Amboseli / Nakuru Day Tour, Safari, Trip, Excursion and Travel
Sojourn Safaris provides you a range of One Day tours, trips, safaris and excursions 
from Nairobi. The popular full day tours from Nairobi include Nakuru park day trip, Amboseli day safari, longonot hiking day tour, hells gate biking safari, river rafting, bungee jumping among others.
1. Lake Nakuru National Park (1 Day Tour)
Lake Nakuru lies in the volcano-strewn Rift Valley, one of the shares of 8 lakes, which stretch the length of Kenya from Tanzania to Ethiopia. The 160 kilometres drive from Nairobi passes through highlands farms of the Kikuyu people before descending an escarpment into the dramatic landscape of the Rift. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
Nakuru National Park Day Tour Information
How far is Lake National Park in a One Day Tour
Nakuru park day excursion is one of the most done activities around Nairobi. The nakuru national park is 160km away from Nairobi and sits on the floor of the rift valley.The nakuru day excursion is popular due to the millions of flamingos that occupy the lake nakuru. The lake is an important Bird Area and a sanctuary for birds as well. It is one of the most visited birdwatching sites in Kenya from Nairobi. The lake nakuru one day excursion starts early from Nairobi and returns by evening having done some 4hrs of great game drive around the lake.
Lake nakuru national park is only 188 sq km in size and about one third is taken by the lake and the rest by acacia woodland and grassland savannah and rocky cliffs ecosystems. Nakuru park has more than 100 mammal species and over 400 species of birds. This park has the highest concentration of birds per square kilometer than any other park in the country. It is an alkaline lake which supports the growth of algae bloom which in turn supports the flamingo population which fees exclusively on blue-green algae. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
How many Flamingos are in Nakuru Park
Nakuru national park day tour is one of the most exciting in Kenya since it is also the greatest bird spectacle in the world. There are more than 2 million flamingos in lake nakuru and they form a permanent ring of pink colour around the edges of the lake. The flamingos can be seen from very close to the shores of the lake as visitors are allowed to walk along the edges of the lake at some places. This means that you will be able to take some very good pictures of the flamingos from very close quarters.
What other Animals to see in Nakuru park Day Tour
You will also see the white rhino from very close quarters since this park has a very successful white rhino population. The park is also a white rhino sanctuary and you will be able to see many here. Nakuru national park has many other animals besides the flamingos including the hippos, rhinos, buffalos, leopards, colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, pythons, lions, hyenas, giraffes, elands, hartebeests, gnu, grants gazelles, impala, thompsons gazelles, waterbucks, bushbucks, klipspringer and others. It is the park with the highest sightings of leopards than any park in Kenya.
Other Attraction in a Lake Nakuru National Park Day Tour
The park has other attractions including the makalia waterfalls and other picnic sites as well. The baboon cliff is an interesting place to go and see the lake from an elevated position on top of a cliff. The baboon cliff offers you the best photographic opportunities to take pictures of the lake with its glittering waters below and the pink ring of flamingos. This is a nice photo to show that you had visited the Nakuru national park.
You can now break for lunch at the sarova lion hill and enjoy a lunch at one of the best lodges in lake nakuru national park. After lunch, you can take a swim and we will later go for a game drive enroute to the gate for the trip back to Nairobi. You will be dropped off in your Nairobi hotel at 07:00pm after one of the greatest nakuru park Day Excursion from Nairobi. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
Nakuru Day Trip Itinerary
6:00am: - Depart Nairobi on a one day Nakuru national park tour.
9:30am: - Arrival at the Lake Nakuru National park and start game drive immediately.
01:00pm:- Go for a lunch at the Sarova lion hill lodge inside the park.
02:15pm:- Have a short afternoon game drive in the park.
03:30pm:- Depart from Lake Nakuru national park for the drive back to nairobi arriving at 6:30pm and drop off at your hotel.
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2. Amboseli Express (1 Day Safari)
Amboseli National Park lies within the shadow of the mighty Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. Only nature in all the majesty could create such a backdrop of the wildlife pageant found at Amboseli.
