Africa Safari Kenya holiday 6 Days
Africa Safari Kenya holiday 6 Days explores Kenya’s prime safari parks and reserve. The magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro towers over Amboseli National park, the best place to see the African Elephants in their natural habitat. Amboseli also one of the best wildlife photography safari destination. The dusty plains create the perfect setup for creative and artistic photography. Getting the elephants in front of the Mount Kilimanjaro as they do their daily mini migrations to and from the swamps that are the source of water not only for them but the rest of the wildlife that they share the ecosystem with. The snow capped roof of Africa towers over this 392 km2 magnificent conservation area. Water from the Mountain percolates through volcanic porous rock and emerges at the swamps at Amboseli national park Thus Mount Kilimanjaro is the lifeline for Amboseli national park and the Masai community that lives around this great conservation area.
Amboseli National park cats
More to the great elephant herds, The National park also plays host to lions and cheetahs which help maintain the balance in the delicate eco system. It is in Amboseli too that you can find rare cats like the African wild cat, the melanistic serval cat, early morning game drives will give you a chance of catching up with nocturnal animals like the genets as you enjoy the serenity of the morning atmosphere with the sun painting the sky orange as it emerges on the horizon.
Enjoy the Ambience at Lake Naivasha
Africa Safari Kenya holiday 6 Days then takes you to Lake Naivasha, the home of safari outdoors. Imagine watching and getting very close to giraffes, zebras, wildebeest impalas, waterbucks from the back of a horse. This is one of the few places you get the opportunity to experience nature from a different perspective. The sanctuary farm at Lake Naivasha gives you the opportunity also to walk in nature under the beautiful acacia trees with the lake in the back ground offereing a cool breeze as you explore nature. Watch hippos from a motored boat done by professionals, and wethere you are a keen birder or not, the beautiful birds at the lake are sure to catch your eye as you enjoy the ride. Watch the magnificent African fish eagle fly down and get fish from the lake’s surface. Have fun cycling at the hell’s gate national park as you watch wildlife in their natural habitat. Hells gate National park is a beautiful haven with beautiful rock walls shaped years ago by volcanic activity todays providing perfect nesting spots for birds of prey and a scenic eye catching landscape for a traveller. On safari you will rare get the opportunity to step out of your customised safari jeep but Naivasha gives you the perfect opportunity. Walking in the conservation area gives you the opportunity to get closer to nature, observing even the tiny interesting creatures like the dung beetles, butterflies as they pollinate the beautiful flowers in season.
The Great Masai Mara
The Africa Safari Kenya holiday 6 Days safari then takes you to the rolling savannah of the Masai Mara. The home of the big cats , elephants, topis enchanting landscapes and in season the greatest wildlife show on earth, the wildebeest migration. Here you have a higher probability of seeing not only the big cats in action but the small ones as well. Watch the serval hunt the rats in the savannah as the cheetah thrusts full speed after the Thompson’s gazelle. Get lucky and witness the great escape at the river of life and death, the Mara river. The gnu hip hop as they escape the hungry jaws of the mega gigantic nile crocodiles.
Itinerary
On day one we leave Nairobi early in the morning and head south to the home of Africa’s gentle giants, the African elephant. We arrive camp/lodge in time for lunch and later on head for our evening game drive. This is the best place to observe the behavior and enjoy watching the magnificent creatures, in fact most of what we know today has been researched in this conservation area by Dr. Cynthia Moss of Amboseli elephant trust.
Its day two at the royal court of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Our itinerary is flexible and we have the option of doing half day game drives and later again in the afternoon after a lunch break. Amboseli National park is the best place to see big herds of elephant. The swamps attract this magnificent creature that find themselves living in this vast semi-arid ecosystem. The dusty plains also play host to cheetahs and lions amongst the big cats. On early morning game drives, you have a higher chance of seeing the rarer mammals like the honey badger, African wildcat, African civet amongst others. Thus, we always recommend our guests leave camp or lodge at the earliest legal times with packed breakfast to catch the morning serenity. The thought of the beautiful African sunrise in the open plains and breakfast in the wild with enchanting views should be motivation enough to make you jump out of bed early. . In Amboseli conservation area we also have the dry lake Amboseli that offers quit good elephant photography opportunities as well as other herbivores that you may come across in the vast dry lake bed. Amboseli also offer unmatched photography opportunities, the golden light spiced with the dust as the animals move into and out of the swamp in the morning and in the evening, which happens to be their daily migration routine. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge
We Leave Amboseli early in the morning and head to Lake Naivasha. We make a stop stop at the East African section of the great rift valley view point. It is a geologic wonder of the world. A fracture on the earths in the earth’s surface. Enjoy views of a stratovolcano, Mount Longonot,with a 8x12 km caldera is quit a sight to behold. Drive on further past the small Italian catholic church built in 1942 during the second world war, the Italians were prisoners of war and Kenya at that time was still a British colony until 1963. We arrive in time for lunch then later after a brief rest head out for the afternoons activities. We begin with the boat ride, about one hour in the only fresh water lake in the Kenyan rift valley that is home to hippos and over 400 bird species. Get pied kingfishers in action, the African fish eagle busy looking for the all-important protein source, the fish. Common carp is the most common fish here. Later we go out for a horse ride or nature walk depending on your preference at the crescent island or the sanctuary farm. You can also do a bike ride as you watch wildlife, you will have a guide with you. You can choose to explore the hells gate national park, walk amongst giraffes’ zebras warthog “pumba”. Visit and explore the hells gate gorge as you examine obsidian rocks and hot springs in the gorge. Later on, return to the relaxing ambience of your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Leave Naivasha early in the morning and head to the Masai Mara with several stops enroute, Reach the Mara in perfect time for lunch and later leave for the evening game drive in search of the big cats of Masai mara, the lions, leopards cheetahs elephants’ rhinos and other species of elephants. The Masai mara national reserve offer unrivalled opportunities for big cat sightings. Check back to the camp /lodge for dinner and overnight.
We have a very flexible itinerary and game drives are tailored to your interests with our experienced professional safari guide. Early morning game drive with picnic breakfast gets you higher probabilities of catching the sunrise, animals whilst they are still active. The morning serenity is just unexplainable, you just have to experience. Explore more of the spotted savannah with its diverse landscapes as to capture beautiful animals, with your lenses. The Mara river where river crossings happen in July August September is the main water body snaking its way through this paradise. Hippopotamus and the Nile crocodile call this home and it’s the best place I the reserve to catch a glimpse of them as they warm themselves in the river banks. Other rivers include the talek river and smaller tributaries like sekenani river. The sand river is another picturesque area at the Masai mara and it is right at the border with the endless plains, the Serengeti. All these as our safari guide explains more about nature as it unfolds right in front of you, getting you the best angles for that shot! After a fulfilling adventurous day, you retire back to your strategically located safari camp/lodge for sumptuous dinner and overnight
After early breakfast we head out for our Last game drive. Capture silhouettes of topis , giraffe elephant or even lucky a male lion silhouette. After an exciting morning game drive, we drive back to Nairobi