14 days Kenya safari
14 days Kenya safari
This 14 days Kenya Safari is a tour that starts and end in Kenya. This Kenya Safari tour takes you through various national parks in Kenya including Amboseli National Park, Aberdare mountain ranges, Samburu national reserve , Lake Nakuru national park , Masai Mara national reserve and many more for breath taking while on Kenya Safaris Tours.
Day 1: Arrival at Nairobi Airport
On arrival in Kenya at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative and safari-driver guide from Focus East Africa Tours, after a brief briefing about the safari you will transfer to your hotel in Nairobi for an overnight.
In-case you have time or not tired, you will visit some of the fascinating sites in Nairobi such as the Giraffe Center, Nairobi Museum among others.
Dinner and Overnight at 67 Airport Hotel.
Meal plan: Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, you will be picked up and drive south through the Maasai Community heading to Amboseli national park, you will be welcomed by the magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro the tallest mountain in Africa. On the arrival you will head to your safari lodge for lunch then head to the scenic plains of Amboseli national park for a game drive seeing an abundance of wildlife such as herds of elephants, lions, leopards, wildebeests, gazelles among others.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Game Drives at Amboseli National Park
After a leisurely breakfast, you will head to the park for a full day of exploring on morning and afternoon game drives, on this day you will have enough time to explore the park and see a variety of wildlife such as the big Five (lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, elephants and rhinos). You will have picnic lunch as you enjoy the magnificent views of the towering Mountain Kilimanjaro.
Amboseli national park is one of the most popular wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya situated close to the Kenya- Tanzania border, the park lies at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa who splendid snow capped summit presents a splendid view on clear days. Amboseli national park is often referred to as “The Home of elephants” and this is due to some of the largest elephant herds that are found there, the park is also a home to zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos and antelope among others.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Eco Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Aberdare Ranges
After breakfast, you will leave Amboseli on an en-route game drive heading to Aberdares via Nairobi, Aberdare national park is a very scenic national park dominated by the heavily forested Aberdare mountain ranges. The park is noted as a rhino sanctuary, however it inhabits over 40 species of wildlife such as the rare and elusive bongo.
On arrival in Aberdares, you will head to your lodge for lunch then head to the park in afternoon for a game drive on which you will have a chance to spot several wildlife species found in the park and appreciate its beauty. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Aberdare Cottages
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Samburu National Reserve
Have breakfast then head for a morning en-route game drive as you proceed further north across the Equator to the edge of the Northern Frontier, arrive in time for lunch at your lodge. In the afternoon you will head to the park for an afternoon game drive watching several animals found in the reserve, you will also enjoy a sundowner experience then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Samburu national reserve is a beautiful scenic reserve with a diverse landscape of thorn scrub, red dirt, dried river beds, broken, volcanic rock, steep hills and rocky outcroppings. The reserve is one of the most admired Kenya safari destinations to make a stopover on your journey to Maasai Mara national reserve. Some of the animals you will see in Samburu national reserve include reticulated giraffes, elephant, cheetahs, lions, hippos, impala, waterbuck, dik dik, rhinos among others.
Overnight at Lion’s Camp cave.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Samburu National Reserve
On the 6th day of your 14 days Kenya safari, have breakfast and head to the plains of Samburu national reserve for a whole day of exploring the reserve on morning and afternoon game drives with picnic lunch. During the game drives you will be able to watch several wildlife species, Samburu national reserve is a home to the uncommon Grevy’s Zebras with huge fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing on hind legs to feed, Somali ostriches with distinct blue legs and the shy Oryx. You will also be able to see elephants, crocodiles. Leopards and many birds such as weaver birds, martial eagles among others. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Overnight at Lion’s Camp cave.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Mount Kenya/ Sweet Waters
Wake up early and head to the reserve for an early morning game drive then return to the lodge for late breakfast, checkout of your lodge and depart for Mountain Kenya. On the arrival you will head to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you will go to Sweetwater’s reserve the home of chimpanzee for exploration and enjoy sights of chimpanzees.
Chimpanzees is the only sanctuary for rehabilitation of chimpanzees in Kenya, chimpanzees in the sanctuary live 2 groups living in the environment as close to their natural habitat as possible. Sweetwater’s sanctuary is also a dedicated black rhino breeding area.
Overnight at Abbas House Game Lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Lake Baringo via Lake Bogoria
Have breakfast, checkout and head to the Nyahururu Falls for the magnificent views, then head to the shallow Lake Bogoria and later head to the beautiful Lake Baringo where you will have enjoy watching several bird species on an evening bird walk.
Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Island Camp Resort.
Day 9: Lake Nakuru National Park
Have breakfast, checkout of the lodge and head to Lake Nakuru national park, on arrival you will go for a morning boat cruise on Lake Nakuru in search for hippo, crocodiles and several bird species such as fish eagle, flamingoes among others. You will then head back to the lodge for lunch and return in the afternoon for an afternoon game drive.
Lake Nakuru national park is a 180 square kilometers protected area, a home to several wildlife such as warthogs, white and black rhinos, waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbucks and occasional leopards. The park is a reputable as an ornithologists’ haven with morethan 40 species of birds found in the park.
Overnight at Ziwa Bush Lodge.
Day 10 Masai Mara National Reserve
On the 10th day of your 14 days Kenya safari, after breakfast, you will depart from Lake Nakuru national park to Maasai Mara national reserve via the Great Rift Valley where you will enjoy magnificent views. Arrive in time for lunch which you will have at the lodge then proceed for an afternoon game drive exploring the reserve’s magnificent plains and see several animals such as lions, leopards, gazelles, wildebeests, elephants among others. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Maasai Mara national reserve is a 1510 square kilometers protected area with incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland and abundance of wildlife living in the savannah plains. In Maasai Mara national reserve, you will be able to see several animals such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos among others.
Accommodation: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 11- 12 Masai Mara National Reserve
You are the spend these two days exploring Masai Mara national reserve on game viewing, early in the morning hours and in the evening. If you visit the reserve in the right time for the wildebeest migration, you will be able to watch large herds of the migrating herds happening in July and August. You will also enjoy the hot air balloon experience and cultural visit to the Maasai villages where you will have an encounter and insight in the Maasai culture and be entertained by traditional dances and songs.
You will also enjoy fantastic orange tinted sunsets and sundowners, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 13: Back to Nairobi
Wake up early for a cup of coffee and head to plains of the reserve for the last early morning game drive, then depart for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon hours for lunch after checking into your hotel. You will spend the evening relaxing at the hotel, have dinner and overnight.
Overnight at 67 Airport Hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 14 Departure- End of Safari
After breakfast, you will checkout of your hotel and transfer to the airport to catch flight back home.
INCLUSIONS
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
EXCLUSIONS
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcohol drinks