6-Day Masai Mara Migration 2019, Hell’s Gate & Nakuru

• You’ll be collected from the airport (or hotel).
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park

Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley with a brief stop at the Rift Valley viewpoint to take the most eyecatching view of the Escarpment. Proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park. Game viewing en route to the lodge/camp.
Lunch at the lodge followed by an afternoon game drive. Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild’s giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Best Time to Visit
June to March best for wildlife viewing (Little rain)

High Season
July to March (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather
June to March (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

CheetahVery Rare

WildebeestRare

Wild DogVery Rare

ElephantNone

Accommodation:

Chester Hotel Nakuru

• Budget hotel located just outside Lake Nakuru NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru National Park – Lake Naivasha

After breakfast leave Lake Nakuru for Lake Naivasha. After checking in the camp you will take an optional boat ride in Lake Naivasha where you will have a chance to see the hippos. After the boat ride you will have your lunch then depart for Hell’s Gate National Park.
The park is located on the south of lake Naivasha. A visit to the park is really exciting as you walk through the gorge with its high cliffs. The gorge starts as a normal path and gradually steepens into a trough then a valley with branching off cracks as the waters that ran through it created. The park provides a variety of wildlife such as buffalo, gazelles, zebras, some giraffes and you can get the chance to spot a leopard, unusual flora and many species of birds and is one of the two only Kenyan parks where climbing, walking and biking are allowed.
You will then return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha

Accommodation:

Camp Carnelley’s

• Mid-range tented camp located in or near Lake Naivasha

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast leave Naivasha for Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch at the camp or lodge. After lunch you will head for afternoon game drive in the game reserve which is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary. You will easily spot the big five; well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The famous Masai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time to Visit
June to October and September to October

High Season
June to October and December to March

Best Weather
June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Wajee Mara Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Full day spent viewing the annual spectacular wildebeest migration. The famous Mara is renowned for its great herds of plain game, black-manned lions, leopard and cheetah but also contains numerous elephant and virtually every type of wild life to be found in Kenya, lunch is served in the park at the Mara river, after lunch continue with your game drive covering the park into sections, return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Wajee Mara Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve

Today there will be a possibility to take a hot air balloon ride. “Take to the skies for the ultimate Masai Mara wildlife adventure, soaring in a hot air balloon over herds of game to the inner reaches of the Mara. You’ll ascend in the early morning, when winds are calmest. After your incredible flight, it’s time to come back down to earth for breakfast. As you sip champagne and dig into a splendid breakfast of sizzling bacon, eggs, sausage, home-made breads, fresh tropical fruit and steaming cups of Kenyan coffee or tea.
Alternatively, you will wake up in the morning for a game drive in the park. You will go back to the park for your breakfast and then go back for a mid morning game drive. Come back to the camp for your lunch and then later leave for the afternoon game drive. Return to the campsite for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Wajee Mara Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve – Nairobi

Pre breakfast game drive, return to the camp for late breakfast, and then leave the camp and proceed to Nairobi with lunch enroute arriving in the afternoon. Upon arrival and depending with your flight schedule you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.

Main Destination:

Nairobi

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel).