$2,710 to $2,912 pp (USD)
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Day 1
Nairobi to Tsavo East National Park
Nairobi to Tsavo East National Park
Depart Nairobi early in the morning (around 6.45 am) and head to Tsavo East National Park.
The joint mass of Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks forms one of the largest National parks in the world and covers a massive 4% of Kenya’s total land area. Tsavo East is guarded by the limitless lava reaches of Yatta Plateau and is patrolled by some of the largest elephant herds.
Tsavo East is Kenya's oldest and largest park. You'll arrive at the lodge in good time for an early lunch after an introductory game drive in this park.
You'll proceed on a late afternoon game drive (4.30 pm), when wildlife is more active, and the weather is cooler. Be on the lookout for elephants, lions, leopard, buffalo, kudu, zebra and hartebeest.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Aruba Lodge or one of similar standards.
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Aruba Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo East NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tsavo East to Tsavo West National Park
Tsavo East to Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast, you'll leave for Tsavo West National Park. You'll have lunch at Kilaguni Serena Lodge.
The highlight of the park is the Mzima Springs. The crystal-clear water of this chain of lakes is filtered through the volcanic rocks of the Chyulu Hills just to the north. Shaded by majestic fig and acacia trees, the lakes swarm with fish, large crocodiles, and some big pods of hippos.
The experience of being on safari in Tsavo West is very different from a safari in Tsavo East or a Masai Mara safari, where you often have views across the wide-open country. Tsavo West safaris are more about unexpected sights as you turn a bend on a wooded track.
The birdlife in the park is outstanding. If you’re on a birdwatching safari, you’ll be blown away by the number of bird sightings. The white-headed buffalo weaver is a particularly noticeable species, with its prominent bright red rump, and there are at least eight recorded hornbill species here.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo West National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo West NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tsavo West to Amboseli National Park
Tsavo West to Amboseli National Park
Rise early and watch the light breaking upon the park. Wild animals are active early in the morning, and you'll have a chance to spot quite a number as they appear on the savannah.
Next activity: breakfast! And then another morning game drive through the park as we head out to Amboseli National Park. One of the advantages of visiting Amboseli is that the terrain is open with thin foliage. This makes game spotting easier. Look out for lions, leopards, and the park’s almost ever-present great parade of elephants. Seeing the magnificent elephants patrolling in line with a backdrop of Kilimanjaro is a special treat of this park.
Hot Lunch will be served at your accommodation, and perhaps some relaxing time. The afternoon is yours to pace as you wish.
The waters from melted snow drain down the mountain under lava flows and surface in Amboseli, creating a green belt of swampland amidst dusty plains. Here, hippo, elephant, and birdlife can be seen against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Amboseli to Lake Nakuru National Park
Amboseli to Lake Nakuru National Park
After an early breakfast, we will depart Amboseli for Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lunch will be served en route. The journey will then continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will arrive late in the afternoon.
Check-in and relax by cooling your body in the swimming pool if you wish to, at no extra cost. Late in the afternoon, around 4:00 pm, proceed for a game viewing drive in this park, which is 188sq km. It is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingos nesting along the shores.
The park has more than 25 eastern black rhinoceros, one of the largest concentrations in the country. There are also a number of Rothschild's giraffes, relocated for safety from western Kenya from 1977. Waterbucks are very common and both Kenyan subspecies are found here. Among the predators are lions, cheetahs, and leopards, the latter being seen much more frequently in recent times.
The rest of the evening shall be spent at the Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Nakuru NP to Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru NP to Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, depart Lake Nakuru National Park for Masai Mara National Reserve with lunch en -route.
On arrival at Masai Mara, you'll check-in and relax.
After the sun has cooled down, proceed for a game drive in search of black-manned lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo, and other plains game.
Later, you'll return to your accommodation late in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay inside the park, where the only noise to wake you up is the whirling wind and the sound made by the wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
This day is fully set aside for game viewing in Kenya's finest game reserve, the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Quite a number of game come near to you, and you only have the option of counting the blessings that nature bestows upon you as you view animals in their natural habitat.
Wherever you go in the vast Mara, you will see a sufficient number of wildlife such as Masai giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyenas, topis, impalas, hartebeests and wildebeests. Elephants, buffalos, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common.
The ultimate action here is without a doubt the annual wildebeest exodus, the Great Migration, in July and August when millions of these grazers move north from the Serengeti.
Your overnight stay is at the lodge inside the park.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Masai Mara to Nairobi
Masai Mara to Nairobi
You'll have an early morning (sunrise) game viewing in the savannah, followed by a late breakfast. Thereafter, leisurely depart Masai Mara for Nairobi where this safari shall end in good time for your next holiday destination.
Note: This program is flexible and can start from Nairobi or Mombasa.
The program can also start from Nairobi, commence with the Masai Mara National Reserve, and end in Mombasa if you opt to end your trip in the coastal region of Kenya. No extra costs shall be charged.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
