9-Day Lifetime Experience of Big Five Kenya Safari

Your driver will pick you up from your hotel or airport in Nairobi and brief you about the safari program. You'll embark on a journey of approximately 5-6 hours to the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya's most popular wildlife destination. Along the way, you will stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint to enjoy views of the Rift Valley Escarpments. You'll arrive in time for lunch. After lunch at the lodge, you will head to the reserve for an afternoon game drive, searching for the Big Five (lions, leopards, rhinos, Cape buffalo, and elephants). You will spot other animals, such as cheetahs, African wild dogs, gazelles, and Masai giraffes. After the African sunset, you will return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

You'll have breakfast and head to the reserve with your packed lunch for a full day of wildlife viewing. You will have the opportunity to explore the reserve and spot a wide variety of wildlife. If you visit between July and August, you will be able to witness the Great Wildebeest Migration, spotting thousands of wildebeests, gazelles, and zebras making their way toward Masai Mara National Reserve from Serengeti National Park. You will have a picnic lunch along the Mara River and then proceed with another game drive. You will return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

You will have an early morning breakfast and check out. There will be a visit to the Masai village, which will give you a chance to interact with the Masai, gain a glimpse into their culture and unique way of life, and observe some of their customs and practices firsthand. Afterward, you'll leave the Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru National Park. You will arrive in time for lunch, check in at the hotel, and have lunch. Later in the afternoon, you'll enjoy game drives in Lake Nakuru National Park. The park boasts an abundance of wildlife and spectacular landscapes. Think of black and white rhinos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hippos occupying euphorbia forests, acacia woodlands, savannah grasslands, and rocky escarpments around a shallow, alkaline lake. Later, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

You'll have an early morning breakfast. After breakfast, you'll have a morning game drive before exiting the park. Later, leave Lake Nakuru for Lake Naivasha, a 2-hour drive. You will arrive on time for check-in and lunch. Later in the afternoon, tranquility glides through the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha on a boat safari that promises to unveil many of the region's spectacular birdlife. You'll travel with an expert who will help you identify some of the region's 400 bird species. Keep your binoculars peeled for pink-backed pelicans, the goliath heron, and the saddle-billed stork. After the boat ride, you'll proceed to the Crescent Island Game Sanctuary, one of the scenic and breathtaking wildlife sanctuaries along the lake. This is the only place where you can walk with animals as they roam freely. Later, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

You will have an early morning breakfast, check out, and depart Lake Naivasha for Amboseli National Park, a 5-hour drive away. You will arrive in time for lunch and check-in. After relaxation, you'll proceed on an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is famous for its scenery, with the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro as a backdrop, dominating the landscape above the open plains. Amboseli is also one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here, ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli to wetlands with sulfur springs, the savannah, and woodlands. You will return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

You'll enjoy a sumptuous breakfast and head out for a full-day game drive. Our driver will ensure that during the morning game drive, you do not miss the opportunity to view the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro from the viewpoint hill in the park. You will explore more about animals such as elephants, giraffes, and buffalo. The bird's lover will have a chance to meet some bird species, such as the oxpeckers that ride on the elephant's back, helping to buffet ticks. You'll enjoy lunch at the Amboseli Observation Hill, which will give you the best views of the Amboseli Savannah and Mount Kilimanjaro. You will proceed to the camp for an evening of relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

You'll enjoy breakfast, check out, and proceed to Tsavo West National Park, approximately a 2- to 3-hour drive away. You'll arrive in time for lunch, have a short rest, and then proceed for an afternoon game drive. The park is home to a wide variety of species, including the Big Five. You need patience to spot them. There are many elephants, often seen covered in red dust. The park is also known for its scraggly-maned lions and large herds of buffalo. Black rhinos have been on the comeback in Tsavo West since the 1980s. The black rhinos are best seen at the excellent Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary in the park's east, which is home to around 150 of them. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery, Mzima Springs, and Shetani Lava Flow. Later, you'll drive to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

You'll enjoy breakfast, check out, and embark on a drive to Saltlick Lodge in Taita Hill Wildlife Sanctuary. You will check in at the lodge early in the afternoon and have lunch. You will enjoy afternoon games at this amazing sanctuary. You will enjoy night game drives that allow guests to see animals not typically encountered on daytime game drives, such as spotted and striped hyenas, mongooses, jackals, civets, genets, porcupines, and bush babies. Most predators are more active at night, so night drives also provide the opportunity to experience the Circle of Life. You will later return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

You'll enjoy an early morning game drive to search for animals and big cats that may have emerged from their nocturnal habitats. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for breakfast. You will check out of the lodge and begin the return journey to Nairobi. You'll have your lunch in Nairobi. Later, the driver will drop you off at the airport for your flight back home or at the Nairobi Hotel.