Kenya offers an amazing opportunity to see beautiful animals in their own habitat. Your safari trip includes accommodations and all meals, as well as bottled water while on safari. An English-speaking driver will take you through the best wildlife National Parks in a minivan, pointing out animals, migration paths and wildlife scenes you may not notice on your own.
Continue your journey in the magical atmospheres of the Swahili Coast, rich with unique cultural influences, historic wealth and brilliant white beaches lapped by the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. From music, culture and art to diving and snorkelling to romantic candlelight dinners on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Kenya has it all.
DAY01: Nairobi
Jambo! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by a representative from Rickshaw Travels who will greet you and assist with the transfer to your chosen hotel in Nairobi. Overnight at your hotel on bed and breakfast basis.
DAY02:Nairobi – Aberdare
After an early breakfast, your journey now takes you to Aberdares, the drive is approximately 4 hrs and you will drive past Kenya’s highest Mount Kenya arriving at the hotel for lunch. You can have a perfectly relaxed day in the beautifully landscaped surroundings in distant view of Mt. Kenya.
Dinner and overnight at your chosen lodge.
DAY03:Aberdare – Samburu Game Reserve
After breakfast, rejoin your safari driver and continue further north to the semi-desert area of Samburu Game Reserve. Arriving in time for lunch.
After lunch you proceed with your evening game drive. Dinner and Overnight at your chosen Camp.
DAY04:Samburu Game Reserve
After early morning tea/coffee depart for a game drive returning back in time for breakfast. After breakfast spend the mid-day at own leisure. After lunch depart for evening game drive returning back to the lodge for dinner.
Dinner and overnight at your chosen camp.
DAY05:Samburu – Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After an early breakfast, you will start your journey towards Sweetwaters, arriving in time for lunch.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 364sq km wildlife conservancy situated between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare. It’s game-to-area ratio tops the Kenyan park and reserve league. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya has over 10000 large mammals and it is the only park where the big 5 and chimpanzees can be seen. It is also where the fastest growing population of rhino in Africa can be found. There are southern white rhino, about 80 endangered black rhino and in a special sanctuary there were two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino.
Meals and overnight at your chosen camp.
DAY06: Lake Naivasha
Enjoy an early morning game-drive followed by breakfast at the camp. Later depart for Lake Naivasha arriving in time for lunch.
The rest of afternoon is at leisure, with a boat ride on Lake Naivasha.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge in Naivasha.
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake surrounded by forests of Yellow Barked Acacia also known as Yellow Fever trees. The forests abound with bird life and make it a bird watchers paradise with over 350 species recorded. There is a healthy population of hippos as well.
DAY07:Naivasha – Masai Mara Game Reserve
After an early breakfast, your journey now takes you to the Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. The drive takes you down the Great Rift Valley offering great views over the wilderness and Mt Longonot. Arrive in time for lunch followed by afternoon game viewing drive.
Overnight at your chosen camp.
DAY08:Masai Mara Game Reserve
Today spend a full day in the stunning Masai Mara.
The Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is the most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and the gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife since close to about four hundred and fifty two odd species have been recorded.
Meals and overnight at your chosen camp
DAY09:Lake Nakuru National Park
After an early breakfast at the camp, bid farewell to the Mara and depart to Lake Nakuru National Park world-renowned for flamingos.
Meals and overnight at your chosen lodge.
Day 10: Diani Beach
After breakfast at the lodge, check out board your safari vehicle and drive towards Nairobi. You will be dropped off at the airstrip for your afternoon flight to Diani.
Upon arrival at Ukunda Airstrip, our representative will meet and greet you and assist with your luggage. You will be transferred to your beach resort, upon arrival you will check in and start enjoying your beach holiday.
Meals and overnight at the hotel on full board basis.
DAY11-14:Diani Beach
Spend day at leisure. For the more active ones, there are plenty of activities available: E.g. a dhow ride, snorkeling or diving excursion, big game fishing trip, windsurfing, kayaking, and much more right from the resort!
Meals and overnight at the hotel on full board basis.
DAY15:Nairobi
You will enjoy breakfast at your beach resort then check out, transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi. On arrival you will be dropped off at JKIA for your onward flight back home.