Kenyan Nature Safari

Day 01:

Destination: Nairobi – The Green City Under The Sun

Accommodation: Tamarind Tree Hotel / Hemingways Nairobi / Emara Ole Sereni / Villa Rosa Kempinski / Nairobi Serena Hotel
Activity: Arrive at the JKIA. Meet & Greet. Lunch at the Tamambo Karen Blixen. Visit Karen Blixen Museum. Transfer to Hotel.

Meals : Lunch, Dinner

Your host from WildTrek Safaris will be at hand when you arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). After a briefing, you will be transferred for Lunch at the Tamambo Karen Blixen – Located in a tranquil setting along Karen Road, near the Karen Blixen Museum, it is the site of the original farmhouse which was the Blixen property. The historic setting of this restaurant offers a great ambience!

Thereafter, visit the Karen Blixen Museum which was once the centre piece of a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills owned by Danish Author Karen and her Swedish Husband, Baron Bror von Blixen Fincke. The Museum belongs to a different time period in the history of Kenya. The farm house gained international fame with the release of the movie ‘Out of Africa’ an Oscar winning film.

You will then be transferred for Dinner and Overnight to the hotel mentioned above.

Day 02:

Destination: Tsavo National Park

Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge / Manyatta Camp / Finch Hatton’s Camp

Activity: Drive to Tsavo, Afternoon Game Drive.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After an early breakfast, you will check out and be driven to Tsavo (approx.. 290Km/5.5Hrs). Arrive to a warm welcome and Lunch at the lodge/camp followed by an Afternoon Game Drive of this park. Tsavo is one of Kenya’s larger national parks, covering a huge variety of landscapes from swamps, natural springs and rocky peaks to extinct volcanic cones, rolling plains and sharp outcrops dusted with greenery. Get back for Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.

Day 03:

Destination: Tsavo West National Park

Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge / Manyatta Camp / Finch Hatton’s Camp

Activity: Morning and Afternoon Game Drives.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up to an early morning game drive followed by Breakfast at the lodge/camp. Lunch will be served at the lodge/camp followed by an Afternoon Game Drive. Back to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Tsavo is a park with a whiff of legend about it, first for its famous man-eating lions in the late 19th century and then for its devastating levels of poaching in the 1980s. Despite the latter, there’s still plenty of wildlife here, although you’ll have to work harder and be much more patient than in Amboseli or the Maasai Mara; the foliage is generally denser and higher here. Put all of these things together, along with its dramatic scenery, fine lodges/camps and sense of space, and this is one of Kenya’s most rewarding parks.

Day 04:

Destination: Amboseli

Accommodation: Oltukai Lodge / Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge / Tawi Lodge / Elephant Gorge Camp

Activity: Drive to Amboseli, Afternoon Game Drive.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you will check out and drive to the Amboseli National Park area (approx.. 115Km/2.5Hrs). Arrive for Lunch at the lodge/camp which offers a magnificent view of the Mount Kilimanjaro – the highest free-standing Mountain in the world!

Embark on your first game drive this Afternoon. Apart from almost guaranteed elephant sightings, you might also see the cape buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, spotted hyena, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest among other African game. There is also a host of Kenyan birds, both large and small.

Head back to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 05:

Destination: Amboseli

Accommodation: Oltukai Lodge / Amboseli serena Safari Lodge / Tawi Lodge / Elephant Gorge Camp

Activity: Morning and Afternoon Game Drives.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up to an early morning game drive followed by Breakfast at the lodge/camp. Lunch will be served at the lodge/camp followed by an Afternoon Game Drive.  Alternatively, after Breakfast, head for a full day game drive with picnic lunch. Back to the/camp lodge for dinner and overnight.

Amboseli belongs in the elite of Kenya’s National parks, and it’s easy to see why. Its signature attraction is the sight of hundreds of big-tusked elephants set against the backdrop of Africa’s best views of Mt Kilimanjaro (5895m) – the World’s highest free standing peak which broods over the southern boundary of the park; and while cloud cover can render the mountain’s massive bulk invisible for much of the day, you’ll be rewarded with stunning vistas when the weather clears, usually at dawn and/or dusk.

