9 Day Classic Kenya Wildlife Safari

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The 9 Day Kenya Wildlife Safari offers you an affordable African safari that encompasses some of the greatest wildlife destinations in Kenya – Amboseli, Laikipia and the Masai Mara.

This classic wildlife experience embarks on an African safari in the majestically beautiful Amboseli National Park where you can capture shots of elephants with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. From Amboseli fly over to Laikipia where the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is located near the foothills of the Aberdares and the snowcapped Mount Kenya. Ol Pejeta boasts all the ‘big 5’ including the black rhino. Head to the Masai Mara and see one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth that is, the Great Migration. Over 2 million Wildebeest, zebras and Gazelles move restlessly in search of fresh grazing and water. Amazing wildlife sightings and stunning views across open plains make for an unforgettable African safari experience.

Safari highlights

  • Explore rich game areas of Kenya, staying in exclusive conservancies
  • Enjoy a full day safari game drive in Amboseli National Park and the Masai Mara National Reserve.
  • Enjoy both day and night game drives
  • Nature walks with Maasai guides
  • Have bush breakfast, picnic lunches and sundowner drinks from scenic viewpoints
  • Visit the Maasai village and get to learn about the fascinating tribe.

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Amboseli

Your wildlife safari starts with an early morning road transfer from hotel in Nairobi to the private Selenkay Conservancy on the edge of Amboseli National Park. The journey takes about four hours and you will arrive at the camp in time for a delicious lunch and some relaxation.

In the afternoon, you can go on a Maasai guided walk to a nearby Maasai Village where you can learn more about the day to day lives of these fascinating people and their culture.

Day 2: Amboseli National Park

Set off after a morning breakfast for a full day safari in Amboseli National Park. Here you will have an opportunity to capture pictures of wildlife with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. The park is semi-arid and has marshes and swamps fed by waters that come down from the mountain which support a vast array of Kenya wildlife such as buffalo, zebra, elephants and lions. Enjoy bush lunch surrounded by the African game.

Later on, continue your game drive into the afternoon, before returning to camp. In the evening set out for another game drive, stopping at a scenic viewpoint to watch a magnificent Kenyan sunset with a chilled sundowner in hand. Continue your game drive in the dark, for a night drive. Searching for those elusive nocturnal animals that have been hiding all day, like caracals, bat-eared foxes and aardvarks.

Day 3: Fly to Laikipia

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the local airstrip to fly to Wilson Airport in Nairobi to catch your connecting flight to Laikipia. Here you will be met by a guide to take you to your camp in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, arriving in time for lunch. In the late afternoon, you can go on a game drive in the conservancy, looking for the large carnivores that patrol the plains. Stop for sundowners in the bush while watching the sunset paint the sky a myriad of colours

Day 4: Explore Laikipia

Today you can enjoy a full day safari on Ol Pejeta Conservancy including a visit to the chimpanzee sanctuary. The conservancy has over 60,000 acres of wilderness to explore and is home to an astounding array of wild animals, including elephants, rhino and lions. Or you can go on a guided bush walk, where you have the opportunity to touch, smell and hear nature as you explore the bush. There is nothing quite like the thrill of tracking an animal from it’s spoor and interpreting the tracks as to what the animal has been up to whilst you were asleep.

After dinner wrap up warm and head out again for a night drive. With the aid of a spotlight and your guide, you have the chance of spotting some of Kenya’s more unusual critters. Look for the striped polecat (also known as a Zorilla), the aardwolf or maybe even a lion or leopard hunt

Day 5: Fly to the Masai Mara

After an early morning bush walk or game drive, it is time to head to the airstrip and board a plane to the Masai Mara. On arrival, you will be met by a guide and transferred to your camp, in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy. This conservancy has open plains, riverine forests, springs, bubbling streams and rivers, with rolling hills giving spectacular views across the Mara.

The Conservancy is a Maasai community based has recently set aside land as a sanctuary for wildlife. On an afternoon game drive, take some cold sundowners with you as you head out to explore these rolling savannahs.

Day 6: Full day safari Masai Mara

On this day, go for a full day safari in Masai Mara National Reserve taking a picnic lunch with you. Continue your search and revel in the marvelous antics of the plains antelope.

Day 7-8: More Exploration of the Masai Mara

On Day 7, you will go on an extended game drive and change camps within the Mara ecosystem to Olare Orok Conservancy. You can include an optional early morning Hot Air Balloon Safari. There is nothing more peaceful and dramatic than drifting over the savannah as the sun peeks over the horizon and floods the land with light. Alternatively, sleep in a bit before going on another full day game drive and have some amazing wildlife experiences

Day 9: Nairobi

On the final day of your wildlife Kenya Safari, you will enjoy your last morning game drive before enjoying breakfast. Afterwards, you will be driven to transfered to the airstrip to catch up with your plane to Nairobi for your departure.

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Inclusions

  • Flights from Amboseli Airport, Laikipia, Masai Mara and Wilson Airport in Nairobi.
  • Transfers to and from airstrips
  • Transfers from Nairobi to Amboseli
  • Entrance and conservation fees for all reserves
  • Accommodation in tented Kenya safari camps
  • All meals including breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • All game drives in a shared safari vehicle accompanied by an experienced guide
  • Visitation to the Maasi Village
  • Visit Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Exclusions

  • Optional activities and all other extras to be settled direct
  • Travel and personal insurance
  • Airfares
  • Visa fees
  • Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, tips, laundry, telephones and cigarettes
  • Tipping fees
  • Soft or alcoholic drinks