A foot safari through the Northern plains of the Maasai Mara excellent for seeing game foot plus a day inside the reserve to view game in the Tour Van. This trip can be run expedition style with donkeys and Maasai handlers or backed up with Tour Van. In both cases local Maasai guides would accompany us. Drive westward, crossing the expanses of the Great Rift Valley, heading up into the 8,000-foot-high Loita Hills. Hiking and exploring in the Loita Hills notable for the variety of its sceneries, this ranges from rolling hills and dramatic escarpments to expansive plains of open savanna country.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Nairobi. Meet and transfer to your hotel or point of advice for overnight stay
Day 2 & 3: Nairobi-Mara
Depart Nairobi via the great rift valley to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch with an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a campsite. Overnight stay will be on set up capmsite. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.
Day 4: Masai Mara- Ndarara
Depart Nairobi passing through the Great Rift Valley, After descending 2,000 ft. to the valley floor which is studded with volcanic mountains, you begin to see an animal kingdom unrivalled anywhere else in Africa. Masailand is the home of huge herds of plains game. Our route then takes us up onto the Mau Escarpment and through the small trading town of Narok where you stopover for 30 minutes before heading South and winding up into the forested Loita Hills close to the Tanzanian border. You will be dropped at Maji Moto (Kiswahili means hot waters) where a hot spring bubbles out of the earth at the foot of the hills. A relaxing bath is a must as you visit Ndarara Mayatta for lunch. Late in the evening reach Ndarara Camp for Dinner and overnight. (Mobile campsite).
Day 5: Ndarara - Letukuyi
After breakfast leave Ndarara for Letukunyi, taking you about 5-6 hours walk through the scattered bushes and exploring the beautiful Loita Hills in the Nguruman Escarpment through the forests where you see striking black and white Columbus Monkeys. Occasionally we may see leopard or bushbuck as you visit various secret waterholes. There are also a variety of highland birds to view, such as the turaco, parrot, hornbill, starling, sunbird and the birds of prey. Dinner and overnight at Letukunyi Camp. (Mobile campsite).
Day 6: Letukunyi – Morinjo.
Leave Letukunyi Camp early in the morning for an enjoyable walk before the sun is too hot. Pass through Narosura for lunch or to buy what might be out of stock. After an hour or two in this remote town in Maasai land, proceed to Morijo for dinner and overnight at a campsite. (Mobile campsite).
Day 7: Morinjo - Enkutoto
After breakfast, leave Morijo and walk through the forest, few of the remaining true-forested wilderness area in East Africa. The walk will take 5-6 hours across the rolling highlands up to OSupuko, the summit of the Loita Hills (8,660 ft.), with incredible views, before descending to the Camp. This is a favorite roost for velvet monkeys. Walk through the forests and glades in search of bohor reedbuck, East African Eland, Warthog, and the striking black and white Columbus Monkeys. Occasionally we may see Bushbuck as we walk to Enkutoto Campsite. (Mobile campsite).
Day 8: Enkutoto –Njoroi - Nguruman - Nairobi
After breakfast, descend the Escarpment through small farms to Nguruman town for transfer back to Nairobi via Lake Magadi. Ololgesalie prehistoric site which is 40 Km from Nairobi where the Leakey Family discovered axes and tools thought to has been. Drop off at the airport to catch your home bound flight.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Transport in a 8 seater custom made Tour van with a pop up roof - each person is guaranteed a window seat
- Services of a professional English speaking guides
- Game drives as per the itinerary
- Game parks or national parks entry fees
- Accommodations in self contained Tents fitted with camp beds/Linen is provided
- Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our cook
- 1 litre Mineral water per person per day
- Complimentary return airport transfers in Nairobi.
Price Excludes:
- Personal travel insurance
- Sleeping bags
- Flying Doctors Emergency evacuation covers (US$25 per person)
- Visits to cultural villages
- All airport taxes and visas
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before and after the safari (can be arranged upon request)
- Any other extras not stated as included above e.g. alcoholic beverages, gratuities to staff, etc.
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