This 7 days/ 6 nights Classic Kenya Safari offers the perfect combination between the less-visited game parks and Kenya’s Famously known game reserves. It involves some adventurous activities in the diverse landscape of Amboseli National park, Maasai Mara, and finally Samburu National Reserve.
Safari Overview
Day | Location | Meal Plan | Activity |
Day 1 | Amboseli |
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Day 2 | Amboseli |
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Day 3 | Samburu |
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Day 4 | Samburu |
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Day 5 | Maasai Mara |
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Day 6 | Maasai Mara |
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Day 7 | Flight back |
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Key: HB-Half board meal plan, FB-Full board meal plan, BB-Bed and breakfast, TRSF-Transfer, HDS-Half Day sightseeing, FDS-Full Day Sightseeing.
Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli
Depart Nairobi early morning by road through the panoramic Athi plains and into the bushes of Amboseli National Park, later arriving at your lodge in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon embark on a game drive in search of wild animals in their hideout! as a blazing sunset descends, return to your lodge for dinner and a good night’s rest.
Day 2: Full day Amboseli
After having morning breakfast, you will depart for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch boxes or enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the Park. As you go in search of more great wildlife experiences, you might view a multitude of wildlife such as giraffe, spotted hyena, zebra, buffalo, blue wildebeest, cheetah, giraffe, hippopotamus, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, lion, and elephant herds moving through the acacia woodlands.
After an entire day spent out in the bush, return to the comfort of your lodge for Dinner and a good night’s rest.
Optional Activities: Cultural visits, guided walks (in certain locations), night safari (in certain locations), or bird watching safari. |
Day 3: Amboseli – Samburu
On this day you will enjoy an early morning breakfast, before being transferred to the airstrip to catch your flight to Samburu Game Reserve. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch before setting off on an afternoon game drive.
Day 2: Full day Samburu
Depart for a full-day game drive with morning and afternoon game drives.
Samburu National Reserve boasts over 350 different species and the presence, of the Ewaso Ngiro River attracts plenty of wildlife. The reserve provides the opportunity to see wildlife that only lives in the dry north of Kenya; namely: The Grevy’s zebra, long-necked gerenuk, Beisa oryx, and reticulated giraffe. leopards are often known to visit the park, especially in the evenings.
After an entire day spent out in the bush, return to the comfort of your lodge for Dinner and a good night’s rest.
Optional Activities: Bird walks and Cultural visits and dance |
Day 5: Samburu – Maasai Mara Game Reserve
After enjoying an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip to catch your flight to Maasai Mara National Reserve. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch before setting off on an afternoon game drive.
The reserve has vast open spaces, carpets of green grass, and an abundance of stunning, exotic wildlife throughout the year making it a prime destination and a must-visit for all!
An Afternoon game drive gives you an opportunity to see the animals as they wake from their afternoon sleep. As the air begins to cool and the sun sinks lower to the horizon, witness the excitement of the bush in action, returning at dusk to your lodge for dinner and a good night’s rest.
Optional Activities: Hot Air Balloon Safari, Cultural Visits, Night Game Drive (certain locations only), and Two Hour Morning or Afternoon Walks (certain locations only). |
Day 6: Full day Maasai Mara Game Reserve
After early morning breakfast in the lodge/ camp, you will depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes or enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Maasai Mara Game Reserve with a lunch break in between the game drives in order to cover a bigger area and see more of the reserve. Maasai Mara, is host to the most spectacular array of wildlife; the Big five. cheetah, serval, hyena, bat-eared foxes, black-backed and side-striped jackals, hippo, crocodile, baboons, warthog, topi, eland, Thompson’s gazelle, giraffe, gazelle species, zebras among others.
Optional Activities: Hot Air Balloon Safari, Cultural Visits, Night Game Drive (certain locations only), and Two Hour Morning or Afternoon Walks (certain locations only). |
Day 7 Departure
This day marks an end to your safari in the reserve. After an early breakfast, you will enjoy an en-route game drive to the airstrip as you leave the Maasai Mara National Reserve and make your way back to Nairobi arriving in the city in the mid/late afternoon.
Cost in us$ based on per person sharing while using a 4×4 WD safari Vehicle
Seasonality | 2 pax | 3 pax | 4 pax | 5 pax | 6 pax | child | SRS |
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Costs in Low Season- 1st April – 15th June
Costs in High Season– 3rd Jan – 31st March
Costs in Peak Season- 16th June – 30th Sept
Safari Guide-Driver | Recommended tipping guidelines |
US $10.00-$15.00 per day of safari |
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