive in time for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon
game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. The park provides a sanctuary
for the rhino. Lake Nakuru has always been considered a flamingo lake
par excellence. The contrast and apparent dislocation between the shallow
soda lake with its primeval birds and the animated woods all around it
give Lake Nakuru National Park a very distinctive appeal. Dinner and overnight
at a lodge overlooking the lake.
Day 5:
After breakfast, depart for Masai Mara - the land of vast migrating herds.
Arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon, embark on a game drive to
get a closer look at the Mara. Return to an archetypal Mara Lodge/tented
camp for sundowners, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6:
Awaken to the sounds of the big game country and venture out to absorb
the enormity of the Mara. In this country of breathtaking vistas, view
its vast assemblages of plains game together with their associated predators:
Buffalo, Black Rhino, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Cheetah,
Common Zebra, Coke's Hartebeest, White bearded Gnu, Oribi, Warthog, and
Thompson's and Grant's Gazelles. An early evening game drive to catch
up on all that was missed. All meals and overnight stay are at the Lodge.
Day 7:
After breakfast, return to Nairobi.
