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Overview
Highlights of the eco tour:
- Carefully crafted itinerary by experienced Wildlife Experts.
- Highly recommended programme for photography enthusiasts.
- Explore wildlife rich regions in Kenya - Sweetwaters (Ol Pejeta Conservancy), Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara National Reserve.
- A unique experience of staying at the Equator!
- An opportunity to see and photograph ‘Big 5’ of Africa - African Wild Buffalo, African Elephant, Rhinoceros, African Lion and Leopard !
- Excellent Lodging and Food.
- Company of an in house Wildlife Expert from Foliage Outdoors to enhance your wildlife safari experience.
SWEETWATERS GAME RESERVE
A sheltered oasis, clustered around a water hole and set in the pristine calm of the private
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwaters Tented Camp offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and safari luxury. Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five' (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private game conservancies to have been founded in Kenya. At the forefront of the Kenyan conservancy programme, the reserve boasts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, hosts the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species like the Hunting Dogs.
LAKE NAIVASHA:
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in the Kenyan section of Africa's Great Rift Valley, and is located northwest of Nairobi with the town of Naivasha on its north eastern shore.
At 1,890 meters (6,200 ft) above sea level, the lake is at the highest point in the Kenyan rift, and is set in a complex geological combination of volcanic rocks and sedimentary deposits from a much larger Pleistocene era lake. Lake Naivasha is home to a wide variety of wildlife including a sizable population of hippos.Being a freshwater lake, it also has a healthy fish population to include Black bass,Tilapia and Crayfish which attract a variety of fish-eating birds such as Long-tailed and Great Cormorants, along with Fish Eagles, Pelicans, and various types of Kingfishers.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Nairobi. Dinner and Overnight stay at Nairobi.
Day 2
After breakfast drive via the equator. Thereafter, we proceed to the Sweetwaters Tented Camp, home of the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Arguably one of the best places to observe and photograph Rhinos, the conservancy is also home to giraffes, lions, cheetahs and elephants. Dinner and overnight at Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Day 3
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru where you will arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon enjoy game drive in Lake Nakuru. Lake Nakuru National Park regarded by avid birders as the greatest World ornithological spectacle on the Earth. The Park is famous for its millions of pink flamingos lining on the lake shore. A spectacular afternoon game drive is planned. The park is a Sanctuary to the Black Rhino, White Rhino and the Rothschild Giraffe. Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha.
Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel and later proceed to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve via the Great Rift Valley. En route enjoy the beautiful scenery. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch and check in at the lodge. In the afternoon, enjoy an enthralling game-viewing drive. Spotting lions, cheetahs and other spectacular predators is the highlight of your day. Dinner and Overnight at Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 5
Early breakfast at the camp. Proceed for the morning game drive. Return to the lodge for lunch then later, set out on a late afternoon game spotting safari in the reserve and the opportunity to spot Africa’s ‘Big Five’ – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. Dinner and Overnight at Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 6
Full day spent in the Mara with morning and evening game-drives. All meals and overnight at Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 7
Early morning game drive and breakfast at leisure. Lunch will be en route Nairobi. Proceed to Jomo Kenyatta International airport. End of Services.