The Summarized, 7 Days of Best Combined Kenya Safari Itinerary
- Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli
- Day 2: Full day Amboseli
- Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Nakuru
- Day 4: Lake Nakuru- Maasai Mara
- Day 5: Full day – Maasai Mara
- Day 6: Maasai Mara – Lake Naivasha
- Day 7: Lake Naivasha – Nairobi
Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli
Pick up from Nairobi in the morning at the airport or hotel. Drive via Loitoktok Road, this normally takes about 4-5 hours to get to Amboseli but on this day you will have lunch on the way as you visit one of the curio shops in Emali. After lunch head to Amboseli and arrive in time of the late afternoon game drive On a clear sky you will be able to have a very good evening Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak view just before the sun set, this moment makes it the best view in Africa Sunset back drop with Elephants view. Return to the Lodge or camp for dinner and overnight .
Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner.
Day 2: Amboseli Full Day Game Drive
After breakfast you will then proceed for the early morning game drive at the back drop of Kilimanjaro. You will then return in time at the lodge for lunch . Amboseli Park has become one of the most visited Park in Kenya for its serenity as well as the view of the peak of Kilimanjaro during the sun rise and sun set in the evening. Here to be spotted are the big cats as well as the herds of the African Elephants. Explore this amazing Kenya pride for the whole day and then return to the camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight in the Tented Camp or Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Nakuru
Early morning game drive before the breakfast, head for the morning game drive and there after return to the Lodge or Camp for main breakfast, after the breakfast depart Amboseli to Lake Nakuru with lunch on the way, stop at Great Rift Valley viewing sceneries enroute and thereafter proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving to the Pink Lake often referred so due to its Great masses of Flamingos. Lake Nakuru’s claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo’s and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo and baboons are all residents here. Arrival is in the early evening and proceed for game drive. Dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara
After breakfast you will proceed for early morning game drive, this morning game drive gives you an opportunity to capture early morning kills and hunt from the cats, you will be able to spot Rhinos as well as Leopards along the path or on top of the trees, Watch and photograph Birds and return to the Lodge and then depart for Maasai Mara with hot lunch in Narok town. After lunch proceed on to get to the famous Kenyan Park Maasai Mara in early afternoon. On arrival check in the Lodge or Camp for refreshment and then go for late afternoon game drive for where you will encounter the famous African Documented Lion before the sun set. Return to the Lodge or Camp for main Dinner and overnight as you wait for the following morning full day game drive.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 5: Maasai Mara Full Day
The whole day exploring the park amazingly high concentration of game. This game reserve is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The Mara’s gentle fertile climate bounded by The Rift, offers perhaps the richest stocked reserve set within some 1672 sq. km – an unlimited spectacle of wildlife. Located 268 km west of Nairobi, the emphasis here is on game. Herds of immense Elephants, browse among Lion, Buffalo, Thompson Gazelle, Zebra and Topi. You may occasionally sight a Rhino or Leopard but you have to be very keen since Rhinos in Maasai Mara are very elusive and it’s not easy to spot them unlike the leopard. On this day you will explore the Maasai Mara and you will have your lunch at the Mara River, this is one of the desire of many travelers as this is the point where the great Migration of the Wildebeest takes place, the annual migration of a million Wildebeest follows the rains north at this point you will also be able to spot in the Mara River Hippos play and Cross bask on the banks. After exploring the park return to the lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 6: Maasai Mara – Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, proceed for early morning game drive , the early morning Game safari offers you golden opportunity for early morning big 5 kills, African Jungle Male Lions are spotted along the trails as well as other Kenya big 5 including the documented the Big Cat Documentary, Lion, Leopard & Black Rhinos if lucky. After the Kenya Trails Game viewing then return to the Camp or Lodge and check out and for those who will be willing to visit the famous Maasai Village at extra cost our driver will organize for you. You will be entertained with Maasai Moran dance as well as the visit of the Manyatta. Inside the Manyatta take as many photos as you can as a memory of Africa Cultural visit. There after proceed with a stopover in Narok Town for Hot Lunch as you leave for Lake Naivasha arriving in the afternoon.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Lake Naivasha – Nairobi
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch.
Wake up early morning for the full breakfast, and drive to the nearby lake Naivasha, proceed to Crescent Island using a boat ride at extra cost, where you will take a walk. The shores host abundant birdlife especially huge numbers of pelicans, cormorants and fish-eagles with their haunting cry. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan Park, hence herds of Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Zebra and Gazelle. Hippo graze all over at night then sleep under the acacia or rest in the water by day. The giraffe who were born on the Island return to give birth; sometimes you see three generations at a time. Hyena come to hunt at night but are not resident on the island, the many python who do live here can be seen occasionally with a kill. Groups of Buffalo come and go but they are always monitored. Then you leave the island for Nairobi arriving at the evening, drop off to your hotel/residence/airport to mark the end of our safari.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch.
INCLUDED
- Government imposed park fees and/or taxes
- Entry Park fees (for non-residents)
- All Meals (as specified in the full itinerary section)
- 6 Nights’ accommodation
- Roundtrip airport transfers
- A professional driver/guide
- Transportation in open roof tour vehicle
- Bottled water on Safari
EXCLUDED
- Accommodation on the day before the tour Start
- Accommodation on the last day of tour
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Additional Drinks and beverages
- Laundry
