JAMBO! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari.

Accommodation: Panari Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, drive through Thika Super highway with breathtaking views of the pineapple plantation. Stop briefly at Subukia Rift Valley view of the Equator. Later proceed to Thompsons falls, that’s named after the father of Joseph Thompson. First European explorer to reach the majestic location, a 243 feet waterfall on the Ewaso Nyiro river in central rift valley at 7,740 feet in elevation that drains from Aberdares range. The falls water drop where one can see colobus monkey, Hyraxes and variety of bird’s species in 1883. You will a hike to the bottom and back to the viewing point above the falls. It creates a lovely backdrop for photos. After the tour at the falls, you will have a short drive Panari Resort for checking in and lunch.

Later in the afternoon, you will depart for your visit to South Marmanet forest, which forms part of the migrating route popularly known as the elephant corridor. In large numbers, elephants use this route to look for food from different parts of the extensive forest land as well as to access the farm lands neighboring the forest during the harvest season. The corridor is also important in accessing elephants’ maternity where families accompany mothers to deliver their calves and watch over them for several days before proceeding. 

 You thereafter visit the nearby hippo pools for a closer view of these larger mammals before embarking to your resort for a sundowner experience and dinner.

Overnight: Panari Resort

Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast you will depart for Solio Ranch with packed lunch, for a full day game. The ranch is a fenced, privately owned protected area that’s geared toward rhino conservation. The 17,500-acre reserve plays a major part in the protection and breeding black rhinos in Kenya; other wildlife includes the buffalo, zebra, giraffe and plains game such as eland, Oryx, impala, waterbuck, Thompson’s gazelle and warthog. Later, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Panari Resort

Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast, you will depart for Lake Naivasha. Enjoy a walking safari to the crescent island- The park where you walk with the Animals! There is just one “Crescent Island Game Park” and it is located on Lake Naivasha, Kenya in the Great Rift Valley. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan park, hence many film companies have been to the island to film the herds of wildebeest, waterbuck, Zebra and Gazelle. Hippo graze all over us at night then sleep under the acacia or rest in the water by day. The giraffe who were born on the Island return to give birth; sometimes you see three generations at a time. Hyena come to hunt at night but are not resident on the island, the many pythons that live here can be seen occasionally with a kill. Groups of Buffalo come and go but they are always monitored.

You shall proceed with your journey to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to ‘The greatest wildlife spectacle on earth', the annual migration of over one million wildebeest, have lunch enroute. Arriving at Enkorok Mara camp in the late afternoon. Enjoy a village visit to maasai community and have firsthand experience with the cultural ways of life of the maasai people get to see the Manyattas and how the homesteads are. Return back to your camp for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Enkorok Mara Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

Enjoy a full day exploring morning safari in Masai Mara national park situated at an average altitude of 1650 m, its plains are an ideal landscape for the elegant and sprightly gazelles. Green in the rainy season, the high-growing grass is dry for the rest of the year, offering one a view of eternal Africa. Expect to spot gnu, zebra and their predators (hyena, lion, leopard, wild dog), especially during the migration period between August and September. You may opt for a full day game drive, and depart with packed lunch after having your breakfast. Alternatively, take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot Air Balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience.

Accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast bid farewell to the Masai Mara as you set on your journey back to Nairobi. Drive back down the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, passing the dormant volcano, Mount Longonot, and lakes Elementaita and Naivasha on the way. Keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle and head up the escarpment. You will arrive in Kenya’s bustling capital city Nairobi in the late afternoon.

Lunch is your own arrangements and spend time doing last minute shopping. Drop off airport bid farewell to your driver guide until the next time.