Day 01. Nairobi - Samburu
Drive north through cultivations of coffee and pineapple to Nanyuki for lunch. In the afternoon continue on to Samburu national reserve. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge.
This 13-day Kenya safari offers an incredible journey through diverse landscapes, starting from Nairobi to the remote wilderness of Samburu National Reserve, where rare species like the reticulated giraffe and gerenuk thrive. The adventure continues to Aberdare National Park for unique lodge-based wildlife viewing, before heading to the iconic Masai Mara National Reserve, home to the Big Five and the spectacular African savannah teeming with wildlife along the Mara River.
The safari then takes you to Amboseli National Park, famous for its large elephant herds and stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro, followed by exploration of the rugged landscapes of Tsavo West National Park. The journey concludes with relaxation on the white sandy beaches of Mombasa, offering the perfect blend of wildlife safari and coastal escape in one unforgettable Kenya safari holiday.
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Drive north through cultivations of coffee and pineapple to Nanyuki for lunch. In the afternoon continue on to Samburu national reserve. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge.
Full day spent in Samburu with early morning and afternoon game viewing drives. Samburu is also home to the third of Kenya's giraffe species - the rare Reticulated Giraffe (only found in the Northern parks). This is also where you see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk Gazelle and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx Antelope. Accommodation at Samburu Sopa lodge.
After breakfast at the Lodge, head back to Nyeri arriving at Outspan hotel in time for a country style lunch. After Lunch transfer into the Aberdare national park to Treetops for an evening and night of game watching. Your simple but comfortable room overlooks a water hole which attracts wildlife throughout the afternoon and night. Quietly observe the procession of wildlife that comes to drink: buffalo, rhino, leopard, hyena and antelope. Overnight accommodation at Treetops lodge or THE ARK.
Nakuru. After breakfast drive northwards with views of tea and coffee plantations around the Aberdare ranges and Mount Kenya to Outspan hotel lunch, you are transferred to the Treetops lodge OR THE ARK. Spend the night watching animals as they gather at the floodlit water hole. Night observation of animals at the lounge offers exiting animal viewing with easy photography and comfort. Night visitors expected are Rhinos, Elephants, lions, bushbuck, warthog and night birds. You will find this as a great way to introduce you to your safari.
After breakfast, depart for Masai Mara game reserve. Lunch is served on arrival followed by afternoon game viewing in this well-known game reserve situated in the North of the Serengeti plains and famous for it's abundance of wildlife. All meals and overnight at the Manyatta camp or Lodge.
After breakfast proceed for full day game viewing; to grasp the true feeling of Africa, there is nothing better than the Masai Mara experience! This well watered park crossed by the Mara River is a permanent home for large herds of wildebeests, zebras Elephants, giraffes, and antelopes coexisting with predators such as lions, hyenas, leopards and cheetahs. Sunrise and sundown are the greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Accommodation at Manyatta camp or lodge.
Early breakfast then drive to Amboseli via Nairobi, with lunch enroute. Amboseli has the largest concentration of elephants and such other game as Lion, Buffalo, Gazelle, Cheetah, Wildebeest, Hyena, Jackal, Monkey, Giraffe, Zebra and Baboon. Game is seen on much of the route to the park, which crosses archer plains where Masai tend their cattle in an age-old tradition. Accommodation at Kibo luxury tented or AA Amboseli lodge or Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
After breakfast depart for a full day game viewing drives, where Mount Kilimanjaro background offers a good photographic scenery coupled with animals such as Buffaloes, lions, gazelles, cheetahs, wildebeests ,hyenas, Warthogs, zebras, giraffes and baboons on the ground. All meals and overnight at the Kibo Tented camp or AA Amboseli Tented Lodge or Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
After breakfast depart Amboseli and head to Tsavo West National Park outside the park gates are the Shetani Lava Flows," frozen" rivers of molten black rock twisted in bizarre shapes. At just over (20,000 sq Km), Tsavo is Kenya's largest national park. The park is home to a huge variety of animals and birds, especially around the watering holes in this otherwise dry area. The watering holes in this park are a stopover for hundreds of thousands of birds on their annual migration south during the fall. Accommodation at Rhino Lodge or Ngulia Safari lodge.
After breakfast drive to Mombasa, arriving in time for lunch. Check in at the Mombasa Beach hotel or similar. This is a first class Beach hotel situated in the North Coast. Accommodation is on double room sharing, Half board basis.
Full day own leisure in Mombasa. Accommodation at Mombasa Beach hotel or similar.
Full day own leisure in Mombasa. Accommodation at Mombasa Beach hotel or similar.
Breakfast, then transfer to the airport for flight back to Nairobi.