9-Day Big Kenya Safari – Mid-Range

Code: GBDFVD
9 DAYS - 8 NIGHTS
Category:
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Tsavo West (2 nights), Amboseli National Park (2 nights), Lake Nakuru (2 nights), and Maasai Mara (2 nights). All our tours are customizable and we can increase or decrease the number of days, mix accommodation levels, etc.

Tour Features

Mid-range tour

This mid-range tour uses lodges and tented camps.

Private tour

This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won’t be shared with others.

Can start any day

If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.

Can be customized

You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.

Suitable for solo travelers

Solo travelers can book this private tour.

Suitable for all ages

This tour is suitable for children of all ages.

Activities & Transportation

Accommodation & Meals

  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
  • Day
    Accommodation
    Meals
  • 1-2
    Severin Safari CampLuxury tented camp inside Tsavo West NP

    Day 1: Lunch & Dinner Included
    Day 2: All Meals Included
  • 3-4
    Kibo Safari CampMid-range tented camp just outside Amboseli NP

    All Meals Included
  • 5
    Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf ResortMid-range hotel in or near Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

    All Meals Included
  • 6
    Lake Nakuru LodgeMid-range lodge inside Lake Nakuru NP

    All Meals Included
  • 7-8
    Zebra Plains Mara CampMid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

    All Meals Included
  • 9
    End of tour
    (No accommodation)
    Breakfast & Lunch Included

Included

  • Park fees(For non-residents)
  • All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water(On all days)

Excluded

  • International flights(From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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

Nairobi to Tsavo West

We depart by road for Tsavo West National Park. Arrive in time for lunch then an optional afternoon or evening game drive. Tsavo West is the most visited section in Tsavo National Park, offering many attractions apart from its wildlife. The foremost is the famous Mzima Springs where up to 227.3 million liters of cool crystal clear water flows out of the ground through porous volcanic rocks. The water is believed to originate from Chuyulu Hills, via an underground river.
Dinner and overnight.

Note: Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

Main Destination:
Tsavo West National Park
Best Time To VisitJune to October and January to February (Best for general wildlife viewing; little rainfall)
High SeasonDecember to March and July to October (Busy)
Best WeatherJune to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tsavo West NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
LionOccasional

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Accommodation:
Severin Safari Camp

  • Luxury tented camp located inside Tsavo West NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Tsavo West National Park

After breakfast, we have a full-day game drive, with packed lunch provided. Other interesting places to visit are the Roaring Rocks, which get their name from the wind that hurtles through them. From here there are wonderful views over Tsavo from the top of a 98m rock face; similar views can be experienced from the poacher’s lookout. The volcanic Chaimu Crater, less Than 200years old and composed of black coke, is worth visiting and can be climbed if one is interested. The area is a good place to look out for klipspringer, a small antelope that’s as agile as its Swahili name Mbuzi Mawe (mountain goat). In the southwest corner of Tsavo West is Lake Jipe, which has the Kenyan-Tanzanian border running through it.
Dinner and overnight.

Note: Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

Main Destination:
Tsavo West National Park
Accommodation:
Severin Safari Camp

  • Luxury tented camp located inside Tsavo West NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Tsavo West to Amboseli

Early morning start and drive to Amboseli National Park, check-in at your accommodation. Afternoon game drive after lunch.
Amboseli National Park is situated due south of Nairobi. Most of the park consists of a dry, ancient lake bed and fragile grassland with patches of acacia woodland, while in the southern area there is a number of small, rocky, volcanic hills. Around the swamps Ol Kenya, Ol Tukai, and Enkongo Narok, the vegetation is lush with yellow-barked acacias and phoenix palms.
Dinner and overnight.

*Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

Main Destination:
Amboseli National Park
Best Time To VisitJune to October and January to February
High SeasonDecember to March and July to October (Busy)
Best WeatherJune to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HippoCommon

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Accommodation:
Kibo Safari Camp

  • Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Amboseli National Park

Left unharassed by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps must form the highlights of any safari.
Rising early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided, an optional visit to a Masai village can be planned after breakfast. A visit reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area in all of Africa to experience elephants at close range. Left unharassed by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps must form the highlights of any safari.
Dinner and overnight.

*Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).
*Optional visit to a Masai village can be planned after breakfast.

Main Destination:
Amboseli National Park
Accommodation:
Kibo Safari Camp

  • Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Amboseli to Lake Naivasha

An early morning drive to Lake Naivasha, it is the highest and the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. At 1910m (6200f), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptian once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, and herons hide in it while searching for food. Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching (over 400 species have been recorded). It is also a favorite weekend retreat for Nairobi residents, who come here to sail, water ski, and fish. There are no crocodiles in the lake as the water is too cold for them, due to altitude but there are a number of hippos. Along the lakeshore, vineyards produce grapes for the country’s fledgling wine industry.
Dinner and overnight.

*Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

Main Destination:
Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
Accommodation:
Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort

  • Mid-range hotel located in or near Lake Naivasha
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru

An early morning pick up then drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley most famous Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingoes, it’s alkaline and is recognized as being one of the natural wonders of the world. Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos, but the flamingoes, of course, have always been the main attraction. At times there may be almost 2million flamingoes in the residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lake shore. Arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.

Main Destination:
Lake Nakuru National Park
Best Time To VisitJune to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)
High SeasonJuly to February (The park gets very busy)
Best WeatherJune to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Black RhinoOccasional

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Accommodation:
Lake Nakuru Lodge

  • Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Lake Nakuru Maasai Mara

An early morning drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve, it holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of Wildebeest, Zebras and attendant predators. Arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve
Best Time To VisitJune to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)
High SeasonJune to October and December to March
Best WeatherJune to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant

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Accommodation:
Zebra Plains Mara Camp

  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Maasai Mara

After breakfast we have a full day dame drive, with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black- manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife and its one of the few places where it’s possible to see the big five during a morning’s game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one’s vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world’s heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sun birds.
Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.

*Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).
*Optional visit to a Masai village can be planned after breakfast.
*Optional Air Balloon safari.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation:
Zebra Plains Mara Camp

  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Maasai Mara to Nairobi

Depart for a morning game drive after breakfast. Depart to Nairobi late in the morning. Lunch en route.

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)

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

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