Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7 days Fauna & Flora Circuit - MASAI ...
7 days Fauna & Flora Circuit Kenya Safari - MASAI MARA /NAKURU/ ABERDARE/ SHABA-SAMBURU
Ever considered an African
lion safari? Meet the king of the beasts in his own back yard
Day 1. Nairobi
- Masai Mara
Distance: 275 km. (5 hrs.) Pick up from your hotel at 7.30am. Drive to
Masai Mara. Lunch at your chosen lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive in this well known game reserve situated
in the North of the Serengeti Plains and famous for its abundance of wildlife.
Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge.
Day 2. Masai Mara
Sunrise and sundown are the greatest
moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues
of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African
savannah. Full day of game drives with meals & overnight at Mara
Sopa Lodge, B, L, D.
Optional activities:
-Visit to a local Masai village for a Masai cultural tour:
US$ 25 per person
-Hot air balloon ride: US$ 425 per person
Day 3. Masai Mara – Lake
Nakuru
Distance: 310 km (5 hrs.) After
breakfast, depart to Lake
Nakuru National
Park for lunch and leisure relaxation. Take an
afternoon game drive a truly remarkable journey that includes Flamingoes as
well as the rare white rhino in this world famous ornithological paradise with
over 450 species of birdlife. Dinner & overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
or Lake Nakuru Lodge, B, L, D.
Day 4. Lake
Nakuru - Aberdares
Distance: 190 km (3 hrs.) Breakfast and departure, Lunch at Aberdare
Country Club. Afternoon transfer to The Ark Lodge or Treetops Lodge for dinner & overnight, B, L, D.
Day 5. Aberdare - Shaba/Samburu
Distance: 210 km (3 hrs. 30 min.) Breakfast and departure to Shaba.
Lunch. Afternoon game drives in Shaba.
Dinner & overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge or Samburu Serena Lodge, B, L, D.
Day 6. Shaba/Samburu
Early rise for a game viewing drive in the adjacent Samburu National
Reserve with its striking background view of the Mathew's Range. The gently
flowing Uaso Nyiro River
which traverses this Park provides evergreen vegetation for the rare gerenuk,
Grevy zebra and reticulated giraffe found in this park. Breakfast at Samburu
Serena Lodge. Afternoon game drives in Shaba. Lunch, dinner &
overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge or Samburu Serena Lodge, B, L, D.
Day 7. Samburu/Shaba - Nairobi
Distance: 360 km (5 hrs. 30 min) after breakfast drive back to Nairobi
(Optional lunch at The Carnivore Restaurant)
For more information, please contact us:
Lexxas Adventure Safaris
Tel/Fax:+25420313385
Mobile: +254722333240
Email: info@lexxassafaris.com
Skype:lexxassafaris
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Masai Mara wildebeest Migration
The annual wildebeest migration has begun and the tourist rush to the Masai Mara is on the rise.
The Masai Mara is located in the southern Kenya tourism circuit right in the midst of the vast Savannah landscape with unending vistas of grass, velds supports the highest numbers of wildlife in Kenya Masai warrior country. The sheer numbers of the fearful, leaping and kicking wildebeest catches the crocodile by surprise forcing them to give way from the stampede and guaranteed death from trampling. Since food is moving, the predators, including the awesome African lion accompany the blue wildebeest across valleys, velds and rivers as they eat the sick, weak, old and the lost ones in the Africa’s grandest wildlife march.
Nothing is as breathtaking as Observing the Wildebeest River crossings, Carnage mainly result mainly from the stampede drowning and breaking the spines of others already in the river. This keeps the crocodiles happy for the next month or two. I guess they must be impatiently watching their calendars by now for the next annual wildebeest’s migration in the Masai Mara Wildebeests usually begin their migration in late June to July pouring into Masai Mara game Reserve where fresh, tender and mineral rich grass is plentiful.
The early movement is because the plains of Serengeti have exhausted its grass due to the alarming rising population of the animals. The animal population is about four millions. In the past the animals headed to Serengeti in October. Following their natural instinct, the wildebeests, zebras and gazelles migrate in millions over a large expanse of land covering 10,000 square miles every year in search of fresh grass and water. They travel clock wise, covering the Masai Mara in Kenya and the Serengeti in Tanzania. The spectacle of this Migration can only be appreciated when individually witnessed. It is only in the Masai Mara that a herd of elephants will graze freely.
The Masai are a pastoral tribes-people who live in southern Kenya and north-central Tanzania, along the Great Rift Valley plains.
Source, http://www.lexxassafaris.com/wildebeast.asp
The Masai Mara is located in the southern Kenya tourism circuit right in the midst of the vast Savannah landscape with unending vistas of grass, velds supports the highest numbers of wildlife in Kenya Masai warrior country. The sheer numbers of the fearful, leaping and kicking wildebeest catches the crocodile by surprise forcing them to give way from the stampede and guaranteed death from trampling. Since food is moving, the predators, including the awesome African lion accompany the blue wildebeest across valleys, velds and rivers as they eat the sick, weak, old and the lost ones in the Africa’s grandest wildlife march.
Nothing is as breathtaking as Observing the Wildebeest River crossings, Carnage mainly result mainly from the stampede drowning and breaking the spines of others already in the river. This keeps the crocodiles happy for the next month or two. I guess they must be impatiently watching their calendars by now for the next annual wildebeest’s migration in the Masai Mara Wildebeests usually begin their migration in late June to July pouring into Masai Mara game Reserve where fresh, tender and mineral rich grass is plentiful.
The early movement is because the plains of Serengeti have exhausted its grass due to the alarming rising population of the animals. The animal population is about four millions. In the past the animals headed to Serengeti in October. Following their natural instinct, the wildebeests, zebras and gazelles migrate in millions over a large expanse of land covering 10,000 square miles every year in search of fresh grass and water. They travel clock wise, covering the Masai Mara in Kenya and the Serengeti in Tanzania. The spectacle of this Migration can only be appreciated when individually witnessed. It is only in the Masai Mara that a herd of elephants will graze freely.
The Masai are a pastoral tribes-people who live in southern Kenya and north-central Tanzania, along the Great Rift Valley plains.
Source, http://www.lexxassafaris.com/wildebeast.asp
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