5 Days – Catch a Glimpse of Kenya

Pick up from the airport or your place of residence in Nairobi by our driver guide in the morning and commence the drive through the lush kikuyu farmlands to Mt. Kenya arriving at Sweetwater’s Game Camp / similar in time to check in and proceed with lunch. After lunch, short siesta until 3pm then afterwards proceed for game drives in the Sweetwaters game sanctuary.

The 24,000 Acres Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary is currently part of the Ol Pejeta conservancy. Formerly called Ol Pejeta Ranch. It was a cattle ranch for breeding of beef cattle. One of the attractions of Sweetwaters is the history behind it. In 1988, the former owners Lonhro Africa took over the management of the ranch. In 1989 they set it up Sweetwaters Game Reserve as a sanctuary for the endangered black rhino and other wildlife populations (including the “Big Five”).

Between 1989 and 1993, twenty-two black rhinos were introduced into Sweetwaters from other sanctuaries. Today, with the birth of 29 calves the population has steadily increased, making Sweetwaters Sanctuary a successful breeding ground of these ancient animals.

After game drives, drive back to your Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast today check out from your Hotel and drive towards the Mt. Kenya highlands making a short stopover in Nanyuki at the Equator point. Later drive on to Nyahururu with another stop over at the famous Thompson falls. Afterwards, continue on to arrive your hotel in Nakuru in good time for lunch. After lunch, short siesta until 3pm.

At 4pm proceed for an afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park which takes you to the shores of the lake famous for its birdlife especially flamingos that form a pink hue across the lake.

Lake Nakuru National Park is also a world class bird watching safari destination and fondly referred to as the bird watchers paradise The Park has more than 25 black rhinoceros plus around 70 white rhinos. There are also a number of Rothschild’s giraffe, Waterbuck, lion, cheetah and leopard as well as flamingos.

The park has a myriad other bird species that inhabit the lake and the area surrounding it, such as African fish eagle, goliath heron, hamerkop, pied kingfisher and verreaux eagle.

Later in the evening return back to the park to freshen up and enjoy a sumptuous meal of dinner followed by overnight at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge/ similar

Depart Nakuru early after breakfast and drive through the floor of the Great Rift Valley to the world renowned Masai Mara game reserve, arriving at Mara Sopa Lodge / similar in time for lunch.

The Masai Mara is considered by many to be Kenya’s finest game reserve, the 650sq miles of the Masai Mara adjoins Tanzania’s well-known Serengeti, forming one ecosystem. The open rolling savannah grassland of the Mara is home to numerous wildlife species including elephant, rhino, lion, cheetah, leopard, hyena, jackal, buffalo, eland, topi, impala, gazelle, warthog and zebra.

After lunch, relax at the camp for a while until 4pm, when you enjoy an afternoon game drive in the reserve returning back to your Hotel in the evening after sunset for dinner and overnight.

Depart your hotel after breakfast with picnic lunch boxes and proceed to spend the full day in Masai Mara with game drives in the morning and afternoon hours.

It sure is a sight to behold to see the animals in their natural habitats and in their elements. It can be a humbling experience, but also an amazing one, to visit with these incredible beasts!

You will enjoy picnic lunch at a designated picnic site within the park.

Dinner followed by overnight at your lodge.

After early breakfast, check out from your Hotel and embark on a journey by road to Nairobi. Your driver guide will make a short stop-over en-route so that you can get to stretch your legs or purchase some snacks en-route.

Afterwards, proceed on with the journey to Nairobi and upon arrival drop off at your place of residence.