8 Days Best Of Kenya Big 5 Safari on 4x4 land Cruiser Jeep

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Nairobi - Amboseli National park
1 stop
1
Amboseli Eco-system
Depart Nairobi at 7am after a delightful breakfast and drive south across the Athi Plains, home of the Masai and on to Amboseli. Amboseli is renowned for its large herds of free-ranging African elephants as well as huge herds of wildebeests and many other animals including giraffes, African lions, monkeys, zebras, hyenas and antelope with Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak providing a beautiful backdrop. We arrive early mid-day and freshen up, followed by lunch and a short rest. You later explore the Amboseli plains in an evening game drive at 1600 hours
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Full Day Amboseli National Park
1 stop
2
Amboseli Eco-system
You will have the full day to explore the park, with a break to enjoy a picnic lunch. Amboseli National park is one of the most popular wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya. Amboseli National Park is often referred to as “The home of elephants"; some of the largest elephant herds are found here. The game park also contains vast groups of zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, and antelope. Also to be found in Amboseli are lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, and many species birds.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Amboseli - Aberdares National Park
1 stop
3
Aberdare National Park
After breakfast, proceed to the Aberdare national park and arrive at Aberdare Country Club in time for lunch. After lunch drive to The Ark Lodge. You will then have an afternoon and evening game viewing from the balconies of your Tree lodge. The Aberdare national park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others. Rare sightings include those of the Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat and the blue duiker.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Aberdares - Samburu National Reserve
1 stop
4
After breakfast you will proceed to Samburu National Reserve and on arrival, you will have lunch and head out for an evening game drive at the reverve. You will get a chance to see many animals such as elephant, Zebra, Lion, Cheetah, Buffalo, Oryx, endangered Grevy’s Zebra, the Reticulated Giraffe and many other. After that you will head back to the lodge and have a relaxing time and swimming at the lodge. Later dinner and overnight at the lodge.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Samburu - Lake Nakuru National park
1 stop
5
Lake Nakuru National Park
On this day, you will have an early morning breakfast and proceed to Lake Nakuru National park as you have a game viewing on your way out. Proceed to the lake Nakuru national park. There shall be a stop to view the scenic Thompson falls at Nyahururu. The drive via farming country and local homesteads via the Great Rift Valley escarpment floor is scenic. Afternoon bird watching and game viewing drive. Later dinner and overnight at the lodge.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara National Reserve
1 stop
6
Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast you will check out the lodge and with exit game viewing drive to the world’s famous Masai Mara Game Reserve through the Great Rift Valley arriving at your Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon we will venture in a thrilling game drive as you explore the reserve till evening where you will return to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve
1 stop
7
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy a full day game viewing in the rolling grass of Mara with endless plains where more than two million wild beast gnu's are migrating from Serengeti in Tanzania with their calves. Visit the banks of Mara river to try and spot the hippos. You will have an optional visit to a Maasai village to learn their unchanged culture. Later dinner and overnight at the lodge.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Masai Mara - Nairobi
1 stop
8
Nairobi
Early pre-breakfast game viewing drive. Depart Masai Mara with an exit game viewing drive. Proceed to Nairobi to arrive in the late afternoon. Drop off to Your Nairobi Hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to connect your flight back home and say bye
8 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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