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This 8 Day Kenya Wildlife safari will bring you to the heart of 5 outstanding game reserves: Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Hell’s Gate and the Masai Mara.
You will have the opportunity to discover all the colour of Africa! Massive elephant herds, the Big Five, hippos, rhinos and flamingos – the great land masses and shimmering lakes. And though the tour covers a lot of ground, it’s still designed to move at a comfortable pace for everyone. There will be plenty of time for game viewing and for relaxing at your lodge or camp.
Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli: (250 km – Approx. 4 hrs drive)
Day 2: Full day of game viewing in Amboseli National Park
Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha (340 km – Approx. 6 hrs)
Day 4: Day 4: Lake Naivasha – Hell’s Gate – Lake Nakuru (70km – approx. 2 hrs)
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara (300km – approx. 6 hrs.)
Day 6: Full day safari in Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 7: Another full day safari in Masai Mara Reserve
Day 8: Masai Mara – Nairobi (265km – Approx. 5 hrs)
At 7:30 am, you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport.
The morning journey takes you partly along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, offering a scenic route through open African landscapes with vast savannah plains, local homesteads, and vibrant Masai tribesmen with their cattle, all leading to the breathtaking Amboseli National Park.
Upon arrival, you will embark on a game drive to explore the park. Covering about 392 square kilometers, the park is home to Kenya’s largest population of African elephants, including many impressive ‘big tuskers’ (elephants with large tusks).
If you’re fortunate, you might even spot a ‘super tusker’ – a male elephant with tusks weighing over 45 kg each, often so long they drag along the ground. On clear days, you’ll also have the chance to view Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest free-standing volcano..
Accommodation Options:
Midrange: Amboseli Sopa Lodge/ AA Amboseli Lodge/ Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Luxury: Amboseli Serena lodge/Oltukai lodge/ Kibo Safari Camp
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
Amboseli National Park’s diverse ecosystem, a mosaic of swamps, acacia woodlands, and open savannah, offers a thrilling canvas for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers alike.
You’ll enjoy a full day of game drives, starting with an early morning safari. Afterward, you’ll have breakfast, followed by a mid-morning game drive.
After a leisurely lunch, we’ll head out again for an afternoon game drive. In between these wildlife excursions, you can relax at your Amboseli lodge or camp, where meals and other activities will be provided. Your safari vehicle and driver/guide will be available for additional game drives, ensuring plenty of opportunities for wildlife viewing throughout the day.
Accommodation Options:
Midrange: Amboseli Sopa Lodge/ AA Amboseli Lodge/ Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Luxury: Amboseli Serena lodge/Oltukai lodge/ Kibo Safari Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
We’re going to enjoy several more game drives at Amboseli, starting with an early morning jaunt in our 4 x 4 to see the sunlight breaking over the park and perhaps some elephants on their way to breakfast.
Afterward, we’ll embark on our journey to Lake Naivasha, arriving in the late afternoon.
Nestled in the Great Rift Valley, this serene blue lake has floating islands of papyrus reeds and a border of flat-topped acacias. It’s also home to a healthy populations of hippos, zebras, giraffes, impalas, waterbucks and a huge variety of birds.
We will have a relaxing afternoon boat safari viewing small game, exotic birdlife and hippos amid the serenity of this freshwater rift valley lake.
This will be followed by a guided walking safari on Crescent Island; a wildlife sanctuary which rose to fame after its distinctive natural beauty was featured in the 1985 movie, ‘Out of Africa’.
Accommodation Options:
Midrange: Elsamere Lodge/Naivasha Crescent Camp
Luxury: Lake Naivasha sopa/ Chui Lodge/ Lake Naivasha Country club
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
After breakfast this morning, we’ll embark on a cycling tour to the nearby Hell’s Gate National Park.
The park is known for its towering cliffs, bursting gorges, dusty valleys and pristinely sculpted volcanic (which famously inspired the movie ‘The Lion King’).
