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Kenya safari experience overview

A 14 days’ all inclusive Kenya safari experience taking you into Kenya’s most famous game parks and white sand beach resorts along the Indian ocean coast. This safari will bring you to great sightings of the wildebeest migration, Africa’s big 5 game, Mountain Kilimanjaro snow caps and game park, Africa endemic bird species among others.

Kenya safari experience highlights

Arrival and departure: Nairobi

  • Day 1- arrival, city tour and night life
  • Day 2- Nairobi park wild game & birding
  • Day 3- Lake Nakuru flamingos, pelicans, Egyptian geese & game drives
  • Day 4- Nakuru wilderness & transfer to Mara
  • Day 5- Masai Mara wildebeest migration experience
  • Day 6- Masai Mara Africa’s big 5 tours
  • Day 7- Amboseli African Elephants & Kilimanjaro sceneries
  • Day 8- Amboseli wilderness, birding & sceneries
  • Day 9-  Tsavo wilderness & game drives
  • Day 10- Tsavo Africa’s big 5, birding
  • Day 11- Tsavo to Diani beach
  • Day 12- Diani beach white sand beaches & resorts 
  • Day 13- Diani beach boat cruise, scuba diving & sports
  • Day 14- Diani to Nairobi/ Mombasa

Kenya is one of Africa’s top tourist destinations with great reputation on classic tourism service in lodges and resorts. Making great your 14 days’ Kenya safari experience will be numerous attractions in different destinations for example:-

  • Wildebeests migration; Traversing ungulates herds in the Masai Mara game reserve that occurs annually between June- October is a top Africa safari experience worth a visit.
  • Africa’s big 5 game; known for their aggressive attacking & defensive mechanisms, lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos are the jungle’s great beasts that are amazing at watching. 
  • White sand beaches; One of Kenya’s best destination for travelers is Diani beach on the Indian ocean coast which has white sand beaches, resorts, scuba diving, sea food cuisines and much more. 
  • Flamingos; Thousands of flamingos paint pink the shores of lake Nakuru where they reside for algae which is their food. Lake Nakuru is one the world’s top birding destinations.
  • Mtn. Kilimanjaro snow caps; While in Kenya’s Amboseli national park, you will have the best of mountain Kilimanjaro’s snow capped peaks of Africa’s highest free standing mountain.

First day on your Kenya safari experience , you will be led by our guide from the airport and head to your preferred accommodation in the heart of Nairobi city where you will have a tour around the city’s metropolitan area, administrative structures, nature parks, museums, historical monuments, coffee shops, hotels & restaurants, handmade art and craft shops, lounges, market places and engaging with various local people in Nairobi. You will have a chance too to taste local foods and cuisines like mchomo and other street foods. Later in the evening, a nightlife experience in the lounges and clubs in Nairobi will be awaiting you along with various cocktails. Be ready to meet up many different expats from all over the world.

Accommodation: Royal tulip (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

The second day you head out through Nairobi city to Nairobi national park which is just 7km outside the city. You will have an exciting  Kenya safari experience on a tour of wild game while gazing at skyscrapers of the city. The park has numerous bird species and numerous migrant species especially during the time between June and August adding to the more than 400 resident species making it a true birding haven in Africa. Along with mammal species such as lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, ostriches, rhinos, hartebeests, waterbucks, hyenas, buffaloes, kobs, reptiles among others. This park will give you a unique scenery of the existing interdependency of nature and its wild with modernity. The later afternoon hours will get heading out of the park to lake Nakuru national park.

Accommodation: Argyle grand hotel (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

Day 3 Ol Pejeta rhinos sanctuary

On this day you will be at Ol Pajete conservation area which has the highest number of protected black and white rhinos and also the only 2 remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The park offers both drives and walking safari experiences to its visitors as they interact with rangers sharing with them knowledge about the sanctuary and the animals therein. The conservatory is also a sanctuary to many more rescued species especially from hands of poachers and this is also the only place in Kenya where you can find chimpanzees. The expanse of the sanctuary also harbors lions, wild dogs, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, hyenas, kobs, waterbucks, leopards, reptiles, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys among others.

