Visit the very best game reserves in Kenya; seeing hundreds of animals and wildlife species, enjoying the very best accommodations, most all meals and with friendly and courteous driver guides. Mornings and late afternoons are reserved for game drives with most mid-days to relax. This tour is active and exciting - but it's also a vacation!
Tour Rating: Deluxe
Tour begins and ends in Nairobi (Flights can be included)
DAY 1 - Fly to Nairobi
Board your flight to Nairobi
DAY 2 - Arrive Nairobi
Upon arrival you’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
Hilton Nairobi.
DAY 3 - Nairobi to Serena Mountain Lodge
“Jambo na Karibu!” Hello and welcome to Nairobi, or the “place of cool waters” in the Maasai language. Following breakfast you will drive north to Serena Mountain Lodge, a tree lodge built on stilts overlooking an illuminated waterhole and salt lick where elephant, buffalo and several species of antelope come to drink. Stay one night at Serena Mountain Lodge (B,L,D)
DAY 4 - Samburu Game Reserve
After breakfast, drive further north, crossing the Equator, to Samburu Serena Lodge set amidst trees along the banks of Uaso Nyiro River. Following lunch, a game drive awaits; in addition to elephant herds, you can expect to see reticulated giraffe, beisa Oryx, Grevy’s zebra and the long-necked gerenuk. Capture it all in pictures! Stay two nights Samburu Serena Lodge. (B,L,D)
DAY 5 - An early morning game drive
The best time to see and photograph the early risers against the back-drop of the mountain before it gets covered by clouds. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Time to relax and enjoy the lodge both before and after lunch. Mid-afternoon you are in store for another game drive. Leopard is often seen on a tree on the opposite bank of the river. Dinner is included at the lodge. (B,L,D)
DAY 6 - Mt Kenya National Park
After breakfast, drive to the exclusive Sweetwaters Tented Camp in the 24,000-acre sanctuary with magnificent views across the plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kenya. You may have come to see the animals but the scenery is breathtaking! Following lunch, your game drive includes a visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Dinner and overnight. Sweetwaters Tented Camp (B,L,D)
DAY 7 - Lake Nakuru National Park
Following breakfast drive to Thompson’s Falls, named after the Scots explorer in 1884, who first saw the 78m plunge into the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at Lion Hill Lodge for lunch, followed by a tour of Lake Nakuru Park, an ornithologist’s paradise famous for its pink flamingoes & a sanctuary for the endangered black rhino. You will have unbelievable photo opportunities today! Lion Hill Lodge (B,L,D)
DAY 8 - Maasai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, drive to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, home to lion, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, impalas & gazelles. Arrive at Keekorok Lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive in this 1800-sq-km game reserve of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Maasai Mara triangle – one of the world’s richest wildlife sanctuaries and migration paths. Enjoy two nights at the
Keekorok Lodge (B,L,D)
DAY 9 - Morning and afternoon game drives -
in search of the more than a million migratory herds of wildebeest & zebra involved in one of the “greatest wildlife shows on earth” – The migration from Serengeti to Maasai Mara during the months of June – October. The herds are closely followed by predators & scavengers on the lookout for animals weakened by the trek. Return to Keekorok Lodge (B,L,D)
DAY 10 - Return to Nairobi
Following breakfast, return to Nairobi. Late afternoon and evening is free to do as you please. Your guide will point out the best places to shop and have dinner on your own. Nairobi Hilton (B)
DAY 11 - Amboselli National Park
After breakfast, drive to Amboselli National Park, at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Arrive at Amboselli Serena Lodge for lunch. 3.30 pm game drive in this park justly famous for its lions, baboons and herds of elephants. Dinner & overnight. Amboselli Serena Lodge (B,L,D)
DAY 12 - Nairobi and Homeward bound
Morning game drive followed by breakfast, then time to relax and enjoy your final day in Kenya. Depart midday for return to Nairobi, with lunch en route. Return to the residence lounge at the Nairobi Hilton. You have free time or your driver can take you on an optional visit to the Giraffe Center or National Museum. Return to Nairobi Airport for your evening flight home. (B)
DAY 13 - Arrive Home
Fly via European connection point arriving home the same day. You will have experienced one of life’s great adventures; a safari beyond expectations in the way of wildlife, scenery and the people of Kenya.
Welcome Home!