9-Day Tsavo, Nairobi, Nakuru, Mara, N...

>> Drive to Tsavo East National Park and have a game drive en route to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, have a game drive and later return for dinner and overnight at Voi Safari Lodge.

Tsavo East is christened the “Theatre of the Wild”. The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling, and spraying each other with the midnight-blue waters of the 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) make for an adventure unlike any other in 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, waterbuck, lesser kudu, gerenuk, and the prolific birdlife which features 500 recorded species.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Voi Safari Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Tsavo East NP

>> After breakfast, depart for Nairobi to arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon, go on a city tour of Nairobi after which you will be transferred to the Sarova Panafric Hotel (or similar) for overnight.

Nairobi city tour: On this half-day tour, you will see various historical sites. Starting with a pick-up from your hotel in Nairobi, you will start from the National Museum which displays the collections of culture, nature, history, and contemporary art. Next, you will visit the Railway Museum which displays old steam locomotives. Lastly, enjoy the perfect view of the city from the Kenyatta International Conference Centre and Uhuru Park. After the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sarova Panafric Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Nairobi (City)

>> After breakfast, proceed through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park. Have a game drive en route, arriving in time for lunch at Lion Hill Game Lodge (or similar). Go on an afternoon game drive and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

On the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by wooded and bushy grassland, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park, a beautiful wildlife haven.

Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching, hiking, picnic, and game drives.

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

•  Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP

>> Today, you drive through the Mara-Loita plains via Narok town to the Masai Mara National Reserve. Have lunch at the lodge and go on an afternoon game drive. You will return to the Mara Sopa Lodge (or similar) for dinner and overnight.

The Masai Mara is one of Africa’s most famous parks. The wildlife viewing is superb throughout the year. The grassy plains and regular rainfall supports a huge population of herbivores, in turn attracting many predators. All 3 of the big cats (lion, leopard, and cheetah) are relatively easy to see. The yearly wildebeest migration coming through the park is one of the world’s most amazing wildlife spectacles.

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

•  Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

>> Spend a full day in the Masai Mara with both morning and afternoon game drives.

The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is home to the annual wildebeest migration where 2.5 million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle follow the rains in search of new grass. They make their way from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara somewhere around July and August and usually arrive in September. The crossing of the Mara River along the way is one of the highlights of this spectacular event. They slowly head back to Tanzania around October.

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

•  Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

>> Depart from the Masai Mara in the morning and drive to Lake Naivasha, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, you can relax or take part in various activities which include a boat ride to Crescent Island, fishing, or horse riding.

Rising from the floor of the Great Rift Valley like a monolith, is the extinct volcano of Mount Longonot. A unique feature is the thick forest that lies within the crater of the mountain. The crater rim also provides great scenic views across the beautiful Rift Valley all the way to Lake Naivasha. Major wildlife attractions at Mount Longonot include buffalo, eland, lion, leopard, bushbuck, common zebra, giraffe, and Grant’s gazelle.

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

•  Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort Mid-range hotel located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

>> We leave for Amboseli National Park via Nairobi with an en-route game drive. Have lunch at the Amboseli Sentrim and go on an afternoon game drive, returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

The name “Amboseli” comes from a Maasai word meaning “salty dust”, and it is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, savannah, and woodlands.

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

•  Accommodation: Sentrim Amboseli Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

>> An early-morning game drive reveals Mount Kilimanjaro. After breakfast, proceed to Tsavo West National Park and have lunch at the Ngulia Lodge. Go on the afternoon game drive and return for dinner and overnight.

From the sight of 50 million gallons of crystal-clear water gushing out of the under-parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs to the Shetani Lava flows, Tsavo West is a beautiful, rugged wilderness. The savannah ecosystem comprises open grasslands, scrublands, acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation, and rocky ridges including the Poacher’s Lookout where visitors can see the teeming herds in the plains below.

Tsavo West offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world and attractions include elephant, rhino, hippo, lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, and diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near-threatened Basra reed warbler.

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

•  Accommodation: Ngulia Safari Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Tsavo West NP

>> After breakfast, proceed to Mombasa with an en-route game drive, arriving in the late afternoon.

• Time: 8-10hrs
• Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)