Best of Kenya Budget Safari

10 days—Exploring Kenya’s Best Parks: From Samburu to Maasai Mara

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$3150 USD

pp

Safari summary

Kenya's parks feature diverse wildlife: Samburu is home to the "Samburu Special Five," including Grevy's zebra; Ol Pejeta shelters the last northern white rhinos; Lake Nakuru is known for flamingos and rhinos; Maasai Mara hosts the Great Migration and the "Big Five"; Amboseli, with Mount Kilimanjaro, is famous for elephants; Lake Naivasha offers boat safaris with hippos and birds; and Hell’s Gate is perfect for hiking. These parks highlight Kenya's natural beauty.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Easy activity
Best months All months
Countries
Parks

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
  • Sightseeing | shopping | markets
What’s included?
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Park fees
  • Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • All drinks
  • Hot air balloons
  • Internal flights
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Premium alcoholic beverages
  • Spa treatments
  • Visas

Itinerary

Pick up from JKIA, drive to Samburu

Samburu

Upon arrival and after you are done with the immigration procedures, your driver guide will pick you up at the airport. After meet and greet, he will escort you to your car and commence drive to Samburu national Reserve arriving for lunch at Lion’s Cave Camp Samburu. After check in and lunch, you will go for an afternoon game drive at 16:00hrs and return to the camp before dusk for dinner and overnight stay at Lion’s Cave Camp Samburu.

Lion’s Cave Camp Samburu

Full-day game drive in Samburu

Samburu

After early breakfast at the lodge at 07:00 am, join your safari driver guide and depart for full day game viewing drive with picnic lunch boxes to Samburu National Reserve. You will explore the park and its special beautiful sceneries with lots of animals and birds. Dinner and overnight stay at Lion’s Cave Camp Samburu.

Lion’s Cave Camp Samburu

Drive from Samburu to Olpejeta

After breakfast, depart for Ol Pejeta, home to the last northern white rhinos, chimpanzees, and various rhino species. Enjoy activities like lion tracking, bush walks, and rhino rides. Dinner and overnight at The Stables Ol Pejeta.

The Stables Ol Pejeta

Drive to Lake NaKuru National Park

Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, check out and drive to Nakuru, with lunch on the way. Lake Nakuru, nestled in the Great Rift Valley, is a wildlife paradise, famous for its flamingos and rhinos. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park before heading to Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort for dinner and overnight stay.

Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort

Nakuru to Amboseli

Amboseli

Drive from Nakuru to Amboseli, arriving for lunch at Amboseli Sopa Lodge. After check-in, enjoy lunch and then head out for an evening game drive. Known for its iconic views of elephants against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli is home to over 50 species, earning it the nickname "Land of the Giants" due to its large elephant herds. Be sure to bring your camera for this unforgettable experience. Dinner and overnight at Nyati Safari Camp.

Nyati Safari Camp

Full day in Amboseli National Park

Amboseli

You will wake up to amazing views of Mount Kilimanjaro if the weather permits. On this day, you will embark on a full day game drive in this wonderful park where Mount Kilimanjaro’s background offers good photographic scenery. It is coupled with animals on the ground, the Big Five, herds of elephants and the prolific birdlife in this African wilderness park. Return for dinner and overnight stay at Nyati Safari Camp.

Nyati Safari Camp

Drive to Naivasha

After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Amboseli before departing for Naivasha. Arrive for lunch at Naivasha Sopa Lodge, then take an afternoon boat ride to spot hippos and birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Chambai Safari Hotel.

Chambai Safari Hotel

Drive Naivasha to Maasai Mara

Masai Mara

After breakfast, check out and commence drive to Maasai Mara. Have a stopover at the great Rift Valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the Rift Valley. Arrive for check in and hot lunch at the camp. After lunch, visit Maasai village where you will interact with Maasai and learn their way of life and culture. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Rhino Tourist Camp.

Rhino Tourist Camp

Full day exploring Maasai Mara.

Masai Mara

This day you will depart after an early breakfast to Maasai Mara Reserve for full day game viewing drives. Picnic lunches will be served as you relax under a tree as you see the vast landscape and its beauty. Spend the whole day looking for the big five and we are hopeful you will see almost all if not all of the big five among many animals. Thereafter you will return to the camp for dinner and overnight at Rhino Tourist Camp.

Rhino Tourist Camp

Maasai Mara to Nairobi

After breakfast, check out and depart for Nairobi with lunch on the way. Upon arrival you will be dropped off at the airport or your hotel in Nairobi.

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