8-Day Discover Kenya Safari Tour: 5 National Parks Await You

Amboseli National Park

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

This will be a full day of game viewing drives. Plenty of time to soak up the wildlife and the magnificent scenery. And we’ve allowed time for relaxation as well.

There will be an early morning game drive. Then breakfast will be followed by a mid-morning drive. After a comfortable lunch we’ll set out on a later afternoon game drive.

Between the wildlife viewing sessions, relax at your Amboseli lodge or camp. They will provide meals and other activities.

As always, your safari vehicle and driver/ guide are at your disposal for even more game viewing drives.

Overnight at Amboseli safari lodge / tented camp.

Amboseli – Lake Naivasha (340 km – Approx. 6  hrs)

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early morning game viewing drive as you exit the Amboseli national park.

Proceed to Lake Naivasha in the rift valley.

Afternoon boat safari viewing small game,exotic birdlife and hippos amid the serenity of this freshwater rift valley lake.

This shall be followed by a guided walking safari at the Crescent Island.

Overnight at your Lake Naivasha lodge / tented camp resort

What you may do at Lake Naivasha …….

Boat ride, bird watching, nature walks, visit to hells gate

Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru (70km – approx. 2 hrs)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

This morning we take a bicycle and cycle to the nearby Hell’s gate national park where you explore on foot this canyon as you spot small game.

Later a short 1 hour drive takes us to the Lake Nakuru National Park: Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels , the flamingo numbers have been reducing  but the park itself remains  stunning – one of Kenya’s finest. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, wooded hills and euphorbia trees dot the lake.

The few quantity of  flamingos is accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. The scene here is bountiful, busy and full of color.

But that’s only the beginning of what this special park has to offer because the wildlife viewing here is easy and accessible. Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore.

The park is also sanctuary to one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhino. So get your camera ready!

Overnight at a lake Nakuru safari lodge / tented camp.

What you may see at Lake Nakuru Nationa Park ……….

Few Flamingo , Makalia water falls, Unique vegetation, Lion. White rhino, Black Rhino, Giraffe, about 450 species of terrestial birds, waterbuck.

Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara: 220 km: Approx. 4:30 hrs

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

An early bird and game viewing drive as you exit the Lake Nakuru national park.

Proceed to the Masai mara game reserve.

Arrive Masai Mara in the mid afternoon.

Proceed on an afternoon game viewing drive.

Overnight at a Masai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.

Masai Mara – Full day

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza!

Masai Mara Game reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Natural world.

It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.

The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.

We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.

We shall visit the Mara river as we watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October).

Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge/ Tented camp

Full day at the Masai Mara

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Extra day at the Masai Mara with scheduled game viewing drives.

Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge / tented camp.

Masai Mara – Nairobi (265km – Approx. 5 hrs)

Meal plan: Breakfast.

After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge/camp, your dedicated driver guide will assist you with the checkout process and proceed to Nairobi – Kenya’s colorful capital city.

On the way, your guide will point out the Longonot extinct volcano which is a strato volcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s and its name is derived from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, meaning “mountains of many spurs” or “steep ridges “.

You can opt to drive via Naivasha for lunch/excursions at an extra cost or drive straight to Nairobi and pass by Kiambethu farm for the tea farm tour inclusive of a three-course buffet lunch (at an extra cost) OR drive straight back to the capital and later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your back home.

Drop off at your Nairobi residence or Nairobi airport.