9 days Kenya safari
9 days Kenya safari is the amazing safari experience that takes you to fascinating Kenya’s top safari destinations that is Maasai Mara national reserve, Lake Nakuru national park, Lake Naivasha, then to Amboseli national park and the safari offers you unforgettable safari memories.
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Nairobi National Park.
On the first day of the safari, your safari guide will meet you and pick you from either Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or at your hotel in Nairobi for a morning game drive in Nairobi national park to sight various animal species. You will enjoy a breath taking game drive until lunch time. During the morning game drive, you will look out for lots of animals that reside in this park including the big four mammals of the big five mammals like Buffaloes, leopards, Lions, rhinos and many more except for Elephants and other animal species like zebras, giraffes and among others. Then head to the Giraffe Center for interaction with the Giraffes and get a chance to feed them, after lunch you will embark on a journey to Tsavo West National Park arriving in the evening.
Accommodation: La Maison Royale Hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Maasai Mara.
Wake up for breakfast and embark on a journey to Masai Mara National Reserve with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley view point where you will have a stopover for scenic viewing and taking pictures of the escarpments. Then proceed to the reserve passing through the Narok town where you can buy beautiful Masai artifacts such as necklaces, earrings and many more. When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge, have lunch and rest, in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive for watching the scenic views of the reserve and spotting animals such as lions, leopards, Masai giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and many more. After the experience you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Mara Sentrim.
Day 3: Full Day in Maasai Mara
Have morning breakfast at your lodge then head to Masai Mara national reserve for a full day of game viewing on a morning and afternoon game drive with your packed lunch, on the game drives you will have an opportunity to explore the endless plains of Masai Mara national reserve and as you drive through the reserve you will spot many animals such as lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, cheetahs, waterbucks, antelopes, African wild dogs, hyenas and many more. You will have picnic lunch set at the banks of Mara River while enjoying views of animals drinking at the waters of the river and Nile crocodiles. In the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: Mara Sentrim.
Day 4: Transfer from Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru.
On the 4th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast, after breakfast checkout from your lodge and embark on a drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Nakuru national park is a fascinating national park famously known for the largest population of rhinos in Kenya and large concentration of pink flamingoes crowding the shores of Lake Nakuru with enroute morning game drive.
When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge for lunch then in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park sighting for rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes and many more. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Ziwa Bush Camp.
Day 5: Full day in Nakuru National Park.
Get up in the early and be served with a hearty breakfast. After meet your Kenya safari guide for the full exploration in Lake Nakuru National Park for you will enjoy the morning game drive where you enjoy sighting of the early risers like the lions, leopards, rhinos and among others, you will also sight the beautiful flamingos. After you will either have a picnic lunch or you will go back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will come to the park to see the animal species and bird species that you missed during the morning game drive. After the afternoon game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ziwa Bush Camp.
Day 6: Morning game drive/birdwatching and transfer to Lake Naivasha.
Get up early, have breakfast, and head to Lake Naivasha with views of the Great Rift Valley for an early game drive and birdwatching experience. Arrive at Lake Naivasha by mid-morning for a bird walk, and have lunch at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge before heading out for lunch. Near Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake that was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1967. It also sustains the pastoral industries of wine and flowers. You will observe local birds on your drive to Lake Naivasha, including black crakes, herons, fish eagles, ospreys, and lily-trotters. Naivasha is one of the world’s most imposing and magnificent lakes, dominated by the shadow of Mt. Longonot. Additionally, you’ll go on an excursion to the Elsa mere Centre. Because Lake Naivasha is located on the Rift floor, it is home to a staggering array of animals. Here, more than 450 species have been identified. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Accommodation: Naivasha Sopa.
Day 7: Crescent Island visit and Transfer to Amboseli National Park.
Visit Crescent Island Game Sanctuary, an island or peninsula on Lake Naivasha’s eastern shore, after breakfast. You may visit the unusual Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary, home to giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras, and impalas, with a quick boat ride from the mainland out into Lake Naivasha. In addition, about 200 different species of birds call it home. Hippos abound in the lake, and you can see enough of them from the island. Fish eagles, ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes, and various herons are some of the local avian inhabitants.
You will exit the park and head to Amboseli national park with en-route game drive, along the way you will enjoy the scenic country side of Kenya. When you arrive in Amboseli national park you will be welcomed by the scenic views of Mount Kilimanjaro’s snowcapped summit, you will head to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you will return for an afternoon game drive. Have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Little Amanya Camp.
Day 8: Full day in Amboseli National Park.
On the 8th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with breakfast. Meet your safari guide and you will spend the full day in Amboseli National Park with early morning and evening game drives. Amboseli offers a wide range of habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with Sulphur springs, the savannah and forests. The park is also host to all the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). We visit Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the entire park especially the swamps and elephants. The swamps hosts many wild animals such as, buffalos, hippos and a variety of water fowls like pelican, crakes and Egyptian goose. After the full day you will be transferred to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Little Amanya Camp.
Day 9: Amboseli National Park and departure.
On the final day of the Kenya safari, wake up early in the morning, you will be served with breakfast and then checkout from your lodge and have enroute morning game drive as you are existing the park, along the way you will have enroute lunch. Upon your arrival you will be dropped at your desired destination that is either at the airport or at your hotel in Nairobi that will make your safari come to the end.