Game is seen on much of the route to the park, which crosses ochre plains where Masai tend their cattle in an age-old tradition. Lunch is taken at the lodge in the park and is followed by another game drive where lion, elephant and the splendid cheetah are likely to be seen. Return to Nairobi in good time for dinner. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
Amboseli Park One (1) Day Tour Information
One (1) Day Amboseli Wildlife Safari Tour
Go on a day tour to Amboseli national park and watch the many attractions in this wonderful park located 240km south west of Nairobi and near the Tanzanian border. The Amboseli is located under the shadow of Kilimanjaro and you can see the majestic kibo peak with its snow covered peaks. The elephants of Amboseli are the main attraction here and you will see hundreds of them in this park near the swamps. Amboseli national park is a relatively small park at 160 sq km.
How to get to Amboseli National Park for a day tour
The one day tour to amboseli starts at 0600hrs from your Nairobi hotel and follows the mombasa road A109 to Emali where you branch off to the right on Loitotok road C102. You will travel through these masai plains and reach Kimana and take the C103 to Erimito gate. You have now arrived at amboseli at around 0945hrs. You will have started seeing the mountain from miles away as you get closer and closer to the park. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
How many Elephants can be seen in Amboseli National Park in a Day Tour
The main tourist attraction to this park is the amboseli elephants which can be seen in the swamp waters as they swim and feed on the water grass half submerged in the water. The elephants of amboseli are more than 1500 herds and they have a daily migration from amboseli swamps to the foot of kilimanajaro for overnight and feeding grounds. The elephants of amboseli have been studied for more than 30 years and have been filmed by the national geographic as well.
The amboseli elephants have a daily migration from the mountain into the park and back again. The elephants feeding grounds are at the mountain base where they spend their nights and only come down to Amboseli to drink water and swim in the swamps. Later after 01:00pm they can be seem streaming out of the park for their evening destination near the mountain.
Mt kilimanjaro Peak Views from Amboseli One Day Trip/tour
Kilimanjaro mountain is the other attraction in amboseli which is visible early hours of the morning. The mount kili peak kibo is viewable in the early hours of the morning with its snow covered head protruding above the white skies in a majestic frame. The mountain is the lifeline of amboseli national park since its snow melt waters go through underground rivers to emerge in amboseli as very clean, clear and cool waters that the elephants and other animals love to swim in.
Kilimanjaro mountain peak with its snow is the ultimate post card picture of an african safari. You will not miss a post card in Africa with a herd of elephants grazing with the mountain kilimanjaro forming the background. You will need to make sure that you get a similar shot when you go on your one day amboseli day tour. There are visitors who purposely come to Amboseli to see the mountain and since this is a very shy mountain; they are sometimes lucky enough to see it while others will leave a dejected people when it fails to show up as expected. I guess it all depends on your stars on that day. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
Lake amboseli is yet another main tourist spot in amboseli which is usually a dry lake bed with some mirages of shifting water. The lake is which usually has a road passing through its middle is impassable in the wet weather when the lake is full. Lake amboseli is one of the expansive areas that gave amboseli its current name due to the salty dust devils. The masai named it 'empusel' which means a place of salty dust.
Where to eat in Amboseli
You will go for lunch at the amboseli serena after a visit to the observation hill to see the park from a high point. The lunch is a buffet and you can eat as much as you want at this five star lodge. Later depart amboseli with an enroute game drive and arrive in nairobi at 07:00pm and drop off at your city lodge. This is the end of your Amboseli one day Tour. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
Amboseli One Day Tour Itinerary
06:00am:- Departure from nairobi.
09:30am:- Arrival at Amboseli and all morning Game Drive.
12:20pm:- Visit the observation hill to have a panoramic view of the park.
01:00pm:- Buffet Lunch at the Amboseli Serena Lodge.
02:00pm:- Game Drive for 1hr enroute to the gate for Exit.
03:00pm:- Exit park for Nairobi arriving at 1900hrs and drop off at hotel or at the airport. End of tour. Fill in Form below to request this Tour
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3. Mt. Longonot /Naivasha (1 Day Trip)Depart Nairobi at 08:00hrs
Drive to the Rift Valley Escarpment and catch a glimpse of the beautiful escarpment. Arrive at Mt. Longonot National Park to start 
hiking to the top and round the crater if time and your energy permits. (the hike up and round takes around two-three hours) Picnic lunch. Depart for Lake Naivasha and its environs. Enjoy a boat ride and view hippos, buffaloes etc. other activities include biking.
The package includes:
Gate entrance fees, transport and a professional guide
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