Accommodation: Sweet waters Serena camp (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

Kenya safari experience

More than a million flamingos at the shallow shores of lake Nakuru easily exposed algae for food other water birds make it a favorite place for them to survive & stay. The pink colored flamingos & birds flying and settling in millions make this lake one of the most colorful birding destinations in the world to visit. Some bird species include hottentot teal, bateleur, maccoa duck, pallid harrier, rupell’s vulture, shining sunbird, European roller, great snipe, western reef heron, red-capped lark, Abyssinian thrush, eastern imperial eagle, long crested eagle among others. Mammal species include lions, elephants, buffaloes, kobs, water bucks, leopards, antelopes, giraffes, baboons, monkeys, reptiles among others. Towards evening time, you will drive out of Nakuru getting closer to the masai mara.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru lodge (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

You will wake up to the sound of birds and the wild life of Masai Mara mostly known for the wildebeest migration every year. The park offers different safari experiences such as air balloon safaris, game drives, horse riding safaris and walking safaris with the masai people. The park is a vast green savannah grassland anchored by woodlands, swamps, forest species, acacia and the Mara river that anchors the park’s eco-system that is a habitat to huge number of wild game such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, along with rhinos, kobs, hyenas, hartebeests, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, reptiles, warthogs, monkeys, baboons, crocodiles, hippos, wild dogs, ostriches and numerous bird species all over the park.

Accommodation: Mara Simba lodge (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

Entering Amboseli national park found at the base of mountain Kilimanjaro; known for its large African elephant herds and also referred to as “home of the African elephant”. The park will guarantee you the best sights of Africa’s highest peak and tallest free standing mountain- (mountain Kilimanjaro). The vast green savannah plains also harbor giraffes, zebras, leopards, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, kobs, lions, rhinos and numerous bird species. Towards the end of the second day in the park, you will head out of the park to Diani beach at Mombasa.

Accommodation: AA lodge Amboseli (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

Day 9-11 Tsavo game park

On this day, you will head to one of the largest game parks in Africa and the world with amazing wild and physical features that will leave you amazed for example lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, cheetahs, rhinos, wild dogs, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik, lesser kudu, nocturnal porcupine and more than 600 bird species among others. These with many other physical features such as Ol Donyo Sabuk mountain, river Athi- Galana, Mzima springs, Yatta plateau; the world’s longest lava flow among others.

Accommodation: Man eaters camp (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

A bright morning at Diani beach with a beautiful sunrise from the horizon of the Indian ocean will welcome you to the shiny white sands of Mombasa coastal line at Diani beach; one of the cleanest soft white sands beaches in the world. You will be able to engage in various activities during your stay there such as; scuba diving, swimming, kite rafting, horse riding, nature walks, sea creature viewing for example sea turtles, dolphins, corals among others. You’ll enjoy sea food cuisines and coconut cocktails, beach sports, camp fires among others. This is one of the best ways to end an African safari.

Accommodation: Diani paradise villas (or a similar one)

Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner

Day 14 Departure

On the last day of the safari, you will either set out to Mombasa or back to Nairobi for departure according to your booked departure flight.

Accommodation: N/A

Meals: Breakfast | lunch

What's the best time for a 2 weeks Kenya safari experience?

June- October and December- February are the best months to visit Kenya for a 2 weeks safari experience along with the white sand beach relaxation sessions at the coastal resorts and hotels of Diani. It’s during these months that the sun’s heat scotches savannah grasses and making them short giving easy sightings of wild animals on safari game drives. Start speaking with our travel experts and plan your safari making all necessary adjustments for a perfect itinerary. 

Inclusions
  • Park entry fees
  • Airport transfers
  • Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
  • Bottled drinking water/ refreshments
  • Driver & guide
  • Domestic flights
  • Government taxes
  • Laundry
  • All activities indicated in the itinerary
Exclusions
  • International flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees & processing
  • Extra luggage on domestic flights
  • Extra activities, meals, alcohol/liquor
  • Tipping & gratitude
  • Souvenirs & snacks
  •  Accommodation after the end of the trip
  • Any change to the itinerary
  • Anything not mentioned
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