The Ultimate Kenya Safari: 14 Days, Tsavo to Masai Mara

Kenya · 14 days / 13 nights

The Ultimate Kenya Safari: 14 Days, Tsavo to Masai Mara

From USD 5,800 per person

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Duration14 days / 13 nights
Price fromUSD 5,800per person
DestinationKenya
Best timeYear-round; Great Migration in the Mara from July to October
StylePrivate, tailor-madedates and lodges can be adjusted

About This Safari

Overview

Kenya's greatest parks in one journey: Tsavo East and West, Amboseli, Mount Kenya, Samburu, Solio Ranch, the Rift Valley lakes and the Masai Mara.

Day 1: Nairobi to Tsavo East National Park

Depart in the morning for Tsavo East National Park in southern Kenya, arriving in time for lunch. Game viewing from our 4x4 safari vehicle is a remarkable experience: huge herds of red-dust elephants come down to drink alongside buffalo, giraffe, cheetah, lion, waterbuck, impala, zebra, wildebeest, baboons and Maasai ostrich, and the evening sunsets are unforgettable.

Overnight: Voi Safari Lodge, Sentrim Safari Camp, Ashnil Aruba or similar, with dinner.

Day 2: Tsavo East National Park

A full day with morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight: Voi Safari Lodge, Sentrim Safari Camp, Ashnil Aruba or similar, all meals.

Day 3: Tsavo East to Tsavo West National Park

After breakfast we drive to Tsavo West National Park, with a game drive on the way to the lodge, arriving in time for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in this famous, historic park. Its story goes back to the building of the East African railway, when the famous Man-Eaters of Tsavo preyed on the workers. A visit to Mzima Springs is well worthwhile.

Overnight: Ngulia Safari Lodge, Voyager Ziwani Camp or Severin Safari Camp, with dinner.

Day 4: Tsavo West National Park

A full day with morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight: Ngulia Safari Lodge, Voyager Ziwani Camp or Severin Safari Camp, all meals.

Day 5: Tsavo West to Amboseli National Park

After breakfast we leave for Amboseli National Park, arriving in good time for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

Overnight: Amboseli Sentrim Camp, Amboseli Sopa Lodge, Kibo Safari Camp or Ol Tukai Lodge, with dinner.

Day 6: Amboseli National Park

Take an optional hot-air balloon ride over the plains below Kilimanjaro. After an early breakfast we head out on a game drive, with a mid-morning coffee break at one of the lodges and a visit to a Maasai village; the Maasai still live the traditional lifestyle of their ancestors. After lunch, an afternoon game drive. Huge herds of elephants come down to drink, and with more than 400 recorded bird species, birdwatching is a pleasure all year round. Kilimanjaro lies just over the border in Tanzania, but the best view of its snow-capped peak is from Amboseli.

Overnight: Amboseli Sentrim Camp, Amboseli Sopa Lodge, Kibo Safari Camp or Ol Tukai Lodge, with dinner.

Day 7: Amboseli to Mount Kenya

After an early breakfast we drive north to Mount Kenya via Nairobi, with lunch on the way.

Overnight: Castle Forest Lodge or similar, with dinner.

Day 8: Mount Kenya to Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast we drive further north to Samburu National Reserve, the only place in East and Central Africa to see several species together: reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, beisa oryx, Somali ostrich and gerenuk. We arrive in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive until dusk.

Overnight: Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu Simba Lodge or Sarova Shaba Lodge.

Day 9: Samburu National Reserve

After an early breakfast we set out on a game drive. Samburu is home to more than 400 species of colourful birds, so it is a great place for photographs. We return to camp for lunch and a short rest before an afternoon game drive until sunset. A visit to a Samburu village is well worth it.

Overnight: Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu Simba Lodge or Sarova Shaba Lodge.

Day 10: Samburu to Solio Ranch

After an early breakfast we drive south to Solio Ranch in Kenya's Central Province, home to one of the largest populations of both black and white rhinos; many of the rhinos translocated to parks and conservancies across Kenya and Africa came from here. Arrive in time for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive.

Overnight: Aberdare Country Club or similar, with dinner.

Day 11: Solio to Lake Naivasha or Lake Nakuru

Lake Naivasha: We drive south-west to Lake Naivasha, arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure, take a boat ride on this freshwater lake or cycle in the scenic Hell's Gate National Park. At over 1,910 metres, it is the highest lake in the Rift Valley.

Overnight: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort, Lake Naivasha Simba Resort or similar, with dinner.

Or Lake Nakuru National Park: We drive south-west to Lake Nakuru National Park, stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint, for lunch and an afternoon game drive. Nakuru is one of Kenya's most successful rhino breeding parks, also home to buffalo, zebra, Rothschild giraffe, eland, impala, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle and warthog.

Overnight: Flamingo Hill Camp, Lake Nakuru Lodge or Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge, with dinner.

Day 12: Lake Naivasha or Nakuru to the Masai Mara

After an early breakfast we head to the Masai Mara in south-west Kenya, driving along the Rift Valley floor past fertile farmland, and arrive in good time for a late lunch and an afternoon game drive. The Mara is famous for its lions, leopards and cheetahs, and for the Great Migration of zebra, Thomson's gazelle and wildebeest between July and October.

Overnight: Mara Enkorok Camp, Sentrim Mara Camp, Mara Leisure, Mara Sopa Lodge or similar, with dinner.

Day 13: Masai Mara National Reserve

Morning and afternoon game drives in a specially adapted safari vehicle. In migration season, more than one and a half million wildebeest arrive from the Serengeti and cross the Sand and Mara rivers, and this is the highlight of your safari: a chance to see predators in action and one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth.

Overnight: Mara Enkorok Camp, Sentrim Mara Camp, Mara Leisure, Mara Sopa Lodge or similar.

Day 14: Masai Mara to Nairobi

After breakfast we drive back to Nairobi; lunch is on your own account. We drop you at the airport for your flight home, timed to your flight schedule.

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Day By Day

Your Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi to Tsavo East

Afternoon game drive among red-dust elephants

Day 2

Tsavo East National Park

Morning and afternoon game drives

Day 3

Tsavo East to Tsavo West

Game drive en route, Mzima Springs

Day 4

Tsavo West National Park

Morning and afternoon game drives

Day 5

Tsavo West to Amboseli

Afternoon game drive below Kilimanjaro

Day 6

Amboseli National Park

Game drives, Maasai village, optional balloon ride

Day 7

Amboseli to Mount Kenya

Drive north via Nairobi to Castle Forest Lodge

Day 8

Mount Kenya to Samburu

Afternoon game drive for Samburu's rare species

Day 9

Samburu National Reserve

Morning and afternoon game drives

Day 10

Samburu to Solio Ranch

Afternoon game drive among black and white rhinos

Day 11

Solio to Lake Naivasha or Lake Nakuru

Boat ride, Hell's Gate or a Nakuru game drive

Day 12

Lake Naivasha or Nakuru to the Masai Mara

Afternoon game drive

Day 13

Masai Mara National Reserve

Full day of game drives; river crossings in season

Day 14

Masai Mara to Nairobi

Return to Nairobi and drop-off at the airport

Accommodation, park fees, meals and transport included in this safari are listed in your written quote. Ask us for a quote or message us on WhatsApp.

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Kenya safari scenery – The Ultimate Kenya Safari: 14 Days, Tsavo to Masai Mara
Kenya safari scenery – The Ultimate Kenya Safari: 14 Days, Tsavo to Masai Mara
Kenya safari scenery – The Ultimate Kenya Safari: 14 Days, Tsavo to Masai Mara

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