9 DAYS KENYA SAFARI KOINET
Overview
DURATION
Kenya Safari 9 Days 8 Nights
ROUTING
Nairobi – Tsavo West (1) – Amboseli (2) – Lake Naivasha (1) – Lake Nakuru (1) – Masai Mara (3) – Nairobi
SAFARI OVERVIEW
On this 9-day safari with Quest Holidays DMC, discover the natural beauty of Kenya. Experience the finest game viewing and explore five of Kenya’s iconic safari areas: Tsavo West National Park, Amboseli National Park Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve.
Safari Highlights
- Tour home to Man eaters, magnificent scenery, and the Mzima Springs in Tsavo West
- Encounter herds of large tusked elephants and view Africa’s tallest mountain in Amboseli.
- Take a boat safari in Naivasha and enjoy bird watching, eagle feeding and hippo viewing.
- Watch the tens of thousands of flamingos and the endangered Rhinos in Lake Nakuru.
- Visit Masai Mara, a land of breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife, and endless landscapes and adventures.
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Exclusive safari for you
- This is a private safari for you and your exclusive party
- You can change travel dates, upgrade accommodations, and customize the itinerary.
- Transportation is using a customized 4 x 4 Safari Land Cruiser for your comfort
- Your dedicated private safari guide will bring unrivaled knowledge to your safari and ensure your African adventure goes beyond your wildest expectations.
Included/
- Meet and greet in Nairobi
- Pick up from Nairobi airport on Day 1
- Drop off at the airport on the last day
- Private Transportation in a private 4 x 4 land cruiser
- Vehicle with pop-up roof for photography
- Guaranteed window seat
- Services of a professional safari guide (English). * Language-specific guide drivers are available upon request (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese & Japanese)
- All park entrance fees
- Memorable game-viewing drives in Kenya's renowned parks
- Accommodation in Kenya safari lodges and tented camps
- All meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) while on safari
- Complimentary Bottled water provided in the vehicle while on safari
- Complimentary Authentic Branded Safari Hat and safari essentials pack
- Complimentary AMREF Flying Doctors Medical Evacuation cover while on safari
- All government taxes
- Free Wi-Fi in featured hotels
- 24-hour stand-by contact number and support
Excluded
- Kenya Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) application
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Email victor@questholidaysdmc.com to arrange for this)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, additional visa fees, etc.)
- International flight
- Government-imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees,
- Tips (Tipping guideline for safari guide US$10 00 pp per day)
- Optional game viewing on the last day (extra park entrance fees will apply)
- Amboseli National Park – Guided bush walks, sundowner, bush meals, Hot Air balloon safari
- Masai Mara – Hot Air balloon safari, Maasai tribe village tour, Guided bush walks and more
- Flight from Masai Mara to Nairobi - Day 6 - to save on time spent on the road - On request basis
Tour Plan
JAMBO! Karibu Kenya
This morning a customer care representative from Quest Holidays DMC will meet you at Nairobi’s Airport (JKIA) or your city hotel. After a short briefing on the events ahead, you will be transferred to Nairobi Train station for 0800hrs train to Emali Terminus. Meet your safari guide who will assist with a transfer to Kilaguni Serena Lodge. En route, you will have a game-viewing drive. After lunch, relax at leisure enjoying the hotel facilities before venturing to the park for another game-viewing drive until sunset.
Tsavo West offers magnificent game-viewing wildlife attractions including elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, and diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler. The biggest attraction in Tsavo West is Mzima Springs. This is a haven for fish, birds, monkeys, crocodiles and hippos. Two nature trails are leading to an underwater viewing tank. With luck, you’ll see the unforgettably comic tip-toeing of an underwater hippo, or the sinuous, streamlined stealth of a crocodile in motion, as well as the blue swirl of large fish.
Overnight – Tsavo West National Park
Meals Included - Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Leave Tsavo West and drive to Amboseli National Park. Arrive in Amboseli and embark on a game-viewing drive as you are transferred to your safari lodge or tented camp for lunch. Spend the afternoon on a game-viewing drive until sunset.
A scenic park in its own right, Amboseli is synonymous with two particular things – majestic herds of elephants and glorious views of Mount Kilimanjaro with its impressive Uhuru Peak soaring to 19,341 feet. Waters running down from Mount Kilimanjaro create perennial swamps and wetlands that are a feature of the park and draw the dense concentration of elephants which number over 1000. The park is also home to more than 50 other mammal species, including lion and cheetah, plus herds of zebra, wildebeest and their predators.
