8 Day Classic Wildlife Safari Tour of Kenya
Kenya Safari Tour
Classic Journeys Africa's Classic Best of Kenya offers an array of world wonders waiting to be discovered while staying in mid-budgeted accommodation properties that offer clients a unique experience due to their strategic locations, great personalized service, and value they offer to clients and meaningful employment to the local people.
Key information
- Starting point and ending point: Nairobi
- Languages spoken: Services of an English/French-speaking driver-guide
- Information on park fees: Included in the package
Highlights
- Seven game drives or wildlife viewing experiences
- Private chauffeur-driven custom-made safari 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof
- Visit Maasai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Amboseli National Park
- High chances of seeing the Big 5 at Maasai Mara among other animals and birds
- Abundance of birdlife in Lake Nakuru, including white rhino among other animals
- See herds of elephants and magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro at Amboseli National Park
- Park entrance fees are included
- 7 nights accommodation with meals as per itinerary
Styles
Accommodation
- Somerset West View Nairobi – Nairobi (Day 1)
- Enkorok Mara Camp – Maasai Mara National Reserve (Days 2, 3, and 4)
- Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge – Lake Nakuru National Park (Day 5)
- Oilepo Safari Lodge – Amboseli National Park (Days 6 and 7)
Somerset Westview Nairobi:
The hotel is located in Nairobi, 4.5 km from Kenyatta International Conference Centre. The hotel has a sauna and a fitness room, as well as air-conditioned. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and a lift, along with free Wi-Fi throughout the property.
Program
Day 1: Arrival / Nairobi
Jambo! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by a Classic Journeys Africa customer care representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at the hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the driver guide who will be with you throughout the safari.
- Accommodation: Sommerset West View Nairobi
- Meals: Breakfast
Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve
This morning, you will drive south to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. On arrival, you will check in to Enkorok Mara Camp for lunch. Spend two nights here to explore, discover, and experience the magic and the 7th wonder of the world—Masai Mara Game Reserve. Enjoy a spectacular view of the immense "Big Five": lion, rhino, buffalo, cheetah, and elephant, as well as the wildebeest migration from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania into Masai Mara, Kenya.
The Maasai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is the most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film Out of Africa was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. The reserve has a profusion of all types of wildlife, including the Big Five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife, with close to 452 recorded species.
Located in the Masai Mara’s Siana Conservancy, Enkorok Mara Camp offers visitors tasteful and moderate accommodations in one of Kenya’s key safari national parks. The camp provides a chance to experience understated luxury in a charming setting overlooking the Olooloitikosh Hills. Watch as herds of elephants come to drink or wildebeest wander aimlessly in front of you.
- Accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Mara National Reserve
Your day will be spent on safari in Africa's richest wildlife-viewing arena. Historically teeming with wildlife, the Mara hosts Kenya's largest lion prides and elephant herds. Other predators include leopards, cheetahs, and spotted hyenas, while the Mara River is home to pods of hippos and vast Nile crocodiles.
Other highlights include giraffes, gazelles, zebras, buffalo, and over 550 species of birds.
Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a hot air balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild. If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game from a balloon is an unforgettable experience. Alternatively, visit a Masai village to learn about Masai culture at an extra cost.
- Overnight: Enkorok Mara Camp
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: Maasai Mara National Game Reserve
You will have one more day of wildlife-viewing opportunities in the Masai Mara Reserve, also known as the "Jewel of Africa," a site with one of the largest and most spectacular animal migrations in the world. The reserve is home to many of Africa's most popular wild animals, including lions, cheetahs, elephants, leopards, black rhinos, and hippos. There are also over 500 resident species of birds, including ostriches, larks, sunbirds, and the lovely lilac-breasted roller.
Later, you will have the option to visit a Masai village at an extra cost and gain firsthand experience of the cultural ways of the Masai people, seeing their manyattas (homesteads) and learning about their way of life. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Overnight stay: Enkorok Mara Camp
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, drive south to Lake Nakuru, the most famous of the Great Rift Valley lakes and home to a shifting population of over one million flamingos. Arrive in time for lunch and check in at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge. The lodge overlooks Lake Nakuru and its surroundings, a paradise for bird watchers and wildlife lovers alike.
Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya's first and largest rhino sanctuary, where sightings of both black and white rhinos are almost guaranteed. You also have a higher-than-average chance of spotting a leopard. Other wildlife includes lions, hippos, the rare Rothschild's giraffe, colobus monkeys, numerous plains game, and 450 species of birds.
- Overnight stay: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 6: Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive to Amboseli National Park, another rewarding wildlife destination in Kenya. On arrival in Amboseli, you will be greeted by magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro and its snowcapped summit. You will check in at Oilepo Amboseli for lunch before enjoying an afternoon game-viewing drive in the park.
You will drive across this vast lake bed, often dry but swampy in some areas. Amboseli is home to cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, gazelles, and herds of elephants, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.
In the evening, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Nestled just 800 meters from the park, Oilepo Amboseli Safari Lodge offers a unique blend of natural beauty and contemporary luxury. This safari haven promises an unforgettable escape, inviting you to immerse yourself in the tranquility of the wilderness while enjoying modern comforts.
- Overnight stay: Oilepo Safari Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 7: Amboseli National Park
Rise early for breakfast before heading out for a full-day game drive, exploring nearly every corner of the park. During the drive, you will spot large herds of elephants, hippos, hartebeests, cheetahs, wild dogs, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, and lesser kudus, among others. You will also enjoy spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro and its snowcapped summit.
Later, after your afternoon game drive, you will have an optional stopover at a Masai Boma (extra cost) or return to the lodge to relax by the swimming pool.
- Overnight stay: Oilepo Safari Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge, bid farewell to Amboseli National Park, and embark on a journey back to Nairobi. You will arrive in Kenya's bustling capital city in the early afternoon and have time for last-minute shopping.
Lunch is at your own arrangement. Later, transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your departure flight. Bid farewell to Africa—until next time.
Location
Nairobi:
A haven in the city, this Nairobi hotel is ideally located for business, close to the Parliament buildings and next to Kenyatta International Convention Centre. Select from a wide range of dining options, including grilled seafood al fresco on a stunning outdoor pool terrace overlooking Uhuru Park. If exploring is your aim, a range of shopping experiences include luxury malls and Masai open air markets, or for a real taste of Africa, visit nearby Nairobi National Park.
This superbly equipped hotel has all the usual leisure facilities including gymnasium, sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath and massage service. It also offers the outdoor pursuits of tennis, cycling and golf. However, guests who are a little more adventurous can enjoy a more exotic pastime and embark on a safari into Nairobi's National Park.
Things to do (optional)
- Hot air balloon safari in Mara at USD 430.00 per person
- Maasai village visit in Mara at USD 25.00 per person
- Maasai village visit in Amboseli at USD 25.00 per person
What's included
- 7 nights accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary
- Transportation in a private chauffeur-driven custom-made safari 4x4 land cruiser with a pop-up roof for easy game viewing and photography
- Services of an English/French-speaking driver-guide, game viewing drives, and park entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary
- Complimentary drinking bottled water per person per day in the safari vehicle
- Guaranteed window seat for all safari participants
- All meet-and-greet services
- All arrival and departure transfers
- 24-hour stand-by contact number
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Unlimited game viewing drives
- All park entrance fees
- Two-way long-range high-frequency radio communication in each vehicle
- On-safari accessories in each vehicle: first-aid kit, wildlife books, a pair of binoculars, cool box, and fire extinguisher
- Flying doctor’s coverage which covers you within East Africa for a period of 14 days. In the event of a medical emergency, you will be airlifted to Nairobi where you will be taken to a good hospital. Hospital bills are borne by the patient
- Airport transfers
What's not included
- All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, laundry etc.
- Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodge, and camp staff, as well as driver-guides. Budget approximately USD 2.00 – USD 4.00 per person per day for lodge and hotel staff, USD 1.00 per bag for porters, and USD 15.00 - USD 20.00 per person per day for driver-guides. Note that gratuities should be given as a reward for exceptional service and are at your discretion.
- Meals and beverages other than specified
- Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary
- Visa fees – you can apply for a visa to Kenya
- Cost for anything not specifically mentioned in the above listing
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
15 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). The airport transfers are included both ways. The customer service representative will be waiting for you at the arrival point at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while holding a placard with your name written on it.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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