12 days Kenya wildlife safari
12 days Kenya wildlife safari is a tour which will take place in different places around Kenya such as Samburu game reserve, Masai Mara national reserve, Tsavo west national park and also Diani beach.
You will engage in different activities during your 12 days Kenya wildlife safari such as morning and afternoon game drives. And also enjoy a beach experience at Diani beach where you will enjoy snorkeling, swimming and sunbathing at the Indian ocean.
During your safari, you will look out for various wildlife species such as elephants, lions, leopards, antelopes, buffalos, giraffes, hippos, impalas, kudu, gazelles, waterbucks among others. You will also enjoy seeing different bird species during your 12 days Kenya safari such as flamingos along the shores of Lake Nakuru.
Your 12 days Kenya wildlife safari will start in Nairobi and end with drop off in Diani.
Safari highlights
Day 1; pick up and drive to Samburu reserve
Day 2; Samburu game drives
Day 3; drive to Lake Naivasha
Day 4; drive to Masai Mara national reserve
Day 5; morning and afternoon game drives
Day 6; drive to Lake Nakuru national park
Day 7; Drive to Nairobi
Day 8; transfer to Tsavo west national park
Day 9; full day in Tsavo west national park
Day 10; transfer to Diani beach
Day 11; Diani beach
Day 12; end of tour
Detailed itinerary
Day 1; pick up and drive to Samburu reserve
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Nairobi and welcome you for your safari. You will start your journey to Samburu national reserve where you will look out for wildlife species such as giraffes, zebras, antelopes among others.
You will engage in a game drive around Samburu game reserve later in the afternoon and you will have dinner and overnight at Sentrim Samburu lodge.
Day 2; Samburu game drives
You will wake up early for a morning game drive around Samburu game reserve where you will engage in wildlife viewing and look out for wildlife species such as elephants, kudu, leopards, dik dik, impalas, waterbucks, and gazelle among others. You will have lunch after your morning game drive.
After having lunch, you will engage in another game drive around Samburu game reserve as you search for different wildlife species. Your dinner and overnight will be at Sentrim Samburu lodge.
Day 3; drive to Lake Naivasha
After having breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Lake Naivasha with lunch enroute. You will continue to your lodge where you will check in for Great Rift Valley lodge and golf resort
Day 4; drive to Masai Mara national reserve
You will have your breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for your drive to Masai Mara national reserve. After check in at your lodge, you will have lunch in Masai Mara national reserve which is home to the big 5 such as elephants, lions, rhinos, buffalos and leopards and many other wildlife species. The reserve is also known for the wildebeest migration.
You will also engage in an evening game drive around Masai Mara national reserve as you look out for various wildlife species such as lions, elephants, buffalos, cheetahs, leopards, zebras, antelopes, wildebeests and many others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at AA Mara lodge.
Day 5; morning and afternoon game drives
After an early breakfast at your lodge, you will enjoy a full day of engaging in game drives around Masai Mara national reserve. During your safari, you will engage in both morning and afternoon game drives around the destination as you search for wildlife species such as zebras, antelopes, buffalos, wildebeests, giraffes, cheetahs, topi, impalas, hyenas, lions, leopards among others.
You will engage in an afternoon game drive after having your lunch in the wilderness of Masai Mara national reserve while viewing the wildlife species in savannah plains. Your guide will drive you around on an evening game drive and later you will proceed to your lodge for dinner and to spend the night at AA Mara lodge.
Day 6; drive to Lake Nakuru national park
After breakfast at your lodge, you will be driven to Lake Nakuru national park where you will check in and have your lunch.
After lunch, you engage in a game drive around Lake Nakuru national park as you search for different wildlife species such as rhinos, buffalos, zebras, elands, lions, waterbucks among others as well as Pink flamingos on the shores of Lake Nakuru. You will return to your lodge after this experience as you prepare to have your dinner and overnight at Zziwa bush lodge.
Day 7; Drive to Nairobi
Your breakfast will be served at your lodge as you prepare for your drive to Nairobi where you will check in at your hotel and spend the rest of the day relaxing at your hotel. There is an OPTIONAL city tour around Nairobi where you will visit the giraffe center.
Your dinner and overnight will be at Le Maison Royale hotel.
Day 8; transfer to Tsavo west national park
Your day will start with breakfast served early at your lodge ahead of your drive to Tsavo west national park. This national park is known for man eating lions which can be seen in many numbers hunting and scouting for their prey in the national park.
Later in the evening, you will have an evening game viewing experience in the wilderness of the national park as you look out for wildlife species such as elephants, giraffes, zebras, elands, kudus, rhinos, buffalos, and hartebeest among others. Dinner and overnight will be as the night before at Man eaters lodge.
Day 9; full day in Tsavo west national park
You will have early breakfast at your lodge in Tsavo west national park as you prepare for your full day game viewing experience around the national park. You will engage in a morning game drive as you look out for different wildlife species while on a Kenya Safari.
You will have your lunch after your morning game drive around Tsavo west national park. After lunch you engage in an afternoon game drive and look out for wildlife species such as impalas, hippos, rhinos, elands, gazelles, zebras, buffalos, kudus among others. You will return to your lodge for your dinner and overnight at Man eaters lodge.
Day 10; transfer to Diani beach
After having breakfast and checking out of your lodge, you will start your drive to Diani beach where you will enjoy seeing white sands and the beautiful coastline. You will continue to your hotel where you will check in. Dinner and overnight at Chale island.
Day 11; Diani beach
You will enjoy a full day of relaxing in Diani beach where you will enjoy sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, mangrove experience and also enjoy the beautiful views of the Indian ocean. Dinner and overnight at Chale island.
Day 12; end of tour
After breakfast and checking out of your hotel, you will be driven to the airport which will bring your safari to an end.
Price includes;
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
Price excludes;
- Laundry
- Items of personal nature
- International and local airfares
- Any airport transfers & hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
