Overview
Day by day
Price
This tour includes a visit to 3 of Kenya’s Premium Parks. Including Amboseli, Samburu and Masai Mara. Samburu NP is famous for its northern frontier wildlife species and for its great scenery beauty. Amboseli NP is famous for its big game - elephants, lions and cheetahs are the main attractions - and for its majestic view of Mt Kilimanjaro. We will also cruise through the Maasai Mara, home to the 7th wonder of the world, the Wildebeest Migration in July to September. As we head to the Mara River we will also search for Kenya's magnificent big 5: The Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Elephant and Buffalo. A combination of luxury plus and adventure, this safari will let you experience the Magic of Kenya.
- You visit
- Nairobi(Start) AmboseliMasai MaraSamburuNairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)(End)
- Highlights
- Wildlife safarisGreat migrationTribal visitsCultural experienceFly-in safarisHot-Air balloon
- Vehicle used
Day 1: Nairobi to Amboseli by air
You will be met by our representative at the hotel for a short tour brief then transfer the Wilson airport for your flight to Amboseli National Park, famous for its big game - elephants, lions and cheetahs are the main attractions - and for its great scenery beauty. Amboseli embodies five main wildlife habitats, plus a generally dry lake-bed - Lake Amboseli. These are open plains; extensive stands of yellow-barked acacia woodland; rocky, lava strewn thorn-bush country; swamps and marshes; and at the western end of the reserve, above Namanga, the massif of Ol Doinyo Orok rising to over 2,760m (8.300ft) and still for the most part zoologically unexplored. Enjoy your afternoon game drive at Amboseli National Park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Day Spent Exploring Amboseli National Park
Explore Amboseli National Park. Amboseli is big game country and has elephant, antelope, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, and giraffe. Two game runs are planned today, both which will introduce you to the intense beauty and drama that fills each day here. Predators stalk the herds of grazing animals, recreating the age-old drama of life and death under the African sun in a setting so lush and beautiful. We return to our lodge or cozy camp for a steaming bath, cocktails, and a sumptuous dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Fly to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Depart after your morning breakfast for Masai Mara Game Reserve by air. Wherever you go in the Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos also exist in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common. The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus in July, August and September when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. Full board accommodation is included in the tour price. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Camp.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Full Day Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Head to the Mara River again with hopes of seeing the wildebeest crossing (Jul-Sep). If you have seen crossing yesterday, you can choose to return to the river or go around the Mara in search of the big 5 you have not spotted plus more of other resident wildlife. Again, you will have picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty. Return to the lodge before dusk for dinner & overnight.
Optional Activities:
1. Early morning balloon safaris. You will be dropped off at the takeoff site by the balloon company and picked up from your landing site by our safari driver. Balloon safaris are a romantic and evocative way of experiencing the wilderness of East Africa, as you gracefully and silently fly over the plains teeming with herds of wildlife in the early morning. Typically, a balloon safari begins at break of dawn, about 6 am, and lasts for around 1 hour, during which you will fly over parts of the vast Masai Mara plain, seeing the magnificent wildlife below, spread over several square kilometers of the reserve. Balloon flights are available daily in Masai Mara and take off from designated sites where the disturbance to animals is kept to a minimum. The flight is followed by a champagne breakfast "in the bush", with a well laid out seating arrangement and waiters on hand, to give you a fitting final to your memorable flight in the wild . Then you will start a game drive again with our driver guide. Picnic lunch offers wonderful scenery. The lunch box is packed by the hotel you stay. After lunch you will continue with game drive. The cost is USD500 per adult.
2. In the afternoon game drive, you can visit a village of the Masai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. The cost is USD 60 per adult.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Fly to Samburu National Reserve
Depart after your morning breakfast for Samburu National Reserve by air, the dramatic semi-arid scrub-land of the northern frontier for your three-day Samburu National Reserve safari. Check in and relax at the lodge and later lunch. An afternoon game drive is planned. We then return to your camp/lodge for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: All Day to Explore Samburu National Reserve
Full day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game drives or all day out in the semi-arid park with its striking views. This place has got abundance of trees, water and shade, which entice wildlife. Have an opportunity to see the unusual reticulated giraffe, gravy zebra, Somali ostrich, beisa, Oryx, vulturine, guinea fowl among others.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Fly Back to Nairobi
Enjoy your early morning breakfast and thereafter, depart Samburu for Nairobi. Here we find the Old Africa of the movies, with rolling grasslands dotted by acacia trees and sweeping plains teeming with wildlife. Depending on your flight schedule be dropped at the international airport for your onward journey.
Breakfast, Lunch