8 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari
8 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari
This 8 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari includes incredible visits to Kenya’s iconic national parks like Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and the beautiful Rift Valley Lakes that is Lake Naivasha and Elementaita.
Highlights of 8 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari
- Day 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Day 3: Game Safari in Masai Mara National Reserve
- Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park
- Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park
- Day 6: Lake Naivasha
- Day 7: Lake Elementaita
- Day 8: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 8 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari
Day 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara National Reserve
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative. He will give you a briefing about the Kenya wildlife safari and what to expect. Then leave for Masai Mara National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch at your lodge after check-in.
In the afternoon you will go for your first game drive looking for various animal species and birds that inhabit here with your driver-guide until sunset and return back to the camp for overnight.
Dinner and overnight. Julia’s River Camp
Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, head to the park for a full day game drive with your packed lunch. explore the incredible Maasai Mara wide open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Rivers.
Witness the frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffes, impalas, hartebeests, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impalas, hartebeests, elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos among others. Also, it is common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. The ultimate action here is the annual wildebeest Migration in July and August when millions of these animals move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. Thereafter you will return from your overnight at the camp.
Dinner and overnight. Julia’s River Camp
Day 3: Game Safari in Masai Mara National Reserve
Wake up early for breakfast, then drive out to the reserve for a morning game drive in search of early grazers; this time of day is perfect for spotting many predators as they return from their hunting sprees.
You game viewing extends till sunset, then return to the lodge for overnight stay.
Dinner and overnight. Julia’s River Camp
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park
Enjoy breakfast, then leave for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch and have a short rest. In the afternoon you will go for a game drive offering you a chance to explore the shores of Lake Nakuru which is bound with a lot of bird species, lion, black and white rhinos among others.
Dinner and overnight. Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park
Enjoy a full day game drive in the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park as you drive through the savannah plains, you will enjoy incredible sightings of several animals icluing Rothschild giraffes, gazelles, buffaloes, zebras, among others. Visit the beautiful Lake Nakuru where you will see large flocks of flamingoes and other water bird species.
Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Dinner and overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 6: Lake Naivasha
Depart for Lake Naivasha. Today you will be staying at a beautiful lodge located right by Lake Naivasha, a fresh water lake. we visit Elsamere – the former home of the late Joy Adamson who, together with her husband George, became world famous for their pioneering conservation work and relationship with the Lioness Elsa, as told in her best-selling book and subsequent film – Born Free. After lunch, we take a boat ride to Crescet Island. Many different types of animals are found in the island as we take a walk with the expert resident naturalist. Animals to lookout for include giraffes, waterbucks, wildebeests, gazelles, impalas, dik diks can be seen during the walk.
Dinner and overnight. Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Day 7: Lake Elementaita
After breakfast, drive to Lake Elementaita – home to rare bird species and listen to the birds singing as you watch the pink colored flamingoes and pelicans feeding. You will have a fulfilling leisurely stroll on the shores of the scenic lake and take pictures as much as you can well as have picnic lunches. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Dinner and overnight. Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and return to Nairobi where you will be dropped off either at your hotel or at the airport for your flight back home or to your next destination bringing your Kenya safari to an end.
The safari and tour prices below include
- All-day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Private 4×4 safari land cruiser with a roof hatch
- Professional English speaking safari guide/driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari as indicated
- All game viewing activities specified
- Kenya VAT on tourism activities and park fees
- Concession and Crater fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
The safari and tour prices below exclude:
- Flights and visas
- Hotel accommodation before/after the safari
- Travel insurance
- Extra activities not on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like laundry, beverages, etc.
- Tips and gratuities [Tipping guide: minimum 15$ per person per day for your Kenya safari guide, 20$ or more for your lodge of stay, 10-15$ for your activity guides]
