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9 Days Safaris :Western Circuit/Masai Mara

Apart from the National Parks and Beaches offered in Kenya safaris, there is plenty to do and see on the Western part of Kenya. See the beautiful Lake Victoria and islands, visit legendary and mythical sites with fascinating tales and have a chance to interact with the locals to learn more about their culture. Kenya is rich in cultural attractions.

Day 1 Nairobi - Kisumu
Leave Nairobi in the morning, with a stop over in Kericho for lunch then walk in the Kenya tea plantations. The afternoon is spent at a tea factory learning about tea picking and processing in Kenya. Drive to Kisumu for dinner and over night via the Lwanda Magere site. Lwanda Magere is the Luo warrior who was killed and turned into a stone.

Day 2 Ndere Island National Park – Kakamega
After breakfast, drive to Kaloka beach on Lake Victoria and take a boat to Ndere Island National park for game and bird viewing. Row the boat back to Kaloka beach. Drive via Kit- Mikayi site - this rock is where Mikayi, the mother of Luo tribe, the second biggets tribe in Kenya, sheltered herself after along journey down the Nile. Drive back to Kisumu for Lunch. After lunch, have a tour of Kisumu - first to the Impala Sanctuary and then to Dunga Beach also known as the Hippo Point.

Day 3 Kakamega - Kisumu
After breakfast drive to the Kakamega Forest for a full day exploration of the only tropical rain forest in Kenya. There are plenty of birds, butterflies and animals such as debraza, Kenya colobus, blue and red tailed monkeys and olive baboons. Over 30 varieties of snakes including the deadly gaboon viper, Jamesons mamba and black mamba are found here among other animals. Drive to Kisumu for dinner and overnight.

Day 4 Kisumu - Homa bay
Leave Kisumu after breakfast, drive southwards through rice plantations in Kano plains and stopover at the Odino Falls to see the speeding water. After the brief stop, continue to Kendu Bay for lunch. Proceed to Lake Simbi Nyaima for bird viewing,then to Kanjira and Kanam hot springs on to Homa bay for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5 Homa Bay – Rusinga- Mbita
After breakfast, head to Rusinga Island, a beautiful paradise island found in the Lake Victoria - the source of the River Nile. While here, visit historical places including the museum where the remains of the first man were found by Dr Louise Leakey and  Tom Mboya Mausoleum where Tom Mboya an accomplished Kenya nationalist cum - politician was buried after his assassination on a Nairobi street. Dinner and overnight Mbita.

Day 6 Mbita- Ruma national park- Awendo
Depart after breakfast and drive through hills and meandering roads to the Ruma National Park where a picnic lunch will be served. After lunch, game drive in the park while watching out for the rare roan antelope which can only be found in the Ruma National Park. After the Game drive, head on to Thim Lich Ohinga onto Gogo Falls then to Awendo for dinner and overnigh.

DAY 7 Awendo - Masai Mara
After breakfast, depart Awendo and drive through sugar plantations via Lolgorien to Maasai Mara National reserve, the land of wildebeest migration in Kenya. Dinner and overnight at the lodge / campsite Maasai Mara.

Day 8 Masai mara
Have an early pre-breakfast game drive in the wonder land of Kenya,Masai Mara. After breakfast, the whole day will be spent game driving. Lunch will be packed and eaten while in the park. Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsiteMasai mara.

Day 9 Masai mara - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart for Nairobi, lunch en-route via the great Rift Valley of Kenya, arriving in the evening.

Our prices includes:
1. All game park entrance fees

2. Transport based on a tour minibus in the game parks.

3. Services of a qualified tour driver/guide.

4. Hotel accommodation.

5. Three meals a day throughout the safari.

6. All vehicle park entrance fees.

7. Drivers allowance