Overnight - Amboseli National Park
Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Enjoy your day on early morning and afternoon game drives, crisscrossing the landscape in search of elephants, zebras, and wildebeests along the saltpan trails. Climb The Observation Hill, which allows an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps, which are a center of activity for elephants, hippos, buffaloes, and abundant water birds. The surrounding flat grasslands are home to grazing antelopes. Prepare for predator sightings, as opportunistic animals begin roaming the plains in search of prey. Spotted hyenas, as are jackals, warthogs, olive baboons, and vervet monkeys, are plentiful.
Overnight - Amboseli National Park
Meals Included - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Today we depart early for Lake Naivasha. Arrival for lunch at your hotel. In the afternoon, take a Boat Safari at Lake Naivasha, the highest lake in the Rift Valley. Fringed by papyrus and with the extinct Mount Longonot as a backdrop, this is a wonderful place to watch and photograph birds. The waters themselves are home to wallowing hippopotamuses.
You will also visit Crescent Island Game Sanctuary. Easily combined with the Boat Safari, a visit to Crescent Island offers a rare chance to walk with the animals literally. The island sanctuary isn't home to predators, so you can safely trade the safari car for your two feet as you wander alongside zebras, giraffes, and wildebeest!
Overnight – Lake Naivasha
Meals Included - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Boat safari, Walking Safari at Crescent Island Game Sanctuary, entrance fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Today we depart early for Lake Nakuru National Park. Lunch en route. Arrive and continue with the game viewing drive before later being transferred to your safari lodge or tented camp. Lake Nakuru is famously known for its large flocks of flamingos, which gather along the shores to feed on the abundant algae. The lake is also a significant breeding ground and stopover for many species of birds and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park hosts one of the largest black rhino concentrations in the country. Other Indigenous mammals seen in the park include the spotted hyena, lion, leopard, hippopotamus (in the north-eastern corner), rock hyrax, bat-eared fox, wildcat, golden cat, Bohor reedbuck, defassa waterbuck, colobus monkey, Rothschild’s giraffe, and white rhinoceros.
Overnight - Lake Nakuru National Park
Meals Included - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Your drive now takes you to the Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. Arrive and embark on a game-viewing drive as you are transferred to your lodge or tented camp for lunch. You will have some time to relax before heading out for a game-viewing drive until sunset. Masai Mara, also known as the “Jewel of Africa,” is inhabited by many of Africa's most popular wild animals, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, cape buffalo, and rhinoceros, as well as giraffes, hippos, hyenas, Nile crocodiles, wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, antelopes, and more.
Overnight - Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals Included - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Spend the day exploring Masai Mara. During the game drive, our knowledgeable safari guide will introduce you to life in the savanna and share their infinite knowledge about African wildlife. The wildlife viewing is superb throughout the year. Observe massive crocodiles basking in the sun, see the graceful hippos wallowing in muddy water, and catch the antics of mischievous monkeys overhead. Watch, too, as the African savannah elephants roam along the forest edge and spot cheetahs in the open savannah eyeing off their next meal.
Overnight - Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals Included - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 Landcruiser), bottled water
Full day in Masai Mara. Quest Holidays DMC is completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. Your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. A wide variety of activities is also available at your hotel; guided nature walks, bush dining, sundowners, horse riding, fly camping and more.
Each year between the end of June and September, one of nature's grandest spectacles; the wildebeest migration takes place in Masai Mara. Over one-and-a-half million wildebeest accompanied by half again as many zebras and gazelles, begin their migration from the short-grass plains of the Serengeti to the fresh green pastures of the Masai Mara and its conservancies. This epic trek also presents a golden opportunity for many of Africa’s major predators among them, lions and leopards as well as the crocodiles in the Mara River.
Overnight - Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals Included - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Other Inclusions - Game viewing, park fees, private transport (4x4 land cruiser), bottled water
After breakfast, check out from your safari lodge and bid farewell to Masai Mara. Drive back to Nairobi. Lunch at a city restaurant. If time permits, visit a souvenir shop to view and buy different art designs by Kenya’s finest designers. Our safari guide will thereafter transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or back to your city hotel.
Drop off - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Wilson Airport, or Nairobi Hotel
Meals Included – Breakfast and Lunch