Lakes & Plains

An exclusive safari visiting Lake Naivasha and the Masai Mara. The accommodation is small and beautiful, and offers the highest levels of service and personal attention. The properties are all carefully positioned for optimum game viewing.

Accommodation includes Chui Lodge, an 8-cottage property set above the shores of Lake Naivasha. ‘Chui’ means leopard in Swahili, and here, in the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary there are leopards to be seen together with giraffe, zebra and white rhino.

Alternatively, choose Kiangazi House, a beautiful country house set in lush gardens and rolling lawns with unsurpassed scenery of the Great Rift Valley.

From the Great Rift Valley fly to the Masai Mara where a collection of just 8 riverfront chalets at the Royal Mara Safari Lodge awaits. Enjoy hippo watching from a private wooden deck plus the services of a butler.

DAY 1 DAILY HEATHROW – NAIROBI
Fly from Heathrow overnight to Nairobi.

DAY 2 LAKE NAIVASHA
Met and transferred to the Somak Safari Lounge to freshen up. Visit Daphne Sheldrick¿s Elephant Orphanage (11am-12 noon). Lunch at Carnivore Restaurant. Drive to Wilson airport for flight by light aircraft to Naivasha Loldia airstrip (approximately 30 minutes). Afternoon at leisure at your lodge or camp. Overnight: Chui Lodge or Kiangazi House. (l,d)

DAY 3 LAKE NAIVASHA
Early breakfast before a game drive in Hells Gate National Park or the privately-owned Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary exclusive to guests of Chui Lodge. Return to your accommodation to relax or enjoy the optional activities. Overnight: Chui Lodge or Kiangazi House. (b,l,d)

DAY 4 MASAI MARA
After breakfast enjoy a boat ride on Lake Naivasha, or a guided nature walk. After lunch fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes). Met on arrival and transferred to your accommodation, with a short game drive en route. Overnight: Royal Mara Safari Lodge. (b,l,d)

DAY 5 MASAI MARA
A game drive followed by breakfast at the camp, or an early morning balloon safari over the Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional extra). The rest of the morning is at leisure before lunch and a game drive. Overnight Royal Mara Safari Lodge. (b,l,d)

DAY 6 MASAI MARA
A further day in the magnificent Masai Mara with game drives. Overnight Royal Mara Safari Lodge. (b,l,d)

DAY 7 MASAI MARA / NAIROBI
Fly to Nairobi in the morning (approximately 1 hour). Or lunch in the Mara, then an afternoon flight (from £35). Proceed with your chosen beach extension or return to Heathrow. Alternatively, enjoy lunch in the Mara and then fly to Mombasa (from £155) and transfer to your chosen beach hotel. (b)

Light aircraft baggage allowance – 15 kgs.

Alternative accommodation is available, choose from a variety of lodges and camps in the Rift Valley Lakes and Masai Mara sections.

Established in 1968, Somak Holidays is an independant Tour Operator specialising in holidays to East Africa.

Somak Holidays aim to offer inspiring holidays to the most superb locations in Africa. Above all they pride themselves on being a family-owned and run company. That means they are solely focused on the holidays they arrange, and not on appeasing shareholders. Somak Holidays continually inspect hotels and airlines, and test itineraries in order to improve some aspect or another.

Somak Holidays is a multi-award winning operator, winning such accolades as “Best Independant Tour Operator to Africa” in the Travel Weekly Awards 2010.

Our Opinion
“Somak Holidays has been arranging safaris to Kenya for over 40 years and have built an excellent reputation as the number one independant tour operator to East Africa.”