This 14 days safari takes you to some of Kenya’s best Parks which include: Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Aberdare National Park, Sweetwaters and Amboseli National Park. During the safari you will traverse the great rift-valley and farm lands and experience Kenya like never before.
Meet and greet with our Safari driver/guide at the airport then transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight. After an early breakfast depart for a journey South along the floor of the great rift valley past Narok, climb the western wall and on to Masai Mara National Reserve. Arrival in time for lunch. Afternoon enjoy a game drive in this famous reserve. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp. Two Full days at this famous reserve searching for wild game with an option to enjoy a balloon safari. You leave the lodge/camp with picnic lunch for a full day game drive. The Masai Mara is the land of African legend: Lion are abundant throughout the park, as are elephants, giraffes and a variety of gazelle species and zebra. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly seen and, less commonly, rhino. The annual wildebeest migration (see Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration Safari), one of nature’s few remaining wildlife spectacles, occurs in the Mara from July to September where the big animals and their predators are to be present in abundance during the time frame of this trip. Several species of Bee-Eater, the flying rainbow that heads the list of the Mara’s birds, occur in the reserve. As well as wildlife, the Maasai Mara is also home to many members of the colorful Maasai tribe who may be seen around the borders of the park – Morans (warriors) loping across the plains, young boys herding goats, or elders grouped under a tree discussing matters of the day. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Camp. Early morning game drive. Return to the camp for breakfast. Depart for Lake Naivasha with a stop at the Narok which is the Masai city. Arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon spent at leisure with an option to take a boat ride with a visit to Crescent Island(extra cost). Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus is almost 13 km’s across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five metres. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Breakfast at the lodge. Check out and drive to Aberdare National Park. Arrival and check in at the base hotel for lunch. After lunch drive through the forest to the Tree Hotel. The rest of the day is spent watching the never ending pageant of wildlife which visits the floodlit waterhole and salt lick below. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. After breakfast depart for Samburu with a stopover at the Equator where you can stop for pictures. Samburu Game Reserve is a rugged semi desert region home to rare wildlife species like the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Oryx., Gerenuk and the blue-legged Somali Ostrich. The reserve is also home to over 350 bird species. Lunch at your pre-booked lodge followed by afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at your lodge Full day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game drive. (Optional visit to Samburu villages). All meals at your pre-booked safari lodge or camp Early breakfast at the hotel. Check out and drive to Sweetwaters Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Arrive for lunch. In the afternoon proceed for a game drive. Sweetwaters Tented Camp, with magnificent views across the plains to the snow capped peaks of Mount Kenya, lies in the heart of 90,000 acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy. This game sanctuary is the closest reserve to Nairobi with the ‘big five’, and has the highest ratio of game-to-area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Accommodation & Facilities: The Camp consists of 40 luxury en-suite tents, some on ground level and some erected on raised wooden platforms. All tents are covered with thatch, keeping them cool even during the hottest day. Each spacious tent has a verandah and en-suite bathroom. The original farmhouse contains the dining room, bar and reception, and other facilities include a swimming pool. Ol Pejeta Ranch includes the 24,000 acre private Sweetwaters Game Reserve, and is home to a grand variety of wild game, bird-life, and exotic flora. Once home of millionaire Adnan Khashoggi, Ol Pejeta Ranch House offers exclusivity for a maximum of twelve guests. The house, furnished with original and unusual paintings and artifacts, comprises six elegantly appointed suites, which overlook extensive tropical gardens and two swimming pools. Dinner and overnight at the Camp. Breakfast at the camp. Depart for Nairobi. Lunch at Safari Park Chinese Restaurant. After lunch transfer to the city center. Complimentary short city tour of Nairobi. The tour includes the city market and its surrounding bazaars, the parliament buildings, Kenyatta Conference Center, Nairobi University and city view point. Rest of the evening at leisure. Overnight at a Nairobi City Hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Amboseli to arrive in time for lunch. Arid looking, Amboseli National Park has historically supported both game and the Masai that kept their herds of cattle here. It is thanks to the waters that run off Africa’s greatest mountain that the apparently dry Amboseli, Kenya’s first game sanctuary is able to support its wildlife. Mount Kilimanjaro broods high over Amboseli, generally cloaked by clouds but appearing in all its snow-shrouded magnificence from time to time. The mountain now provides water for the park, wonderful views and, of course, the most glorious background for animal photography. Enjoy an evening game drive in this scenic and wildlife rich park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Enjoy an early morning and evening game drive in the Park. We recommend that you get up very early in the morning so as to experience excellent game viewing & an unprecedented view of the snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear. An optional visit to the Masai village is provided on request at an extra cost. Meals and overnight at the lodge. After breakfast enjoy morning game drive then leave Amboseli for Tsavo West National Park arriving in time for check-in and lunch at your pre-booked Safari camp/lodge. Afternoon game drive - depending on the location of you safari camp/lodge you will visit the rhino sanctuary and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Early morning breakfast game en-route with a visit to Mzima Springs later on depart Tsavo West to Tsavo East National Park which is renowned for its large numbers of elephants and the famous man eating lions Game en route to your safari camp/lodge for check in and lunch. After a short rest you will enjoy aanother game drive. Dinner and overnight. Early morning breakfast then with game viewing en-route drive out of Tsavo East National Park and head to Mombasa arriving in the afternoon. Drop off at your hotel. Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi, Kenya
Day 2: Nairobi - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 3: Full day Masai Mara Safari
Day 4: Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha
Day 5: Lake Naivasha - Aberdare National Park
Day 6: Aberdare - Samburu Game Reserve
Day 7: Samburu Game reserve
Day 8: Samburu – Sweetwaters/Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Sweetwaters is located in typical savannah grasslands with ‘Whistling Thorn’ and other acacia trees, overlooking a floodlit waterhole and salt-lick, Sweetwaters is truly an oasis. It offers guests some of the finest tented accommodation in Kenya, personalized service and attention, and abundant game viewing opportunities.Day 9: Sweetwaters/Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Nairobi
Day 10: Nairobi – Amboseli
Day 11: Full day Amboseli Safari
Day 12: Amboseli - Tsavo West National Park
Day 13: Tsavo West - Tsavo East National Park
Day 14: Tsavo East National Park - Mombasa
