Day 1: NAIROBI / AMBOSELI This morning, you are met by a CATS Africa representative for meet and greet. After a short briefing on your safari depart with the professional driver/guide for the drive south east of Nairobi to Amboseli National Park, home to big herds of elephant and with the snowy peaks on Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. Check-in followed by lunch and spend the early afternoon at leisure. Depart in the evening for a game viewing drive until sunset. Return for dinner and overnight at AA LODGE (full board) Day 2: AMBOSELI Spend the day on morning and evening game viewing drives (or a full day game drive with picnic lunches). Animals seen happily roaming the grasslands are buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, giraffes, impala and warthog. Attendant carnivores include lion, leopard, caracal, cheetah, jackal, hyena and serval cat. Birdlife is extremely good and you can expect to see pelicans, bee-eaters, kingfishers and many types of eagles. All meals and overnight at AA LODGE (full board).
Day 3: AMBOSELI / LAKE NAKURU Depart after Breakfast for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch at the camp. The park houses Kenya s first rhino sanctuary and one of the largest concentrations of black rhinoceros in the world a large population of white rhino. Also of interest is an area fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffes. Among predators are lion, leopard and large pythons hiding in the dense woodlands which may occasionally be seen crossing roads or dangling from trees. Other game includes Thomson s and Grant gazelle, the long- eared leaf-nosed bat, colobus monkey, rock hyrax, hippo, and waterbuck; Impala, striped hyena, bat-eared fox, wildcat, reedbuck and golden cat. Dinner and overnight at FLAMINGO HILL TENTED CAMP (full board).
Day 4: LAKE NAKURU / MAASAI MARA This morning you travel to Masai Mara Game Reserve, so named to mean the spotted plains in the Maa language. The Mara is magnificent, home to Kenya's richest concentration of wildlife, and regarded by many travelers as an essential stop on any tour of Africa. Golden grassland plains pocked with acacia, wildebeests, zebras, lions, and jackals bound by together by the cycle of life and death. Check-in at the camp on arrival followed by lunch. Later depart for an evening game viewing drive to enjoy the diverse flora and fauna. Return for dinner and overnight at OSERO ENARAU CAMP (full board)
Day 5: MAASAI MARA Spend the day on morning and evening game viewing drives (or a full day game drive with picnic lunches). This is home not only to the big five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino & buffalo) but also hosts the world renowned wildebeest migration from the Serengeti plains. This happens every year beginning late June to October/early November. Among other animals to be seen include; wildebeest, zebra, impala, topi, giraffe, Thomson's gazelle, leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetah, jackal and bat-eared foxes. Black rhino are a little shy and hard to spot but are often seen at a distance. Optional activities available include; hot air balloon safari, visit to local schools and villages, nature/bird walks. All meals and overnight at OSERO ENARAU CAMP (full board)
Day 6: MAASAI MARA / NAIROBI / DEPART Breakfast is served at the camp and later check-out. Depart with a game viewing drive en route to Nairobi stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for an aerial view of the beautiful escarpment. Arrive in Nairobi in time for lunch (on own account) and later transferred to JKIA for your outbound flight.