10 Days Kenya Grand Wildlife Safari

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10 Days Kenya Grand Wildlife Safari

Experience the ultimate Kenyan safari on this unforgettable 10-day journey through the country’s most celebrated wildlife destinations. Explore the rugged landscapes of Samburu National Reserve, the renowned Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the flamingo-filled shores of Lake Nakuru, the world-famous Masai Mara, the tranquil beauty of Lake Naivasha, and the iconic Amboseli National Park beneath the towering Mount Kilimanjaro.

Encounter the Big Five, discover the unique Samburu Special Five, visit rhino and chimpanzee sanctuaries, enjoy spectacular game drives, and experience optional adventures including Maasai cultural visits, hot air balloon safaris, boat cruises, and walking safaris. This itinerary is the perfect blend of wildlife, scenery, conservation, and authentic African experiences.

Tour at a Glance

  • Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
  • Destination: Kenya
  • Parks Visited: Samburu National Reserve, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Naivasha & Amboseli National Park
  • Experiences: Big Five Safari, Wildlife Game Drives & Nature Excursions
  • Accommodation: Safari Lodges & Luxury Tented Camps
  • Transportation: Private 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser with Pop-up Roof
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (as per itinerary)

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Day-By-Day Itinerary

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve

Arrive at Nairobi and drive to Samburu. The drive time is approximately 6 hours. Upon arrival at Samburu, have a game drive en route to Samburu Simba lodge for lunch. After lunch, relax until 4.00 p.m. time for your evening game drive. At 6:00 p.m., return to the camp for dinner and overnight. Samburu is famous for the rare and unusual reticulated giraffe, long-necked gerenuk, Colobus monkey, beisa oryx, and Gravy’s zebra. 

Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner (Breakfast, not included)

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

Enjoy a full day at Samburu National Reserve with morning and afternoon game drives with an optional cultural visit to the Samburu Village at an extra US$ 20 per person later in the day. Samburu is home to a third of Kenya’s giraffe species – the rare Reticulated Giraffe (only found in the Northern parks). This is also where you see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk Gazelles, and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx Antelope, leopards, hippos, elephants, lions.

Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve | Activity: Morning and Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

After your breakfast depart to drive to Mt. Kenya’s Ol Pejeta conservancy. Here you will be able to see chimpanzees, rare black rhinos plus a host of other animals. Lunch at Serena Sweet waters camp. After lunch, depart for a tour of the rhino and the chimpanzee sanctuaries, no other place in Kenya has Chimpanzees and the rhino sanctuary is home to a strong 40 black rhinos and game drive. 

Main Destination: Olpejeta Private Sanctuary | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park after a brief game drive and breakfast, arriving in time for lunch at the camp as well as check-in. Afternoon game drive takes you to the lake to view Flamingos and pelicans. Also, spot White/Black Rhinos, Rothschild Giraffe, Waterbucks, and other kinds of African wildlife. The Lake Forest attracts a wide variety of birds.

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru N.P| Activity: Morning and Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

Early morning breakfast then drive along the Great Rift Valley, passing by the Mau forest to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive at the camp/lodge for check-in as well for lunch. Afternoon game viewing in this fascinating wildlife paradise with a chance to view; giraffes, elephants, monkeys, leopards, lions, gazelles, and different bird species.

Main Destination: Masai mara | Activity: Morning and Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

Spend a whole day viewing wildlife in Masai Mara Game reserve. You will have the opportunity to arrange the order of game drives depending on the location of the wildebeest herds (July-October) as well as allowing time for game drives to see other wildlife. Around Mid-August, the herds are normally scattered around the Mara Triangle Area and crossings at the Mara River are quite common.

OTHER OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Maasai village visit: 

You can visit a Maasai village to see their traditional life. Photography is NOT prohibited here. Maasai guide at the village will escort and explain to you in English about their lives. It takes about 2 hours including the return transfers by us.» Duration: approx.2hours, starting at 10:00 AM. Maasai lady will give you a lecture on how to make a beaded bracelet at our library. It will be one of your souvenirs once completed. The lecture takes about 3 hours.

