ABOUT 9-Day Scenic Splendors in a Pop-up Roof Minivan - Kenya safaris
This nine-day journey takes you through Kenya's most iconic landscapes. You'll witness the untamed majesty of Masai Mara's wildlife, explore the tranquil beauty of Lake Naivasha, and marvel at the vibrant flamingos of Lake Nakuru National Park. You'll experience the awe-inspiring presence of elephants against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli National Park, and venture deep into the rugged wilderness of Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Park.
- Duration: 9 days
- Route: Wildlife Safari
- Starts at: USD 4085
Highlights for 9-Day Scenic Splendors in a Pop-up Roof Minivan - Kenya safaris
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha
Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park
Day 6: Amboseli National Park
Day 7: Tsavo West National Park
Day 8: Tsavo West to Tsavo East National Park
Day 9: Tsavo East National Park to Nairobi
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
>> We will pick you up from your hotel or at the airport and start your journey to the Masai Mara National Reserve. You will pass the spectacular Rift Valley Escarpment, which provides a scenic view for beautiful photo opportunities. You will proceed to Narok town for lunch, after which you will head to Masai Mara National Reserve. You will check in your camp before starting on the adventure with a late afternoon game drive, introducing you to the Masai Plains and its local cast of residents. Later, you will return to our camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve
>> Your full day in Masai Mara starts with breakfast. Later, you'll proceed on a full day of wildlife viewing adventure within the reserve. This day may also start with a hot air balloon safari, an optional activity, available on pre-arrangement and at an extra cost.
This reserve offers a varied wildlife experience, from the large numbers of wildlife to the scenic and stunning Masai savannah plains, to the Masai culture experience. You'll be traversing the Masai Mara for a full day game drive, you will see the Big Five, the pride of lions, elephant herds, the rhinoceros, the giraffes, and so much more. You will have your picnic lunch in the park and continue with your wildlife viewing with more of the Big Five and the lesser-known game encounters till sunset. You have an optional activity of visiting a Masai Village at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight shall be at your camp.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
>> The wildlife safari adventure will start with a pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, you'll depart the Mara region for Lake Nakuru National Park. You will have lunch en route, with scenic views of Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. You will arrive in the evening and be dropped off at the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha
>> This day will start with an extensive game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. This alkaline lake is home to millions of pink flamingos that cover the lake’s shorelines. The Lake ecosystem is also a habitat for over 400 species of birds. This is one of the few places in Kenya where you can see both the white and black rhinos at the same place, as this park is also a rhino sanctuary.
Later, you will exit the park and drive to Lake Naivasha, a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus, almost 13 km across. The lake draws a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, buffalo wallow in the swamps, and colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lake’s large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows. You will have an afternoon boat safari at Lake Naivasha, where you will view exotic birdlife and hippos amid the serenity of this freshwater rift valley lake. Later, you'll proceed on a guided walking safari at the Crescent Island.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park
>> You will depart early in the morning after breakfast towards Amboseli National Park with lunch en route. If time allows, your guide will take you on an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is synonymous with two particular things —majestic herds of elephants and glorious views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, Amboseli National Park is one of the most popular parks in Kenya. One of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. On a clear evening, you can get a view of the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: Amboseli National Park
>> A magical Kenya holiday safari experience awaits you on a full day of game drives in this park. Amboseli National Park gives a beautiful safari experience and breathtaking scenery as you watch the elephants and buffalo roam at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro. Apart from the elephants, you will also encounter cheetahs, zebras, hyenas, and many others. You will have your picnic lunch in the shade in the park and then continue with the afternoon wildlife viewing. When the clouds clear off in the evening, you can see the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Later, you will head back to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7: Tsavo West National Park
>> This Kenya adventure safari continues after an early breakfast, you'll head to the park for a short game drive. Later, you'll proceed to Tsavo West National Park, known widely for the stunning Mzima Springs and the wildlife found here. This park has a beautiful, rugged wilderness, comprising acacia woodlands, rocky ridges like the Poacher’s Lookout, which serves as a viewpoint for the herds of wildlife in the open grassland plains. You may see some of the magnificent wildlife here, among them red elephants, cheetahs, buffalo, leopards, and even threatened plant species like corncrake and the Basra Reed Warbler. Your dinner and overnight stay shall be at the camp.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8: Tsavo West to Tsavo East National Park
>> After breakfast, you will proceed to Tsavo East National Park in search of its popular residents. During the day, you will enjoy a packed lunch and a visit to the Aruba Dam.
The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling, and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300-kilometer-long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, makes for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust–red elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk, and the prolific birdlife features 500 recorded species.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9: Tsavo East National Park to Nairobi
>> You will have an early morning game drive, before going back to your lodge for a hot breakfast. Later, you will check out of the lodge and drive back to Nairobi, where we shall drop you off at your hotel or at the airport for your flight home.
- Time: 8-10hrs
- Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:No accommodation (End of tour)
Inclusions
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Exclusions
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees