This 14-day safari and beach combination takes you on a classic safari followed by a beach extension where you will unwind and relax. It provides a selection of the best of Kenya starting from Nairobi, Samburu, Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo then head down the south coast to enjoy the white sandy beach.
Day 1 Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our company representative who will transfer you to the hotel located in the heart of the city and give you a pre-safari briefing. Thereafter check-in at the hotel overnight.
Day 2 Nairobi to Nanyuki
After breakfast, we travel to Nanyuki with a brief stop at the equator line for photos. Then proceed to Olpejeta Ranch where you will check-in for lunch at the camp. In the afternoon visit magnificent beasts who were given a sanctuary from those who would take their lives to sell their horns. Here too, the Jane Goodall Institute operates a remarkable Chimpanzee Sanctuary where we meet the primates face to face with an afternoon game drive thereafter. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight late in the evening.
Day 3 Nanyuki to Lake Nakuru National Park
After your breakfast, you will depart for Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in time for check-in and lunch at the lodge. You will spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive around the lake until dusk when you return to the lodge.
The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lion, leopard, waterbuck, buffalo, Columbus monkey, and baboons are all residents here.
Day 4 Lake Nakuru National Park to Maasai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, check out and leave for Maasai Mara through the Great Rift Valley, arriving in time for lunch at camp. After lunch, spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive until dusk when you return to your camp/Lodge for dinner and overnight.
The Mara offers abundant wildlife varieties, over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You can easily see lions, rhino, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, warthog, hyenas, jackal, wild dogs, leopards, elephants, and many kinds of antelope. The most spectacular annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture happens here from July to early September.
Day 5 Maasai Mara Full Day
After breakfast, check out with packed picnic lunch and depart for a full-day game drive in pursuit of the Big 5 and other wildlife that inhabits this park. Picnic boxes will be served at the designated picnic area near Mara river, thereafter proceed with an afternoon game drive. Returning to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Maasai Mara to Lake Naivasha
After an early morning game drive, depart Mara for the drive to Lake Naivasha where you will arrive in time for lunch. A nice walk in the lodge premises in the afternoon will give you an opportunity to see many bird species found in this area, the Roth’s child Giraffe and monkeys are familiar sightings.
Optional activities include a boat ride to Crescent Island, hiking, or cycling at Hell’s Gate at an extra cost.
Day 7 Naivasha to Amboseli National Park
After your breakfast, you will depart for the Amboseli National Park arriving in time for check-in and lunch at the Lodge. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive, or at an extra cost, visit a local Maasai village. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 8 Amboseli Full Day
The whole day will be spent in the Amboseli National Park with the morning and evening game drives.
Amboseli sits on the lower slopes of the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, whose peak lies across the border in Tanzania. It is quite an experience to see Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in the early morning. Amboseli is renowned for its huge elephant herds, you will also see buffalos, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest, and other plains animals and birds.
Day 9 Amboseli to Salt Lick Lodge/Taita Lodge
Check-out after breakfast then depart for the Salt Lick Luxury Lodge to arrive in time for check-in and lunch. A favourite amongst travellers in search of luxury accommodation, Salt Lick Safari Lodge is a luxurious safari escape set in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking a waterhole and the vast Tsavo plains. Here you will savour uncompromising high standards of service, efficiency and personalised attention. The neighbouring Taita Hills Safari Resort & Spa has a museum that displays some of the World War 1 memorabilia as part of the rich history of Taita Taveta County.
Day 10 Salt Lick Full Day/ Taita Hills Lodge
On this day, you will have your breakfast before going for a game drive. During your game drive, you will have a chance of seeing the big cats of Tsavo and other animals like the elephant, rhino, Hippos, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, diverse plants and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler. Later on go back to the lodge for your lunch and a short rest before going for an afternoon game drive.
Day 11
After breakfast depart for the coastal part of Kenya where you will check-in at the resort for late lunch. The afternoon will be at my own leisure exploring the beautiful beach. Dinner and overnight at the resort.
Day 12- 13
You will spend these days leisurely at your beach resort enjoying the peace and serenity that lets your mind escape whilst in a true paradise, with optional water sports activities and Mombasa excursions at an extra cost.
All meals will be served at the resort.
Day 14
After early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airport to take a domestic flight from Diani to Wilson Airport, our driver will then transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta Airport where you will catch your International flight back home.
NB: This is a private mid range and Luxury safari.
