Elementeita Holidays

Sample Itinerary - REF AFRICA 17

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Day 1: Nairobi - Elementeita

Departing from the hustle and bustle of Nairobi you will drive to the Lake Elementaita (approx 3hrs), a soda ash lake playing host to tens of thousands of flamingos. Located on the famous Great Rift Valley, this small but beautiful lake offers you the chance to relax or choose from a number of optional activities such as horse riding, bird viewing or a visit to the natural warm spa that flows into the lake.

Day 2: Elementeita

Today enjoy a full day’s game drive to Lake Nakuru National park - famous for one of the greatest bird spectacles on earth, the bright pink flamingos. The actual park surrounds the lake, with 25 rhinos - the largest concentrations in the country. Other species commonly found in the area are waterbuck, Rothschild’s giraffe, giant python, plus lion and leopard. Lunch is taken in the park at a lovely picnic site overlooking the lake. Return just in for sundowners.

Day 3: Elementeita - Masai Mara N.P.

Travelling onto Masai Mara (aaprox 4hrs) - an on-route game drive through the reserve will only get you excited for the upcoming days. The lodge sits overlooking a dramatic bend on the bank of the Talek, a tributary of the Mara River. The lodge was conceived with an emphasis on exclusivity,comfort and designed to complement its surroundings. On return from your afternoon game drive experience a sundowner overlooking the Talek river.

Day 4: Masai Mara N.P.

We set out early for the breathtaking spectacle of ‘the greatest wildlife show on earth’, the awe inspiring annual migration of the wildebeest. Home to a wide variety of animals, the Mara is also famous for its Big Five. Depending on the game drive, we’ll proceed back to the lodge for a late lunch, only to return again in search of more wildlife action late afternoon. Dinner and sundowners are had back at the camp’s amazing location.

Day 5: Masai Mara N.P.

The day sees more game viewing both in the morning and late afternoon. For the bird lovers there are over 450 species that have been identified in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem.

Safely across the river during the migration

Day 6: Masai Mara N.P.

It may be the last day of safari however your game viewing does not stop. After breakfast, experience an on-route game drive out of the Mara and onto Nairobi (approx 5-6hrs). You will arrive in Nairobi early afternoon when we will visit the Tumaini Children’s Home. www.tumainiministries.org Onward transfer to the airport.