12 days – Across Kenya Private Guided Safari

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12 days
Private Safari
Nairobi - Nairobi
Kenya
Min Age : N/A
Tour Details

A classic safari with endless game drives to Kenya. This is a great safari for first time introduction to Africa. Visit Samburu, Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West!

Under the guidance of your own private guide / driver, you enjoy endless game drives exploring  the national parks, looking for the Big 5 and other animals. In consultation with the guide you determine what time you want to start the day and what time you like to return to the lodge.

Highlights

Samburu National ReserveOl Pejeta CoservancyNakuru National ParkMasai Mara Game ReserveAmboseli National Park and Tsavo West National Park!

Seedball project
We contribute as standard to the Seedball project in Kenya. As a traveler you may scatter native seeds during your journey to promote reforestation.

Optional beach extension
Kenya has one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. White sandy beach, clear blue sea. On request we add a beach service in a small-scale resort, boutique hotel, budget hostel or private villa. Ask us about the possibilities!

Optional excursions
Extra excursions such as a hot air balloon safari, a visit to Sheldricks Elephant orphanage, bicycle tours, volunteer work, cooking class, etc. can be added to the travel program on request!

  • This is a customized trip. Additional overnight stays, upgrades and route changes are possible on request!
  • The detailed day description is added to the itinerary after confirmation.
  • Tip: zoom in on the map to explore all other highlights.
  • After confirmation, the traveler receives a login code for the travelApp that is also accessible offline, a route description and PDF of the travel description.
  • We use the own content of the lodges. Unfortunately, our translation is overwritten when an update has taken place. If there are any uncertainties, please let us know.

[Full Itinerary]

Departure & Return Location

Nairobi – Nairobi

Departure Time

Early morning on day 1 of itinerary

Price Includes

  • Accommodation and meals as stipulated in the itinerary.
  • Transport in a chauffeur driven minivan with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography.
  • Services of an English or German-speaking driver-guide.
  • Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary.
  • Guaranteed window seat in the vehicle (unless specified by agent).
  • All Government taxes and levies.
  • All meet and greet services.
  • All arrival and departure transfers.
  • 24 hours emergency support
  • On safari accessories in the vehicle: - First-aid kit, wildlife books, beanbags for easy photography, and a pair of binoculars, cool box and fire extinguisher.
  • Two-way long-range high frequency radio communication in each vehicle.
  • Reservation and handling fees
  • Coverage by Guarantee Fund

Price Excludes

  • Flights
  • Visas and insurance
  • All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc.
  • Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s)
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
  • Upgrade to Land Cruiser (price upon request)
  • Supplement drop-off in Mombasa
  • Upgrade to 4* accommodation
  • Holiday supplements over Easter, Christmas and New Year.
  • Laundry services.
  • Any other item(s) and activities not included in our itinerary

Accommodation

11 nights in small guesthouses & self catering accommodation

[Pictures of Accommodation]

Comfort and service in the wild
African Travels takes the view that your accommodations are just as important as the safari itself. That is why we make sure that the accommodation we book for you is of excellent standard. Virtually all accommodations are built according to the same principle, in a central location, with a partly open restaurant surrounded by a varying number of guest rooms sleeping two or more people. Each room has its own bathroom facilities. What they all share in common is the incomparable, unique safari atmosphere. The rooms are decorated with natural materials and colours, with romantic mosquito nets draped over large beds with soft and comfortable duvets and lovely crisp linens. Imagine watching the sun set over the breathtaking landscape, or chatting by the fire al fresco, under the stars. These memories will last you a lifetime. At night, you will sleep like a baby, and if you don’t, you can listen to the orchestra of the wilderness. Can you hear the elephants, the lions or the hyenas? Dinner and breakfast offer a wide choice of African and western dishes, usually served as a buffet. More and more accommodations feature swimming pools.

Itinerary

Day 1Samburu Game Reserve

Upon your arrival at the JKIA in Nairobi in the early morning, you will be met by us and sent on your way to the Samburu Game Reserve, home to a number of species north of the equator, in the land of the colorful Samburu, the close relatives of the Maasai. It offers a unique view of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains. The mix of wood and grassland with the alluvial forest and wetlands is home to a variety of animals and birds. Lunch is served at the lodge, and later in the afternoon, you go on an observatory until sunset.

Day 2Samburu Game Reserve

Spend the day in the National Reserve with unforgettable impressions of game viewing. The relief Samburu’s comes from the Ewaso Ng’iro River, which rises at the foothills of the Aberdares a few hundred kilometers to the west and disappears over Samburu in the recess of the Lorian swamp. The birdlife is very diverse with more than 380 recorded species and you can also see giraffes, Grevy’s zebras, elephants, oryx, Somalis, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas. The long-necked giraffe gazelle is a graceful antelope that has adapted to the savannah and covers its water needs solely through food intake.

