Enjoy the
very best of Kenya with this exclusive Wildlife, Flora and Fauna
Cultural Package from Destination Connect. This lovely package
includes the very best of the Masai culture, Masai Mara game,
Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria and Lake nakuru.
ITINERARY
AT A GLANCE
Day 1. Welcome to Nairobi and Drive Lake Baringo
Day 2. Depart Lake Baringo to Lake Nakuru
Day 3. Depart Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara
Day 4. Full day in the Maasai Mara
Day 5. Full day in the Maasai Mara
Day 6. Depart Maasai Mara for Nairobi
Day
1 – Lake Baringo
Met by destination connect representative at JKIA and briefed.
Proceed at 1100hrs to Lake Baringo. Arriving at this fresh water
lake in the afternoon, enjoy 1600hrs boat ride in search of
hippo, crocodile, fish eagle and a great variety of birds. Dinner
and overnight at camp.
Lake Baringo
is the most Northerly of Kenya’s small Rift Valley lakes;
creased with papyrus and well developed acacia forest. Hippos,
crocodiles and monitor lizards are effortlessly seen from the
shore, as is a magnificent display of water birds. This is Kenya's
bird watching centre with over 1200 different species native
to the country and more than 450 sighted here; a bird watcher's
haven.
Day
2 – Lake Bogoria and Lake Nakuru
A 30km drive south to the spectacular Lake Bogoria with hot
springs and geysers being the main attractions. Spent 2 hours
exploring the geysers. Proceed to Lake Nakuru. The lake has
been called ‘the new home of the flamingo’ with
a nomad population of up to two million birds. Lunch and relax.
Enjoy a game drive at 1600hrs.
Lake Nakuru
National Park (180 sq km) is home to warthogs, waterbuck, buffaloes,
reedbucks, white and black rhinos.The park is an ornithologists’
delight with more than 400 species of bird found here. We spend
the night at a camp in the Park.
Day
3 -Maasai Mara
Depart
0700hrs and drive to south through Narok, to Acacia Campsite
in Maasai Mara. The camp faces the scenic Meguarra Hills and
the stream that meanders by the bottom of the camp is particularly
attractive feature with animals coming to drink. Dinner and
overnight at the camp.
The Mara
reserve is 1510 sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes and
fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of
the Mara and Talek rivers. One glimpse is enough to explain
its appeal; it is typical savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife.
Day
4- Maasai Mara cultural village
0630hrs game drive in the reserve. At midmorning a visit to
a maasai village neighboring the Reserve. At the maasai village
you get to experience a day of a maasai. Spent the morning exploring
the manyattas and listening to presentations by the maasai about
their culture, and interacting with the maasai villagers, You
can learn how to make their beaded jewellery. In the afternoon
enjoy music and dance performances by the maasai. Return to
camp in the evening for dinner and overnight. A visit to a local
school can be organized on request.
Day
5- Maasai Mara
Have 0630hrs and 1600hrs game drives in the Mara Reserve. The
Mara is home to hundreds of plains game together with the predators
that feed on them.
Day
6- depart
Morning game drive, depart for Nairobi. Pass through Narok for
souvenir shopping and drive on to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.
Lunch at the Nandos Drop off at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport.
On this tour you will learn about
• Kenyan Culture,
• Geographical features formation of the Rift valley and
Volcanic Activities,
• Conservation (and justification for conservation) of
biological diversity and cultural diversity, through ecosystems
protection
• Wildlife Management
• Game viewing
Activities:
• Bush Orienteering
The Rangers are divided into groups and learn to find their
way through the bush using traditional methods (sun and stars),
compasses and watches, as well as high-tech Global Positioning
Systems equipment.
• First Aid
You will be presented with practical lessons on how to treat
and administer to shocks, snakebites, bleeding, circulation
problems, and other debilitating conditions.
• Bird Identification
Through a variety of lessons and bush walks, our avian experts
help students to learn how to identify African birds through
their calls, bills, feet, habitats and plumage patterns.
• Tree Identification
Through a similar variety of face-to-face encounters, students
learn how to identify various key tree species, their importance
and roles in their environment, and their local and medicinal
uses.
• Mammal Behaviour Studies
• Guided Bush Walks
•
Animal Obstacle Course
