Detailed Day Wise Itinerary
Day 1: Pickup from JKIA or Nairobi Hotel Transfer to Wilson Airport and Flight to Mara
Karibu Kenya! yourl safari guide will pick you up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or Nairobi Hotel by 6 am.
After a formal welcome, the guide will take the short drive to Wilson Airport in time for your 9.30 am flight. The flight takes only 45 minutes. Upon landing on Masai Mara our guide there will pick you up and take you to the reserve for mid-morning game drives.
You will do the game drives at Masai Mara National Reserve until noon; the perfect time for your Hotel Check in. You will spend 2-3 hours in the hotel as you take lunch and relax for a while.
We know you are excited to explore the Masai Mara, so you'll have an evening game drive at 3 pm. The evening is a great time to catch the big cats in their element as they hunt for dinner. With a bit of luck, you might see the king of the jungle in action!
There will be plenty of other animals out for dinner as well. As the darkness creeps in and the animals wind down, you will drive back to the hotel for dinner and a well-deserved rest. Get a good night’s sleep.
Day 2: Full-Day Game Drive at Masai Mara with Packed Lunch
The second of your Masai Mara Safari starts after breakfast. Remember to pack your camera and extra batteries as you have plenty to look forward to today. On the menu is a full-day game drive complete with a picnic lunch.
The game drive starts in earnest as you crisscross the vast jungle of the Masai Mara. Your safari guide is well equiped with knowledge about animals and will happily share interesting facts. Watch out for lions, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, cheetahs, and the elusive leopard.
A drive by the Mara River will reveal countless crocodiles idling about and families of hippos relaxing in the water. If you have a soft spot for birds, you need not worry. There are over 400 bird species recorded in the Savanna of Mara
After a busy but exciting morning, your guide will pick the best possible spot, picturesque with just the right amount of shade, for your picnic lunch. Enjoy the sumptuous meal as you reminisce on what you just experienced.
Your Masai Mara Safari resume after the picnic lunch. This time to a different part of the Mara to give you a chance to see many animals that you had not come across in the morning session.
As dusk draws in, you end the day by driving back to the hotel, with just enough time for you to refresh and get ready for dinner. Enjoy your favorite drink by the bonfire getting ready for more magic tomorrow.
Day 3: Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride, Visit a Maasai Village, & Evening Game Drive
If you thought you had seen the Masai Mara, wait until you see it from the air! The Masai Mara is vast, stretching as far as your eye can see. A ride in the hot air baloon is the perfect way to explore this jungle.
You arrive at the balloon launch site at 5.45 am. You will take some coffee while waiting for the crew to get ready. When everybody boards, the balloon takes off, floating at the whim of the winds. The balloon safari takes roughly an hour, after which you start descending.
When the balloon lands the crew will be ready to prepare a champagne breakfast with all the trims.
Your guide will be on standby to take you for a game drive after breakfast. The safari guide will head to where you spotted animals during the hot air balloon safari.
At around 11.30 am, you will slowly drive out of the reserve and head to a Maasai village. The Maa People are a fascinating tribe, stubbornly clinging to their culture and traditions even in the face of technology and westernization.
Learn how they make their mud huts and beautiful ornaments (don’t forget to buy some souvenirs) and perhaps even learn the famous Maasai jump. After this experience, the guide drives you back to the hotel for lunch and relaxation.
Your day is not over until you head for an evening game drive from 3 pm to 6 pm today. Watch out for more animals, and then head for dinner at the camp.
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
After an adventurous time in Masai Mara it’s time to hit the road. Kenya has beautiful countryside, and you will experience some of it as you drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. This is roughly a 5.5-hour trip, stopping for lunch at Narok town.
You will arrive at Lake Nakuru National Park in the afternoon, giving you time to check in and relax before dinner.
Day 5: Full-Day Game Drive at Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to the lake, where thousands of flamingos are already busy pecking around for food. This is a sight to behold, and the pink stretch as far as your eye can see. The air is also crisp and fresh at this hour.
You will notice that the flamingos start flying away from 10 or 11 am. In fact, by midday, most of them will have gone. You will have spent enough time here, and it’s time to explore the rest of the park.
LakeNakuru boasts 4 of the big five animals, so look for rhinos, lions, leopards, and buffalos. You will notice large herds of rhinos and the armed guards not so far away from them. This is to protect them from poachers.
For bird lovers, this park has over 300 species. There are some breathtaking waterfalls here, and you will head there after lunch. You will return to the hotel in the early evening, allowing time to relax as tomorrow you take another road trip.