Day 06:

Destination: Lake Elementaita

Accommodation: Lake Elementaita Serena Camp

Activity: Drive to Lake Elementaita with Packed Lunch and Game Drive Enroute.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, drive to the scenic Lake Elementaita with packed Lunch enroute and a visit to the Kariandusi. It was in Kariandusi in the 1920s that the Leakeys (a family of renowned archaeologists) discovered numerous obsidian and lava tools made by early humans between 1.4 million and 200,000 years ago. Two excavation sites are preserved and the smallish museum has two galleries with a brief overview of the region’s geological and human history. Thereafter, proceed to the Soysambu Conservancy and check in.

*Children under 3yrs are not allowed at Lake Elementaita Serena and an alternate property may be used in such a case. 

Day 07:

Destination: Lake Elementaita

Accommodation: Lake Elementaita Serena Camp

Activity: Afternoon Game Drive.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up at leisure to a hearty breakfast and spend the morning relaxing at this luxurious camp. In the Afternoon, head for a game drive of the Soysambu Conservancy. This private conservancy offers quite extensive wildlife viewing. It is home to colobus monkeys, Rothschild’s giraffes and about 450 species of birdlife including about 28% of the world’s population of Lesser Flamingo.

Day 08:

Destination: Maasai Mara

Accommodation: Mara Engai Wilderness Lodge / Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sanctuary Olonana

Activity: Drive to Maasai Mara with Enroute Game Viewing Drive

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you will be driven to the Maasai Mara (approx.. 300Km/5.5hrs) with packed Lunch and Game Drive enroute to your overnight camp/lodge. Dream of Africa and chances are that you dream of the Masai Mara. This huge expanse of gently rolling grassland – specked with flat-topped acacia trees and trampled by massive herds of zebras and wildebeest – is the ultimate African cliché. You will arrive to a warm welcome at the camp/lodge. Your stay at the Maasai Mara is for 3 nights in a luxurious ensuite tented camp/lodge.

Day 09:

Destination: Maasai Mara

Accommodation: Mara Engai Wilderness Lodge / Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sanctuary Olonana

Activity: Full Day Game Drive with Picnic Lunch

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After Breakfast, enjoy a full day game drive in the Maasai Mara with picnic Lunch. Spotting lions, cheetahs and other spectacular predators is the highlight of your day. Back to the camp/lodge for a Sumptuous Dinner.

Day 10:

Destination: Maasai Mara

Accommodation: Mara Engai Wilderness Lodge / Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sanctuary Olonana

Activity: Full Day Game Drive with Picnic Lunch

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Another full day game drive in the Maasai Mara will give you an opportunity to search far and wide for wildlife. The Maasai Mara, which comprises not just the famous reserve but also around a dozen community conservancies, several group ranches and numerous Maasai villages, is for many people not just the highlight of their Kenyan adventure but the very reason they came in the first place.

A hearty Dinner awaits on your return to the camp/lodge for overnight.

Day 11: 

Activity: Drive to Nairobi. Lunch at the Carnivore. Transfer to Airport for your Departure Flight Home.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch

A day that seemed a long way off just a few short days ago has come much too soon.  Business, work and home await and it is time to return to that other world and bid your newly made friends in Kenya goodbye.  After you enjoy breakfast at the camp, you will be driven to Nairobi (Approx. 300Km/5.5Hrs). Lunch will be served at the world reknowned Carnivore Restaurant. Carnivore serves up Kenya’s most famous nyama choma (barbecued meat). At the entrance is a huge barbecue pit laden with real swords of beef, lamb, chicken, farmed game meats such as crocodile, rabbit, ostrich etc.  The experience works on a simple all-you-can-eat basis: as long as the paper flag on your table is flying, beautifully attired waiters will keep bringing the meat, which is carved right at the table.

Thereafter, you will be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where you will connect with your outbound flight, carrying a lifetime of memories from your WildTrek Safaris Kenyan tour back with you.