Hot air balloon safari:
Early morning balloon safari you drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photographs. What could be more uplifting than an early morning safari in a hot air balloon flying over vast plains of Africa? Witness an African Sunrise a plethora of wildlife roams the land beneath you. At the end of the flight. You land on the plains in the midst of this enchanting Savannah champagne, breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs, and bacon sizzling over a charcoal fire. Drive leisurely Fashion with game viewing on your way back to your camp or lodge.

Main Destination: Masai mara | Activity: Full day game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha scenic view of mount Longonot on your way to Lake Naivasha. Proceed for Lunch on arrival at the lodge. Afternoon optional activities are undertaken in Lake Naivasha. Take a 1-hour boat ride (optional activity will include a walk on crescent Island) The lake is almost 13kms across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five meters. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with birdlife, and Naivasha is known for world-class birding. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps, and Columbus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lake’s large hippo population sleeps the day out in the shallows. 

 

Optional Excursions in Lake Naivasha

1-hour boat ride                                                        

1-hour boat ride and a walk on a crescent Island    

4 hours Mt. Longonot trekking safari                       

Walking /biking safari at Hells gate national park    

Main Destination: Lake Naivasha | Activity: Optional tours & excursions

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

After breakfastdrive south through Masai country to the plains below Mt. Kilimanjaro where Amboseli is situated. Lunch or arrival at the lodge, then we proceed into the scenic Amboseli National Park for a game drive returning to the lodge in the evening for a sundowner. Despite its small size (392 sq km), this fragile ecosystem supports a wide range of mammals (well over 50 of the larger species) and birds (over 400 species) The Waters from Mt. Kilimanjaro drain down the mountain under lava flows and surface in Amboseli, creating a green belt of swampland amidst dusty plains. Amboseli lacks the profusion of animal species found in the Mara, but the landscape provides limited cover so we have better chances of seeing some of the larger predators. Elephant, buffaloes, lions, gazelles, cheetahs, wildebeest, hyenas, jackals, warthogs, Masai Giraffes, zebra, baboon, and waterbuck are all present in the park.

Main Destination: Amboseli | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

Awake early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit. We will then set off on a “spice” game drive. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from wildebeest to giraffes to baboons. Optional visit a nearby Masai village. Amboseli is home to the legendary Masai tribesmen. These warriors are a famous and proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals are known across the world.

Main Destination: Amboseli | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

You can opt for an Early Morning game drive to see Mount Kilimanjaro when it usually appears on the Mantle of Clouds and head back for Breakfast before Departing to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon. The guide will take you to Carnivore Restaurant for complimentary dinner before dropping you off at the airport for your onward flight back home.

Main Destination: Amboseli | Activity: Morning game drive

Meal plan: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included)

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

Tour Highlights

  • Explore Samburu National Reserve
  • Discover the Samburu Special Five
  • Visit Ol Pejeta Conservancy
  • Meet endangered rhinos and chimpanzees
  • Experience the iconic Masai Mara
  • Visit Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Relax at scenic Lake Naivasha
  • Enjoy Amboseli’s elephant paradise
  • Marvel at Mount Kilimanjaro views
  • Optional balloon and cultural tours

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What's Covered in Package

Cost Includes

  • Park entry fees
  • All Activities (unless mentioned as optional)
  • Full-board accommodation (unless listed as upgrade)
  • All ground transportation (unless mentioned as optional)
  • All government taxes and levies where applicable
  • Return airport transfers where applicable
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (purified drinking water provided on all days

Cost Includes

  • Domestic / International flights
  • Accommodation or Meals during the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guidelines $10 per person per day)
  • Things of personal nature eg travel insurance, telephone calls etc
  • Government increase on taxes, Park fees, fuel or other related levies

Things to do in this Package

Wildlife Game Drives
Big Five Safari
Rhino Conservation
Masai Mara Adventure
Lake Naivasha Excursions
Amboseli Elephant Safari

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