8 Days Standard Kenya Safari
This special package takes you through 3 of Kenya’s celebrated wildlife
Sanctuaries – Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and the Masai Mara. The tour starts out
with a drive to the Amboseli National Park; Kenya’s “Elephant Country”. Famous
for its large herds of elephant, Amboseli sits pretty at the lower slopes of
the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro. From Amboseli, the tour heads on to Lake
Naivasha. The lake and its surrounds are rich in natural bounty, and the
fertile soils and water supply have made this one of Kenya’s prime agricultural
regions. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia
Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life,
and Naivasha is known as a world class birding destination. The waters of the
lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the
acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops
while the Lakes large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows. The
tour culminates with a safari to the Masai Mara Game Reserve; the site of one
of the most spectacular phenomenon of the natural world – The Great Annual
Wildebeest Migration. Feted as one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World”,
this cross border event, is one of the last great migrations, and a unique
world heritage. The Mara is Kenya’s most famous and finest game sanctuary. In
the months of June and July each year, the wildebeests in their troops arrive
at the Kenyan border, ready to cross the steep banks of the broad and fast
flowing Mara River. This crossing is truly the greatest episode of the entire
migration. Hot on their heels are the predators of the savannah – lion,
cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. The banks of the Mara River
provide one of the best vantage points to witness the drama. The Mara also
offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe:
over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will most likely see
the Big Five – lion, rhino, buffalo, leopard, and elephant. Not to mention
numerous plain animals.