9 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari

Tsavo West National Park x 1, Amboseli National Park x 2, Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate National Park Cycling expedition x 1, Masai Mara National Reserve x 3 & Lake Nakuru National Park x 1

Day 1: Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park 265 kms 4.5 hours’ drive

7.30 am, after breakfast depart from Nairobi and drive through the great Trans African highway along the Nairobi Mombasa road. The journey takes you through lovely sceneries in the Eastern part of Kenya, sight-seeing wild animals on the way and the different cultural setting of the community around. After this fascinating drive, you will enter Tsavo West National Park through Mtito Andei park entrance. After park formalities, enjoy a game drive en-route to arrive in time for lunch at Ngulia Safari lodge. After check-in and lunch, you will have a short rest followed by an afternoon game drive that commences at 3.30 pm. The Park comprises a diversity of habitats, open plains alternating with savannah bush and semi-desert scrub; acacia woodlands; rocky ridges and outcrops. With a permanent water source, the park is virtually guaranteed enormous herds and excellent game viewing including cheetah, lion, leopard and hyena and herds of over 3,500 Elephants. The red elephants of Tsavo are the ONLY red elephants in the world. Actually, they are really the same color as every other elephant in the world, but they just appear red due to constantly dust-bathing with the Park’s fine red volcanic soil. All meals & overnight at Ngulia Safari lodge. https://safari-hotels.com/ngulia-safari-lodge/

Day 2: Tsavo West National Park to Amboseli National Park 130 kms 3.5 hrs drive

7.30 am, after breakfast depart with picnic lunch boxes en-route to Amboseli National Park. Start the journey with a visit to Mzima Springs for nature walk. Mzima is one of Tsavo’s most popular wildlife attractions owing to its resident populations of hippos and Nile crocodiles. Mzima’s isolation makes both species dependent on its waters: other sources are too distant for them to reach by overland travel. The hippos also sustain an entire food chain. They browse the surrounding savannah by night and return to Mzima’s pools by day, where their dung fertilizes the water’s. Tsavo West National Park covers an estimate of approximately 9,065 square kilometers. Travel through the famous Shetani lava flows along Chyulu hills and make a stopover for photography of this great landscape. Thereafter proceed to Amboseli National Park, Your picnic lunch stop will be in one the curio/souvenir shops that offer clean bathroom stops. Amboseli is a landscape dominated everywhere by the glistening, majestic snow-cap of the mighty Mt Kilimanjaro – a fitting backdrop to the wild region. It is also the region where pastoral Maasai and their cattle have lived in harmony with wild creatures for many years. After lunch, experience a late afternoon game drive at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain. All meals & accommodation at Amboseli Sentrim Safari Camp. https://www.amboseli.com/accommodation/sentrim-amboseli

Day 3: Explore Amboseli National Park (AM & PM game drives or optional full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes

At 6:30 am, an early morning game drive that is rewarded by magnificent views of the mighty Mt Kilimanjaro with its snow-capped summit appearing pink in the rising sun. Amboseli is known for its abundance of Elephants as well as Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Lions, Cheetah and other plains game animals. The snows of Kilimanjaro, white and crystalline, form a majestic backdrop to one of Kenya’s most spectacular displays of wildlife, creating Kenya’s most sought-after photographer’s paradise. After lunch, an extensive game drive is followed by dinner and overnight Amboseli Sentrim Safari Camp. https://www.amboseli.com/accommodation/sentrim-amboseli

Day 4: Amboseli National Park to Lake Naivasha 380 kms (6.5 hrs drive) “Cycling expedition at Hell’s Gate National Park”

7 am, after breakfast depart by road with picnic lunch boxes to Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge. After checking in at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, at 2.15 pm, proceed to Hells Gate National Park for cycling expedition: The Park is located between beautiful Lake Naivasha and the twin Longonot and Suswa Volcanoes; Hell’s Gate is one of Africa’s most visually stunning parks. While Hell’s Gate is known primarily for its landscape, there is still game to be spotted within the park. Buffalo and antelopes are especially common sights, and the park is also home to a variety of birds. There are no predators or dangerous large game in the park. Your tour includes bicycle cycling, and you’ll trade your safari vehicle for a bike to begin your journey through the park. Don’t worry! Your car will drive behind you to ensure you’ve got a place to rest if you get too tired. Your first stop will be the spectacular Fisher’s Tower, where the adventurous can choose to ascend the 45mts tower. Equipment can be rented on the spot, and all climbs are guided by local professionals. From here, you’ve got a long but scenic ride to the famous Hell’s Gate Gorge – where you can walk and climb your way through the distinctive terrain that helped inspire Disney’s famous The Lion King. After a fun and tiring exploration, you’ll return to Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge for dinner and overnight stay. http://www.simbalodges.com/lake-naivasha-simba-lodge

Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara National Reserve (5.5 hrs drive) 265 kms

7 am, after breakfast, check-out from the lodge and drive to Marina Boat-Ride Safari for a one-hour boat ride along the shores of the lake. Thereafter, proceed to Masai Mara National Reserve, again you will have a picnic lunch stop and after continue with journey to – the land of vast migrating herds. Masai Mara National Reserve is the jewel of Africa’s wildlife, and it is the Africa of your imagination, here; over 450 species of birds have been recorded. Late afternoon embark on a short game drive to get a closer look at the Mara. Return to an archetypal Mara Simba Lodge for sun-downers. All meals & accommodation at Mara Simba Lodge. http://www.simbalodges.com/mara-simba-lodge

Day 6 & 7: Two full days to explore Masai Mara National Reserve AM & PM game drives
Morning and afternoon game drives, from the comfortable base of the camp, explore the park amazingly with high concentration of game. Also NOTE, the famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the national reserve and a visit to a local village can be arranged at an extra cost. All meals & accommodation at Mara Simba Lodge. http://www.simbalodges.com/mara-simba-lodge

Day 8: Masai Mara National Reserve to Lake Nakuru National Park 295 kms 7 hrs:

7 am, after breakfast, start journey to Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive in time for lunch at Lake Nakuru Mbweha Camp. 4 pm, embark for game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park. The park provides a sanctuary for the rhinos. The contrast and apparent dislocation between the shallow soda lake with its primeval birds and the animated woods all around it give Lake Nakuru National Park a very distinctive appeal. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Mbweha Camp.

Day 9: Lake Nakuru National Park to Nairobi 185 kms, 2.5 hours’ drive

6.30 am, pre-breakfast game drive for 2 hours followed by full breakfast at the Camp. 10.30 am, check-out from Mbweha Camp and drive to Nairobi to finish your Kenya Wildlife Safari with Pal-Davis Adventures Kenya Limited.