8-Day Kenya Safari Program
This tour takes you to Kenya’s top wildlife destinations – Ol Pajeta conservancy, a 90,000-acre wildlife sanctuary located within the equator in Laikipia County, a break in Nairobi to see the city’s attractions before heading to Masai Mara National Reserve. Nowhere else in Africa is wildlife more abundant with best chances to see the big five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhino).
Masai Mara National Reserve is an area of preserved savannah wilderness in south-western Kenya, along the Tanzanian border. Its animals include lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras and hippos. Wildebeest traverse its plains during their annual migration. The landscape has grassy plains and rolling hills, and is crossed by the Mara and Talek rivers. The area nearby is dotted with villages (enkangs) of Masai people.
Another break at Lake Naivasha, lying within the Great Rift Valley, and a chance to walk amid wildlife in Crescent Island and culminating your safari in Amboseli National park, the home to the African elephant and Mount Kilimanjaro!
Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Int. Airport, we will meet and welcome you to Kenya. Thereafter transfer to nearby hotel for overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Hilton Garden Inn.
Day 2: OlPajeta Conservancy
After breakfast, you will head to OlPajeta Conservancy and embark on game drives. Among animals found here are the black and the white rhino, elephants, lions, buffalos, leopard and hyena. After lunch you will head to the Chimpanzee sanctuary and get to so spend some time with them and learn about the conservation efforts in place to ensure their survival. Evening game drives resume with good chances to see Mount Kenya.
Dinner and overnight at Serena Sweet Waters camp.
Day 3: OlPajeta Conservancy - Lake Nakuru National Park
Begin the day with a sunrise game drive followed by breakfast at the camp. Thereafter check out and head to Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive in time for lunch. Thereafter embark on evening game drives till sunset.
Meals and overnight at Kivu Resort.
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast you will proceed to Masai Mara National Reserve where you arrive at the camp in time for lunch. After lunch you have time to freshen up before setting off on a thrilling game drive in search of the Africa’s big five – lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino.
Meals and overnight at Basecamp Masai Mara or similar.
Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast you will set off on a full day of game viewing drives in the expansive reserve with packed lunch. This is a day to maximize chances of spotting wildlife in their natural environment engaged in their normal life such as hunting or sharing a kill (for the big cats) You will have lunch by the banks of Mara River. Later in the evening you will visit one of the Masai villages and learn more about their way of life.
Meals and overnight at Basecamp Masai Mara or similar.
Day 6: Lake Naivasha
Begin the day with an early morning game drive and settle for breakfast thereafter. Check out and head to Lake Naivasha crossing through spectacular country side. You will check in at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge in time for lunch. After lunch you will enjoy a boat ride and a nature walk in Crescent Island where you get to mingle with impala, giraffe and zebra among other animals.
Meals and overnight at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge.
Day 7: Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, you will take a road trip to Amboseli National Park. Arrive for late lunch and enjoy an evening game drive thereafter.
Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge.
Day 8: Amboseli National Park - Nairobi
Begin with an early morning game drive followed by breakfast. Check out and return to Nairobi where you arrive in time for your flight back home.
End of tour
