9 Days / 8 Nights- Kenya Safari
9 Days / 8 Nights- Kenya Safari
Nairobi – Aberdare National Park – Lake Nakuru National Park – Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara
Day 1: Nairobi
Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa’s most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya.
Nairobi is Africa’s 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place, and although it has developed a reputation which keeps tourist visits brief, there are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world’s only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will clear with customs and immigration procedures. You will then be met by our Representative outside the arrivals hall for transfer to your hotel. You will be assisted with check in formalities. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel
Day 2: Aberdare National Park
Located northeast of Nairobi, Kenya, the Aberdare National Park was created to protect the Aberdare Mountain Range, the peaks of which soar to 3930 metres. The landscape is characterised by steep forested slopes, expansive moors, and deep ravines scattered with cascading waterfalls, crystal-clear streams and rushing rivers. The park is inhabited by a variety of African wildlife such as: elephant, lion, spotted hyena, rhino, black leopard and the very elusive bongo antelope that lives in the high altitude bamboo forests. The park offers the perfect environment for picnics, camping in the moorlands, trout fishing in the rivers, and excellent bird watching with over 250 species of birds including hawks, eagles, sunbirds and plovers.
Day Itinerary
Breakfast at the overnight hotel.
This morning, commence your drive from Nairobi to Outspan Hotel, a two and half hours Northeast of Nairobi. Lunch at the hotel. After lunch, you will be transferred by our guides to the Aberdare National Park for an afternoon game drive. After the game drive, check in at Treetops Hotel. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel
Day 3: Lake Nakuru National Park
Located in the Great Rift Valley surrounded by yellow acacia woodlands and bushy shrublands, the Lake Nakuru National Park was created to protect the Lake and its large flocks of Lesser Flamingo, which are drawn to the algae that flourish in the saline waters of this soda lake. The national park is inhabited by over 50 mammal species including hippo, black and white rhino, Rothschild giraffe, buffalo and eland. Known as a bird watcher’s paradise, the park is home to over 450 bird species. Visitors can look forward to hiking through the scenic landscape, picnicking next to this magnificent lake, and spotting an array of wildlife on a game drive. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the beautiful Makalia Waterfall.
Day Itinerary
Breakfast at the overnight lodge.
This morning, you will proceed to the floor of the Great Rift Valley arriving the Lake Nakuru Lodge in time for lunch. Enroute, you will have stops at the equator crossing and Thomson Falls. In the afternoon game drive in the park. Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching, hiking, picnic and game drives. Meals and overnight at at the Hotel
Day 4: Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Great Rift Valley Lakes and despite having no outlet, it is one of only two Rift Valley freshwater lakes. This beautiful lake is fringed by papyrus and acacia trees, a unique geologic landscape and supports a vast array of over 450 bird species. It serves as the main drinking hole for wildlife in the area such as zebra, eland, hippo, waterbuck, buffalo and much more. Visitors can look forward to excellent game viewing, intriguing night safaris, boating excursions around the lake as well as to Crescent Island for spectacular bird watching opportunities. Other popular activities include: guided nature walks, horse riding, village visits and tours to neighbouring national parks.
Day Itinerary
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and drive to Lake Naivasha with a game drive enroute. Arrive at Lake Naivasha Country Club in time for lunch. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon boat ride. Meals and overnight at the hotel
Day 5: Masai Mara National reserve
The Masai Mara together with Tanzania’s Serengeti form Africa’s most famous wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The image of acacia trees dotting endless grass plains epitomises Africa for many, then add a Maasai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The undeniable highlight of the Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly the annual wildebeest migration traversing the vast plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. It is known as the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles and eland can also be spotted in the reserve. Aside from horse riding safaris and traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Mara plains has become almost essential.
Day Itinerary
After breakfast, drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive for lunch at your camp. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Meals and overnight at the hotel
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve
Day Itinerary
{Early morning optional balloon ride with champagne-style breakfast. At extra cost}Spend full day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at the camp/lodge
Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve
Day Itinerary
Breakfast at the camp followed by check out. Leave for Ashnil Mara Camp with a game drive enroute arriving at your camp in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Meals and overnight at the camp/lodge
Day 8: Nairobi
Day Itinerary
After breakfast drive to Nairobi arriving at around midday. Check in and lunch at Fairmont the Norfolk Hotel. After lunch, visit National Museums of Kenya then giraffe center and a local market. You will then be transferred to the Carnivore Restaurant for dinner. Return to your hotel for overnight. Overnight at the hotel
Day 9: End of Itinerary
Day Itinerary
Pick up from hotel and transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight back home.
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