7 Days kenya Safari

NAIROBI /MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Depart from Nairobi in the mid-morning and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley with a brief stop at the Rift Valley viewpoint to take the most eye catching view of the Escarpment and proceed to Kenya’s premier wildlife park – the Maasai Mara home to the residents of the BBC’s Big Cat diary arriving in time for lunch. Check in and have lunch at Ashnil Mara Camp. These vast plains provide incredible game viewing for this Kenya safari. Enjoy an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight will be at the Ashnil Mara Camp.

Meal plan : Lunch, Dinner

Approx transit time: 5½ hrs

MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Spend the entire day in Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. You can opt to go out with picnic lunch boxes to spend most of the day in the park coming back to the lodge late afternoon, or you will have an early morning pre-breakfast game drive, and another one late afternoon. There will also be an optional visit to a local Maasai village. All meals and overnight at overnight at Ashnil Mara Camp.

MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE / LAKE NAIVASHA

Enjoy an early morning pre-breakfast game drive, retirn to the lodge for a hot breakfast. Depart Maasai Mara Game Reserve for Naivasha as you enjoy scenic feature such as Suswa, Mt. Longonot all which are in the great Rift Valley. Arrive at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort in time for lunch. Afternoon boat ride on Lake Naivasha that takes you to Crescent Island for a walking safari. This is one of the few places in the world where one can wander on foot amidst wild animals – there are no predators. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort.

Approximate Transit time: 5hrs

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

LAKE NAIVASHA / AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Depart Naivasha after breakfast and drive to Amboseli National Park as you enjoy scenic beauty whose entire landscape is dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro, proceed south to Amboseli National Park through Maasai country to the plains below Mt. Kilimanjaro where Amboseli is situated. Check in at Kibo Safari Camp. Amboseli means ‘the place of water’ in Maasai language. The park has an endless supply of water which is filtered through thousands of meters of volcanic rock from Mount Kilimanjaro. Animal species seen include elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala and leopard. The birdlife seen here includes pelican, bee eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle and pygmy falcon. Amboseli is one of the most popular parks in Kenya a home of massive African Jumbos and the rooftop of Africa Mt Kilimanjaro. Afternoon proceed into the scenic Park for a game drive the park is famous for its big game and great scenic returning to Kibo Safari Camp for dinner and overnight.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Approx transit time: 6 hrs

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK / TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK

Early morning game drives return to the camp for breakfast, after breakfast leave Amboseli for Tsavo West Game en-route with a visit to Mzima Springs where you can see hippos and fish in a crystalline clear water. There are possibilities of seeing crocodiles and monkeys. West Visit Mzima Springs. Mzima Springs are clear pools that are a favorite hangout for hippos and crocodiles. The main attraction here is a submerged viewing tank which was designed so that people could watch the hippo’s antics underwater, but since it was built the hippos have retreated shyly to the other side of the pool. The good news is that you get a great view of the fish. The underground water that feeds the pools filters up through the volcanic rock of the Chyulu Hills and it is linked by pipeline to Mombasa, supplying most of the town’s water. Dinner and overnight at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Approx transit time: 4½ hrs

TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK / TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK

We depart the lodge soon after breakfast and proceed to Tsavo East National Park. Game is viewed as we exit the park. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Ashnil Aruba lodge. This park was famed for its large herds of elephant covered in red dust and fine scenery. We visit the scenic Lugards Falls, Mudanda Rocks (attracts elephants in the drier season), and Aruba Dam as we view game if time permits. Dinner and overnight stay is at Ashnil Aruba.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Approx transit time: 4½ hrs

Tsavo East National Park / Nairobi / Out

Enjoy an early morning pre-breakfast game drive, return to the lodge for a hot breakfast. Depart Tsavo for Nairobi arriving late in the evening. Depending on the time of your departure, you will be dropped at JomoKenyatta International Airport.

Meal plan: Breakfast

Approx transit time: 4 hrs