Kenya's Wildlife Jewels: An 8-Day Safari Exploration.

Embark on a luxurious 8-day safari through the wild beauty of Kenya's wildlife. Explore nature's wonders, dive into the wilderness, and forge unforgettable memories. Secure your classic Kenya wildlife safari now.

Day 1: Nairobi City Tour.

There will be a meet and greet at the airport or your host hotel with one of our representatives, and after a short safari briefing, you will be driven to Nairobi National Park. Here, you'll be on the lookout for wildlife, including buffalo, zebra, giraffe, ostrich, hyena, and of course, the big cats. Depart the park at 10:30 hrs and head to the elephant orphanage to delight in the most adorable creatures feeding from giant baby bottles. (This needs to be booked well in advance since availability is subject to change.) Depart the orphanage at 12:20 hours and head for lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant or Galleria Mall. The afternoon promises more excitement and, at around 14:00 hrs, we drop in at the Giraffe Center, home of the endangered Rothschild's giraffes. On these stately grounds, you can get up close and even feed these imposing creatures. Later, at 17:00 hrs, you will be transferred to a city hotel for dinner and an overnight rest.

Meal plan; Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Best Western Meridian Plus

Day 2: Transfer to the Untouched Wilderness of Samburu

After an early morning breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and head to Samburu National Reserve. You will arrive at the reserve just in time for lunch at your lodge. In the afternoon, you will embark on an exciting game drive where you can see zebras, lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, blue-legged Somali ostriches, and more. In the evening, you will enjoy dinner at your lodge before spending the night there.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Samburu Sopa Lodge

Day 3: Explore Samburu, Get up close with Elephants and Discover Samburu Special Five

On these days you will have full-day game drives in this wild and rugged piece of heaven with a lunch break between the morning game drive and evening game drive. Samburu is fiercely beautiful with its arid savannas watered by the lovely Ewaso Nyiro River. It is also one of Kenya's most protected parks and is home to species only native to the north of the equator.

Samburu is unique for hosting rare species such as Grevy's zebra and the reticulated giraffe. It is also one of the best places in Kenya to spot leopards. During the game drives, look out for rare species alongside elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs thriving in the reserve's grasslands and acacia woodlands. Samburu offers amazing wildlife viewing, including sightings of the “Big Five” (lion, buffalo, elephant, and leopard).

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Samburu Sopa Lodge

Day 4: Explore the Wildlife Haven at Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Depart from Samburu in the morning and drive to Ol Pejetaarriving in time for lunch at Sweetwaters Maisha Camp. After lunch, you’ll begin an afternoon game drive, where you will have the opportunity to see both white and black rhinos, along with other plains games. Ol Pejeta is one of the prime sanctuaries in the Laikipia plateau. It has a Southern white Rhino and is also a refuge for the last 2 northern white rhinos left in the world. (To view the Northern white Rhino needs to be booked in advance at extra cost). It's known for its famous efforts to protect the white Northern and Southern Rhinos, they also help conserve and protect big cats, elephants, and communities.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Sweetwaters Serena Camp

Day 5: Explore the Unique Landscape and Wildlife at Lake Nakuru.

After breakfast, you depart for Lake Nakuru National Park with a brief stop at the equator viewpoint. Arrive in the park and drive to your hotel located inside. After lunch and a short rest, you will have game drives in the park returning to your lodge in the evening. Lake Nakuru is situated in the heart of the Rift Valley and is one of Kenya’s most famous soda lakes. Some of the interesting places to visit include the baboon cliff, the lion hill and the Mau escarpment. Over 300 bird species have been recorded here. This park also provides sanctuary for the endangered Rothschild giraffe, black and white rhino and the elusive leopard.

The scenery is breathtaking; a haven, rejuvenating the soul with the largest Euphorbia forest in Africa, and great observation points including the Lion Hill, the Honeymoon Ranges and the Bahati Hills. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rock. The lake catchment is bounded by the Menengai crater to the north, the Bahati hills to the northeast, the Lion Hill range to the east, the Eburu crater to the south and the Mau escarpment to the west.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Day 6: Transfer to the World-renowned Masai Mara

A hearty early morning breakfast then drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve, offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. You arrive at the camp with a very warm welcome and a sumptuous lunch, thereafter enjoy some leisure time.

This afternoon is the moment you have been longing for – you depart on an exciting game-viewing drive. The Rolling plains and grasslands, stretching far into the horizons as far as the eye can see are home to the black-manned lion, the savannah elephant, the Cape buffalo, wildebeest, the elusive leopard, cheetah, the spotted & striped hyena, the rhino, topi, Burchell’s zebra, the Masai giraffe among many others. The Mara game reserve can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve. For a long time, Mara Game Reserve has stubbed her authority as the ‘granary’ of wildlife in Kenya.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Enkakenya Mara Camp

Day 7: Full-day exploring the huge concentration of wildlife at Masai Mara

After a sumptuous breakfast, depart for a full-day adventure. Be on the lookout for the big five that Masai Mara is famous for and that may have eluded you on your previous game drives; these include the lion, savannah (African) elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard and the black rhino. You may even be so lucky to witness a leopard or a cheetah sprint and make a kill! Return back to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Here are some optional activities you can do while on safari in the Masai Mara

Hot-air Balloon Safari

Today’s adventure begins just before dawn. Flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crew inflate their craft. The first, pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies and the hot air balloon fills then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-coloured canopy, you are off for a game-viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective. Apart from the occasional hiss of the burners, a lion’s roar, elephants crashing through the bush, and baboons perched at the tips of the trees startled and screeching to see something above them, the flight above the Masai Mara Plains is magically silent. At the end of the flight, the passengers are treated to a champagne breakfast in the bush, complete with flowers. China and crystal are set out on the table that is placed under a convenient acacia tree. The finishing touch to the flight is a game drive back to the camp, and the possibility of seeing the same pride of lions, or herd of elephants that had been viewed while ballooning. A flight certificate is issued on completion of the balloon safari. Back at Camp enjoy a sumptuous lunch and a well-deserved rest.

Visit an ‘off the beaten’ track Masai Manyatta

You may opt to visit a traditional Maasai Manyatta (off the beaten track) and experience the culture of this world-famous community. The Masai still live as they did for centuries -interact with these nomadic people and experience their way of life as you learn about their customs and traditions.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight

Accommodation : Enkakenya Mara Camp

Day 8: End of Your Classic Wildlife Safari in Kenya.

After breakfast, depart for Nairobi having an en route belief stopover at The Great Rift Valley viewpoint. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to a city restaurant for lunch before being dropped off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight back home or drop off at your Nairobi hotel.

Meal plan; Breakfast and Lunch

End of Safari