4 DAYS LAKE NAKURU - MAASAI MARA

Day 1: Nairobi ~ Lake Nakuru.
Pick up from at 0830, Leaving Nairobi you drive to the Rift Valley escarpment where, from a panoramic viewpoint, you can see the extinct volcanoes of Suswa and Longonot and enjoy spectacular views of the Rift. You then descend to the Rift Valley floor and continue past Lake Naivasha and Lake Elementaita on to Lake Nakuru's Lion hill lodge, lunch and later on afternoon game drive at 1600. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Sarova Lion Hill Lodge is set on a plateau overlooking one of the world's greates ornithological spectacles, Lake Nakuru. The Lodge enjoys a panoramic view across the lake and is beautifully landscaped with natural foliage and a startling variety of flower gardens. Accommodation is in chalet type bedroom each with private bathroom and small patio and all chalets face the lake. Other amenities include a swimming pool and sauna.

Day 2: Lake Nakuru ~ Masai mara.
Leaving Nakuru you travel past Lakes Elementaita and Naivasha and up the Rift Valley escarpment before descending again to the Rift Valley floor.. You continue through Narok and across the plains to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, travelling past occupied and abandoned manyattas - the nomadic Masai villages built out of bent poles and plastered with cow dung, which are swiftly abandoned when the grazing is finished and the herds move on.

The Masai Mara is considered by many to be one of Kenya's finest game reserves. The rolling grasslands offer ideal game viewing and photographic opportunities and the grassy plains are broken by rocky outcrops which are favourite midday resting places for lion, for which the Mara is famous.. Some of the other animals which can be seen in and around this 700 square mile conservation area include elephant, black rhino, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle. Hippo and crocodile abound in the muddy brown waters of the rivers which traverse this Reserve. One of the Mara's main attractions each year is the astonishing spectacle of the annual migration of up to two million wildebeest, thousands of zebra and an escort of carnivores from the Serengeti plains, following the rains and succulent ne grass. A costly trek as many of the lame, laggard and sick will fall prey to the ravening pack of predators and many more will die in the swirling flood waters trying to cross the Mara River. Once the rains have ended and the grass begins to wither the wildebeest turn south and head back to the Serengeti and beyond.

Arrive at the Mara Sopa lodge time for lunch, and later afternoon game drive dinner and overnight at the lodge. The Masai Mara Sopa Lodge is situated in the Masai Mara Game Reserve on the slopes of the Oloolaimutia Valley. The sixty double rooms and twelve suites are built in the form of rondavels with thatched roofs. All rooms have ensuite bathrooms and each rondavel has a veranda offering breathtaking views of the valley and plains beyond.The main buildings contain a dining room, bar and lounge which overlooks the swimming pool.

Day 3: Mara Sopa lodge.

Early morning game drive, day at leisure with lunch at 1300, later on afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4: Masai mara - Nairobi.

Leaving the Masai Mara you cross game filled plains and vast wheat ranches before climbing the Rift Valley escarpment and continuing to Nairobi,then transfer airport.
Min 2 pax