12-Day Best of Kenya Trails Safari

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta international airport, you will be met by your driver/ tour guide. It is required that your flight arrive on the first day early in the morning, preferably before 1300hrs, if you will arrive late we can help you book a hotel in Nairobi for an extra night.
Your safari destination for the first leg will be the Amboseli National Park. The view of Mt. Kilimanjaro compensates for the dusty safari through the magnificent landscapes of Africa.
After that you will get lunch and then it is time for your first game drives in Amboseli national park. An already vulnerable environment in Amboseli offers a rich representation of wildlife as it boasts of over 50 different kinds of mammals. This park has been identified to be the best place to observe free ranging elephants among other wildlife on the African continent.
For the next two nights you will be accommodated at the Amboseli Serena. The spacious dst-tents have private, custom made beds with locally sourced bush logs that will make for good nights’ sleep. Permanent accommodation amenities include self contained flush toilet, shower and wash basin.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Best Time To VisitJune to October and January to February

High SeasonDecember to March and July to October (Busy)

Best WeatherJune to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

Elephant, Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hippo, Hyena, Lion, Cheetah, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Leopard, Wild Dog

Accommodation:

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

• This luxury lodge is situated within the Amboseli National Park.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

The best时间 for observing and photographing animals and the majestic view of Mt. Kilimanjaro is in early morning and that is when your safari begins. In Amboseli National park, you are going to have full day game drives as a day falls.
Weather permitting, after the animal sightings of the day you will return to the camp in the late afternoon, where the rest of the day can be spent at leisure or enjoy a swim in the pool.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Accommodation:

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

• This luxury lodge is situated within the Amboseli National Park.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

In the morning of your last day you will go for a final game drive before you exit Amboseli national park. You will take a long drive from Nairobi today but it will be full of beautiful sceneries and the drive will take you through the fertile area of Karatina to the Laikipia Plateau. This highland is found west of Mt Kenya ranging between 1800 and 2200 meters above the sea level.

What followed was a nice picnic lunch on the way and in the late afternoon you will arrive at your accommodation just outside the town of Nanyuki. Nanyuki town affords a vantage view of one of the foremost natural landmarks of Kenya, Mount Kenya which is the highest in the country and the second in Africa.

In the next two days and nights, you will be spending your time at Sweetwaters Serena Hotel. This lodge has facilities such as a swimming pool and beautiful green compound. The hotel rooms are adequately sized and furnished; all the rooms come with an en-suite bathroom.

Main Destination:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Best Time To VisitJune to September (Dry season)

High SeasonJune to October and December to March

Best WeatherJune to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Elephant, Giraffe, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Buffalo, Zebra, Hyena, Lion, Cheetah, Wildebeest, Hippo, Leopard, Wild Dog

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Ol Pejeta Conservancy also known as the Laikipia Plateau of Kenya is home to a luxury tented camp.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

In the morning after breakfast you will be taken to Ol Pejeta conservancy which is a private wildlife conservancy of over 90000 acres that supports conservation of endangered species. It hosts most of the big 5 and other animals such as the wild dogs, reticulated giraffes and has the only Chimpanzee sanctuary in the whole of Kenya. Here you can watch these human like apes from close and the rangers will be there to explain to you all that you wish to know. At the Morani rhino information center you can feed and friendly touch Baraka, a blind black rhino. You also get the chance to watch the last 3 southern white rhinos in the world from a distance. Learn about mammals in Ol Pejeta and know how poaching has affected the Rhino species in the last 30 years. Especially in the morning and in the evening the chances are high to have a clear view to Mt. Kenya.

Main Destination:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Ol Pejeta Conservancy also known as the Laikipia Plateau of Kenya is home to a luxury tented camp.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Early in the morning, one can have a glimpse of Mount Kenya as you proceed to the Samburu national reserve. On arrival you will undertake an en-route game drive to the lodge as you take your lunch. In the afternoon, after lunch, you will go for a long game drive in the park.
Samburu national reserve is one of the most upcoming and best conserved reserves in Kenya and is situated in the middle of the country. It covers an area of 165 Km2 is the climate is semi-arid. The most southern border is the Ewaso Ngiro River where Dumpalms and Acacias grow on the bank of this river. The northern part of the parkhas grass Savannah plains and dry woodland.
The next two nights you will spend in Samburu Sopa lodge. Samburu Sopa lodge is in Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya and was designed on a kind of elevation to offer stunning view of the expansive Samburu plains and the hills in the distance. The type of accommodation is a lodge that has been designed to display the traditional architecture of the Samburu people.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Best Time To VisitJune to September and January to February

High SeasonDecember to March and July to October (Busy)

The best season to visit it is in June and December because the climate is cool and fresh especially after a rainy season.

