9-Day Wildlife Adventure

9-Day Wildlife Adventure

Offered by: USD Safari Tours
4.9/5 (1600 Reviews)
Journey Snapshot
🗺 Kenya ⏱ 9 days 🚙 4x4 Pop-up Roof
Masai Mara Lake Naivasha Lake Nakuru Amboseli Tsavo and Nairobi
One of the best ways to find yourself is losing yourself in a decadent destination and alluring as Kenya. We have created this 9 days Kenya safari that transports you to a world of uncompromised luxury and never-ending serenity. None of Kenya’s finest gems is left unexplored from Amboseli to Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara. You'll go on exciting game drives and watch as the ecosystem comes alive.

Route

Start Masai Mara (Day 1)
Day 2 Lake Naivasha
Day 3 Lake Nakuru
Day 4 Amboseli
Day 5 Tsavo
End and Nairobi

Tour Features

Day 1: Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve Day 3: Masai Mara-Lake Naivasha Day 4: Lake Naivasha-Lake Nakuru National Park Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park-Amboseli National Park Day 6: Explore Amboseli National Park Day 7: Amboseli-Tsavo West National Park Day 8: Tsavo West-Tsavo East National Park Day 9: Tsavo East- Nairobi

Activities & Transportation

  • Route: Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Tsavo, and Nairobi
  • Duration: 9 days
  • Getting around: 4x4 safari vehicle (pop-up roof)
  • Transfers: airport pick-up & drop-off can be included

Accommodation & Meals

Day
Accommodation
Meals
1
Masai Mara Sopa Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Masai Mara NR View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
2
Masai Mara Sopa Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Masai Mara NR
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
3
Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort Mid-range hotel located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha) View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
4
Lake Nakuru Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
5
Sentrim Amboseli Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
6
Sentrim Amboseli Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
7
Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Tsavo West NP View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
8
Ashnil Aruba Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Tsavo East NP View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
9
No accommodation
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day by Day

Day 1 Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve
Morning 🏨Masai Mara Sopa Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Masai Mara NR 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Your driver-guide will report to your hotel for the start of the safari, with a departure for a picturesque drive descending the Great Rift Valley and onwards to Masai Mara, Kenya's famous game reserve. You'll stop briefly en route at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint to enjoy the stunning views of an enormous valley system said to be visible from outer space. You'll arrive in Masai Mara in time for lunch. After lunch, you'll go for an afternoon game drive, which will allow spotting the magnificent wildlife in the park. The reserve is known for providing excellent predator sightings thanks to its relatively large population of lion, cheetah, and leopard. Bordering Tanzania, the Mara is in the northern extension of Serengeti and forms a wildlife corridor between the two countries. Your dinner and overnight accommodation will be at the camp.
Day 2 Masai Mara National Reserve
Morning 🏨Masai Mara Sopa Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Masai Mara NR 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
A full day spent willdife viewing across the rich tree stubbed grasslands and rolling hills. The Mara is renowned for its great herds of plain game, black maned lions, leopards, cheetahs and many other wildlife species. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.
Day 3 Masai Mara-Lake Naivasha
Morning 🏨Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort Mid-range hotel located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will check out. You'll drive to Lake Naivasha, where you will have your lunch en route. After lunch in Mt. Longonot Transit Hotel, you will go on with the drive to Hell's Gate National Park where you will see most of the activities which were formed due to volcanic activities like hot, cold, warm springs. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at camp.
Day 4 Lake Naivasha-Lake Nakuru National Park
Morning 🏨Lake Nakuru Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you'll depart for the flamingo-fringed Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is one of several Rift Valley lakes, and its ecosystem supports a wide ecological diversity, with flamingos (greater and lesser) and other water birds being the major attractions of the area. The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals, including the white rhinos and buffaloes, and a variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Day 5 Lake Nakuru National Park-Amboseli National Park
Morning 🏨Sentrim Amboseli Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You will depart early in the morning after breakfast towards Amboseli National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Your guide will take you on an afternoon game drive. Located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Amboseli National Park is one of the most popular parks in Kenya. One of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. On a clear evening, you can catch a view of the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro. Your dinner and overnight accommodation will be at the camp.
Day 6 Explore Amboseli National Park
Morning 🏨Sentrim Amboseli Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
This being a full day in the Amboseli, you will have the option of a full-day game drive or morning and afternoon game drives. Amboseli is home to great herds of elephants, and with the backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro, it is a favorite spot for photographers. Also to be found in the Amboseli are herds of wildebeest, buffaloes, gazelles, and many other wildlife. Lions and cheetahs can also be seen here. During clear days, you may also view the Majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, which is the tallest mountain in Africa. There is also a chance to visit the local communities in their nearby villages.
Day 7 Amboseli-Tsavo West National Park
Morning 🏨Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Tsavo West NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, you’ll go for your final game drive in the park. You'll check out and then depart for Tsavo West National Park. You will check in at the lodge and have lunch before departing in the afternoon for a game drive. From the sight of fifty million gallons of crystal clear water gushing out of from the under parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs to the Shetani lava flows, Tsavo West is a beautiful, rugged wilderness. The savannah ecosystem comprises open grasslands, scrublands, acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation, and rocky ridges, including the Poacher's Lookout, where visitors can see the teeming herds in the plains below. Tsavo West offers some of the most magnificent wildlife viewing in the world, and attractions include elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, and diverse plant and bird species, including the threatened corncrake and near-threatened Basra Reed Warbler.
Day 8 Tsavo West-Tsavo East National Park
Morning 🏨Ashnil Aruba Lodge Mid-range lodge located inside Tsavo East NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You'll enjoy wildlife-viewing drives at the Tsavo West with a stop at the Mzima Springs. Later, you'll proceed to Tsavo East National Park after breakfast in search of its popular residents. During the day, you will enjoy a packed lunch and a visit to the Aruba Dam The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling, and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of the palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300-kilometer-long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust–red elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, pods of hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk, and the prolific birdlife features 500 recorded species.
Day 9 Tsavo East- Nairobi
Morning 🏨No accommodation 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you’ll go for your final game drive in the park, followed by an afternoon departure to Nairobi. You'll be drop off at your hotel or the airport for your flight back home.

Rates

From: $5,400 pp (USD)
Final quote depends on date, travelers and lodge level.

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Inclusions

Included
  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • pickup and drop-off
  • Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Exclusions

Not included
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Note: Some items may vary depending on season and lodge level.

Getting There

Start: Masai Mara

End: and Nairobi

We can arrange airport pick-up and drop-off. Ask in your quote request.

Offered By

USD Safari Tours
USD Safari Tours
4.9/5 • 1600 reviews