7 Days Kenya Wildlife Safaris

Day 1. Nairobi-Amboseli.

Leaving Nairobi in the morning, you will drive for about 4-5hrs to the Amboseli national park.

The arrival will be timely for lunch and after some rest, you will the lodge/camp for an evening game drive.

Popularly known at being the best place you can get the closest to free-ranging elephants, the Amboseli has the best view too, of the world`s highest free-standing mountain, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

With sparse vegetation and long dry periods, the swamps at the park offers perfect spots for birding and game watching as the animals flock them for watering. This provides good opportunities too for the carnivores found here like the lions and cheetahs as they ambush their prey.

A range of wildlife from the lions, cheetahs, cape buffalo, maasai giraffe, Grant`s zebra, spotted hyena, antelopes and herds of free ranging elephants among others are what to expect on the game drive.

There is an estimated 400 bird species found here and hence birdwatching is also on the menu, including the aquatic one found in the five swamps and the seasonal lake. You will return to your lodge/camp afterwards for the night.

Day 2. Amboseli. (full day)

Beginning with an early game drive, before breakfast, you will experience the wildlife activities as the animals begin their day.

Going back for breakfast afterwards, you will then head out again for more game watching until noon as the animals are normally inactive as the temperatures rise in the, and later after the lunch break, an evening game drive to end the eventful day at the park.

Day 3. Amboseli-Nairobi

Again, you will wake up to an early game drive to sum up your safari experience here, and return for breakfast. Afterwards will be the drive back to Nairobi with more game watching en-route before you exit the national park.

An optional cultural visit to the nearby maasai village can also be made.

Once in Nairobi, our driver will take you to your hotel for the night before the safari continuation on the following day.

Day 4. Nairobi-Maasai Mara

You will depart Nairobi in the early morning for Maasai Mara national reserve.

Renowned for its uniqueness in wildlife and birdlife diversity, the Maasai Mara is a hotspot to anyone dreaming of an amazing wildlife experience.

On your way, there will be stopover just before Mai Mahiu for a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley`s viewpoint which runs from Lebanon`s Beqaa valley in Asia to Mozambique in southeast of Africa, for an estimated 7ooo km. After a short photo session, drive to the Mara will continue.

Arriving approximately around 1300hrs at your lodge/camp, lunch will be served and after which you will rest for about 2hrs to recover from the long drive`s fatigue and later head out for an evening game drive. This will be timely considering the animals too have a tendency to being inactive during the hottest part of the day in the savannah.

The evening game drive will mark the beginning of your wildlife safari experience.

Renowned for its abundance and diversity in wildlife, the Mara game drive will give you a wonderful experience, unbelievably closely mingling with the animals as they roam through the jungle carefree in their activities. Some of the animals found here are the members of the big five; African elephant, buffaloes, leopard, rhino and the lion, amongst other carnivorous like the cheetah, jackals, wild dogs, hyenas and caracals, just to highlight but a few. A wide range of antelope species and birdlife are also found here.

Thereafter, you will return to your lodge/camp.

Day 5. Maasai Mara (full day game drive)

This will be an eventful day in the savannah.

After breakfast, you will head for a full day`s game drive, this will be the climax of the safari with ample time for the game drive. This will be a good chance of more wildlife and birds. The landscape here is also amazing and will add to your experience.

A visit to the Mara river is also a highlight on this day. Here you will get to see the hippos and the crocodiles. For those who visit during the wondrous Wildebeest migration, which is the annual exodus of thousands of wildebeest and zebras from the southern Serengeti national park in Tanzania to the Mara in search of greener pastures, you will have an exclusive encounter as you witness one of the world wonders. This is as the migrating animals scramble to cross the deadly river with the many crocodiles lurking for easy meal, and hence proofs a battle for the daring and the bravest, and thein the action.

After day spent in the jungle, the African savannah, you will head back to your lodge/camp for the night.

For an amazing view of the galaxy around the equator, you can spare some time at night and catch the starry spectacle, this will be amidst numerous sounds from the nocturnal animals and birds.

Day 6. Maasai mara-Lake. Nakuru

After breakfast, a cultural visit to a Maasai village next to the reserve will be done. An African tribe still holding on their traditions, a local guide will educate you on their way of life within the civilization, from their shelter, food to their clothing. Their warriors (morans) will as well entertain you in the famous Maasai dance which you can also join.

Afterwards, you will leave for Nakuru town for more game viewing at the L. Nakuru national park. Again it will be lunch time on arrival and after a considerable rest, head out for an evening game drive. This will be yet another chance of wildlife experience getting to see some of the animals perhaps missed at the Mara or still, some of the same animals in a different activity. The rhino though, is the main highlight here and a worthy visit considering its rarity to spot in the Mara for being an endangered animal.

Birdwatching is also differently experienced here with various aquatic bird species inhabiting the lake, like flamingos, pelicans, Egyptian geese among others.

You will then drive to your lodge/camp for the night.

Day 7. Lake Nakuru-Nairobi via Lake. Naivasha.

You will begin the day with a morning game drive, after which you will exit the park for L. Naivasha.

Boat riding is the main activity here. This will bring close to the hippos, as though you were swimming with them, and have more of a birding experience. The fish eagles are often caught in action here as they snatch their prey from the waters and it`s such a sight to behold.

An optional nature`s walk to the lake`s island can also be done. Zebras, giraffes, waterbucks among other antelopes are some of the animals locked by the lake in here and watching them on foot from the normal game driving is always special.

When done with the activities here, you will drive back to Nairobi, arriving in the evening.