OVERVIEW
Combining a trip to Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Diani, Kilifi, and Bora Animal Park offers a diverse experience, featuring wildlife safaris, scenic landscapes, and coastal relaxation
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Category | Bed & Breakfast | Half Board | All Inclusive |
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Comfort | 2969 | 3099 | 3249 |
3 Star | 3419 | 3569 | 3709 |
4 Star | 4079 | 4219 | 4349 |
5 Star | 4899 | 5399 | 5889 |
Meet and greet at the airport by a representative of the host party, transfer to the Giraffe Centre. Transport – Safari Land Cruiser from Natural World Safari Kenya. Giraffes feed from hands and pose for photographs. Later Lunch at the “4 Squares” cafe or similar. Transfer to the chosen hotel with a meal plan “breakfast” for check-in and short rest. At 5pm transfer to the “Two Rivers” complex, where you can ride a Ferris wheel, buy a SIM card, change money, and do some shopping.
At 7:30pm transfer to the Safari Park hotel for the “Cats show”, a performance with the participation of the best Kenyan dancers and acrobats has been going on for the last 40 years. During the show, dinner served – 15 types of meat, including crocodile, ostrich, camel, as well as a salad and dessert buffet. Drinks are extra. After the show, it is possible to take photographs with the artists. At 10pm transfer to the hotel for rest.
At 6:15am early breakfast and check-out. Transfer to the Maasai Mara Park, which is located in the Rift Valley – a large African rift. Along the way, you will stop at a viewpoint to take pictures. The journey takes about 4-5 hours. Transport – individual safari jeep Land Cruiser from Natural World Safari Kenya. There will be drinking water in the car – a bottle per person per day. English-speaking driver/ranger. Arrive at the park around lunchtime (park fee for visitors and vehicle paid). Accommodation in the selected lodge, meal plan – full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast included, drinks are paid additionally). Huge herds of wildebeest migrate from Tanzania’s Serengeti Park to Kenya for feeding. While crossing the Mara River, predators hunt antelope and you can watch this exciting action. Millions of tourists have been choosing the Maasai Mara safari spectacle for the last hundred years. In Maasai Mara you will see all the animals living in this park. In the evening at the lodge, you can enjoy a Maasai show and sit at the fireplace or at the bar. If desired, you can book a hot air balloon safari for an additional fee.
At 6:30am early breakfast and check-out (discuss the departure details with the driver), transfer to Lake Naivasha, journey 2.5 hours. Then a boat ride on the lake – you will see a huge number of families of hippopotamuses and birds. Then transfer to Nakuru National Park, arrive at the selected lodge for lunch, meal plan – full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast included, drinks are paid additionally). After lunch, a safari planned; the park features white and black rhinoceroses, impalas, Ugandan giraffes, waterbucks, African buffalos, and predators – more than 50 species of animals in total. Arrive at the lodge after the safari for dinner.
At 6:30am early breakfast and morning safari. If desired, you can book a horse safari for an additional fee. Check out from the lodge at 11:30am and transfer to the Cliff Boat Safari for a water safari with lunch served. You can see herds of grazing animals on the shores of the lake and flocks of flamingos. At 3:30pm transfer to Nairobi (3 hours on the road) and check-in at the chosen hotel with a meal plan of “breakfast”. In the evening, you can dine at the popular Brazilian steakhouse Fogo Gaucho or the rotating restaurant on the Movenpick tower “The View” or choose any other restaurant.
6:00 am early breakfast, check out, 6:45 am transfer to SGR Nairobi train station, departure time at 8:00 am, however you must arrive at the station early to go through security procedures and print tickets. Travel in 1st or 2nd class to EMALI station (arrival at the station at 9:37). You will meet at the parking a representative from your hotel/transportation company and will be taken to Amboseli National Park. Transport – individual safari jeep Land Cruiser from Amboseli Safaris. There will be drinking water in the car – a bottle per person per day. Arrival at the park in an hour and a half (park fee for visitors and car paid). Check-in at the selected lodge after a short safari for lunch. Meal plan – full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast included, drinks are paid extra). On this day, you have an evening safari planned. Experienced travellers say that the best view of Kilimanjaro opens from the Kenyan Amboseli Park, although the highest mountain in Africa is located in Tanzania. Amboseli also called the home of elephants, and indeed this is another feature of the park, which is home to up to 9 thousand individuals. There is always a lot of water in the park, so you will see many animals.
