Safari overview
This 15 Days Kenya wildlife safari with Mombasa tropical beach comes with a promise of giving you the best of Kenya wildlife safari adventure as you are set to visit several Kenya safari parks such as Masai Mara National Reserve, Nairobi National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo West National Park. While on this African safari, expect to have magnificent encounters with a myriad of African wild savanna animals such as the African lion, the Elephant, Cape Buffaloes, and the Leopard. Plain zebras, Masai Giraffes, Rothchild giraffes, the wildebeests. For a birding enthusiast, this safari will give you a chance to come face to face with over 800 bird species which are found in these parks. This Kenya tour ends with a relaxed Mombasa beach experience that exposes you the Indian ocean coastal experience.
Safari highlights
Day 1: Day 1 will have you arrive at Jomo Kenyatta airport where you will be received by our guide and transfer to your Nairobi hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara and engage in an afternoon game drive
Day 3: Full day of exploring Masai Mara
Day 4: Second day of exploring the Masai Mara Plains
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Nakuru N. P for an afternoon game drive.
Day 6: This day will have you visit Lake Naivasha and transfer to Crescent island for an epic boat cruise adventure.
Day 7: Transfer to Amboseli Np
Day 8: This day will be spent exploring Amboseli with 2 game drives
Day 9: Today you will transfer to Tsavo west national Park
Day 10: It will be a full day spent in Tsavo West park with 2 game drives
Day 11: Transfer to the coastal city of Mombasa for a beach experience
Day 12: This day is a free day for you to relax at the resort
Day 13: Second day to spend at leisure at the beach in Mombasa
Day 14: You will transfer to Mombasa airport for your flight back to Nairobi where you will catch your outbound flight.
Day 15: You will visit the Sheldrick Elephant orphanage, Giraffe center and Nairobi Np.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Airport pick up upon arrival and transfer to your hotel in Nairobi
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.
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara
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 Maisha Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Explore Masai Mara for a full day
The day commences with a morning game drive. During this drive, you will 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. If you are into birding, 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 breathe 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 Maisha Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Second day to be spent fully in Masai Mara.
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 Maisha Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park for an afternoon game drive
Today, you will drive to L Nakuru National Park, this park is located 230km or 3-4 hours drive from Mara. Upon your arrival here, you will engage in an afternoon game drive, A visit to this park ensures that you are primed to encounter wild mammals such as the both the black and white Rhinos, Cape Buffaloes, Hippos and Giraffes. If you are into birding, Lake Nakuru is a birders heaven as its home over 400 bird species and its famous for its high concentration of both Greater and Leser Flamingos. Other bird species to look out for while in Nakuru include Greater white Pelicans, Abyssinian thrush and the Bateleur. After your game drive, you will retire to your lodge and relax on your porch as you take in the sights and sounds of Lake Nakuru.
Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Engage in a morning game drive and enjoy an afternoon boat cruise to Crescent island park
You will wake up to the sweet melodies of Nakuru made by a symphony of animal calls and birds chirruping to the new day dawn. Enjoy a heavenly breakfast then check out of the lodge an embark on a morning game drive to discover more of the hidden wild treasures of Lake Nakuru National Park. After this game drive you transfer to Lake Naivasha and take a boat cruise to visit a hidden gem called Crescent island park. This visit to this island comes with encounters of numerous smaller wild mammals such as Impala, Burchells Zebras, Deffasa waterbucks, Grants Gazelles, white tailed Mongoose, Dirks Dik dik and many more. At the end your visit to the island you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Elsamere Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Drive to Amboseli National Park
Today you will wake up in the morning for breakfast after which you will check out of your lodge and embark on a 360km or 6-8 hours journey to Amboseli. When you arrive in Amboseli, you will enjoy an afternoon game drive here which will lead to encounters with several of the wild mammals that call this park their home such as Cape Buffaloes, Elephants, Giraffes, Hippos, Zebras and Wildebeests. You might chance sightings of Lions as well here. For a birder, a safari to Amboseli comes with epic sightings of several of the 420 bird species that are found within the boundaries of this park and these may include birds such as African Jackana, Rofous chatterer, Goliath herons, Hartlaub’s bustard, Common redshank and many others.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Full day spent in Amboseli National Park
A morning in Amboseli is something to look forward to as you’re in for beautiful sightings of the Kilimanjaro snow capped top which forms a spectacular back drop to this park. Rising upt to 5895m above sea level, Mountain Kilimanjaro is the roof top of Africa hence the beautiful coat of white that is seen on its top which very visible from anywhere you stand in this park. Day 4 is all about Amboseli and you will spend it conversing different corners of this park to see what they have in store for you.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Today you will cross to the neighboring Tsavo West National Park. Upon your arrival here, you will engage in a game drive to discover what this park has to offer in terms of wild game sightings.
