7 days Nairobi-Amboseli Masai Mara Safari

Ultimate Wildlife Experience 7 Days Nairobi-Amboseli Masai Mara Fly Drive Safari

Undeterred Perilous Crossing the crocodile infested rivers.  Many wildebeest loose their lives

Tour Information
Tour Code :  RNXAS022

Tour Highlight:-Wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara, Mt Kilimanjaro and Amboseli's elephant herds. The main attractions in Amboseli are Mt Kilimanjaro-the highest in Africa and her jumbo herds.  Amboseli National Park/Reserve is the home of the most celebrated and longest studied elephants population in the World. Masai Mara ofers the best wildlife experience in the world.  The Masai (Maasai) Mara ecosystem has one of the richest assemblages of wildlife in the world and supports about 237 herbivores per km² , making it one of the most productive natural terrestrial ecosystems. It maintains the greatest and most spectacular large mammal migration on earth and is the most highly visited tourist area in the East African region. The Masai Mara National Reserve came into being in 1961.
 

Origin / Destination: Nairobi
Tour Duration: 7 Days

Places of visit: Amboseli/ Masai Mara
Accommodation: 

Nairobi-Nairobi-Serena Hotel

Masai Mara National Reserve- Mara Serena or Sopa Lodge

Amboseli National Park-Amboseli Serena Lodge or Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Category Private group or Individual Inclusive Tour 

Tour Name: Ultimate Wildlife Experience 7Days Nairobi Amboseli Masai Mara Fly Drive Safari

Tour Programme

Day 01 Nairobi
On this day you fly from UAE to Nairobi.  Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta, our driver will pick you and transfer you to a hotel in the city. Overnight Nairobi Serena Hotel.

Day02/ Fly to Amboseli National Park
This day you have breakfast at Nairobi Serena Hotel.  You have an option of either flying to Amboseli or driving to Amboseli National Park.  If you decide to drive your driver will pick you up in a 4x4 Safari car and drive you to Amboseli.  Alternatively you are picked from hotel and transferred to Wilson Airport to catch your flight to Amboseli. On arrival in Amboseli, you check in your lodge, relax, have lunch and proceed for evening game drive.  Return to your lodge for dinner.  Overnight Amboseli Sopa Lodge/ Serena Lodge FB

Day03/  2012 Amboseli NP
Day is spent in Amboseli National Park. You have options of game drives when you need them.  Early morning game drives are scheduled for 06:00 Hrs.  Your wife and Baby can relax as you enjoy this game drive. You join them for breakfast.  After breakfast the whole family can go for a further game drive and return for lunch.  Afternoon you spend relaxing at hotel pool with an option of an evening game drive.  Maybe you can have a sundowner. Overnight Amboseli Sopa/ Serena Lodges FB

Day04/   2012 Fly to Masai Mara Nationa Park
This day you have breakfast and proceed to airstrip to catch your flight to Masai Mara Via Nairobi Wilson. On arrival in Masai Mara, our driver will be waiting for you and transfer you to Mara Serena Lodge.   From the Lodge you have panoramic views of the plains with lots of animals.  After lunch go for a game drive and return for dinner. Overnight Mara Serena FB

Days05/06  Masai Mara

Days spent in Masai Mara with game drives.  One of the afternoons you can visit Masai Villages. 

Day7  2012

Breakfast and catch your flight to Nairobi.  You can spend the day in Nairobi and fly home in the evening.

End of Safari

Price person person for 2 pax Valid for June 2012

Serena Lodges USD 2806.00 pp

Sopa Lodges USD2687.00

Included

•  Accommodation on full board basis.

• All park fees

• All government taxes

• Transfers on arrival and departure.

•  Use of Safari Landcruiser 4x4.

• Use of certified driver guide in Maasai Mara.

• Wilson airport transfers.

