12 Days Kenya Classic Safari

12 Days Kenya Classic Safari is a classic safari tour package that takes you to different Kenya safari destination to discover the remarkable beauty of Kenya’s wildlife through visiting Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Samburu National Reserve to witness the Big five and other mammals in their natural habitat, rewardable view of spectacle of Mt Kilimanjaro and the largest herds of elephants in Kenya. You will also visit the forest slopes of the Aberdare Mountains in Aberdare National Park. This trip is thrilling safari adventure that takes you Kenya’s most evocative parks to wonder about lots of attraction and activities on your Kenya safari.

Highlight of 12 Days Classic of Kenya Wildlife Safari

Day 1: Arrival –Nairobi
Day 2: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
Day 3: Full day Game drive -Amboseli
Day 4: Amboseli and Transfer to Aberdares
Day 5: Aberdares and Transfer to Samburu Game Reserve
Day 6: Samburu Game Reserve
Day 7: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwater’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Day 8: Lake Naivasha National Park
Day 9: Transfer to Maasai Mara
Day 10: Full day Game drive
Day 11: Game drive
Day 12: From Maasai Mara / Depart Nairobi

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up from the Airport

Pick up from the Airport: Upon your arrival at the Airport, you will meet our driver guide waiting for you to drive to you to your hotel in Kenya, check in at the hotel, relax. Dinner and Overnight stay.

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Transfer to Amboseli National Park

Transfer to Amboseli: After morning breakfast at your hotel, our drive will pick you up from there and drives you to Amboseli national park a driving journey that takes 4 hours’ drive to reach the park. You will reach there in time for lunch, check in at the lodge and enjoy your delicious meal.

Nature walk: After having lunch, you will be guided to your nature walk safari in Maasa village close to the park, learn about their unique traditional lifestyle, enjoy the Maasai tradition dance and songs many more. Back to the lodge, Dinner and Overnight stay

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Full Day Game Drive

Full Day Game Drive: After morning breakfast served with snacks at the lodge. You will embark for the full day game drive with your packed lunch box without interruption of returning back for lunch. You will be able to have wondering adventure within the park to enjoy viewing wide range of elephants, buffaloes, lions many more. Then you shall enjoy your lunch from an exclusive area near by the wild game. You will continue in search for more wildlife species. In the evening hours, you will just gaze at watching elephants roam beneath Mount Kilimanjaro even do sundowner as you wait for late evening to drive to the right direction in search for nocturnal animals found in Amboseli such as Caracals, bat-eared foxes, aardvarks which can be hiding all day round. Drive back to the lodge after night game drive, dinner and Overnight stay

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Transfer to Aberdare NP

Transfer to Aberdare National Park: Wake up have breakfast, check out of the lodge and drive out to Amboseli national park. Proceed to Aberdare national park, you will reach at the park have lunch, check in at the lodge as you relax waiting for Afternoon game drive.

Afternoon Game Drive: Later on, embark for game drive where you will be able to spot variety of species such as Cape buffaloes, waterbuck, lions, elephants, side-striped jackal, eland, duiker, mountain reedbuck, giant forest hog among others. Back to the lodge dinner and Overnight stay.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Birding –Aberdare and Transfer to Samburu National Reserve

Birding: You will wake up have breakfast, go for bird watching in Aberdare forest to view different species of birds including African paradise flycatcher, African green pigeon, Crimsonwing, Ayres’s hawk eagle, cinnamon-chested bee –eater, Olive Ibis, Hartlaub’s turaco, mountain buzzards, Tinker birds mentioned few. Back to the lodge relax, have lunch. After check out of the lodge and drive to Samburu National Reserve. You will arrive at the park check in at the lodge.

Culture encounter: You will be guided with a guide who will lead you to Samburu culture village and get interacted with their amazing culture and norms. you can as well experience the camel ride among others. Return to the lodge for dinner and Overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Full day Game drive –Samburu

Full Day Game Drive: Wake up have breakfast at the lodge, head to the park with your lunch box to wonder around the remained untouched and unspoiled wilderness. The full day game drive is the best way to enjoy the untouched land and the best spotting area with the park is at Ewaso Ng’iro River where you will view herds of elephants, gazelle, zebras, big cats can also easily be spotted. You will also have great chance to view the special fives such as Beisa Oryx, Somalia Ostrich, Gravy’s Zebra, Gerenuk, Reticulated giraffe. Back at the lodge, dinner and Overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwater’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Visit to Ol Pejeta Conservancy: After breakfast, you will drive to OI Pejeta Conservancy to experience the amazing wildlife species, vibrant plains and animals to spot here include giraffes, buffaloes, primates like chimpanzees, monkeys among others. Have lunch.

Camelback rides: Later in the evening, go for camelback rides to experience the breath-taking wilderness of the Reserve on camel which looks to be traditional but brings closer sights to the species in the park. Dinner and Overnight stay.

Day 8: Transfer to Lake Naivasha National park

Transfer to Lake Naivasha National park: After breakfast, check out of the lodge drive to Lake Naivasha national park. Upon your arrival at the park, you will have lunch. Then after for game viewing to have the real adventure of wildlife species in the park, animals to see include wildebeest, giraffes, zebras as well as spotting variety of flamingos many more. Dinner and overnight

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9: Lake Naivasha and Transfer to Maasai Mara

Transfer to Maasai Mara National park: You will wake up have breakfast, drive or take a flight to the renowned Masai Mara. Arrive at the park, check in have lunch.

Afternoon game drive: After have lunch, drive to the Mara plains and be able to adventure a range of wildlife species and also do sundowner. Back to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Full Day Game Drive –Migration of wildebeest

Full Day Game Drive: After breakfast, depart for a full day game drive with packed lunch box in Mara plains and if you visit the park during the period of August to October. You are likely to experience millions of wildebeest migration, zebras and other wild animal’s species. In the Evening drive back to the lodge for leisure, dinner and overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 11: Morning Air balloon and Game drive

Morning Air balloon: Wake up, drive in the flat plains of Masai Mara, you will have your breakfast in wilderness as they prepare the balloon for your excitement. After breakfast, you will be able to fly the skies of Maasai Mara by exploring a wide range of animals like buffaloes, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, hippos, birds many more thus the aerial viewing is rewarding. Drive back to the lodge have lunch.

Afternoon Game drive: Later on, embark for game drive in plains of Mara to search for more animals, you missed out. Dinner and Overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 12: Depart to Nairobi –Airport

Depart: You will wake up on leisure morning have breakfast and checkout depart back to Nairobi at Jomo Kenyatta Airport have lunch and after have your flight back to home country.

End of the 12 Days Kenya Classic Safari.