Tour overview
Life truly is a long journey, and this Northern & Southern Tours itinerary will add more life into the journey with the action-packed activities prevalent, on top of vibrant memories it will provide passionate tourists. As extensive as this tour is, it journeys through most of Kenya as a whole, enabling you to enjoy a true African safari. Towering over the Home of the Elephants, Amboseli, is the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro which is visible from the park as you relish your safari game drive. These destinations in the itinerary are each unique with various attractions to enjoy, so join other wanderlust tourists on this tour to savor such moments.
Included
- Services of an English speaking tour driver-guide
- Game drives as per itinerary
- Drinking mineral water daily
- All Government taxes and levies
- All game park entrance fees
- Transport in a 4X4 land cruiser
- Accommodation on safari
- A transfer from the airport in Nairobi/Hotel
Not Included
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips on safari and at camps/lodges
- Items of personal needs
Day 1: From Nairobi to Masai Mara
Set out to Masai Mara from your hotel/residence in Nairobi at 7.30 am, having two quick stopovers at The Great Rift Valley and Narok Town. After a substantial drive, check in at your Camp to have lunch then you’ll have time for rest. Subsequently proceed to the park for a safari drive where you will get to see the beautiful topography and serene environment of the Mara. Return to the camp in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Maasai Mara
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner included (Breakfast not included), All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 2: Traversing Masai Mara
Following breakfast, your Guide will drive you into the park to enjoy a full day exploring this extensive wildlife sanctuary. Most of the wildlife that you will get to see are lions, wildebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, buffalo, elephants, gazelles, secretary birds, hippos, among many others. Lunch will be served close to the Mara River, the famously documented river where migrating wildebeests from Serengeti cross. In the evening return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Maasai Mara
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 3: Maasai Village
In the morning after breakfast you will continue your safari drive having another chance to spot animals you didn’t get to see the previous two days. In the afternoon after lunch you have an option of returning to the camp and visit the masai village or have a nature walk with masai guides. Your Tour Guide will receive your opinions so that he can take you where you wish. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.
Prime Destination: Maasai Mara
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 4: To Lake Nakuru
Take a trip to Lake Nakuru after breakfast, to arrive after a few hours’ drive (lunch will be served en route to Nakuru). On arrival check in at your camp and have a brief rest. Proceed into the park with your Guide, where there is a perfect chance to spot the magnificent giants, rhinos. These wonderful creatures are incredibly rare that’s why having to see them is a great opportunity. Flamingos are also a wonderful sight to behold, drawing naturalists and photographers from all over the world to document about them. In the evening return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Lake Nakuru
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 5: To Samburu
Spend the morning inside Nakuru Park observing wildlife inhabiting the area, among which are the beautiful flamingos. They visit the shores of the lake in millions to feed on the algae that grown on the bottom of the lake. Black and white rhinos are also easily seen as well as leopards, hyenas, lions, among other birds and animals. Leave the park, having lunch along the way to Samburu. Arrive in the evening then check in at the camp, and if time permits, have an evening drive in the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp.
Prime Destination: Samburu
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 6: Inside Samburu
Spend this day in the park on the lookout for Samburu’s special 5. You could hardly come by these animals in any other park in Kenya other than here, that’s why it’s held in high esteem by enthusiast wildographers. You will have a packed meal inside the park for lunch then proceed for the drive until evening. Return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Samburu
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 7: Mt Kenya
Have breakfast then a subsequent last game drive in Samburu park, thereafter head on a drive to Mt, Kenya. Arrive at Nanyuki town hotel then take lunch after checking in. In the afternoon you will have an option of visiting the Mau Mau Caves which have a fascinating history of freedom fighters seeking shelter inside them during the Second World War. Another option will be a nature walk along the mountain’s base. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Prime Destination: Mt Kenya
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 8: Sweetwaters Game Reserve
Drive to Sweetwaters after breakfast with your Guide, journeying through the central highlands which offer a breath-taking scenery. After arriving and having lunch proceed into the sanctuary to check out some of the chimpanzees as well as the indigenous northern white rhinos. Later have dinner and overnight at your tented camp.
Prime Destination: Sweetwaters
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 9: To Amboseli
Leave the conservancy in the morning, journeying through the central highlands (lunch en route). On arrival, drive into the park with your Tour Guide to have a splendid view of Amboseli’s beauty including lions, cheetahs, spotted hyena, cape buffalo, masai giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, hippo, impala, leopard among many other animals and birds (game drive on this day only if time allows). In the evening, return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Amboseli
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 10: Home of the Elephants
Embark on a safari in the park to traverse the land of the African Elephant. Large herds of elephants are easily spotted as they vagabond in a calm and relaxed manner around the park. Besides the usual impala and gazelle, you will see hyenas, giraffes, zebras, and also hippos hiding in the water. Lunch will be served in the park then proceed with the drive until evening. Return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Amboseli
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 11: To Tsavo West
Head on a morning safari drive after breakfast, handing you an opportunity to have extraordinary views of the roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. Wrap up the safari in the mid-morning and depart to Tsavo West (You will have lunch en route). On arrival in the afternoon, proceed on a safari drive in the park where you will get to see incredible attractions like Mzima Springs and Lake Jipe. In the evening return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Tsavo West
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 12: To Tsavo East
Spend the morning on a safari drive in the park, which is a glorious experience because of the good road network inside. The park is rich in wildlife as well, also with a vibrant volcanic arena of molten lava forming ‘Shetani lava’. Subsequently leave to Tsavo East arriving in the afternoon (You will have lunch en route). Proceed for a safari drive in the park, spotting birds and wildlife along the way. In the evening return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Prime Destination: Tsavo East
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Day 13: Back to Nairobi
Head on a morning game drive in the park to spot animals you had missed the previous day, then embark on a journey back to Nairobi with good memories to share back home with friends and family.
Prime Destination: Tsavo East
Accommodation: No accommodation
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast and lunch included (Dinner not included), All drinks (except liquor/spirits)
