Tour overview

Enthusiast travelers who are most interested in wildlife encounters will love this Kenya Wildlife Retreat. Not only will you spot the rare Samburu Special 5 but also the renowned BIG 5 as well. The parks this journey covers are all filled with action and beauty that will inspire you. We are dedicated to enable you to have this dream holiday with one of our best guides so that you can learn more along the way.

Included

  • A transfer from the airport in Nairobi/Hotel.
  • Accommodation on safari is at Sopa lodge in Amboseli, Masai Mara and Samburu, Lake Nakuru lodge at Nakuru, Serena camp at Sweetwaters, Kilaguni lodge at Tsavo West, and Voi lodge at Tsavo East
  • Transport in a 4X4 land cruiser
  • All game Park Entrance fees
  • Meet and greet by a tour representative upon arrival at the airport
  • Services of an English speaking Tour Guide
  • Game drives as per the itinerary.
  • Entry for Driver/Vehicle
  • All Government taxes and levies
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for extra cost

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: 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 lodge 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 lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Maasai Mara

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Maasai Mara

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

Day 3: Masai Village Experience

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 lodge 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 lodge.

Prime Destination: Maasai Mara

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 lodge 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 lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Lake Nakuru

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 grow 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 your lodge, and if time permits, have an evening drive in the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Prime Destination: Samburu

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Samburu

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 lodge.

Prime Destination: Sweetwaters

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included, All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

Day 9: 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 your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Amboseli

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Amboseli

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Tsavo West

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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 your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Prime Destination: Tsavo East

Accommodation: Luxury Lodge

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)