12-Day Maasai Mara, Samburu, Nakuru and Diani Safari
Cost: $ 5,035
Itinerary:
Day 1: Nairobi
Pick-up from the airport and transfer to your hotel in Nairobi. Check in at the beautiful hotel and relax from your long journey, as you accustom to the relaxing Nairobi ambience. Meals and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: Nairobi-Samburu
Leave Nairobi for Samburu National Park arriving in time for lunch. After brief relaxation, afternoon game drive in the park in search of braving lions in the grass, leopards in the trees, Somali Ostrich, beisa oryx and giant crocodiles liver-red reticulated giraffe, the long-necked gerenuk antelopes, and the elegant gravy’s zebra. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.
Day 3: Samburu
Early morning game drive and return to the lodge for breakfast. Spend the rest of the morning at leisure. An afternoon game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge / camp.
Day 4: Samburu – Baringo
Leave Samburu for Lake Baringo, a fresh water lake, arriving in time for lunch at the lodge. After lunch, take a boat trip around the lake to view the numerous birdlife. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 5: Baringo – Bogoria – Nakuru
After breakfast depart for Lake Bogoria to view the hot springs and later proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park which is famous for its abundance of flamingoes and also home to the Rothschild giraffe, the rare water buck, pelicans, the black and the white rhino, arriving in time for lunch at the lodge /camp. After lunch afternoon game drive in the reserve. Dinner and overnight at the lodge /camp.
Day 6: Nakuru – Maasai Mara
After breakfast, embark on a game drive at the park. Lake Nakuru’s catchment is bounded by the Menengai crater to the North. Depart for the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch at the lodge/ camp.
A brief relaxation after lunch, then embark on an extensive afternoon game drive in search of black manned lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, buffalos and other plain games. Return to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Maasai Mara
Early morning game drive between 0630hrs – 0800hrs. Optional visit to the nearby Maasai cultural village or a guided nature walk. After lunch, an afternoon game drive between 1600hrs – 1830hrs. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp
Day 8: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Early morning pre- breakfast game drive between 0630hours and 0800hours then return to the camp/lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, leave Maasai Mara with packed lunch and proceed to Nairobi, arriving in Nairobi late in the afternoon. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 9: Naivasha- Diani
At 0700hrs, leave Nairobi for Mombasa. Have a brief stop along the way for lunch then drive on to the South Coast. On arrival at Dian, check in at the hotel and relax at the beach. Spend the rest of your day at the hotel exploring the beautiful Diani Beach at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10-11: Diani
Two days of leisure to relax at the beautiful Kenyan beach and the warm ocean. Spend time in the hotel enjoying the facilities as well as one another’s company. Optionally, leave for a full day trip to Wasini Island where you will spend the day snookering and swimming with the dolphins. Sail to Kisite marine national park where you will snorkel and swim.
Kisite Marine national park is the second most famous marine park in the world after the Australian Marine Park. It covers an area of 30km. Animals seen here include turtles, marine tortoise, bear reefs, coral reefs and different types of marine fishes. .Alternatively, talk to the sports centre to organize for you any other type of interesting activity. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 12: Diani – Nairobi
After breakfast, you will embark on your journey back to Nairobi. You will have lunch at a local restaurant en route and later on be dropped off at Jommo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for your flight back home or at any agreed point.
Package includes:
- Meet and greet
- All transfers
- Transport within the itinerary
- Accommodation in a double room.
- Meals
- Drinking water
- Park entry fees
Package does not include:
- Extra drinks
- Laundry service
- Articles of a personal nature
- Other expenses outside the itinerary
- Tips
- International travel