This is the Big One – Our Ultimate Safari from Nairobi to the Kenya Coast. Get ready for 12 full days of safari action at 8 of our finest parks. All the exciting wildlife, the dramatic landscapes and the adventure of a total safari experience. This trip covers it all – from small intimate reserves to mighty displays of predators on the move. You’ll see lines of elephants’ march through dusty desert and experience buffalo and antelope emerging from cool mountain forests. One day you’ll be in the company of protected rhinos and chimpanzees, and the next, looking upon massive herds of wildebeests thundering over the landscape.

Lion, leopard, cheetah – all the big predators are here in these parks, but so too are the graceful impala and gazelle, not to mention awesome displays of birdlife. There’s so much to see on this tour you may be inspired to your own unique requests. So just let us know them and we’ll help customize this 12-day extravaganza to make it uniquely your own.

Day 1

Nairobi – Samburu Game reserve (200 miles – Approx. 6 hrs)

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner

0730hrs: Pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Nairobi airport

Depart Nairobi and proceed to the Samburu game reserve.

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 2

Samburu Game Reserve

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Day shall be spent at the Samburu game reserve with game viewing drives.
• The park boasts big cats and lots of elephants in its desert-like environment, but also some species that you might not see elsewhere like the Grevy’s zebra, the reticulated giraffe and African wild dogs.
• Punctuating the rugged terrain are the green expanses of the Shaba and Buffalo Springs Reserve, good spots for game drives. We’ll also be tracking wildlife along the Ewaso Nyiro River, a major water source and natural draw for the animals.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 3

Samburu Game Reserve – Ol Pejeta (110 miles  – Approx. 3 Hrs)

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Early game viewing drive at the Samburu game reserve.
• From this desert environment, we’ll move onto the cooler reaches passing through the shadow of Mt. Kenya and onto this private sanctuary for rhino and chimpanzee. Here we’ll find the largest population of black rhino in East Africa and the last two surviving northern white rhino in the world.
• But Ol Pejeta also offers chances to see Africa’s “Big Five” including six prides of lions and over 30 cheetahs. Other endangered and little-seen species spotted at the sanctuary include oryx, hartebeest, white-tailed mongoose and the tree hyrax.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 4:

Ol Pejeta –Aberdare National park (50 miles  – Approx. 1 Hr)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Morning shall be spent with game viewing drives around the game sanctuary.
• Later proceed to the Aberdares national park.
• Everything about this national park is different – think mountains with thick rainforests, waterfalls and a cool climate. Even your accommodation is special here – you’ll be lodging in a tree hotel!
• From your treehouse balcony, you’ll be looking for the park’s elephant, hyena, black rhino, baboon and monkey, plus over 290 species of birdlife including buzzard, hawk and eagle.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 5:

Aberdare – Lake Nakuru National Park (120 miles  – Approx. 4 Hrs)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Later proceed to the lake Nakuru national park.
• As we journey on to Lake Nakuru, we’ll make a stop at the stunning Thompson’s Falls, a 74 m (243 ft) high falls that dramatically cascades into a deep gorge. All along this route we’ll take in farmland and the towering Rift Valley escarpment.
• Lake Nakuru national park: Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels, the flamingo numbers have been reducing but the park itself remains  stunning – one of Kenya’s finest. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, wooded hills and euphorbia trees dot the lake.
• The few quantity of flamingos is accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. The scene here is bountiful, busy and full of color.
• But that’s only the beginning of what this special park has to offer because the wildlife viewing here is easy and accessible. Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore. We’ll also visit the rhino sanctuary here. It offers protections to white rhino and one of Kenya’s largest populations of the black rhino.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 6:

Lake Nakuru National Park – Masai Mara Game Reserve (180 miles  – Approx. 6 Hrs)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Morning bird and game viewing drives
• Proceed to the Masai Mara game reserve with stops at scenic points.
• Afternoon game viewing drives.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 7:

Masai Mara Game Reserve

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza!
• Masai Mara Game reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the planet earth.
• It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.
• The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.
• We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.
• We shall visit the Mara river as we watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October).

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 8:

Masai Mara – Lake Naivasha (150 miles  – Approx. 4.5 Hrs)

Meal plan: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a final morning game drive, we’ll depart for Lake Naivasha and its nearby parks. The area is a colourful mix of forests, waterfalls, extinct volcanoes and dramatic towers. We’ll start out on a bicycle safari at nearby Hell’s Gate National Park. When was the last time you pedaled past zebra and giraffe?

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 9:

Lake Naivasha – Amboseli National Park (220 miles  – Approx. 6 hrs)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

• This morning we’ll go on a boat safari on the lake itself to view the aquatic life all around us – hippos, birds – and larger game like buffalo, eland and impala grazing on the shore. For our third safari here we’ll take a guided walking tour at Crescent Island to easily stroll past curious wildebeest, waterbuck and gazelle.
• Later proceed to the Amboseli national park.
• Afternoon game viewing drive at the Amboseli.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 10:

Amboseli National park

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• This will be a full day of game viewing drives. Plenty of time to soak up the wildlife and the magnificent scenery. And we’ve allowed time for relaxation as well.
• There will be an early morning game drive. Then breakfast will be followed by a mid-morning drive. After a comfortable lunch we’ll set out on a later afternoon game drive.
• Between the wildlife viewing sessions, relax at your Amboseli lodge or camp. They will provide meals and other activities.
• As always, your safari vehicle and driver/ guide are at your disposal for even more game viewing drives.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 11

Amboseli  – Tsavo west National Park (65 miles  – Approx. 2 hrs)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’ll take one more early morning game drive at Amboseli before the fairly short drive to Tsavo West, one of the biggest, oldest and prettiest parks in Kenya. The park is a pleasing mix of hill country, extinct volcanoes with dark lava flows and lush green springs.

We’ll visit beautiful Mzima Springs with its life-giving waters and palm-lined shores. In this rich environment, we’ll gaze upon elephant, zebra and other wildlife attracted to this nourishing oasis. We’ll also see hippos and crocodiles who make this verdant spot their home.

Dinner, overnight at your pre-booked camp/Lodge

Day 12

Tsavo West – Mombasa & Kenya Coast

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch.

On day 12, your final safari day, we’ll take another game drive before departing the park. But your scenic vistas aren’t over yet. It’s a quick drive to the train station at Mtito Andei. There, your guide will assist you with tickets and transfer to the Standard gauge railways station, the new high-speed train to Mombasa and the coast.

• Personal inoculations & insurance
• Extra meals not mentioned in the itinerary
• Extra activities not mentioned in the itinerary
• Lunch on last day
• Beverages like alcoholic drinks etc
• Driver/porters gratuity/tips
• Crescent island walk