7:00am transfer to Emali railway station. 9:37 travel first or second class to Voi station in Tsavo National Park. Drinks, snacks and breakfast on sale in the train. Alcohol and flammable sprays not permitted to curry in the train. Arrival at the VOI station by 12:04. You will be met at the parking by a Salt Lick Safari Lodge representative and driven to Taita Hills Lodge for check-in and lunch (full board meal plan), then you will transfer to the legendary Salt Lick Safari Lodge, built by the Sheraton Corporation immediately after the Second World War. The lodge stands on stilts in close proximity to a watering hole, under which there is an observation tunnel. This way you can watch the animals from the windows of your rooms or from the tunnel. Salt Lick still considered the most photographed lodge in the world. At 4:00pm, there will be an evening safari in Tsavo West Park, returning to the lodge for dinner.
After an early breakfast, you need to head to Mombasa airport for your Lamu flight. Traffic on the highway from Voi to Mombasa is unpredictable, so it is better to leave in advance so as not to miss the flight (flights from Lamu operate once a day). Departure time is 11:30 am with Skyward Express. Lamu Island is the cradle of Swahili culture, the oldest port and a tourist magnet. There is no transport on the island; luggage delivered by donkey. The airport is located on one of the islands of the archipelago, a boat will take you from the airport to the island city, and then on donkeys you will go through ancient narrow streets to your hotel. Arrive at the hotel for lunch, meal plan – breakfast included. On this or the next day, arrange a tour of the island with one of the guides. If you wish, you can book a boat trip around the islands of the archipelago.
After breakfast, go for deep-sea fishing or the beach, having previously made a checkout. Ask the chef to prepare lunch from your catch. Arrive at the ferry early for transfer to the airport. Flight to Malindi at 4:40, flight time 15 minutes. At Malindi International Airport, you will meet a representative of the transport company and will be taken to the selected hotel with the selected meal plan. Vasco Da Gama opened Malindi to Europeans, this is the site of ancient African and Arab civilizations – the ruins of Gede, in the post-war period – the Italians chose this territory to conduct various businesses, including, of course, hospitality. Food tours in Malindi for Italian restaurants and seafood restaurants are highly recommended. Malindi has offices of companies offering deep-sea fishing, scuba diving and other water sports. Book directly at company offices, online or with a hotel concierge.
After breakfast, you will go for the city tour and visit the Hell’s Kitchen crater. Devote the second half of the day to relaxing on the ocean, and in the evening check out the local bars and clubs.
After breakfast and check-out at 10:30am a transfer to Mombasa will be organized (3 hours on road). Along the way, you can stop by a crab farm or Cape Kilifi or a butterfly pavilion. You can visit Haller Park in Mombasa and watch the feeding of crocodiles, hippos and giraffes. You can have lunch at a floating restaurant or at a hotel in Mombasa. Check-in at the chosen hotel with the selected meal plan. Mombasa is a cosmopolitan city with residents of different nationalities, restaurants of different cuisines of the world and a large number of nightclubs.
After breakfast and check-out, a transfer will be organized to the best beach in Africa – Diani. Along the way, you will stop at Old Mombasa for a sightseeing walking tour. Mombasa is an island connected to the mainland by a bridge, causeway and ferry. The architecture in Mombasa is like that of Zanzibar, since this Kenyan territory was for a long time under the rule of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The most famous attraction on the south coast is Fort Jesus, the first mosque in Kenya and the old port of Mombasa, as well as the spice market. Arrive at Diani for lunch and check into the selected hotel with the selected meal plan.
On this day, after breakfast, a boat trip to the sand banks will be organized for you to snorkel and get acquainted with the ocean fauna.
On this day, after breakfast, a day tour is planned to Kisite Marine Park, which is located on the border with Tanzania. The caravel departs from Cape Shimoni. The journey to the park will take a couple of hours. The caravel provides refreshments and water, and masks and fins for snorkelling provided. In the marine park, you will swim among the reefs and observe a huge number of fish and sea turtles. Usually the caravel accompanied by pods of dolphins. On the way back you will stop at Wasini Island where a seafood lunch will be served. Return to the hotel before sunset.
On this day, you can enjoy water sports or visit the Bora Bora animal park. You can also go shopping and buy souvenirs from local handicrafts.
Free time on the ocean.
Breakfast, checkout, transfer to Ukunda airport for flight to Nairobi by Jambojet at 9:45 am to connect to an international flight.