Day 6: Transfer to Aberdare National Park and Afternoon Game Drive
You start day 6 of your Safari at the crack of dawn to arrive in Nyahururu by 9 am, where you will make a short stopover to explore the famous Thomson Falls. You will resume your safari to arrive in Aberdare National Park before midday.
You will check in the hotel for lunch, refresh and prepare for the evening game drive, which starts at 3 pm. The evening game drive will let you see the Aberdare National Park as it sleeps and as animals move out for dinner.
Day 7: Full-Day Game Drive at Aberdare National Park with Packed Lunch
The Aberdare National Park is an empress that refuses to be ordinary, taking advantage of her beauty and charm to seduce suitors from all over the world. Morning game drives through her is a peak into paradise.
She gets to bedazzle you with her multitudinous wildlife that ranges from the Big 5, cheetah, serval, hyena, bat-eared foxes, black-backed and side-striped jackals, and hippo. Others include crocodiles, baboons, warthog, topi, eland, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, impala, waterbuck, oribi to the reed-buck, and zebras. And a population of over 400 bird species.
The morning game drive is the best time to capture the carnivores chasing their play or a leopard taking its kill up a tree. You will also catch many mammals moving out of their sleeping quarters for breakfast before the sun gets too hot.
Soon, the morning game drives will turn into afternoon ones. You will take lunch in the jungle and only return to the hotel in the evening.
Day 8: Transfer to JKIA and Flight to Diani
It is time to leave the bush for some time in the Beach. You depart from Aberdare National Park and head to Nairobi at JKIA for your next flight to Diani. It’s okay to take a nap on the way but do not forget to look out for the beautiful Kenyan countryside.
This journey will take about 3 hours, and you will soon be diving into the pristine calm waters of the Kenyan coast. The flight from Nairobi to Diani takes only 45 minutes, and our team will be waiting for you at the Ukunda airstrip to transfer you to the hotel and relax from the journey.
Day 9: Diani Beach
Today is about relaxing, and you have earned it. After taking in the Kenyan jungle with its majestic views, you need time to reflect. Nothing says ‘reflect’ better than lying on a beach bed after a massage, with your favorite cold drink, watching boats disappear into the horizon of clear blue waters.
Your waiters will be at your beck and call, so you can lie here all day if you wish. We recommend, however, that you spare time for a walk at sunset, along the beach, barefoot, as the sun disappears on the horizon.
We guarantee that this is a feeling you will never forget.
Day 10: Optional Wasini Day Trip (Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park)
Day9 of your Safari in Kenya will be full of fun in Diani. You’ll enjoy
scuba diving, swimming with dolphins, and a Fun Dive Day in Kisite Marine Park on Wasini Island (optional).
After a short briefing, you go underwater with the instructor. The instructor holds your hand during the dive. Also, the site offers some of the best underwater views in Africa, including corals, tropical fish, and turtles.
It offers snorkeling for non-swimmers, with life jackets and a ring. Here you’ll also enjoy snacks, fresh tropical fruit, and soft drinks on a dhow.
After a jam-packed day full of fun, we head back to the hotel where we can enjoy the nightlife.
Day 11: Optional Mombasa and Mamba Village Day Trip
On the final day of this Kenya Safari you’ll pay a visit to the famous Mamba Village in Nyali and Mombasa town. The catch today is East Africa’s largest crocodile farm that displays crocodiles’ age, weight, and length.
You will also see hatchlings to 5-meter-long “big daddy” – the man-eating monster, sun-basking along the tropical garden trail. The crocodiles are fed daily, and you can see them jump high in the air to snap the meat.
Enjoy lunch at Mamba Restaurant overlooking the crocodile pond, a unique “a la carte” restaurant that serves game meat like crocodile and ostrich. They also have a beautiful collection of plants and flowers specializing in orchids and aquatic flora. On display are carnivorous species, marine aquariums, and snakes.
The Mamba Village Tour is combined with Mombasa town trip. Here you will get the chance to learn about the town’s history and even visit Fort Jesus. After the day, you’ll head back to the Resort to rest.
Day 12: Afternoon Check-Out, Flight to JKIA and International Flight
You will spend the day at the hotel or the beach and then check out in the afternoon. You will catch a local flight to JKIA, connecting with your international flight.
Your Safari in Kenya have come to an end. We are glad to have been of service to you, and we hope to welcome you to Kenya again.