Wildlife in Samburu NR

Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Hippo, Hyena, Cheetah, Wild Dog, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Wildebeest

Accommodation:

Samburu Sopa Lodge

• Samburu mid-range lodge situated within the Samburu National Reserve

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Today, you will have a whole day full day game viewing in the park, starting with the dry northern plains and the wooded river in the southern part of the park. Early in the morning you set of for you morning game drive. Due to the semi-desert conditions you are most likely to sight animals when the air is still come, preferably in the morning. Just once in a while you may be lucky enough to find a kill of last night!.
In the afternoon you get ready for another game drive. Be on the lookout for leopards sleeping in trees! In the evening you are free to either spend your time at the lodge or take a swim in the swimming pool.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Accommodation:

Samburu Sopa Lodge

• Samburu mid-range lodge situated within the Samburu National Reserve

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast you will go for a game drive en-route from Samburu national reserve. During the trip to your next destination, the Lake Nakuru National park, you will make a stop over at Thomson falls as well as the Rift valley view point where you will take your break and perhaps capture beautiful pictures of the area.
Nestled at the floor of the Great Rift Valley, within the wooded and bushy Savannah and grassland, stands the stupendous lake Nakuru National Park. This tour will offer you rich opportunities to get acquainted with the different types of ecological and geological zones that include the Lake Nakuru itself as well as the escarpment and the beautiful elongated ridges. It also has the beauty of the game drive and bird watching within the Lake Nakuru National Park.
Towards evening you will arrive at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Nakuru (City)

Accommodation:

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

• Buffalo Springs is a mid-range lodge sited within the precincts of Lake Nakuru National Park.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Begin with a cup of coffee or tea, then take breakfast before going for an early morning game drive in the park. In the morning after taking your breakfast you can go for a game drive again whereby you can be able to see lions, buffalos, antelopes, warthogs and many more. You will then return to the lodge for lunch and some rests before proceeding with the nterview.
They use the 4pm to go for a game drive since light is best for taking exciting views of the landscape. Finally, after a day filled with lots of sighting of the animal species you are interested in, you will go back to your accommodation for shower and supper. Then gaze at the African sky at evening while sitting on your veranda.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Climate :The best season to visit Sam Abuja is from June to February because it is dry and the wildlife is very active.

The best season: December to June (The park is less crowded)

Best WeatherJune to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

Giraffe, White Rhino, Buffalo, Zebra, Hippo, Black Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Hyena, Elephant, Cheetah, Wildebeest, Wild Dog

Accommodation:

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

• Buffalo Springs is a mid-range lodge sited within the precincts of Lake Nakuru National Park.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

In the early morning you will depart for the Masai Mara game reserve on the border of Maasai Tanzania. This area is an excellent annual animal concentration and is characterized by the short savanna plains throughout the year. One of the most striking attractions is the annual migration of wildebeest which occurs every July to October when over two million of the animals migrate from the Serengeti, in Tanzania.
On arrival at the gate you will have an en-route game drive to the camp which is a tented camp for the next two nights. We will go for another game drive in the afternoon and be in search of lions, buffaloes and antelopes and also take a look at the hippo’s and crocodiles which could be sighted along the Mara River.
For the next two consecutive nights you will spend the night at the Loyk Mara. The camp is well situated in the middle of the reserve near the Mara River and offers magnificent views. Our tents are situated in the marshy areas around the local river with camp chairs and a sitting area right in front for game and bird watching.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

The best time to visit the Serengeti is during the early rainy period from June to October for general animal viewing and from August to October for the wildebeest migration.

High SeasonJune to October and December to March

Best WeatherJune to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

Elephant, Giraffe, Lion, Cheetah, Zebra, Wildebeest, Buffalo, Hippo, Hyena, Leopard, Black Rhino, Wild Dog, White Rhino

Accommodation:

Loyk Mara Camp

• Immense luxury tented camp located close to the boundary of the world famous Masai Mara NR without an enclosure.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

You will be up to two game drives tomorrow because today is the full day of game drives. Earlier this morning you will look for various carnivores that may perhaps have facilitated a kill the previous night. Go back to the camp for breakfast as you feast your eyes with beautiful scenery of the rising sun over the game reserve.

You can choose to bring along your packed lunch for a whole day game drive or else you return to the camp for a warm lunch. The strategy of spotting many animals entails conducting several game drives at different time and at different places for maximum results.

At the end of this full day of fun you will be getting back to camp where you can enjoy a chilled beer on your veranda while you look at the Mara river.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Mara Eden Safari Camp

• A mid-range tented camp situated within the boundary of Masai Mara National Reserve.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

You will be up to two game drives tomorrow because today is the full day of game drives. Earlier this morning you will look for various carnivores that may perhaps have facilitated a kill the previous night. Go back to the camp for breakfast as you feast your eyes with beautiful scenery of the rising sun over the game reserve.

You can choose to bring along your packed lunch for a whole day game drive or else you return to the camp for a warm lunch. The strategy of spotting many animals entails conducting several game drives at different time and at different places for maximum results.

At the end of this full day of fun you will be getting back to camp where you can enjoy a chilled beer on your veranda while you look at the Mara river.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Mara Eden Safari Camp

• A mid-range tented camp situated within the boundary of Masai Mara National Reserve.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Today is unfortuantely will be the last day of your tour with Travels With Kip Limited Today, you will have breakfast before you head back to Nairobi.

In case your flight is in the evening, there might still be time to do an optional which is available today in Nairobi. There are no charges incurred today and all activities conducted are being done out of your pocket. Your driver/guide will take care of your transfer to the Jomo Kenyatta international Airport.

Holders of this visa must ensure that their international flight is in the afternoon after 3 PM. To all our esteemed guests, in case you wish to stay an extra night in Nairobi, kindly inform us and we shall arrange for your accommodation at an extra cost.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour

• There are also other accommodations available by paying an extra fee.
• You will be dropped at the airport.