Embark on a thrilling 9-day safari through Kenya’s iconic landscapes, perfect for wildlife enthusiasts eager to spot the Big Five and various cat species. This journey takes you through Amboseli National Park, Aberdare National Park, Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Enjoy game drives, cultural encounters, and bird watching, all while staying in comfortable lodges.
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Your guide will meet you at the airport or in Nairobi and drive to Amboseli National Park. You may have lunch en route or at the lodge, depending on your departure time. Later, enjoy an evening game drive in Amboseli National Reserve. The park is renowned for its big game and scenic beauty, with the landscape dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
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Spend the day exploring Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Look out for zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, impalas, caracals, serval cats, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, and over 400 species of birds. Amboseli is also excellent for viewing large herds of elephants with some of the largest tusks in Kenya.
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Travel to Aberdare National Park, enjoying lunch at Aberdare Country Club before an afternoon game drive. The park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black-and-white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs, and bushbucks. Rare sightings include the Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat, and the blue duiker.
Accommodation: Ark Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive before transferring to Samburu National Reserve. Have lunch en route and arrive in the park for an evening game drive.
Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Spend the day on a game drive in Samburu National Reserve, known for its unique wildlife such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and Beisa oryx – collectively known as the Samburu Special Five. Visit the Samburu community for a cultural experience.
Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Early breakfast then check out and leave Samburu via Nyahururu waterfalls to Nakuru Town. Have lunch and proceed for an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park, renowned for its birdlife, especially flamingos, and for its rhino sanctuary.
Accommodation: Waterbuck Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Nakuru, then transfer to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch and embark on an afternoon game drive.
Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Experience a full day of game drives in the Masai Mara, famous for its annual wildebeest migration and abundance of wildlife, including the Big Five.
Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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After breakfast, check out and drive back to Nairobi. Enjoy a farewell lunch before your guide drops you off at the airport for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
From$3,700.00
From$3,700.00
From$3,700.00
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