7-Day Ultimate Wildlife & Birding Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival, transfer to masai mara & afternoon game drive

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you’ll be met by your personal guide who will warmly welcome you to Kenya. Begin your journey with a scenic drive via the Ngong Hills, descending into the Great Rift Valley floor, offering incredible photo opportunities along the way — escarpments, valleys, and traditional Maasai homesteads.

By midday, you’ll arrive at Destiny Eco Camp, located just outside the Ololaimutia Gate. Though not inside the reserve, the camp is perched along the park borders leading to stunning views of wildlife near the camp and is just minutes to the nearest gate.
After lunch and a short rest, you’ll embark on your first afternoon game drive in Masai Mara; kenya's famous park known for being home to the Great Migration, all the three big cats of Africa, and high density of four of the 'big fives' of Africa (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard).

You will return to the camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Destiny Eco Camp Mara

• Budget tented bush camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full day in Masai Mara

This day is dedicated to an in-depth exploration of the Masai Mara the park with the highest density of wildlife in Kenya and home to over 1,000 lions of the approx. 2,800 in the country.
You’ll begin with a sunrise game drive, a prime time to witness both nocturnal predators wrapping their night hunts and grazers venturing into the open plains. It is the most probable time for you to see a predation action. Take keen interest on the major prides in the vast park. Early mornings are also the perfect moment to go for hot air balloon safari (extra cost).
Game drives will continue throughout the day and you'll have your packed lunch at a scenic picnic site within the reserve.
You will return to camp by evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Destiny Eco Camp Mara

• Budget tented bush camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning Game Drive & Transfer to Lake Naivasha

After an early breakfast, enjoy a short morning game drive as a farewell to the Mara. Depart by around 10:00 AM for Lake Naivasha a freshwater lake known for its prolific birdlife, wildlife, and scenic tranquility.
You'll arrive in the afternoon and check into Camp Carnelley’s, nestled among ancient yellow fever trees right on the lakeshore. After a late lunch, enjoy a leisurely nature walk or simply relax while observing the area’s vibrant birdlife, including kingfishers, fish eagles, and one of Kenya’s largest waterfowls concentrations; numbering to over 50000 individuals. You may also find zebras and waterbucks roaming freely through the camp area.

Dinner and overnight at Camp Carnelley’s.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Camp Carnelley's

• Budget lodge located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Crescent Island Walking Safari & Lake Oloiden Flamingos

After breakfast, you’ll meet a local boat captain for a scenic boat ride across Lake Naivasha to the nearby Crescent Island Sanctuary. Along the way, enjoy sightings of hippos, and scenes of shoreline birds roaming the payprus lead covered lakeshore.

As you approach the crescent island you are welcomed by stunning scenes of wildlife grazing on the grass-rich shorelines. You will meet your walking guide. The island is predator-free, and therefore one of the few sanctuaries in Kenya where you can walk safely and view wildlife at close quarters. You'll ride back to the camp for lunch before embarking on a second boat excursion to Lake Oloiden, a small soda lake to the southwest of Lake Naivasha. This lake isnone of the most dependable spot for sighting flamingos outside the great lakes of East Africa.
You will ride back to the camp in time for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Camp Carnelley's

• Budget lodge located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Amboseli & Afternoon Game Drive

After breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park, a journey that takes you across the Rift Valley floor and into the dry open plains of southern Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch and check-in at Nyati Safari Camp, conveniently located on the kimana gate inside the park. After lunch head out for your first game drive. Amboseli is Kenya’s best place to see large herds of elephants. It is famed as the home to the “Kili elephants” which are some of the largest tuskers left on Earth.

Evening hours offer high chances of seeing the elephants as they move in organized herds across the plains. This is the moment you encounter a herds of over 100 elephants of different sizes and age. You'll return to the camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February

High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)

Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HippoCommon

Show more

HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardRare to None

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Nyati Safari Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day Amboseli & Optional Poacher's Hill Hike

This day is set aside for comprehensive exploration of Amboseli, starting with an early morning game drive while the skies are often clearest and Kilimanjaro is visible and the moment the elephants are shuffling the savannah before the harsh sun gets hot. Your guide will focus on key wildlife zones including the seasonal lake beds and swamps (like Enkongu Narok) where most wildlife congregate over the dry season. These are also some of the best places to encounter wetland aquatic and semi-aquatic birding species.

In the afternoon you can opt for a short ascent to a panoramic viewpoint offering expansive views of the park, perfect for photography and wildlife spotting with binoculars.

You'll return to the camp for dinner and storytelling by the campfire.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Accommodation:

Nyati Safari Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Final Game Drive & Return to Nairobi

Depending on your flight schedule, you may enjoy a final early morning game drive to catch the last glimpses of the famous park. Thereafter check out and depart for Nairobi, arriving in the capital by approximately 2:00 PM, where you’ll be dropped off at your hotel or airport. This marks the end of your unforgettable wildlife and birding safari.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.