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Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha (L, D)
In the morning you will drive to Naivasha, the 2nd Rift Valley Lake on your tour, where you will be taken to Crescent Island. The tour usually takes 2 hours and you can explore both the lake and the island with all the birds and animals. Once you arrive at the island, you will meet the guide near the pier. Your guide will show you the best animals: giraffes, hippos, Grant's gazelles, the fox and maybe even the rare pythons. After your time on the island, return by boat to the mainland from where your guide will drive you further into the Rift Valley arriving at your lodge for lunch.
Afternoon enjoy a relaxed stay with possibilities of an evening stroll within the lodge grounds
Dinner and overnight at Jacaranda Lake Elementaita Lodge.
Day
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Lake Elementaita
Lake Elementaita (B, L, D)
The glorious “first light” at dawn is sure to captivate you as you enjoy an early morning cup of coffee on your private Veranda overlooking the hills, valleys, ridges of Soysambu and possibly the calm waters of Lake Elementaita. After breakfast take a short drive into the conservancy for a morning game drive and possibly of helping out with lion tracking and collaring for purposes of monitoring and research. Return to your lodge for lunch and preparation for the afternoon hike to "Sleeping Warrior", a hill that has the profile of a sleeping Maasai warrior. End your day with a much needed “Happy Valley” Sundowner. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at the Jacaranda Lake Elementaita Lodge.
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Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru National Park (B, L, D)
If you want, you can watch birds again at the early morning at the lakeside. After breakfast, we continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will arrive at the Flamingo Hills Camp at noon. Check in and have lunch. In the afternoon you will be on a game drive. The Lake Nakuru National Park was created to protect the huge flamingo population. On the bank, waterbucks, Bohor-Reedbuck and zebras wander around grazing. Lake Nakuru is home to the black and white rhinoceros, In 1987 only two black rhinoceroses had remained because of devastating effects of poaching. By establishing a rhinoceros protected area within the park and crossing with a breeder from Laikipia, the Kenya Wildlife Service (K.W.S.) succeeded in multiplying rhinoceros successfully in the park. Wild observation is relatively easy and will be possible until sunset. Buffalo, Leopard, Lion, Rothschild giraffe, Colobus can be found in the forest. Dinner and overnight at Jacaranda Lake Elementaita Lodge.
Day
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Lake Bogoria
Lake Bogoria (B, D)
Lake Bogoria National Reserves is 107 km² in size. Here you can find hot springs and geysers in the once wild and repellent landscape, which is permeated by dark lava rocks. Or you can observe the masses of flamingos at Lake Bogoria, which move in a row, while the head of the algae is beaked with the head down. There are also bee-eaters, kingfishers, rhino-birds and many other bird species among the feathered inhabitants. There are also some mammals, such as the large herds of the Great Kudus, an antelope that is otherwise very rare in East Africa, but also buffaloes, zebras, dik-diks, impalas, warthogs, sea cats and baboons.
Dinner and Overnight Jacaranda Lake Elementaita Lodge.
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Kiambethu Tea Farm
Kiambethu Tea Farm – Nairobi (B, L)
Come and enjoy a lunch time tour of the farm with Fiona... Arrive at 11am and over a cup of tea or coffee the history of the farm and process of making tea is informally explained, followed by an opportunity to see tea in the field. Then take a walk in the indigenous forest with our resident Kenyan guide who will identify the plants and explain how they are traditionally used. Look out for the Colobus monkeys close up and wander in the gardens which are home to a wide variety of birds and flowers. Return to the house to enjoy a pre-lunch drink on the verandah with sweeping views across the tea fields to the Ngong Hills. Enjoy your three course buffet lunch before you continue to Nairobi.
Lake Naivasha