Day 3Aberdare

After breakfast, drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a beautiful private game reserve and home to rare species such as Beisa oryx, Rothschild’s giraffe and black rhino. On the game drive, Africa shows you the whole range of African wildlife such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants and hippos. Visit the chimpanzees from the Jane Goodall Institute at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Other optional activities include bird walks, where you can observe several hundred species, horseback riding and camel riding (surcharge).

Day 4Lake Elmenteita

After breakfast, cross the Equator heading south and meet Thomsen Falls for lunch before driving down the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru. Lake Nakuru National Park was built to protect the giant flamingo swarms. With over 1 million flamingos, the shore of the lake is pink. Watch the remarkable game of hippos and clawless otters in the lake. Waterbucks, bohor reedbucks and zebras roam the grazing on the shore. The woodland and the forest are today the home of black and white rhinoceros. In 1987, only two black rhinos remained due to the devastating effects of poaching. By establishing a rhino sanctuary within the park and crossing it with a breeding herd from Laikipia, the Kenya Wildlife Service (K.W.S.) has succeeded in multiplying rhinos again successfully in the park. Wildlife watching is relatively easy and will be possible until sunset. Buffalo, leopard, lion, red-shielded giraffe, colobus monkeys are plentiful in the forest. In the scrubland you will find Eland antelope, ibex, impala, Chandler reedbuck and dikdiks, while rock hyrax and cliff-diver can be found on the cliffs and embankments. Another highlight of the park is the Euphorbia forest – the largest in Africa.

Day 5Masai Mara

After breakfast, leave Nakuru and drive to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, the “spotted plain” according to the Maa language. This is home to the largest concentration of large mammals and is widely recognized as Africa’s ultimate conservation area. The park is the northern continuation of the vast Serengeti – Mara ecosystem, famous for its annual wildebeest migration. You will arrive at your lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive to sunset at this spectacular location with breathtaking scenery, endless plains and the widest variety of wildlife.

The landscape consists of gentle savannahs with spotted shrubs and bush thickets, which makes them look like dotted.

Day 6Masai Mara

Today you have the opportunity to explore this great reserve in its depth. You will see elephants, giraffes, packs of lions, and thousands of impalas, topi, and thomson glands. Birds are also very diverse, including migratory birds more than 450 species of birds, including 57 birds of prey, are counted. The Mara is the scene of the annual migration of millions of wildebeests from the Serengeti Plains in search of water and grasses. During your stay in the Mara you will have the opportunity to float above the Mara – Serengeti Ecosystem aboard a hot air balloon, followed by a gourmet champagne breakfast. You can also visit a Maasai village and enjoy Maasei dances entertainment. (Options for an extra charge).

Day 7Nairobi

Today you drive back to Nairobi to continue your tour south. Time permitting, take a city tour or drive past Giraffe Center and feed the red-shielded giraffes.

Day 8Ambolesi National Park

After an early breakfast we will drive from the Planis to the Amboseli National Park. The park is known for its landscape dominated by Mount Kilimanjaro. It offers an interesting contrast with its dry and dusty appearance, which can be attributed to the volcanic ash that came out of Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. Despite the dusty appearance, there is a continuous supply of water through Kilimanjaro melted snow, filtered through the volcanic rocks.

Day 9Ambolesi National Park

Spend another day in the park with game viewing in the morning and afternoon. These include zebras, gnus, giraffes, impala, caracal and serval, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes. There are also more than 400 species of birds, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African osprey, martial eagle and pygmy hawk. The visitors come especially to observe the huge elephant herds. The bull elephants have some of the largest tusks in Kenya. You can also enjoy excellent views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.

Day 10Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary

Departure through the Chyulu Hills in the second largest park Tsavo West, known by the “Ogres Lion”. During the railway construction from Mombasa to Uganda they attacked the workers. The story was filmed with “The Man and the Dark”. They arrive at the lodge for lunch and later set off for an afternoon game drive. The park offers habitats in mountains, rivers, forests and lakes. It is well suited for walking safaris with a number of nature trails and the opportunity to explore the Chaimu volcanic lava.

Day 11Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary

You spend another day in Lumo and can go on a walking safari and learn a lot about Tsavo West. You will also visit the Mzima Springs, a geological phenomenon and a natural wonder, because every day about 230 million liters of water gush out of the dry lava plain. A small attraction is a glass-walled shelter built into the lake that provides stunning insights into the diverse underwater world. Since the water is very clear, you can see hippos running on the bottom and, if you are lucky, you can see crocodiles.

Day 12End of Itinerary

After breakfast, drive through the park back to Nairobi and from there you will be escorted to the airport for your flight home.

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