Safari Overview
The 7 Days Kenya wildlife safari comes with a promise of giving you the best authentic African safari adventure within less than a week. You will visit 2 of Kenya best wildlife conservation areas Masai Mara National Reserve and Nairobi National Park. These conservation areas are filled with numerous wild mammals that range from Africa Savanna big five wild mammals which are the African lion, the Elephant, Cape Buffaloes, Rhinos and the Leopard. Some of the other wild mammals you won’t miss during this Kenyan tour include the Plain zebras, Masai Giraffes, Rothchild giraffes, the wildebeests.
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the airport.
Day 2: Visit to Sheldrick elephant orphanage, giraffe center and an afternoon game drive in Nairobi Park
Day 3: Transfer to Masai Mara and engage in an afternoon game drive
Day 4: Full day of exploring Masai Mara
Day 5: Second day of exploring the Masai Mara Plains
Day 6: Final day of full day game drives in the Mara reserve.
Day 7: Transfer to Nairobi where the safari ends
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Arrival, meet and greet and transfer to a Nairobi hotel
You will be received at Jomo Kenyatta international airport Nairobi city upon your arrival by one of our expert safari guides who will usher into Magical Kenya. You will then be transferred to your Nairobi hotel where you will get to relax and unwind from the jetlag of your flight to this amazing country.
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree House
Meal Plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 2: Visit the Sheldrick elephant orphanage, Giraffe center and Nairobi N.P for an afternoon game drive
You will wake up early in the morning to have breakfast at the hotel then our guide will give you a small briefing about the entire safari. After this briefing you will kick start this African safari adventure with a visit to Sheldrick elephant orphanage. This orphanage was created by Daphne Sheldrick in 1977 in the loving memory of her husband David Sheldrick who was a famous naturalist and served as the first park warden of Tsavo park area. The orphanage specializes in rehabilitating Elephants and Rhinos that have been hurt physically and psychologically by poachers and rescuing baby Elephants that have been left motherless by the death of their matriarch mothers. You will get to see the tremendous efforts that are being put in by the staff and owners of this orphanage into caring for these lovely creatures giving them a second hope to a better life after the ordeals they’ve endured in their past. From the orphanage, you will proceed to visit the giraffe center, this center was created in 1979 by a couple Jock and Betty Leslie Melville who upon realizing a detachment between the native Kenyan people and their beautiful wildlife wanted to close it by educating school going children and youths of Kenya about their country’s magnificent wildlife. The Giraffe center looks after the Rothchild’s Giraffes that were almost going extinct in Kenya by the time of its foundation. Over the 40 years of its existence, the center has managed to breed and translocate over 300 giraffes into various conservation areas around Kenya. You will have a lunch break after which you will drive into Nairobi National Park, Nairobi city is the only major town in the world where you can have an encounter with wild animals due to the presence of this national park. A visit to this national park gives you a chance to see animals such as giraffes, leopards, lions, Zebras and many more. After this visit, you will return to your hotel and this ends the day.
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree House
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 3: Transfer to Mara and engage in an afternoon game drive here.
This day kicks off with a transfer to Masai Mara. Masai Mara lies about 270km or 3-4 hours drive South West of Nairobi city. Upon your arrival to Masai Mara, you will undertake an afternoon game drive which is meant to reveal to you the hidden wonders of the Mara plains.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: First full day of canvasing the Mara wilderness with 2 game drives
The day commences with a sumptuous breakfast that’s not only aimed at giving your taste buds a thrill of Magical Kenya’s food but also to feel you up so that you can have a wonderful game drive experience without worrying about being hungry. The guide will take you on a morning game drive adventure as you follow some of the game tracks that will ensure to maximize your chances of having an encounter with some of the big five dwellers such as the largest land mammal the African Elephants, the king of the jungle lions which you might spot patrolling their territories, the cape buffaloes that roam the grasslands of these Masai plains, the African Leopards that are famous for their stealth abilities that enable them to catch their prey with surprise. Beyond the big five you still have a chance to see numerous wild dwellers such as Wildebeests, Plain Zebras, and Masai Giraffes and many more. It is safe to note that Masai Mara has the highest concentration of predators more than anywhere else in Kenya. If you are a birding enthusiast, you’re in the right place because Masai Mara is home to over 500 bird species and this game drive will surely put in a prime position to see several of these birds which include the secretary birds, Sooty Chat, Usambiro barbets, Swahili Sparrow. After about 3-4 hours of endless exploration, you will return to your lodge to catch your breath and also have lunch. After lunch you will go back out their and engage in a second game drive to further your chances of seeing more of your favourite wild game and birds. You will return to the lodge in the evening and settle in for dinner after which you can choose to enjoy watching the stars light up the skies if the skies are clear and also listen to the numerous calls made by the wild mammals that call this reserve home. After all this, you can retire to your bed and rest for the day.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Enjoy a second day of exploring Mara to your fullest with 2 game drives
You will get to wake up to the amazing wild melodies of Masai Mara as you get to hear various animals sound their alarms and birds twitter to welcome the new day. You will have breakfast then go for a morning game drive to perhaps a different sector of Mara then an afternoon game drive is also available should you need it. If your timing is in sync with the Wildebeest Migration, then you’re in for an exhilarating and quite frankly amusing sight as you get to watch thousands of wildebeests and Zebras trek these mara plains from Serengeti to look for fresh pastures. If you find them near the Mara river, then you will be bewildered by the rather peculiar behavior of these animals as you get to see them plunge themselves one after the other into the crocodile infested waters of the Mara river and the crocodiles will thank the heavens above as they get to feast on the weak, old and young herbivores that also don’t go down without putting up a fight of their lives in an attempt to ward off the crocs and make it to the other side of the river.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Final full day of un interrupted game drives in Mara.
Just to make sure that we have covered all there is visit and see, this day as well will be dedicated to driving you through the Mara eco system in order to see what perhaps you might not have seen in the first 2 days or even see more of your Masai Mara wild game.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Final day of this safari, you will transfer to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta airport
This is your last day in Masai Mara and you will check out of your lodge and embark on a 270km or 4-5 hours drive back to Nairobi where your safari ends.
Tour Inclusions
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