Tour Overview
This 15 days around Kenya wildlife safari typically covers the country’s most iconic National Parks and Reserves combining the northern reserves, the country’s central highlands, Great Rift Valley Lakes, the southern golden
savanna plains and a relaxing coastal finish at the Diani beach. You will therefore enjoy an exceptional mix of wildlife viewing, stunning scenery and cultural immersions into the local communities. You should be excited to encounter the famous Big Five in their natural habitats, explore the country’s diverse ecosystems, witness spectacular avian life and meet the local welcoming communities.
Day by Day Program
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi and Discover Nairobi
Our company representative will be waiting to receive you upon your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and take you through a briefing of your travel plan. According to your time of arrival, you may aught for a few hours of relaxation at your hotel before proceeding for a city excursion to discover Nairobi. Start with a visit to the David Sheldrick Elephants Orphanage to watch bay elephants enjoy themselves as they play in mud and feed. Proceed to the Giraffes center for a once in a life time experience of feeding giraffes up-close before finding your way into a local cuisine restaurant for your lunch. After lunch you will make visits to a few craft centers or Karen Blixen museum if time allows before returning to your hotel for dinner and an overnight.
Day 2: Entire day Nairobi National Park
Wake up early in the morning to a scrumptious breakfast and head-out with your driver guide for a wildlife experience in Nairobi National Park just about 7 kilometers from the city center. You will enjoy your guided morning game drive across the Park’s open grasslands and acacia bushes to spot four of the Big Five with several other animals against a backdrop of the city’s modern skyscrapers. Lunch will be in the Park and later proceed with your game viewing experience with several sightings such as giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, numerous bird species and much more. Just before night falls, sign-out of the Park to embark on your short drive back to your hotel to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Amboseli National Park and Evening Game Drive
Arise to have your breakfast as early as 6:30am, checkout and depart for Amboseli National Park known to be one of the country’s most picturesque wildlife destinations popular for protecting large herds of elephants and striking views of Mountain Kilimanjaro. Arrival at your lodge will be in the perfect time for your lunch, check-in and hit the Park’s plains for a late afternoon game drive hopping to encounter herds of buffaloes, elephants, zebras, giraffes, numerous antelopes, wildebeests and many more. Enjoy a stunning sunset with Mountain Kilimanjaro in the background and later return to your lodge to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 4: Full day Amboseli National Park
Today will be an entire of exploring
Amboseli golden plains for both morning and late afternoon game drives. Your experienced driver guide will take you deep in the Park’s wildlife-rich areas for you to closely observe predators try out their trick-hunting techniques, elephants bathe in marshes, several other animals and bird species roam the Park. Today’s lunch will be a picnic lunch in the bush for you to maximize your time in the Park while capturing the surrounding scenery. Get back into your jeep after lunch for your game viewing experience until in the evening when you will be driven back to your lodge to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 5: Amboseli to Lake Naivasha
Grab your early morning breakfast and proceed to Lake Naivasha situated in the Great Rift Valley. You will be arriving in the afternoon to check-in at your reserved lodge and have lunch. After lunch you will head out for a boat cruise along Lake Naivasha where you will observe hippopotamuses, water birds like cormorants, African fish eagles and many more. The boat cruise lasts between 2 to 3 hours after which you will visit the Crescent Island for a short guide nature walk for you to walk with giraffes, zebras, gazelles, wildebeests and many more. Having spent much of your evening time enjoying spectacular lake views, return back to your lodge to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 6: Transfer from Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru National Park
After your breakfast, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park popularly known for its rich
bird life and both black white rhinos. Lunch will be served at your lodge in Nakuru and later embark on a late afternoon game drive to lookout for the Park’s wildlife species such as giraffes, rhinos both black and white, buffaloes, predators like leopards and many more. Proceed to the acacia woodlands close to the alkaline lake for sightings of numerous bird species for example the
flamingos, pelicans and many more. Capture panoramic views of the Park from several scenic view points before returning to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.
