7 Days Tour – Nairobi, Aberdare, L. Bogoria, L. Nakuru, L. Naivasha & Mara

The park provides a habitat for elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white Colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others. Rare sightings include those of the Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wildcat, African civet cat and the blue duiker. Visitors can indulge in picnics, trout fishing in the rivers and camping in the moorlands. Bird viewing is rewarding, with over 250 species of birds in the park, including the Jackson’s Francolin, Sparrow hawks, goshawks, eagles, sunbirds and plovers. Arrive at the Aberdare Country Club in Nyeri. The Ark Hotel buses pick up guests for Lunch. After Lunch and check in the guests are taken for a safari in the Aberdare National Park. DBB

The lake lies in a trough below the Ngendelel Escarpment, a sheer wall 600 metres (2,000 ft) high. The lake covers 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi). It is geothermically active on the western shore, with geysers and hot springs. The geologist J.W. Gregory described the lake in 1892 as “the most beautiful view in Africa”. The reserve is in a semi-arid area. The only major river feeding the lake is the Waseges River, which rises on the northern slopes of the Aberdare Range. The lake is surrounded by grasslands dotted with bushes. There is acacia-ficus woodland to the south, and the north merges into a papyrus swamp. The park was opened in November 1970. The lake is alkaline, feeding blue-green algae, which in turn feed flamingoes. At times, the number of flamingoes feeding in the lake may be as high as two million. 06:30AM Breakfast 08:00AM Depart for Lake Bogoria National Reserve and arrive at the Lake Bogoria Spa Resort in time for Lunch. After some freshening up, the guests will go for a late afternoon game drive in the reserve to see the flamingoes. DBB