SVAL 008: 12Nights/13 Days Kenya Safari: Amboseli Tsavo West Tsavo East Mt Kenya Samburu Lake Nakuru Masai Mara

Day 1: Nairobi

Our Kenyan representative will receive you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer you to Panafric Hotel where accommodation is on bed and breakfast.

Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Panafric Hotel

Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli

After breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park. Lunch at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Day 3: Amboseli

Full day in Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives. You'll have an option to visit Maasai villages to learn their culture and dance. The Masai dancers charge a fee and you'll pay this directly if you opt to go there. Visit Masai Village in the evening to learn their culture and dance (at a cost of USD30 per person per visit and you'll pay this directly to the Masai Village).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Day 4: Amboseli – Tsavo West

After breakfast, drive to Tsavo West National Park. Lunch at Ngulia Safari Lodge and later set off for afternoon game drives.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ngulia Safari Lodge

Day 5: Tsavo West – Tsavo East

After breakfast, you'll depart for the vast wilderness of Tsavo East, Kenya's oldest and largest park. Lunch at Voi Safari Lodge. Afternoon game drives exploring the park where we can expect to see elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, kudu, zebra and hartebeest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Voi Safari Lodge

Day 6: Tsavo East – Nairobi – Mt Kenya

After breakfast, depart for Mt Kenya via Nairobi. Lunch at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi and then continue journey to Serena Mountain Lodge. The lodge is located inside an indigenous forest in the Mount Kenya National Reserve. Game most frequently seen include buffalo, elephant, rhino, forest hogs, suni, red duiker, spotted hyena and if you are lucky, a leopard.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Serena Mountain Lodge

Day 7: Mt Kenya – Samburu

After breakfast, depart for Samburu National Reserve. Brief stop at the Equator in Nanyuki. Arrive at Samburu Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge

Day 8: Samburu

Full day of game drives in Samburu, a beautiful and game abundant park, home to rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy's zebra, blue-necked Somali ostrich and reticulated giraffe. Morning and afternoon game drives in the vast national reserve.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge

Day 9: Samburu – Mt Kenya

After breakfast, depart for Mt Kenya. Arrive at Serena Mountain Lodge before lunch. The lodge is located inside an indigenous forest in the Mount Kenya National Reserve. Game most frequently seen include buffalo, elephant, rhino, forest hogs, suni, red duiker, spotted hyena and if you are lucky, a leopard.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Serena Mountain Lodge

Day 10: Mt Kenya – Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru with a brief stop at Thompson Falls in Nyahururu. Lunch at Flamingo Tented Hill Camp. Afternoon game drives in the park. Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild's giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Flamingo Tented Hill Camp

Day 11: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

After breakfast depart for Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch at Mara Sopa Lodge. Masai Mara Game Reserve has a high concentration of wildlife and outstanding scenic views. Afternoon game viewing drives till sun set. Optional evening visit to a Masai Manyatta Village to learn the dance and culture of the Masai tribe. (You'll pay USD35 per person per visit directly to the village)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge

Day 12: Masai Mara

Spend the rest of the day in the Masai Mara plains doing game drives till sunset.