big five safari and great mig

15 Days Kenya Wildlife and Cultural safari

$2900-3400 USD

pp

Safari summary

This Kenya tour package will take you to the Kenya parks and reserves where you will be able to see all the big fives, starting from the huge elephant of Amboseli national park and great view of Kibo peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, for the bird lover you will see more than 450 bird species in Lake Nakuru national park. In Maasai mara you will see all the other big five.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Easy activity
Best months All months
Countries
Parks

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
  • Night game drives

Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi

Day 1: Arrive Nairobi Upon arrive in Nairobi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Meet and greet by our local representative African Paradise Safaris and their Guides. You will be transferred to a city hotel. Depending on your arrival time have a city tour, visit giraffe park or relax at the hotel.  •    Main destination: Nairobi  •    Accommodation: Ibis style Hotel •    Meals & drinks: Bed & Breakfast 

Day 2

Day 2: Full day city tour Nairobi Today after breakfast the guide will pick and head for a city tour. Later drive to The Sheldrick Elephant– baby elephant orphanage. After you are done with The Sheldrick Elephant drive to the giraffe center, Here you will Kiss the giraffe, take photos and feed them. Later you will be taken restaurant near Karen Blixen for your lunch (on your own). Later head to The Karen Blixen Museum. Later you will be transferred to your hotel for overnight and rest. •    Main destination: Nairobi  •    Accommodation: Ibis style Hotel •    Meals & drinks: Bed & Breakfast 

Day 3

Nairobi | Tsavo

Day 3:Nairobi to Tsavo East National Park Have your breakfast at the lodge in leisure, later depart for Tsavo East National Park. With the en-route game drive on your way. I will arrive in time for lunch. After lunch, you will have an afternoon game drive. The Joint mass of Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks forms one of the largest National parks in the world and covers a massive 4% of Kenya’s total land area. Tsavo East the larger of the two, lies to the east of the Nairobi –Mombasa road, equidistant between Nairobi and Mombasa, and offers a vast and untapped arena of arid bush which is washed by azure and emerald meandering of Galana River. Guarded by the limitless lava reaches of Yatta plateau and patrolled by some of the largest elephant herds in Kenya.  •    Main destination: Tsavo East National Park  •    Accommodation: Ashnil Aruba Lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 4

Tsavo

Day 4: Full days exploration of Tsavo east You will have a full day in the park with your morning and afternoon game drive. Attractions in the park Elephant in Eden - The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images of Africa Aruba Dam - The beautiful Aruba dam located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River, is visited by thousands of animals and a great game viewing destination Mudanda Rock - This whale –backed Rock towers above a natural dam, which acts as a draw to thousands of Elephants The longest lava flow in the world- at 300 kilometers in length, the heat shimmering edge of the yatta plateau is the longest lava flow in the world and an ornithological paradise that attracts migrating birds from all over the world.  •    Main destination: Tsavo East National Park  •    Accommodation: Ashnil Aruba Lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 5

Amboseli | Kilimanjaro | Tsavo

Day 5: Tsavo East to Amboseli National Park After Breakfast departs to Amboseli National Park, set against the legendary Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. Amboseli is home to the “Big Five” of African wildlife: elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, and leopard. The view of the Amboseli plains, with elephant moving below the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro, is one of the most photographed vistas in Africa. A network of swamps and wetlands ensure excellent game viewing year-round. Upon arrival in the park have an en route game drive heading to the lodge. Check-in and enjoy your lunch. After lunch embarks to an afternoon game drive with an expert game driver.  •    Main destination: Amboseli National Park  •    Accommodation:  Aa Amboseli Lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 6

Amboseli | Kilimanjaro

Day 6:Amboseli national park game drive Full day exploration of the park. After breakfast depart to morning game drive. Transferred to your lodge for lunch at leisure. Embark to an afternoon game drive. Later you will return to the lodge for dinner. You will be able to see the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro, Big 5’s and more than 400 bird species.  •    Main destination: Amboseli National Park  •    Accommodation:  Aa Amboseli Lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 7

Amboseli

Day 7: Amboseli national park to Lake Naivasha. You will have your morning breakfast at the lodge. Then depart Lake Naivasha, where you will arrive in time for lunch. The afternoon has a boat ride. Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus is almost 13 km's across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five meters. The waters of the lake draw a great range of games to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows.  •    Main destination: Lake Naivasha  •    Accommodation: Sawela lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 8

Masai Mara

Day 8: Lake Naivasha to Masai mara national reserve Breakfast at the lodge, later depart to Maasai mara national park, Upon arrival in the park, you will have an en route game drive heading to the lodge, for check inn and lunch. You will have an evening game drive. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. An exploratory drive around the 1,792 sq. km game park with its low hills and savannah type rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Get introduced to the herbivores; elephant, rhino, buffalo, and the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffe, and the Burchell zebra. The carnivores are the black mane lion, cheetah, and leopard. Also to be seen are the largest bird, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane, and saddle-bill stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river.  •    Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve  •    Accommodation: Jambo mara safari lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 9

Masai Mara | Serengeti

Day 9- 10: Maasai mara national reserve Optional Early Morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person ) across the Maasai Mara plain. Breakfast at the lodge then enjoys morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here; The Mara is noted for its abundance of lions – particularly the superb black maned males. Where great Migration over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes crossing the mighty Mara River. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as – if you're lucky leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes and enjoy yourselves! In the evening visit Maasai village.  •    Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve  •    Accommodation: Jambo mara safari lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included.

