9-Day Lion King Safari - Kenya safaris

>> This safari day begins at 07:30 with a hotel pickup and introduction to your dedicated Safari Driver Guide. After a briefing, you'll drive to Tsavo West National Park, enjoying game viewing en route before arriving at your lodge for check-in and lunch.

Your accommodation is one of the first lodges built in a national park, offering tranquil surroundings ideal for wildlife photography and visits to the park's main attractions.

At 16:00, you'll embark on afternoon game drives through Tsavo West, home to impressive wildlife including dusty-red elephants, hippos, crocodiles, black rhinos, and buffalo. The "big five" (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhino) can all be spotted here. The park also boasts exceptional birdlife with over 600 recorded species.

All meals and overnight stay will be at either Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge or Severin Safari Camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Tsavo West NP

>> Full day in Tsavo with morning and afternoon game viewing drives. The Park offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world with large herds of dusty-red elephants, hippopotamus, giant

crocodiles, black rhinoceros and African buffalos. The park includes also the lion, the cheetah, and leopard.

The “big five” can be seen in Tsavo. Other animals commonly seen in the park are the zebra, the antelopes and gazelles, the mongoose, the hyrax, the dik-dik and the lesser kudu. Birdlife is abundant as more than 600 species of bird have been recorded.

Some of the interesting areas to be visited are the Mzima springs, Roaring rocks, Chaimu and Shetani Lava sites to mention a few. On one of the afternoons you will be hosted to a Sundowner within the park.

All meals and overnight at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Or Severin Safari Camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Tsavo West NP

>> After breakfast at 08:00, you'll depart for Amboseli National Park, arriving early afternoon for lodge check-in. Your accommodation enjoys a privileged position in the heart of this famous park, set against the magnificent backdrop of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Following lunch at the lodge, you'll have free time to relax and enjoy spectacular park views from your room veranda or take a swim in the lodge pool.

At 16:00, you'll embark on afternoon game drives. Amboseli is popular among safari-goers and offers extraordinary views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's highest free-standing mountain.

Elephants are Amboseli's signature wildlife. Thanks to constant researcher monitoring, they largely escaped 1980s poaching, allowing visitors to spot older "tuskers" moving gracefully.

At 18:00, you'll return to the lodge to refresh before dinner.

All meals and overnight accommodation will be at either Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge or Ol Tukai Lodge.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Amboseli NP

>> 07:30hrs After an early breakfast in the lodge, depart and drive via the Great North Road, through the famed Kenyan Central Highlands to the Equator Point just before Nanyuki Town for a brief stopover.

Here, the locals perform a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator and for a small tip you will be awarded an ‘equator certificate’. Drive on to the nearby 110,000-acre Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, which lies on the Laikipia plains. Enjoy a game viewing drive en-route to Sweetwaters Serena Camp your home for the next two nights.

Lunch in the Camp followed by an afternoon at leisure to enjoy the facilities at the Camp that include a swimming pool. 16:00hrs enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in the Conservancy.

All meals and Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

>> Full day in the Conservancy with morning and afternoon game viewing drives. Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private game conservancies to have been founded in Kenya.

At the forefront of the Kenyan conservancy program, the conservancy boasts the largest Black Rhino Sanctuary in East Africa, hosts the only Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species.

All meals and overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

>> After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Elmenteita via Nyahururu Falls, Kenya’s highest waterfall at 237 feet, for a photo stop. Enjoy scenic views of the Great Rift Valley before arriving at Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp in Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy for check-in and lunch.

This exclusive camp, set on the shores of Lake Elmenteita, offers stunning scenery and diverse wildlife. Spend the afternoon relaxing by the infinity pool or engaging in activities like archery, jogging, or horseback riding.

At 16:00 hrs, embark on a game drive in the conservancy, home to 450 bird species and 15,000 animals, including Rothschild giraffes, elands, and dik-diks.

Enjoy all meals and an overnight stay at the camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp Luxury tented camp located at Lake Elementaita

>> After an early breakfast, depart via the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley, stopping at scenic viewpoints for breathtaking photos.

**Optional:** Visit a Maasai Manyatta to experience their rich culture. Interact with the Maasai people, admire their colorful attire, join in their traditional dance, and even test how high you can jump. Explore their mud-thatched homes and learn about their fascinating way of life.

Continue to Masai Mara Game Reserve, arriving early afternoon for check-in and lunch.

At 16:00 hrs, embark on an exciting game drive in the reserve, renowned for its abundance of wildlife, including the Big Five. Encounter majestic lions, large elephant herds, elusive leopards, swift cheetahs, and rhinos. The vast savannah offers incredible photography opportunities, so have your cameras ready.

Return to the lodge by 18:00 hrs to freshen up before enjoying a delicious dinner.

Overnight stay at Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Sarova Mara Game Camp, or Ashnil Mara Camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR

>> Full day in the Mara with morning and afternoon game drives in the Reserve at 06:30hrs and 16:00hrs respectively. Certainly the most frequented game reserve in Kenya, Maasai Mara is a magnificent landscape of open plains bisected by the Mara River and its tributaries.
This 650 sq kilometre reserve supports the highest density of game to be seen anywhere considering its size. During the seasonal migrations, Maasai Mara is home to up to a million wildebeest and an equally impressive number of zebra that move into the area from neighboring Serengeti National Park, in Tanzania.

Balloon Safari – Optional Activity

Experience the Masai Mara on a different level! Flying high up in the skies above the Masai Mara is the ultimate safari experience. The landscape below is a never-ending exciting mixture of riverine forests, sprawling savannahs, towering escarpments and rugged rivers.

All meals and overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sarova Mara Game Camp / Ashnil Mara Camp.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR

>> Breakfast in the lodge.

07:30hrs Depart and drive to Nairobi to arrive in the early afternoon for a farewell lunch at Carnivore Restaurant compliment of Afio Mai Africa Safaris.

Later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure.

A Safari experience to remember!

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinks not included

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)