8 Days Best of Kenya Wildlife Safari

8 Days / 7 Nights (Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli National Park)

Safari features: This is an exciting 7 days road safari which takes you to some of the best of Kenya's Game viewing destinations. You will visit the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve, which is also the 7th wonder of the world; Lake Nakuru, well renowned for its beautiful pink flamingos; and Amboseli National Park is renowned for its large herds of elephants browsing in the shadow of the Might Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. During your stay, you will travel with our tour guide/driver in a private minibus van and spend the nights in mid luxury camps and lodges.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival – Nairobi – Maasai Mara

On your arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our Tour Manager who will brief you on your safari as you depart for Maasai Mara National Reserve, arriving on time for check in at your lodge, Lunch and then depart for an afternoon game viewing drive till evening.

The Maasai Mara National Reserve, now the New 7th wonder of the world and 4th most preferred tourist destination in the world is a home to wildlife in such abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine. The most spectacular event of the natural world takes place here; The annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti
(Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being followed on their heels by the predators of the savanna; lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vulture. It hosts over 450 species of animals which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants.

Dinner and overnight will be at AA Lodge Mara or similar

Day 2 and 3: Maasai Mara (2 days)

You will spend these two full days game viewing, which includes going up to the Mara River where the migration of wildebeests and zebras takes place annually from Serengeti, popularly known as the Great Annual Migration. You will have picnic lunches and proceed with the game viewing drives till evening. On one of these days, you will also have the option of taking a pre-breakfast balloon flight safari, at an extra cost.

In November 2006 the Masai Mara was named as the New 7th wonder of the world because of what experts termed as "the uniqueness of the area and the preservation it provides to so many species living in harmony". It is understandable because this annual migration is the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth.

Optional Balloon Flight

You can opt to carry out your game viewing activity on an adventurous balloon flight over the spectacular Mara at an extra cost. This package includes a bush breakfast in the wild!

Dinner and overnight will be at AA Lodge Mara or similar

Day 4: Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, you will depart the reserve for Lake Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch and afterward depart for bird watching and wildlife viewing until evening.

Dubbed ‘the greatest bird spectacle on earth," due to the millions of fuchsia-pink flamingo that flock to feed on the teeming algae of its alkaline waters, Lake Nakuru is also an ornithologist’s paradise and also a sanctuary for both black and white rhino. Its pink-frosted shores and sky-mirrored waters also yield some of the most evocatively beautiful photo images in Africa. The park offers an incredible 450 different species of water, fish-eating, terrestrial and migratory birds including the pelican, fish eagle, secretary bird, heron, egret, hammerkop and grebe. Established as Kenya’s first rhino sanctuary, the park now hosts one of the largest black rhino concentrations in the country, while substantial numbers of white rhino have also been introduced. You will have a fantastic view of the Lake while at the Baboon cliff, lion Hill and out of Africa Hill.

Dinner and overnight at Milele Resort

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Nairobi - Amboseli National Park

After an early morning pre breakfast game viewing drive, you will return to the camp for breakfast, and thereafter depart the reserve for Amboseli National park via Nairobi with a lunch stop over at the famous Carnivore restaurant, arriving at Amboseli in the evening.

Amboseli is famous for its huge elephant herds. Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, sits in the upper slopes of Amboseli national park. Mt Kilimanjaro’s snow-white peaks lie across the border of Tanzania. Seeing Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in the early hours of the morning is quite an experience. For an enthusiastic photographer, taking pictures arising against the dramatic backdrop of the mountain is quite a thrill.

Apart from the elephants, buffalos, black rhino and other plain animals are in plenty.

Dinner and overnight will be at AA Lodge Amboseli or similar

Day 6 and 7: Amboseli National Park (2 days)

You will spend these days exploring the vast lands within the park and looking out for different species of wildlife such as hippos, zebras, wildebeest, impalas as well as more than 400 recorded species of birds such as the kingfishers, the long-necked Africa’s Darter, Egyptian geese and a variety of ducks. Other reptiles that inhibit this are include monitor lizards, chameleons, the Egyptian cobra, python, puff adder and black mamba.

Amboseli lies North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro, on the border with Tanzania.
Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, making Amboseli a popular touristic destination. The Park embodies five main wildlife habitats which include the open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush land, swamps and marshland. There is also a temporary lake, Lake Amboseli, that floods during years of heavy rainfall. The Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty. The landscape is dominated by Mount Kilimanjaro and massive numbers of elephants, approximately one thousand elephants. Also, its snow capped summit dominates the landscape and on a clear day it is easily visible during early mornings and the late afternoons. This makes it a perfect spot for photograph taking.

Dinner and overnight will be at AA Lodge Amboseli or similar

Day 8: Amboseli National Park - Nairobi - Departure

An early pre breakfast game viewing drive will be followed by breakfast. After breakfast, you will be checked out from your lodge and depart for Nairobi, with packed lunch being served en route. You will arrive in the afternoon and be dropped off by our tour guide at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your connecting flight to your next destination.

End of safari.

Day 01: Arrival in Spain.
Day 02: BullFighting
Day 03: Siteseeing.
Day 04: Final departure