Day 7: Check out and head to Masai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy your early morning breakfast excited to cross to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve as you capture scenic countryside views along your drive to the lodge. Check-in will be in the afternoon for to later have your delicious lunch. After lunch, hit the vast
savanna grasslands for your late afternoon game drive to lookout for several wildlife species that freely roam these golden plains for example hyenas, lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, wildebeests, numerous antelope species and many more. This National Wildlife reserve is popular for its extraordinary wildlife density and striking unforgettable sunsets. After this exciting afternoon, get back to your lodge for dinner and a night stay.
Day 8: Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve
Your 8th day is dedicated to explore the Mara plains on both your morning and game drives to increase your chances of witnessing predator activities as you also gear up to encounter the Big Five in one ecosystem. Lunch will be served in the wild waiting to proceed to the Mara River for a wildebeest migration experience provided you have
traveled during the migration season. You will have an opportunity to witness millions of wildebeests and thousands of other grazers such as zebras and gazelles cross the Mara River
midst large crocodiles patiently waiting to feast on them. Lookout for apex predators like leopards, lions, African wild dogs and opportunists such as hyenas as they patiently wait to grab weak and exhausted animals. Before dusk, get back to your lodge to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 9: Hot Air Balloon Safari and Maasai cultural experience
After your breakfast, head out in excitement for a hot air balloon safari for an experience of a bird’s eye of the Park’s
savanna plains. This is an opportunity for you to capture the Park’s beautiful scenery, wildlife species and big gems from a high elevation which is a totally different experience from spotting them from a safari vehicle during game drives. Celebrations after the hot air balloon safari will be electric involving popping bottles of wines for you to sip with joy and excitement. Return to the lodge for lunch and later make a visit to the traditional Masai village for you to learn about their local customs, cultural heritage, traditional homesteads and their ways of living. This will be your day’s enriching safari and later get back to your lodge to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 10: Transfer to Samburu Game Reserve and Evening game drive
Sign-out of the Masai Mara National reserve and proceed northwards to Samburu National Reserve famous for its unique wildlife species that have adopted to thriving in the semi-arid conditions. Lunch will be served as soon as you check-in at your lodge and immediately head out for an afternoon game viewing experience looking forward to spot beisa oryx, generuks, Somali ostriches, grevy’s zebras, reticulated giraffes and many more unique animals and bird species. Later get back to your lodge to have your dinner while overlooking the Reserve.
Day 11: Full day Samburu Game Reserve
Enjoy your breakfast and head out to experience Samburu’s wildlife species some of which are not found anywhere in Kenya’s protected areas. You will enjoy both morning and evening game drives as you grasp the ecology and conservation efforts that make this Game Reserve one of Kenya’s most distinct safari destinations. Your picnic lunch will be in the heart of Samburu and later in the evening get back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.
Day 12: Proceed to Tsavo West National Park and Evening Game Drive
Travel to Tsavo National Park as soon as you are done with your breakfast to capture the Park’s volcanic scenery and its abundant wildlife species. Enjoy lunch on arrival at Tsavo and head out for a game drive to lookout for the Park’s wildlife species. Proceed to the crystal-clear Mzima hot springs where crocodiles and hippopotamuses can closely be seen beneath the water. Later in the evening, relax at your lodge balcony waiting to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 13: Tsavo West to Diani beach
Proceed with your Safari to Diani beach along Kenya’s beautiful Indian Ocean coastline for you to relax after several days in Kenya’s wild. You will arrive in the perfect time for your lunch and later spend the remainder of your day unwinding by the beach. There are several beach activities to engage in such as swimming, beach games, diving excursions and many more. Retire off the beach in the late evening back to your hotel to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 14: Entire Day Relaxation at Diani Beach
This is a full day of enjoyment for you along the spectacular shores of the coastline at Diani. Grab your reading items under the coastal palm trees, swim in the ocean or participate in several beach activities such as swimming with the turtles, snorkeling, embark on a traditional dhow cruise and many others. A relaxed lunch will be served at the coastal restaurant as you reflect on your entire safari experience so far. Later in the evening return to your hotel to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 15: Departure Day
Wake up to a relaxed breakfast and checkout to meet your driver guide for a drive to the airport for your domestic chartered flight to Nairobi where you will further connect to your International departure flight back home marking the end of your unforgettable Kenya wildlife safari.
