Overview
Adventure to Kenya’s most popular parks, where we’ll spend our 5-days on this long African safari. It’s an exciting combination of top parks and a good exposure to a number wildlife. The Masai Mara is home to the Great Migration crossings and very rich concentration of big cats. Amboseli is a wildlife photography safari destination, dream of every safari photographer with its background views of towering Mt. Kilimanjaro and herds of elephants.
The great Masai Mara Game Reserve hosts all of Africa’s Big Five, the reserve is an exciting mix of wildlife, savannah landscapes, rolling hills, and iconic acacia trees decorating the landscape. If you visit during the river crossings, you’ll witness the arrival of wildebeest and zebra crossing the Mara River into the park – an epic sighting.
Our second safari destination, Amboseli Park features its iconic views of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Wildlife spotting is easy in this smaller park, and you can’t miss the herds of elephants marching before you and the great mountain rising behind them as a background in stunning relief. Here, look for lion, buffalo, and cheetah in this reserve, not forgetting the birdlife which is also abundant.
You can see why these two parks forms the best African safari, and comes with lots of flexibility allowing you to customize the cost of your safari, depending on your style or of travel either comfort or luxury safari. Your 5-days Masai Mara safari and Amboseli includes all transportation, park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations and meals.
Highlights
- Unlimited game drives days filled with great wildlife sighting.
- Safari in your own comfortable 4 X 4 Land Cruiser Jeep Open Rooftop.
- Big 5 African wildlife, from elephants, lions, rhino, & leopards… Inclusive of zebra, cheetah and much more.
- Maasai people and culture.
- A dedicated expert driver / guide.
- An optional hot air balloon ride over the Mara – enquire with us =$ 450 per person.
- An optional hot air balloon safari at Amboseli – enquire with us =$ 480 per person.
Itinerary
Expand allCollapse all1: Nairobi - Masai Mara Game Reserve
We’ll begin our adventure with a pick up from your Nairobi hotel/ Nairobi airport at around 0700hrs.
Proceed to the Masai Mara game reserve -Kenya’s and Africa’s finest wildlife reserve.
We’ll break up our drive with a stop at the edge of the Great Rift Valley and arrive at the Mara around afternoon hours.
We’ve arrived at perhaps the most well-known wildlife park in the world, home to an incredible diversity and concentration of wild animals. All the Big Five are here with a special emphasis on the cats such as lion, leopard, and cheetah.
We’ll fill our day with game drives over the deep savannah looking for the big game plus warthog, hyena, zebra, and many more hunters and grazers.
Dinner and overnight to be spent at your Masai Mara tented camp/ safari lodge.
2: Full Day - Masai Mara
We’ll be up early to enjoy the awakening day and the birdsong on the great reserve. This is a day of unlimited game drives so get ready to check off the animals on your “to see” list.
The Masai Mara features the greatest density of wildlife in this region of Africa and you’re right in the middle of the action.
Should you be here during the Great Migration (July – October) you’ll be witness to the sight of thousands of gazelle, zebra, and wildebeest streaming over the Mara River in search of sustenance.
We’ll visit the river and enjoy a picnic lunch, checking out the hippos, crocodiles and other wildlife action play out before us.
If you wish, you can take an optional visit to the local Maasai people. You’ll learn about their customs, herding lifestyle, and perhaps pick up some of their beaded handiwork.
Another optional treat – an early morning hot air balloon safari over the Masai Mara! Watch the park come alive and the animals parade in their timeless migration – an unforgettable vision. Just ask us and we will make arrangements.
Return to your tented safari camp/Masai Mara safari lodge for dinner and overnight.
3: Masai Mara - Amboseli
We’ll be up before the birds on an early morning departure to Amboseli Park.
Traveling past fields and farmland, we’ll make stops along the way to appreciate Kenya’s natural scenery.
We’ll also take a lunch break to stretch and relax.
Arriving at Amboseli Park in the afternoon, there will be time for a game drive and to get acquainted with the reserve.
At the park’s southern boundary stands the towering form of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a constant presence looking over the rich variety of wildlife all about in this smaller park.
Toward evening the mountain’s snow-capped peak may be revealed as the high-altitude cloud cover can burn off, leaving us with a perfect vista of one of Africa’s most inspirational sites.
We’ll spend the first of two nights at Amboseli at your choice of safari lodge or tented camp.
4 : Full Day - Amboseli Park
The day will be filled with game drives and relaxation time as well. Just tell your driver/guide how much you’d like of each.
But we’ll be up early for a pre-breakfast safari through the park as the elephant families march to their favorite watering holes.
We’ll travel by Jeep to our favorite watering hole – our lodge or tented camp for a hearty, safari breakfast. Then we’ll fill out the morning on another relaxed game drive.
The foliage is sparse at Amboseli which makes for easier game spotting.
We’ll take an easy lunch and plan our afternoon. Your driver/guide is an expert and can discuss the different regions of the park to explore, such as its marshes, lakes or woodlands.
Toward evening, look for another wonderful African sunset and maybe the clear, snowy summit of Kilimanjaro. Have your camera ready!
We’ll spend our second night at Amboseli at your safari lodge or tented camp.
5 : Amboseli – Nairobi
It’s our last safari morning but we’ve got plans to pack in as much as possible. We’ll start with a pre-breakfast game drive and see who else we can check off our list.
Breakfast follows, surrounded by all the beauty of nature and then another mid-morning drive through the park. There will be time to visit any spots you may have missed.
Then we’re off to Nairobi with a stop for lunch on the way.
We should arrive at about 16:30 hrs. (4:30 pm).
We’ll bring you to your hotel, residence or the airport.
You’ve seen so much of Kenya’s two most popular parks over our 5-day safari, with a variety of wildlife you’ll be talking about for years. When you’re ready for your next adventure just give us a call. All of us at Vulture African Safaris thank you so much for the trust you have placed in us. Asante!
What’s Included
- Park fees to the mentioned park.
- Transport in a 4 X 4 Land Cruiser Jeep Open Rooftop.
- Services of an experienced driver /guide.
- All meals while on safari as per itinerary.
- Accommodation as per itinerary at the camp/lodge.
- Bottled drinking water on the vehicle.
- All game drives.
- Statutory taxes and local levies.
- Laundry, drinks & meals not specified.
- Passport and visa costs.
- Travel insurance.
- Accommodation pre and post the safari.
- Tips to driver guides.
- Visits to Maasai village.
- Hot air balloon rides.
- All expenses of personal nature (e.g. Activities etc.)