Adventure Through The Rift Valley

On arrival at Nairobi International Airport, we meet you and transfer you to Ole Sereni Hotel or similar for check-in. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure – you can relax or make use of the hotel’s modern facilities. Overnight in Nairobi.

After breakfast, we leave Nairobi for the fertile highlands, descending the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners during the Second World War – look out for the small chapel they built at its base. We pass the Longonot earth satellite station and cross the valley to Narok, then continue through fields of wheat and barley to the Maasai Mara, arriving at Mara Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Set in the Oloolaimutia Valley and built into the surrounding hillside, the lodge reflects Maasai heritage and the area’s rich wildlife and birdlife. Spacious rooms, a large pool with wide views and modern conveniences ensure a comfortable stay – you can also watch the evening wildlife films.At 3.00 pm we head out on our first game drive, returning to the lodge at sunset. Dinner is served at the lodge. Overnight in the Maasai Mara.

Enjoy an early breakfast, then we set out on a morning game drive at 07:00 am. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is home to the Big Five – lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and black rhinos – as well as antelopes, gazelles and wildebeest.Return to the lodge for lunch, and you can take a siesta before we depart for an afternoon game drive at 03:00 pm that includes a visit to a Maasai village. We head back to the lodge at sunset, where dinner rounds off the day.Overnight in Maasai Mara.

After breakfast, we leave the Maasai Mara and travel north through Kenya’s breadbasket, passing fields of wheat and barley en route to Narok – the district headquarters for this part of Maasailand. We continue across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, watching for giraffes and gazelles, then head up the Mai–Mahiu to reach Lake Nakuru around midday. Once inside the park, we view game on the way to the lodge and break for lunch. After lunch, you can relax before we set off on an afternoon game drive at 03:00 pm – returning at sunset for dinner. Lake Nakuru is often coloured a shimmering pink by thousands of flamingos, and both black and white rhinos are carefully protected in this 188 square kilometre, fully fenced park – their numbers now exceed 50. The rare Rothschild’s giraffe is also found here, along with buffaloes, leopards, zebras, elands, waterbucks and lions. Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge sits on the hills that form the western limits of Africa’s Great Rift Valley – the newest member of the Sopa family – offering spectacular views over Lake Nakuru and its surrounding national park, a paradise for birdwatchers and wildlife lovers alike. Overnight in Lake Nakuru.

After an early breakfast, we head to Lake Naivasha for a 30–minute boat ride. Leaving the Rift Valley behind, we then continue to Nairobi, arriving at Ole Sereni Hotel by 1:30 pm for drop off and onward travel arrangements. We recommend booking departure flights from 4:00 pm onwards.