8 DaysHike Mount Kenya & Safari

Day 1: Nairobi -Met station ( 3,050 m )3 -4 hrs, 10km, 400m ascent.

After pick up in Nairobi drive to the Naru Moru park gate for lunch. From the gate, we trek up through magnificent montane forest, bamboo, and giant heather zone before reaching the high altitude moorland and our first cabins( Met Station) for dinner and overnight, a great way to begin your 8 Days Mount Kenya Trekking and Kenya Safari. This is a gentle trek that takes 3 – 4 hrs gaining an elevation of 600m.

Accommodation: Met station

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Met Station – Mackinders camp (4,300m).5-6 hrs, 11km, 1,200m ascent.

A short walk to the end of the forest line from where you hike across the marshy vertical bog of the lower moorlands. Picnic lunch at the Picnic Rocks before continuing further to Mackinders camp, gaining 1300m in altitude in about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight – Mackinders camp (4300m)

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Accommodation: Mackinders camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Mackinders – Pt Lenana (4,985m) – Old Moses camp. 11 hrs, 685m ascent, 1,685 descent.

Leave at 0300 hrs for predawn summit attempt, trekking for 3-4 hours across bare rock and scree slopes characteristic of the alpine region up to Pt. Lenana (4985m), the hikers summit, arriving in time to catch the African sunrise. Later descend to Shiptons camp (Sirimon route) for breakfast. After breakfast, begin a 5 hour descent via Mackinder`s valley to the Old Moses camp (3,300m). The descent is gentle and it offers ample time to enjoy fascinating scenery which includes the moorlands before reaching the camp.

Accommodation: Old Moses camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Old Moses (3,300m) – Nairobi

After early morning breakfast, descend for 3 hours through the rain forest to the Sirimon Park gate to catch a vehicle for the return journey to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

Explore Lake Nakuru National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve on a 4 days safari from Nairobi with Pick up from your Nairobi hotel/residence or Nairobi airport. Enjoy sightings of flamingos and White Rhinos in Lake Nakuru. Go deep into the African plains and set out on daily game drives across Masai Mara where all the Big Five, many mammals and birds in this Savannah stay. This is the home to the great migration.

Day 5 Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park

Depart Nairobi in the morning for Lake Nakuru National Park. We will arrive at a camp with enough time to settle in before lunch with a little time to relax before we head out for our afternoon game drive between 1600hrs to 1830hrs. Lake Nakuru

National Park offers you a rare insight into Kenya’s most diverse flora, fauna and wildlife and is famous for its huge flocks of pink flamingoes. The birds throng on Lake Nakuru itself, one of the Rift Valley soda lakes that comprises almost a third of the park’s area. More than 450 species of birds have been recorded here as well as a rich diversity of other wildlife. Lions, leopards, warthogs, waterbucks, pythons, and white rhinos are just some of the animals you might see, and the landscapes range from sweeping grasslands bordering the lake to rocky cliffs and woodland. The park also protects the largest euphorbia candelabrum forest in Africa.

Accommodation: Punda Milias Nakuru Camp

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6 Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve

Depart Lake Nakuru and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley to Masai Mara Game Reserve. After checking in we head for an afternoon game drive. It offers a great opportunity to view the big five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and cheetah). Herds of plains zebras, giraffes, jackals, white-bearded gnus, Oribis, warthogs, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles, hartebeests, hyenas, bat-eared foxes, rare Topi antelope and beautiful rone antelope, as well as hippos and crocodiles in the Mara River are some of the fauna the pristine national reserve has to offer.

Accommodation: Fisi Camp

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7 Full Day Game Drive Masai Mara National Reserve

Spend the day in Maasai Mara. Game drives are flexible, with the option of going out with picnic lunch boxes to spend entire day in the the park, or you can choose to have early morning and late afternoon game drives. You will also have the option of visiting a local Maasai village (US$20 per person). Roll down the windows or stand up through the customized pop up roof hatch and enjoy this unhindered 360 views, and the possibilities for what lies ahead. Masai Mara is Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. In the Mara River, throngs of hippos and crocodiles lurk. The park is also known for providing excellent predator sightings in their natural habitats thanks to its relatively large populations of lions, cheetahs, and leopards. You will also see lots of Elephants, Masai giraffe, common zebra, spotted hyena and more. All meals and overnight at the Fisi Camp.

Accommodation: Fisi Camp

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Game Drive Masai Mara to Nairobi

Wake up early for a sunrise game drive through the Masai Mara National Reserve. The cooler air and low-light are the ideal time to spot hunters such as lions and leopards on the prowl, and the early morning light is also quite spectacular as it sets fire to the landscape. After a late breakfast, you will drive back to Nairobi where you’ll be transferred to the airport or a Nairobi hotel bringing to an end to our 8 Days Mount Kenya trekking and Kenya Safari and what we believe will be a lifetime safari experience in Masai Mara.