Heart-warming 8 Days Nairobi to Lake Nakuru Wildlife Holiday Package

Sopa Lodge 3

Depart Nairobi and travel to Amboseli (5 hours), a fantastic park that borders Tanzania where you/’ll have fantastic views of the imposing Mount Kilimanjaro. The park has abundant wildlife including herds of elephants, big cats and many birds - it/’s a park not to be missed! You/’ll arrive in time for lunch at Sopa Lodge, situated in 200 acres of private conservancy just outside Amboseli National Park. Sopa Amboseli has 83 rooms, decorated with Masai themed murals and nicely spaced out in the mature gardens. After lunch you will head out into Amboseli National Park for a game drive, after which you/’ll return to camp for dinner and an evening relaxing.

Sopa Lodge 3

Game drives in Amboseli National Park, all meals at the lodge.

Wildebeest Eco Camp 3

After a leisurely breakfast the next day, you/’ll leave camp and spend the day sightseeing in Nairobi, starting with a visit to the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage in the morning, with lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee House, followed by a trip to the Giraffe Center and the Karen Blixen Museum. Alternatively, you could head over to the Nairobi National Park and take a nature walk before returning to camp for dinner.

Sopa Lodge 3

After breakfast your guide will take you to the Premium Lake Nakuru (3 hours) where you could see over 400 different species of birds, large numbers of white rhinos, the rare Rothschild giraffe and other plains mammals such as lion, zebra and buffalo. On entering the park you will take a game drive on route to your accommodation at Sopa Lodge that has great views over the lake and park; all the rooms are very spacious and are located at the top of a ridge, all with views over the lake. After lunch you/’ll head out into the park for a game drive before returning to the lodge for dinner.

Sopa Resort 3

After a leisurely breakfast, your guide will take you out on a morning game drive through Nakuru National Park. You/’ll leave the park late morning and head down the Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha and the Sopa Resort (1.5 hours), where you/’ll arrive in time for lunch. The lodge is located close to the lake shore and has beautiful gardens and there is often wildlife wandering around such as bush buck, zebra and giraffe - and in the evening you may also see hippos grazing on the lawns. The rooms are spacious, Swahili style chalets either with a balcony or a glass fronted lounge area for relaxing and wildlife viewing. After lunch you/’ll take a boat safari across the lake where you may see hippos and many species of birds including fish eagles, pelicans and sometimes flamingos, there will also be a stop along the way at Crescent Island for a short nature walk. After your boat safari, you/’ll retire to the lodge for the evening, have dinner and watch the hippos come up from the Lake to graze in Sopa/’s grounds.

Serena Safari Lodge 3

After an early breakfast your driver will take you to the open grassland of the Masai Mara (4.5 hours), rich in biodiversity and home to a large variety of bird species and wildlife the Masai Mara offers great game viewing and bird-watching opportunities. You/’ll arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, which is located within the Mara triangle, arguably one of the best locations in the reserve. The lodge has amazing views across the savannah plains and plenty of facilities including a spa and pool. After lunch you/’ll head out for a game drive and then spend the next two days exploring the Mara reserve and tracking down all the Big Five.

Serena Safari Lodge 3

Full day game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve with a picnic lunch.

After breakfast and an early morning game drive, you/’ll head back to Nairobi with a picnic lunch (5.5 hours). Alternatively stay for lunch at the lodge and fly back to Nairobi in the afternoon (optional extra).