8 DAYS KENYA SAFARI TOUR
The safari overview
The 8 days and 7nights start with mount Kenya followed by game drives in the vast land of Samburu National reserve, then to Lake Nakuru national park home to flamingos, and having a boat cruise on rift valley Lake Naivasha then eventually ending with a game drive and activities on the mighty Hell’s gate national park.
8 days Kenya safari tour summary
Day 1: Arrival and pick from the airport
Day 2: Transfer from Nairobi to Mountain Kenya National Park
Day 3: Morning Nature guided walks and transfer to Samburu National Reserve
Day 4: Full-day game drive at Samburu National reserve
Day 5: Transfer to Nakuru national park and afternoon game drive
Day 6: Morning game drive and transfer to Lake Naivasha for a boat cruise and crescent Island walk
Day 7: Game drive on Hell’s gate national park
Day 8: Transfer to the airport for departure
Detailed itinerary of 8 days Kenya safari tour
Day 1: Arrival and pick from the airport
Our staff or driver will be waiting for you at the airport to welcome you, greet you help with your language, you will be transferred to your booked hotel to check-in. The driver will brief you about the safari program and introduce you to the new life in Kenya, you will peaceful dinner and rest in your hotel
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Transfer from Nairobi to Mountain Kenya National Park
On day 2, wake up and have an early breakfast, the driver will pick you up from the hotel, and then embark on a journey of about 280km long to Mountain Kenya driving for about 4 to 5 hours, you will reach in time for lunch. Check in at your lodge for Lunch and some relaxation.
Mount Kenya (5,199 m) is Africa’s second highest mountain, behind Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in Tanzania. The mountain provides easy or difficult ascents with stunning scenery. Batian (5,199 m), Nelion (5,188 m), and Point Lenana are their highest peaks. (4,985 m).
In the afternoon you shall go for a game viewing drive while spotting wildlife like black and white colobus monkeys, Tree hyrax, Mongoose, Elephants, Duikers, Waterbucks, Bushbucks, Buffaloes, Black rhinos, Mole rats and the beauty of vegetation around is awesome. In the evening return to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Morning Nature guided walks and transfer to Samburu National Reserve
After having breakfast you will go for a nature-guided walk in the company of a game ranger who has knowledge of the trails to follow deep in the forest and park while spotting a variety of attractions, such as primates like monkeys, mammals like elephants, forest hogs, bushbucks, warthogs, pigs, and cats, as well as numerous migratory and forest birds, trees, and other flora species. Return to the hotel for lunch and some relaxation.
In the afternoon, you will set off on a drive of about 2 to 3 hours north to Samburu national reserve. You arrive in a rural area with mountains, wide-open plains, and rolling hills. Drive through locals herding their animals in a sight that hasn’t changed in years until the scenery turns wild and rocky and the reserve’s plains spread out in front of you. The Ewaso Nyiro River, which appears as a ribbon of green in the distance and is surrounded by lovely doum palms and riverine forests, is the source of water for all the species in this semi-arid area. Elsa the lioness, of the Born Free renown, was raised by Joy and George Adamson in Samburu, a region famed for its lion population. Check-in your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay
Meal Plan: All meals included
Day 4: Full-day game drive at Samburu National reserve
This day begins with a leisurely breakfast at the lodge. After that, as the sun is rising, embark on a full-day game drive in Samburu with your picnic lunch. After a morning game drive, you may choose to return to the lodge for lunch before setting back out in the forenoon. Samburu National Reserve has a greater variety of traditional African safari big game species than most other game parks in East Africa, despite being more tranquil and calm overall. Lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs, and hyenas are some examples of predators. Elephants, Buffalo, Hippos, and numerous antelope species, such as Gazelle, Dik-dik, Impala, Lesser and Greater kudu, and Waterbuck, are examples of big game species.
The area is home to over 450 bird species, including the Vulturine Guineafowl, Taita falcon, Golden pipit, and Secretary bird. In addition, the reserve is home to the threatened species of African Pancake Tortoise and massive Nile Crocodiles. After the game drive, you shall return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and rest.
Meal Plan: All meals Included
Day 5: Transfer to Nakuru national park and afternoon game drive
After breakfast, we embark on a drive of 6 hours and about 320km long to Lake Nakuru National Park, stopping briefly to take in the magnificent beauty at Thompson’s falls. You shall arrive and check in at your lodge for lunch and some rest.
In the late afternoon, you will go for a game drive around the park, Lake Nakuru park is well-known for its thousands, if not millions, of flamingos, hundreds of black and white rhinos, and the critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. It also offers the best views and the best chance to see Makalia Waterfall. When you go along the lake’s saline shoreline, you will see an incredible variety of birds. In reality, because of its large flamingo population, Lake Nakuru has designated a national park in 1961. Annual fluctuations in the lake’s blue-green alkaline water levels, together with other related environmental changes, resulted in significant variance in the flamingo population. After the game drive return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: All meals included
Day 6: Morning game drive and transfer to Lake Naivasha for a boat cruise and crescent Island walk
On the sixth day of this safari excursion, after breakfast, go on one more game drive in Lake Nakuru Park before traveling to the stunning Lake Naivasha, the highest lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. After arriving at your lodging, eat a delectable lunch and then relax.
In the afternoon, take a leisurely boat ride around Lake Naivasha’s glittering waters for up-close encounters with hippos, waterbucks, and other water birds. Join a walking safari on Crescent Island after your boat tour to roam among giraffes, zebras, elands, impalas, and other tranquil, relaxed creatures since there are no predators here. Return to your lodge for Dinner and night’s stay.
Meal plan: All meals included
Day 7: Game drive on Hell’s gate national park
After having a relaxed breakfast, you shall be taken for game viewing activity in Hell’s gate national park. It has towering cliffs, gaping gorges, dry valleys, and immaculately formed volcanic columns; strangely, this is where the idea for the film “The Lion King” originated. The only national park in Kenya that can be explored on foot or two wheels and boasts without a doubt some of the strangest and most striking vistas.
Due to its close vicinity to Nairobi, Hells Gate National Park has become well-known. The name “Hells Gate” refers to the valley with steep cliffs that run through the park. You will be able to observe creatures like buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and enormous rodents throughout your game-viewing experience here. With the exception of one of the Big Five, “the buffaloes,” the park does not have any harmful species. For your self-guided game drive viewing, however, you must always have an armed guide with you. After the game drive you return back to your hotel for lunch and relaxation.
In the afternoon, one can decide to relax just during the evening time or go for other optional activities such as walking, cycling, rock climbing, and bird watching and it has no predatory animals
Meal Plan: All meals are included
Day 8: Transfer to the airport for departure
After having a leisurely breakfast, you will be taken to Jomo Kenyatta international airport depending on the time of your scheduled flight via Nairobi city where you can choose to purchase some products. This amazing 8-day Kenya tour ends here.