11 Days Magical Kenya Safari

This 11 Days Magical Kenya Safari covers Kenya’s top national parks and Safari Destinations: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo East, and Tsavo West National Park.

Highlights of 11 Days Magical Kenya Safari

• Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Maasai Mara
• Day 2 – 3: Full day in Maasai Mara
• Day 4: Transfer from Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru
• Day 5: Transfer from Lake Nakuru National Park to Amboseli
• Day 6-7: Amboseli National Park Full Day Kenya Safari
• Day 8: Amboseli National Park to Tsavo West National Park
• Day 9: Tsavo West National Park to Tsavo East National Park
• Day 10: Tsavo East National Park
• Day 11: Tsavo East National Park – Nairobi

Detailed itinerary of 11 Days Magical Kenya Safari

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Maasai Mara

Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi at 07:30 am by your safari driver and after a short safari briefing, you will embark on a journey to Maasai Mara National Reserve along the Great Rift Valley where you will have a stopover for scenic viewing and taking pictures of the escarpments. Then proceed to the reserve passing through Narok town where you can buy beautiful Maasai artifacts such as necklaces, earrings and many more. When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge, have lunch and rest, in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive to watch the scenic views of the reserve and spot animals such as lions, leopards, Maasai giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and many more. After the experience, you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight at Mara Sentrim Camp

Meal plan: lunch and dinner

Day 2 – 3: Full day in Maasai Mara

On day 2 of the 11 Days Magical Kenya Safari, have morning breakfast at your lodge then head to Maasai Mara National Reserve for a full day of game viewing on a morning and afternoon game drive with your packed lunch, on the game drives you will have an opportunity to explore the endless plains of Maasai Mara national reserve and as you drive through the reserve you will spot many animals such as lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, cheetahs, waterbucks, antelopes, African wild dogs, hyenas and many more. You will have a picnic lunch set at the banks of Mara River while enjoying views of animals drinking at the waters of the river and Nile crocodiles. In the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner, and stay overnight at your lodge.

Day 4:  Transfer from Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru

As early as 6:00 am you will head to the plains of Mara for an early morning game drive searching for animals such as leopards, lions, cheetahs, and many more. After the experience, you will head back to your lodge for breakfast then check and embark on a drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park is a fascinating national park famously known for the largest population of rhinos in Kenya and a large concentration of pink flamingoes crowding the shores of Lake Nakuru.

When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge for lunch then in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park sighting rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, and many more. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge, have dinner, and stay overnight at Ziwa Bush Lodge – Budget, Lake Nakuru Lodge – Midrange, and The Cliff – Luxury

Day 5: Transfer from Lake Nakuru National Park to Amboseli

After morning breakfast you will check off your lodge and with an en-route game drive you will embark on a journey back to Amboseli National Park with an en-route lunch in Nairobi. Arrive in the park in the evening, have dinner, and stay overnight at AA Amboseli Lodge

Day 6-7: Amboseli National Park Full Day Kenya Safari

You will spend the full day in Amboseli National Park with early morning and evening game drives. Amboseli offers a wide range of habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands. The park is also host to all the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). We visit Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the entire park, especially the swamps and elephants. The swamps hosts many wild animals such as, buffalos, hippos, and a variety of water fowls like pelican, crakes and Egyptian goose.

Day 8: Amboseli National Park to Tsavo West National Park

After an early breakfast depart for Tsavo West National Park which lies roughly half way between Nairobi and the Coast. Mzima Springs, the chief marvel here is a favorite haunt of hippos and Nile crocodiles. The spring gushes more than 50 million gallons (190 million liters) a day of crystal clear water and are the source of Mombasa’s water. Arrive at Salt Lick Safari Lodge or similar in time for lunch. Later embark on an early evening Kenya safari to see large herds of elephants, buffalo, common waterbuck, eland, rhino and wide variety of antelope. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at Man Eater’s safari Lodge

Day 9: Tsavo West National Park to Tsavo East National Park

We depart the lodge soon after breakfast and proceed to Tsavo East National park. Game is viewed as we exit the park. This park was famed for its large herds of elephants covered in red dust and fine scenery. We visit the scenic Lugards Falls, Mudanda Rocks (which attracts elephants in the drier season) and Aruba Dam as we view the game if time permits. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Tsavo East National Park

Full day spent exploring the Tsavo East National Park. Morning and afternoon game drives are offered. The landscape in Tsavo East is flatter and drier, despite having one of Kenya’s largest rivers, the Galana River flowing through the middle. Much of the wildlife is concentrated on the river, which has plentiful Nile crocodiles and hippos. Likewise, Kudus, waterbucks, reedbucks, and dik-diks are common along the river banks.

Tsavo National Park, a safari lover’s paradise, is the birthplace of the Tsavo Man-eaters tale, a story of fearsome roars from the late 1890s when the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway was being built. Back then the railway line was known as the lunatic express and the lions were responsible for the deaths of dozens of construction workers when a bridge was being constructed over the Tsavo River. Today that railway runs parallel to the more recent Standard Gage Railway (SCR) connecting Mombasa to Nairobi.  Dinner and overnight.

Day 11: Tsavo East National Park – Nairobi

Early morning Kenya safari in Tsavo East National Park. Soon after breakfast, we proceed to back Nairobi

End of the11 Days Magical Kenya Safari

Optional Activities

Hot air balloon – 500 USD per adult

Maasai Visit – 20 USD per person

Safari inclusions

• Arrival & Departure airport transfers are complementary to all our clients.
• Transportation as per itinerary.
• Accommodation per itinerary or similar with a request to all our clients.
• Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, and D=Dinner.
• Services literate English driver/guide.
• National park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary.
• Excursions & activities as per itinerary with a request
• Recommended Mineral Water while on safari.

Safari exclusions

• Personal expenses
• Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls, and other items of a personal nature.
• International flights.
• Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary like Balloon safari