It boasts some of the most unique and stunning landscapes in Kenya. It has, without a doubt; some of the most peculiar and striking landscapes. And despite its intimidating name, it is the only national park in Kenya that you explore on foot or on two wheels.
From hell, a short 1 hour drive takes us to the Lake Nakuru National Park. Although the number of flamingos has decreased due to rising water levels and other natural factors, the park itself remains breathtaking—one of Kenya’s finest. Majestic rocky escarpments rise above acacia forests, waterfalls cascade through the landscape, and wooded hills and euphorbia trees surround the lake.
In addition to flamingos, the park is home to a diverse array of birdlife, including pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks, herons, and eagles.
The atmosphere here is vibrant, lively, and full of color. But this special park’s appeal doesn’t end there – wildlife viewing is easy and plentiful.
Lake Nakuru is famous for housing endangered yet amazing species. You’re likely to spot the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, along with white rhinos, particularly near the lakeshore. The park also serves as a sanctuary for one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhinos, so be sure to have your camera ready!
Midrange: Lake Nakuru Lodge/ Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge/ Sarova Woodlands
Luxury: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge/ Cliff Nakuru Lodge/ Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
We’ve saved the best for last. Begin your day with an early morning bird watching and game drive as you leave Lake Nakuru National Park, then continue on to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, arriving by mid-afternoon.
The Masai Mara, with its sparse open plains, dramatic skies and some of the world’s most tremendous animals, is the quintessential African experience.
After settling in your camp or lodge, enjoy some lunch. Then, it’s time to jump in 4WDs and go for a game drive through the wilderness of the Mara, looking out for all your wildlife favourites form the Lion King – think wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo, elephants and rhino.
Accommodation Options:
Midrange: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/ Mara Sopa Lodge/ Mara Leisure Camp
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge/Mara River Camp/Ashnil Mara Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Today will be a wildlife viewing extravaganza! The Masai Mara is one of the oldest and most thrilling ecosystems in the natural world, boasting the highest and most diverse concentration of wild animals of any park in Africa.
With its picturesque savannah plains dotted with distinctive acacia trees, the moderate climate, and a wide variety of game species, it’s a prime destination for game viewing in Africa.
We’ll spend the entire day exploring the Masai Mara reserve, enjoying unlimited opportunities to see the Big Five and many other species. We’ll also visit the Mara River to observe hippos, crocodiles, and, if you’re visiting between July and October, possibly the famous Great Wildebeest Migration.
Accommodation Options:
Midrange: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/ Mara Sopa Lodge/ Mara Leisure Camp
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge/Mara River Camp/Ashnil Mara Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
This morning, you may choose to take an optional hot air balloon ride over the Mara at sunrise. If you’ve pre-booked this experience, you’ll be picked up before dawn and driven to the launch site, where you’ll receive a safety briefing from your pilot.
Once airborne, you’ll soar through the skies, sometimes flying just above the trees, offering fantastic photo opportunities. After landing, you’ll enjoy a bush breakfast before heading back to your lodge or camp to relax.
Later, you’ll embark on a full-day 4WD game drive through the Masai Mara National Reserve with expert local guides. You’ll explore this diverse landscape and have the chance to see a wide range of wildlife.
Accommodation Options:
Midrange: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/ Mara Sopa Lodge/ Mara Leisure Camp
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge/Mara River Camp/Ashnil Mara Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
After a relaxed breakfast at your lodge or camp, your dedicated driver-guide will help you with checkout and then take you back to Nairobi, Kenya’s vibrant capital.
During the journey, your guide will highlight Longonot, an extinct strato volcano situated southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. Believed to have last erupted in the 1860s, its name comes from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, meaning “mountains of many spurs” or “steep ridges.”
You can opt to drive straight to Nairobi and pass by Kiambethu farm for the tea farm tour inclusive of a three-course buffet lunch (at an extra cost) OR drive straight back to the capital and later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your back home. If you would like to extend your stay in Nairobi, just speak to us.
*Please note: Extensions to Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda can easily be organized. Please don’t hesitate to ask for our expert assistance.
Accommodation: Not Included
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
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