Leopard Orchid Safaris

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$2,668 to $3,190 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Arrival in Nairobi

Arrival in Nairobi

On arrival at the airport, you will be met by our representatives who will brief you about the tour. Later, he will drive you to the hotel for rest, dinner, and an overnight stay in Nairobi. On this day you have optional activities such as a visit to the Giraffe Centre, and Karen Blixen Museum before your overnight stay at the hotel.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
Best Western Plus Meridian
  • Mid-range hotel located in Nairobi (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, you'll be met at the hotel for departure to the Mara Reserve home to the Big Five and numerous plains game. You'll drive through the agriculturally rich central highlands of Kenya with a stopover at the escarpment to view the magnificent East African Great Rift Valley. You will descend to the floor of the escarpment to continue to the Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch at the tented camp. Afterward, you will depart for afternoon game drives. Optional activities include a hot air balloon safari, guided nature walks, bush lunch/dinner/breakfast, bird walks, and evening sundowner.

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
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BuffaloCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range resort bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Explore Masai Mara National Reserve

Explore Masai Mara National Reserve

The whole day will be spent at Masai Mara exploring the vastness of this wildlife haven. Lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffalos, and zebras dominate the scene while antelopes, warthogs, and wildebeests form formidable numbers. Masai Mara has the highest concentration of wildlife per square kilometer than any other park in the region. An optional local Maasai Village visit or hot air balloon can be arranged. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation:
Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range resort bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha

Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha

You'll have breakfast, and then head for Lake Naivasha. You will arrive in the afternoon in time for lunch.
After lunch, you will head out for an optional boat ride on Lake Naivasha, followed by a walking safari in the animal sanctuary, where you get a one-on-one encounter with animals like giraffes and zebras. The animals are so close you can almost touch them! You will head back to Lake Naivasha Resort to freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
Accommodation:
Naivasha Kongoni Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located near Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Lake Naivasha - Amboseli National Park

Lake Naivasha - Amboseli National Park

After an early breakfast, you'll depart for Amboseli. You'll have lunch at a stopover hotel/picnic lunch. You'll enter the park and embark on an afternoon game drive. Amboseli was made famous by Earnest Hemingway who fell in love with its majestic landscape on the background of the highest mountain in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, antelopes, and cheetahs among others can be seen. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.

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
LeopardRare to None
Accommodation:
Penety Amboseli Resort
  • Mid-range hotel located outside Amboseli NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Amboseli - Tsavo West National Park

Amboseli - Tsavo West National Park

You'll depart Amboseli after breakfast. You will arrive in the park in the mid-morning and straight away go for wildlife viewing to watch animals roaming the plains of Tsavo West. You will return to check in at your booked camp or lodge, freshen up, and settle for a buffet lunch. In the afternoon, you will head out of the lodge for an afternoon wildlife viewing drive in the park, watch animals such as Cape buffaloes, elephants, leopards, maneless lions, and other animals that can be spotted in the park including the bush baby, wild dogs, hartebeest, lesser kudu, impalas, Masai giraffes, gazelles, elands, hyrax dik-diks, mongoose and Burchell’s zebra, including a visit to the rhino sanctuary where you will watch at a closer range of the eastern black rhinos. You will return to your camp or lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Amboseli National Park
Accommodation:
Ngulia Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Tsavo West NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Tsavo West - Mombasa Beaches

Tsavo West - Mombasa Beaches

Today early morning after breakfast, you will drive to Mzima Springs, a natural spring from underground parched lava rock to see hippos and crocodiles, and return while on a game drive watching more wildlife species. You will do this en-route game drive, driving towards Mtito Andei gate and proceed for lunch at Voi town. After lunch, you will drive to Mombasa arriving late in the day.

Main Destination:
Mombasa Beaches
Accommodation:
Sun N Sand
  • Mid-range resort located in Mtwapa (Mombasa Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Mombasa Beaches

Mombasa Beaches

This is your day to take an excursion in your 3 days Mombasa beach weekend holiday getaway. After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel for a day excursion at Fort Jesus and the old port town of Mombasa. You'll enjoy a walking town tour from Fort Jesus through narrow old town streets and the market.

Main Destination:
Mombasa Beaches
Accommodation:
Sun N Sand
  • Mid-range resort located in Mtwapa (Mombasa Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Mombasa Beaches

Mombasa Beaches

This is your day to take an excursion in your 3 days Mombasa beach weekend holiday getaway. After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel for a day excursion at Fort Jesus and the old port town of Mombasa. You'll enjoy a walking town tour from Fort Jesus through narrow old town streets and the market.

Main Destination:
Mombasa Beaches
Accommodation:
Sun N Sand
  • Mid-range resort located in Mtwapa (Mombasa Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Mombasa - Nairobi

Mombasa - Nairobi

Your day starts with a warm breakfast and you have a choice to do any of the water sports activities by the beach including swimming, snorkeling, jet skiing, kayaking, and more. In the afternoon, you'll transfer to the airport or the train station for the travel back to Nairobi.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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