Day 11

Lake Nakuru

Day 11: Maasai mara national reserve - Lake Nakuru National Park Waken by marching elephant and sounds of birds. Have breakfast at your lodge. Check out and drive through the cool Rift Valley environment towards Nakuru. Drive through the park and arrive at your lodge in time for lunch. Have an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park. Nakuru is a small park with over 50% of its area covered by the Lake. Located in the middle of the Rift valley, L. Nakuru has a wide variety of animals which includes the Rothschild Giraffe, Lions, White and Black rhinos as well as the Leopard. All these can be spotted depending on your luck. The park is also considered by birdwatchers as an ornithological paradise! A myriad of both Greater and lesser flamingoes has made this lake their home.  •    Main destination: Lake Nakuru National Park  •    Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge  •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 12

Lake Nakuru

Day 12: Lake Nakuru National Park – Aberdare National Park You will have an early morning game drive. Return to the lodge for your breakfast and check out. Depart to the Aberdare national park, on your way you will have a stopover Thomson’s fall, You will have the opportunity to explore the enchanting waterfalls that attract colorful birds and provide good photographic opportunities. A nature trail at the base of the falls and through the gorge is a safe haven for the endangered Columbus monkeys, baboons, and small animals. Embark the safari to Aberdare national park. Where you will arrive in time for lunch. Which will be at the Aberdare country club (base serving hotel for the Ark). After lunch enters the national park for game drive, later head to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.  •    Main destination: Aberdare National Park  •    Accommodation: The Ark  •    Meals & drinks: All meals included 

Day 13

Samburu

Day 13: Aberdare National park to Samburu national reserve After your morning breakfast drive to Samburu. arriving in time for check-in and lunch. You will have some rest before you embark on the evening game drive in the famous Samburu game reserve, which is known for its “special 5”. If lucky you will be able to see them as they include; Reticulated Giraffe, gravy’s zebra, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Baisa Oryx.  •    Main destination: Samburu National Reserve  •    Accommodation: Samburu Sopa lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included   

Day 14

Samburu

Day 14: Samburu national reserve game drive Wake up call at 0600 hrs, tea/coffee, and cookies at the lobby. Set off for the early morning game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge for breakfast at the lodge and thereafter, the rest of the morning will be at leisure. Lunch will be served at the lodge, and in the evening, set off for the late evening game drive. The landscape of the Samburu area is beautiful - arid and scrubby with magnificent mountains in the background. An unusual forked palm; the doum palm, grows along the banks of this river and adds striking beauty to the panorama. Wildlife is surprisingly abundant for such a dry place and includes several species, which are unique to the area such as; gerenuk gravy’s zebra, beisa Oryx, reticulated giraffe, and Somali ostrich. Not to be overlooked are the hundreds of species of birds to be found here. This is home to the Samburu people, “cousins” to the Maasai and the young warriors’ colorful dress and ornamentation distinguish them from other members of the tribe.  •    Main destination: Samburu National Reserve  •    Accommodation: Samburu Sopa lodge •    Meals & drinks: All meals included   

Day 15

Amboseli | Lake Nakuru | Nairobi | Samburu | Tsavo

Day 15:  Samburu National reserve – Nairobi Breakfast at the lodge, have Enroute game drive at the park, drive to Nairobi where you transferred to the airport for your home flight. Bring to an end of the Kenya wildlife migration tour.  The Above rates include:     Meals as per the program.     Accommodations as per the program      2 night at Ibis style hotel - Nairobi     2 nights at Ashnil Aruba camp – Tsavo East NP     2 nights at aa Amboseli lodge-  Amboseli NP     1  night at the Ark – Aberdare NP     2 nights at Samburu Sopa lodge     1  night Lake Nakuru Lodge – Lake Nakuru NP     3 nights at Fisi Camp -  Maasai mara     1 night at sawela lodge – Lake Naivasha      Park entry fees for the whole safaris as per the program.     Transport in 4x4 safari van with pop-off roof for better game viewing.     Services of English speaking local tour guide/ driver.     1 Liter of mineral bottled water per person per day.     Game drives.     Lunch on the last day     Emergency air evacuation insurance during the period you will be in the country. The Above rates exclude the following:     Gratuities to local guides/drivers based on a driver guide per vehicle.     Any service not detailed in the itinerary     Items of a personal nature: i.e. room service, laundry, telephone, alcoholic drinks.     Comprehensive personal travel insurance for the journey. Extra activities     Balloon safari $450.00 per person     Cultural village visits $ 25.00 per person.     Boat Ride US$ 25 per person  

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