Best of Kenya 8 Days Safari introduces you to Kenya’s best National Parks. You will visit Ol Pajeta Conservancy the rhino and Chimpanzee sanctuary, the famous rugged Samburu to see the Samburu Special five and experience the culture of the Samburus, Lake Naivasha and have a boat ride in Lake Naivasha with the Hippos, Lake Nakuru which is the home of hundreds of thousands of Flamingos ending your holiday at Masai Mara world renown for the great migration of the wildebeest. You can be sure to see all the Big Five.
Accommodation – Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Meals – Lunch & Dinner
You will be picked from the airport in the morning on arrival (0700hrs) or a Nairobi Hotel or after breakfast for a drive to Ol Pajeta Conservancy. Situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts of variety of wildlife, including all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (the endangered black and white rhino, leopard, elephant, buffalo and lion). Spend the afternoon exploring this pristine wilderness in a game drive. Dinner & overnight stay at Sweet Waters Tented Camp
Accommodation – Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You will have an early morning game drive then return to the camp for a full breakfast. Check out thereafter and drive further north to the rugged Samburu National Reserve arriving on time for lunch at the Samburu Sopa Lodge. Relax after lunch enjoying the lodge facilities. Leave the lodge in the afternoon at around 3:30pm when it’s a bit cooler in search of big game till dusk.
Accommodation – Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Early morning game drive before it gets hot returning back in time for breakfast. You can discuss with your guide about having a mid-morning game drives before lunch. So that you can maximize your time on game drives rather than returning back for meals. Samburu is hot and it is at times not advisable to have a full day game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Samburu Sopa Lodge.
Accommodation – Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Leave Samburu National Reserve in the morning for Naivasha which is in Nakuru county. Arrive during lunch time. Check in and have a few hours of rest after lunch. You will then go for a boat ride in the late afternoon. After which you will go back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation –Sopa Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Depart Naivasha after breakfast for an amazing drive to Lake Nakuru. You will have a stopover at Elementaita which is a lake with a lot of flamingos and later proceed to lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive on time for lunch at the Sarova Lion Hill. Relax after lunch and thereafter go for an evening game drive starting at 1600hrs to 1830hrs. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation –Sopa Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Have an early breakfast followed by check out from the lodge. Depart and drive through the floor of the Rift Valley to the world famous game reserve, the Masai Mara National Reserve arriving at Mara Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Later, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the reserve from 1600hrs to 1830hrs.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation –Sopa Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You may decide to spend the entire day exploring the park after breakfast with packed picnic lunch or enjoy the usual early morning and late afternoon game drives in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya’s most famous park with an extraordinary density of animals, including all the Big Five. In July – October, it’s also the scene of the great annual Migration, when hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, plus smaller numbers of zebra and antelope, arrive in search of fresh grazing from Tanzania’s Serengeti National park in the south. The predators follow the herds, so this is the best time to witness plenty of animal action, especially if you get the opportunity to see the wildebeest cross the Mara River, where they have to dodge crocodiles, too. You may also decide to visit the Masai Village in the late afternoon at an extra cost of 20 dollars per person. You will then return to your Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination – Nairobi
Accommodation – No accommodation
Meals – Breakfast & Lunch
Enjoy a full breakfast at the lodge and later check out for a 6 hours’ drive to Nairobi. Arriving in Nairobi in the early afternoon where you will be dropped at a Nairobi Hotel or at the airport.