8-Day Karibu Kenya Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Nairobi

Upon arrival at the Airport, our representative will pick you up and transfer you to the Hotel for Overnight. Other arrangements can be made in advance upon customer request. In case of an early arrival, the safari can kick off on the day of arrival.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

Emara Hotel Ole Sereni

• Luxury hotel located in Nairobi (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

After Breakfast, you will join our driver guide ready to kick off for Amboseli National Park. It is a land mark of big game adventure including free range of Elephant herds, Masai giraffes, spotted hyenas, Rhinos and many more. The Park has a stunning place to view the highest Mountain in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro. The park is made up of embodies comprised of five main wildlife habitat such as open plains, woodland, acacia, rocky thorn bush county, swamps and Marsh land and also covers other areas of Pleistocene lake basin and dominated with dry areas outside during rainy seasons. You will be in Amboseli right in time for your lunch and so you will check in and relax as you have your Lunch. Thereafter, you will have an afternoon game drive and have your first sightings of some of the big five like the elephants which can be easily spotted. You will then return to the lodge just before dusk for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February

High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)

Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HippoCommon

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardRare to None

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Sentrim Amboseli Lodge

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli National Park

On this day you will have a full day Game drive to cover most of the park. During that time of the morning, you can see the snow capped Mt Kilimanjaro which is at the Tanzanian border. Most of the predators might also be spotted as they wade though the wet grass back to their hiding areas. Amboseli is well known to habour one of the largest 'Tuskers' Tim and Echo, the most researched Elephant. You will thereafter go back to the lodge for lunch as you recharge for another afternoon game drive to cover the remaining part of Amboseli. Dinner and overnight in Amboseli.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Accommodation:

Sentrim Amboseli Lodge

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli National Park to Nairobi

Leave for Nairobi with a game drive en-route to have a final taste of the Amboseli Ecosystem. You will be in Nairobi for an early lunch at the famous Carnivore restaurant. After lunch you will "Return to colonial Africa" with a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum. This house and surrounding land was once home to famous author Karen Blixen who penned the novel Out of Africa which later become an award-winning movie. The house was built in 1912 and Blixen lived there for over 10 years, running a large and successful coffee plantation. Later you will Visit the Giraffe Center in Nairobi which is a non-profit organisation, originally opened in order to protect the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe that is found only on the plains of East Africa. While on your visit you will have the opportunity of getting close to a giraffe or two as well as feed them and watch as they delicately use their long tongues to take the food from your hand. You will then head to the Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

Emara Hotel Ole Sereni

• Luxury hotel located in Nairobi (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Nairobi To Maasai Mara National Reserve

You will depart for the Maasai mara national reserve with a stopover at the rift valley view point. From the view point you will have a glimpse of the low lying flat lands below you. Covering an area of 1510 km², the Masai Mara reserve is in fact the extension in Kenyan territory of the vast Serengeti Park in Tanzania. Together, they constitute a huge ecosystem in which animals move freely. In the Maa language, Mara means "spotted" and may refer to the colourful landscapes. Alternatively, the name may refer to the arrival of over two million herbivores during the annual migration (wildebeest, gazelles and zebras). The big five are all present in the Mara. Upon check in, Lunch will be served and later on an afternoon game drive which will last till dust when you return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Sentrim Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Mara National Reserve

After early morning breakfast, you will spend the full day on game drives exploring this spectacular reserve. Drive along the Mara River and watch as the preys and predators take turns to quench their thirst. Lunch will be served at the lodge before departing for an afternoon game drive.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Sentrim Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Balloon safari in the Masai Mara(optional), a magical experience as you take in a bird's eye view of the vast, rolling plains below you. This unique and exhilarating excursion takes place early in the morning when you can marvel at the fantastic sight of the rising sun and gently float over the thousands of animals below you. This will be followed with a champagne breakfast after which you leave for a morning game drive till lunch hour. You will have some time to relax and then picked for an afternoon game drive. This is the best time to spot wildlife as well as enjoy the peaceful vistas and crisp, clear air. Undisturbed by your presence, the animals will continue with their daily activities as you snap away and marvel at the beauty of Africa. After exploring the better part of the Mara you will head back to the camp for dinner and overnight. (Cultural groups can be invited at the camp for evening entertainment at an extra cost).

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Sentrim Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Mara to Nairobi

This will be the last day of your trip. After breakfast, you will drive from the Mara past the Maasai villages where a cultural visit (optional) can be organised. You will have a chance to interact with the traditional communities and even have a tip of how to make the signature Maasai jump. You will drive to Nairobi with a stopover in Narok. You will be dropped at the Airport/a central place in Nairobi as we end our services.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.