Legendary Expedition
11 Days Legendary Expedition of Kenya Safari
$3291-4350 USD
pp
Safari summary
This really diversified safari tour will take you through the central highlands of Kenya. You will be sampling all of the Big Five areas which is an awesome combination of nature, wildlife, history, and great tales from the locals of the old days. You will have game drives across the most popular safari destinations in Kenya and the great sceneries of the northern part of Kenya. Join to see the abundant and unique African wildlife attractions here!
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi
Day 1: Nairobi to Aberdare National Park Pick up after breakfast from your Nairobi hotel and depart heading north to Aberdare National Park – an atmospheric park that’s offers scenic beauty of the Aberdare Ranges, Mighty Falls that plunge 300m and its home the rare bongo species. Enjoy a leisurely drive arriving at the Base Hotel in time for lunch and a transfer will be arranged to the Tree Hotel where the afternoon is spent at leisure viewing wildlife directly from your Tree hotel that often visit the floodlit waterhole and saltlick--e.g. elephants, rhino, buffalo and giant forest hog. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2
Samburu
Day 2: Aberdare National Park to Samburu Game Reserve After breakfast a transfer will be arranged to the Base Hotel where our vehicle awaits you on arrival and drive north via Nanyuki and Mt. Kenya to rugged and remote Samburu Game Reserve. Arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Samburu
Day 3: Samburu Game Reserve Spend the whole day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game drives looking for animals rarely seen elsewhere the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebras, Beisa oryxes, giraffe necked gazelle (gerenuk), Blue-necked Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guinea Fowl, Longneck Gerenuk, braving lions on the grass, Cheetah, Elusive Leopards along the riverine forest, Elephants among plenty of other plains game. (optional visits to Samburu villages). Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
Mount Kenya | Samburu
Day 4: Samburu Game Reserve to Ol Pejeta Conservancy After breakfast at your lodge/Tented camp, check-out drive proceeding south continue on the road through Isiolo to the cooler Mount Kenya/Laikipia region for lunch. Afternoon game viewing drives at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Ol Pejeta Conservancy Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five’:- elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. This is also home to the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
Lake Nakuru
Day 5: Ol Pejeta Conservancy to Lake Nakuru National Park After an early morning breakfast depart for Lake Nakuru via Thompson falls arriving in time for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred so for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other bird-life. It's a Bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can be seen here. Dinner and overnight at budget hotel/camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6
Lake Nakuru | Masai Mara
Day 6: Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara Game Reserve After an early breakfast, depart to Kenya’s finest wildlife haven Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving in good time for lunch and rest. Later proceed for afternoon game drive to see the many animals that inhabit this unique park offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
Masai Mara
Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve Early morning optional balloon ride with champagne – style breakfast. A full day is spent in the Masai Mara game reserve with morning and afternoon game drives in the Masai plains in search of the big cats- black manned lions, cheetahs and leopards. You also have a chance to see other plains game like the Topi, Buffalo, Hippopotamus, Common Zebra, Coke's Hartebeest, White-bearded Gnu, Oribi, Warthog and Thomson's and Grant's Gazelles. The bird life of Mara is as profuse as its mammalian fauna. Optional visit a Masai village to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8
Masai Mara
Day 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve to Lake Naivasha We will enjoy an early morning game drives at 06.30hrs in search of wildlife and then return to our lodge for breakfast and checkout around 10.00hrs. Later drive with lunch enroute to Lake Naivasha, another of the lakes of Africa’s Great Rift Valley arriving time for lunch. The afternoon is free for you to relax and enjoy the resort facilities or enjoy optional activities here that include boat rides, trip to Crescent Islands, Biking, Hiking, guided walks and much more. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9
Amboseli | Kilimanjaro
Day 9: Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park After an early breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park. Arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives. The park lies at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Africa’s highest mountain at 5,896m whose snow-caped summit presents a splendid view on a clear day. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10
Amboseli | Kilimanjaro
Day 10: Amboseli National Park Morning rise with a good view of Mount Kilimanjaro and set off for full day in Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives in search of lions, leopards, cheetah, rhinos and many species of plan game and more than 420 species of birds. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11
Amboseli | Nairobi
Day 11: Amboseli National Park to Nairobi You will have early pre-breakfast game viewing drive in search of the predators and grazers and then return to our camp/lodge for breakfast and checkout around 10.00hrs. Depart Amboseli for Nairobi to arrive in the late afternoon. We will drop you back at your Nairobi hotel/ JKIA Airport for your departure flight back home. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch Tour inclusions JKIA Airport - hotel pick up Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary Park and reserve entry fees Services of a driver/guide Drinking water Game drives as mentioned in the itinerary Allowances for a driver/guide Transportation by a 4wd vehicle with pop up roof for game viewing Tour Exclusions Tips Items of personal nature Visa Medical insurance Flights All expenses of personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities, souvenirs etc.) Drinks and any other item not specified above.
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