8-Day Best of Kenya Luxury Safari

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Nairobi to Olpajeta Conservancy (250 km – 4 hrs drive)

Your safari will start with a pick-up at your hotel in Nairobi. After a brief meet and greet, our office representative will hand you over to your driver guide. You will later drive to Olpajeta Conservancy.

On your way, you will have a stopover at the equator line in Nanyuki for a hemisphere demonstration. The experience is wonderful.

Proceed and arrive at Olpajeta Conservancy and check in at Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp.

Freshen up and have some time to rest and enjoy the property after having a hot lunch.

-Sweetwater rooms are next to the animal’s waterhole. You see animals at the comfort of your room

Around 4 pm, proceed for an afternoon game drive. The game drive starts at the gate since the camp is located inside the Conservancy. You will do a game drive as you visit the chimpanzee Sanctuary and Morani, the Olpajeta blind Rhino. You may also opt to visit the only two remaining Northern white Rhinos in the world.

The Conservancy is celebrated for hosting the world’s only remaining endangered northern white Rhinos. Houses Sweetwater’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary for orphaned, abandoned, and rescued chimpanzees, the only one of its kind in Kenya. Clients enjoy listening to the closest relative to humankind. You may also have an optional visit (USD 70PP) to see the only two remaining northern white Rhinos in the world. It’s East Africa’s Largest Black Rhino Sanctuary and home to the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, and leopard)

After the game drive, we will head back to the lodge to freshen up and enjoy dinner. Have overnight at the Camp.

 Day 2: Olpajeta Conservancy to Lake Nakuru (200 kms – 3 hrs drive)

After breakfast at the camp, you will head to Lake Nakuru National Park.
On your way, you will have a stopover at Nyahururu for a chance to see the 74-meter Thomson’s Falls. The oceanic breeze is wonderful here.
You will then proceed and arrive at Lake Nakuru in time for lunch—Check-in at Sarova Lionhill Game Lodge. Freshen up and proceed for a hot lunch.
At around 4 pm, after having some time to relax, you will head for an afternoon game drive.
This park is renowned for hosting thousands, sometimes millions, of flamingos, hundreds of black and white rhinos, and highly endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. Also, it has the best scenery and opportunity to see Makalia Waterfall.
After the game drive, you will head to the camp/lodge to freshen up and proceed for a freshly prepared hot dinner. Later, have overnight at the Lodge.

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park

Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill (Luxury Camp located inside the Conservancy)

Day 3: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve (320 kms – 4.5 hrs drive)

After having breakfast, you will head to Masai Mara, one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves.

On your way, you will have a stopover at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for a panoramic view of the escarpment.
You will proceed and arrive at Masai Mara National Reserve in time for lunch. Check-in at Sarova MaraLodge. Have some time to rest after having a hot lunch.

Around 4 pm, proceed for an afternoon game drive. Masai Mara is the highlight of every safari in Kenya. The reserve has the highest concentration of wildlife in Kenya. All the Big Five can easily be spotted together with many other animals.

If your safari falls from July to October, you will have the privilege of witnessing the 7th wonder of the world, the annual wildebeest migration, especially while crossing the crocodile-loaded river Mara.

After the game drive, we will head back to the camp to freshen up and enjoy dinner. Have overnight at the lodge.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Sarova Mara Lodge (Luxury Camp located inside the Conservancy

Day 4: Masai Mara

Today’s program is also very flexible; you can choose between three options.

Option 1: Breakfast and exit the lodge with a packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the Mara Reserve, searching for the Big 5 and other animals.

Option 2: You may opt to have an early morning game drive in search of the big cat and the killings, return for breakfast, freshen up, and spend the rest of the mid-morning at your leisure, either swimming in the pool or just relaxing. Later, have lunch and proceed for the evening game drive around 4 pm, searching for Big Five and other animals.

Option 3: Go on for an optional hot air balloon ride (USD 450pp) in the early morning, followed by mid-morning game drives before driving to the lodge for lunch. Later, have an afternoon game drive together with an optional Masai village visit.
After the game drive, you will head to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp

Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve – Lake Naivasha (300 km- 4 hrs.)

Breakfasts, then exit the lodge with an en-route game drive to Lake Naivasha

You will arrive and check in at Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge. Relax as you enjoy the scenery in the lodge and later have your hot lunch.

After lunch, you will be driven to Lake Naivasha for a Hippo Boat Ride and the Crescent Island Animal Sanctuary Tour, which is the epitome of your stay in Naivasha.

Hippo Boat Ride: Take a hippo boat ride around the lake. The haunting call of a Fish Eagle high over the lake as it prepares to grab fish from the water brings a perfect getaway.

Animal Sanctuary Tour: It is one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya and is often called Naivasha’s best-kept secret. Perfect for Wildlife Watching, Bird Enthusiasts, and all fans of the wilderness

Later, we will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Lake Naivasha

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge

Day 6: Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park (450 km- 6 hrs.)

After breakfast, you will drive to Amboseli National Park.

About Amboseli National Park: The savannah grassland ecosystem is spread across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to over 1600 free-ranging elephants and other wildlife species. Other park attractions include opportunities to meet the Maasai people and have a spectacular view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Also, you will get the best snapshots of the unique African sunset and sunrise.

You will arrive at Amboseli National Park in time for lunch. Check in at Amboseli Oltukai Lodge and have a hot lunch. Amboseli Oltukai is a Luxury Lodge located inside the park.

Around 4 PM, after relaxing a bit, you will exit the lodge for an afternoon game drive. Since the lodge is inside the park, you will start seeing the animals at the gate.

After the game drive, you will return to the lodge, freshen up, and proceed for a hot dinner. You will have you overnight at the same lodge.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park

Accommodation: Oltukai Lodge (Located inside the Park)

Day 7: Amboseli National Park

Today, the program is flexible; you have two options to choose from:

Option one: You may opt to have an early morning game drive, return for a hot breakfast, freshen up, and spend the rest of the mid-morning at leisure, either swimming in the pool or just relaxing. Later, have lunch and proceed for the evening game drive. Finally, return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Option two: You may have an early breakfast and proceed for a whole day game drive with a packed lunch. Return to the lodge/camp for dinner and turn in for the night.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park

Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge (Luxury lodge located inside the park)

Day 8: Amboseli National Park to Nairobi  (250 Kms – 4 hours drive)

Have an early game drive. Return to the lodge to freshen up and have a hot breakfast. After breakfast, you will exit the lodge and head back to Nairobi, where you will spend the day with optional activities depending on your flight schedule.

Some Nairobi excursions are a visit to the Giraffe Center, a Visit to Maasai Market, and a dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant for meat lovers.

You will later be dropped off at JKIA airport for your onward flight.

Main Destination: Nairobi Airport or Hotel