Accommodation: Severin Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Spend day 10 in Tsavo West Park with 2 game drives
This day will be fully spent traversing the savanna grassland of Tsavo west. This park is famous for its sightings of maneless male lions as well as large herds of Cape Buffaloes and many Elephants that are usually seen covered in a red dust which gives them an eerie look. When it comes to birds, this park boosts to be home to over 400 bird species which include the Pied Kingfisher, Golden Palm weaver, Eastern black headed oriole and many others.
Accommodation: Severin Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Drive to Mombasa for a beach experience.
This is the last day of your wild adventures and it also marks the beginning of your beach holiday experience. You will depart from Amboseli National park and embark on a 6-7 hours drive to Mombasa where you get to relax from what has been an exhilarating wildlife safari adventure.
Accommodation: Water Lovers Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 12: Full day to be spent at the beach
Today you can choose to explore the beautiful coastal town of Mombasa by engaging in a rather spectacular Mombasa city tour. This tour will reveal to you what this historical town as in store for you. You can visit historical monuments like Fort Jesus which was built by the Portuguese who ruled this place in the 16th century. Inside the fort you will be able to see numerous relics and artefacts that have been well preserved and still symbolize their rule today. You can also decide to visit the spice markets especially if you’re a foodie as this visit to this particular market will expose you to hundreds of spices that can bring color and flavor to your food hence a shopping spree might ensue. After the city tour, you can choose to also engage in a mesmerizing and experiential Tamarind dhow or ship. This cruise will lead you to embark on an authentic experience of how the earlier voyagers of the Indian ocean the Indians and Arabs used to sail these waters on ships similar to this particular one as they carried out trade between East Africa and the Arabia world between 1000-1800ad. Still on this very cruise, you will take your taste buds on a magical culinary journey as you get to savor any of an array of sea foods and several other coastal cuisines that are served in plenty. This cruise returns to the dock at around 3pm hence giving you enough time to return to you resort and relax from the what has been rather a full filling day.
Accommodation: Water Lovers Beach Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 13: Second day at the beach
You can choose to spend this day on the beach soaking in the tropical sunshine that will do wonders for your skin tan as long as you have your favorite sunscreen lotion in hand to mitigate the extreme ramifications of the tropical sun on your skin. If you’re a rather reserved person, you may also need to have a good book to keep you company if you don’t want other people’s company as you busk in the sun on the white sands of Mombasa. You can also decide to venture out and see more of what the Indian ocean has to offer. If you choose the latter, then allow yourself be taken on a boat cruise to Wasini island where you will have a chance of encountering several marine creatures that call this ocean their home. At the island you pose a chance to swim with some creatures of the undersea such as Dolphins that can be clearly seen in the clear waters of this ocean.
Accommodation: Water Lovers Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 14: Transfer to the airport and fly to Jomo Kenyatta airport then transfer to a hotel in Nairobi
This is your last day in Mombasa and you will vacate your resort and go to Mombasa airport for your flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where you will be received by our guide in Nairobi and transfer to your hotel .
Accommodation: Tamarind tree hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 15: Visit the elephant orphanage, Giraffe center and Nairobi National Park
This last of this safari commences 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 that have been hurt due to poaching incidents and rescuing orphaned Elephant calfs. 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. 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.