• Air fare NBO_MARA_NBO

• Air fare Amboseli to Nairobi

•  Mineral water during the tour

• Airport transfers on arrival and departure

•  Use of qualified tour guide during the tour

• AAR evacuation cover 

Not included

• All items of purely personal nature

• Travel insurance.  During tour guests are only covered inside the car.

• Tips and gratuities.

•  Entry fees to Giraffe Manor, Karen Blixen and any other attractions during the city tour.

More About the Wildebeest

The Wildebeest migration takes place in an extremely rich contiguous and self sustaining Masai Mara Serengeti Ecosystem.  The self sustainability has earned it label of the only "true ecosystem" on earth.  The Masai (Maasai) Mara magic is attributed to its panorama.  From the vantage of rounded hills, the large expanses grassy plains teaming with herds of animals resemble a canvas painting. The overwhelming population and the rich species presentation is mesmerizing.  "The Masai (Maasai) Mara ecosystem has one of the richest assemblages of wildlife in the world and supports about 237 herbivores per km² , making it one of the most productive natural terrestrial ecosystems"  On other hand Serengeti National Park is the best place to see predators in actions. The predator population is over 10,000 individuals. 8000 0f these are spotted hyenas and 3000 lions whose males famed for their black manes. 

The Wildebeest Migration in Maasai (Masai) Mara /Serengeti wildebeest migration is not about wildebeests migrating per se but rather its influence on the movement patterns of the other animals including human beings.  The migration comprise of the never ending milling of over 2.5 million wild animals composed of a about 1.7 million wildebeests, and 800,000 common Zebras and gazelle, followed closely by their predators-lions, hyenas, leopards, jackals.   Hovering in the skies are thousands of vultures, the super predators. Patient in nature, they survey the migrating herds descending on the dead carcasses reducing them to skeletons in a matter of seconds.  The hazardous crossing of crocodile invested Mara and Grumeti rivers is magical wonder of nature attracting thousands of human beings.  This survival of the fittest spectacle has been described at the "seventh wonder of the modern world".  Strategic sighting of the migrating herds tend to influence the setting up of tourism facilities. The best time to witness migration in Masai Mara National Park Kenya, is between July to September.

The wildebeest migration cycle

December to March

The herds spread out over wide area covering Plains of Eastern Serengeti stretching all the way to Western Ngorongoro and Masawa Game Sanctuary. It is the calving season of wildebeests and the plains of Seronera all the way to Western Ngorongoro are teaming with vast herds of wildebeest (about 1.7M) with their calves.  The wildebeest are always on the move and not even calving will disturb this rhythm.  Upon delivery, within minutes, they young calf can stand and walk with the herd.  In a few days, it can outrun any predator.  The best places to stay at this time are Kusini Camp and Ndutu Lodge.

Wildebeest herds covering the whole plain like a carpet.  From the sky, it looks like a ceaseless flow of a mighty river.

Between April and May

The calves matures and are readying for migration.  The migrating herds are leaving Eastern Serengeti and slowly approaching Central Serengeti (Serenora).    Between May and June the herds enter the western corridor of Serengeti called Grumetti.  By Mid June they start crossing Grumeti River along the Northern Corridor towards Maasai Mara. 

In July the herds cross the Mara River into Maasai (Masai) Mara, where mating takes place.  Between August And September the herds are settled in Masai Mara.  By the end of September, the succulent grass in Mara is diminishing and the wildebeest migration heads eastwards crossing into Northern Serengeti in October and part of November.  By December, the herds have are past central Serengeti headed to western plain of Ngorongoro, Masawa game sanctuary and Ndutu areas.

Accommodation In Maasai (Masai) Mara National Reserve:

Maasai Mara has the largest number of lodges and tented camps in any park of East Africa.

Lodges in Maasai (Masai) Mara

• Mara Serena Lodge-Serena Hotels and Lodges

• Mara Olkuruk Lodge

• Mara Sopa Lodge-Sopa Elewana Lodges

• Keekorok Lodge

• Base Camp Maasai Mara