8 Days Kenya discovery safari – MOMBASA

Day 1. Mombasa – Tsavo West

Pick up from hotel or airport and drive to tsavo west . Lunch is followed by an afternoon game drive which usually includes a visit to Mzima Springs, famed for its hippos and crocodiles.
Overnight : KILAGUNI SERENA LODGE.
Meals : Lunch and Dinner.

Day 2 Tsavo west – Nairobi

Early breakfast and depart with game drive en route out of tsavo west and drive to nairobiin time for lunch . The rest of the day is at leisure optional visit giraffe center or do a city tour.
Overnight : AKA HOTEL
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3. Nairobi – Masai Mara

Drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve through narok town of masai people Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive.

Overnight : MARA SOPA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4. Masai Mara Fullday

Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge. Later an afternoon game drive
Alternatively, take an early morning balloon flight over the Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional extra). After lunch, relax before a late afternoon game drive.
Overnight : MARA SOPA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 5 Masai mara – Lake naivasha

After breakfast, descend into the Great Rift Valley and continue to Lake Naivasha Lunch. Afternoon game drive in hells gate { optional boat ride at a cost }
Overnight : LAKE NAIVASHA SOPA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 6 Lake Naivasha – Amboseli

Early breakfast and depart for Amboseli through Nairobi . After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive.Amboseli is home to an abundance of mammals and over 400 species of birds. Plains game, lions, cheetahs and vast herds of elephants wander freely
Overnight : AMBOSELI SOPA LODGE
Meals : Lunch and Dinner.

Day 7. Amboseli – Tsavo East

After an early morning game drive and breakfast, drive to Tsavo East National Park. Lunch at Ashnil Aruba Lodge followed by an afternoon game drive.
Overnight : ASHNIL ARUBA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner..

Day 8. Tsavo east – Mombasa

After an early morning game drive and breakfast,
drive back to your beach hotel or drop off at the airport and continue with your travel arrangements.
Meals : Breakfast

Day 1. Mombasa – Tsavo West

Pick up from hotel or airport and drive to tsavo west . Lunch is followed by an afternoon game drive which usually includes a visit to Mzima Springs, famed for its hippos and crocodiles.
Overnight : KILAGUNI SERENA LODGE.
Meals : Lunch and Dinner.

Day 2 Tsavo west – Nairobi

Early breakfast and depart with game drive en route out of tsavo west and drive to nairobiin time for lunch . The rest of the day is at leisure optional visit giraffe center or do a city tour.
Overnight : AKA HOTEL
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3. Nairobi – Masai Mara

Drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve through narok town of masai people Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive.

Overnight : MARA SOPA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4. Masai Mara Fullday

Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge. Later an afternoon game drive
Alternatively, take an early morning balloon flight over the Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional extra). After lunch, relax before a late afternoon game drive.
Overnight : MARA SOPA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 5 Masai mara – Lake naivasha

After breakfast, descend into the Great Rift Valley and continue to Lake Naivasha Lunch. Afternoon game drive in hells gate { optional boat ride at a cost }
Overnight : LAKE NAIVASHA SOPA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 6 Lake Naivasha – Amboseli

Early breakfast and depart for Amboseli through Nairobi . After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive.Amboseli is home to an abundance of mammals and over 400 species of birds. Plains game, lions, cheetahs and vast herds of elephants wander freely
Overnight : AMBOSELI SOPA LODGE
Meals : Lunch and Dinner.

Day 7. Amboseli – Tsavo East

After an early morning game drive and breakfast, drive to Tsavo East National Park. Lunch at Ashnil Aruba Lodge followed by an afternoon game drive.
Overnight : ASHNIL ARUBA LODGE
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner..

Day 8. Tsavo east – Mombasa

After an early morning game drive and breakfast,
drive back to your beach hotel or drop off at the airport and continue with your travel arrangements.
Meals : Breakfast

Itinerary

Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo West National Park

Stop At: Mzima Springs, Mageso Chember, Tsavo National Park West 00200 Kenya
Tsavo West National park and Tsavo East National Parks were once a single park, but are now separated. Tsavo West National Park is situated west of its sister, Tsavo East National Park, and is approximately 188km west of Mombasa. This park is considered the best for topography fans who also want to view Kenya’s animals and birds.

There are many tourist attractions at Tsavo West National Park, from safari tours to see the red-skinned elephants, to birdwatching and hill hiking, to caving and boating. There are many Kenyan animals in the park, including elephants, African lions, hippos, cheetahs, hartebeest and buffalo.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in KILAGUNI SERENA LODGE / NGULIA SAFARI LODGE

Day 2: Tsavo West National Park – Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill, Nairobi 00100 Kenya
After morning game drive , depart for nairobi . Afternnon city tour and visit to giraffe center .
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in EKA HOTEL

Day 3: Nairobi – Masai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Mara River, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya
Masai Mara National Reserve is situated within the Great Rift Valley in the southern part of Kenya. Measuring approximately 1510sq. kilometres (approx. 938sq. miles) in size, this unfenced savannah grassland is roughly 150 miles southeast of Nairobi.

Maasai Mara derives its name from the indigenous people of Kenya – the Maasai tribe – and the Mara River that cuts through the park. The Masai Mara provides the best view of the famous wildebeest migration as the animals cross the Mara River between July and August.

The Mara is also home to the richest concentration of wildlife, including the “Big Five” (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo), zebras, antelope, gnus, Oribis, hyenas, giraffes, warthogs, gazelles, hartebeests, hippos, crocodiles and others. The park has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-maned lion.

Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at the Masai Mara, which boasts over 400 different birds species.

The park experiences a hot and dry climate with a regular rainfall season twice a year.

The reserve’s topography is mainly open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees along the southeastern area of the park. The Mara and Talek rivers grace the rolling plains of the reserve. Myriad seasonal rivers appear during the rainy season but dry out once the rains are gone.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast / continental breakfast
• Lunch: Buffet lunch / set menu
• Dinner: Buffet dinner / set menu
Accommodation included: Overnight in MARA SOPA LODGE

Day 4: Masai Mara Game Reserve

Stop At: Mara River, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya
This day is specially for comprehensive game drives in the park . Optional balloon safari is also available at an extra cost to be booked locally here .
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast / continental breakfast
• Lunch: Buffet lunch / bush lunch
• Dinner: Buffet dinner / set menu
Accommodation included: Overnight in MARA SOPA LODGE

Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve – Naivasha

Stop At: Lake Naivasha, Naivasha Road Nakuru County Kenya
Lake Naivasha is also a popular tourist destination. Hell’s Gate National Park is the main locations for Lion King, including Pride Rock and the Gorge, are modelled after the park . Longonot National Park and Mount Longonot are nearby attractions. Tours also have included Lake Naivasha, to observe birdlife and hippopotamus behaviour, as well as other wild animals. Optional boat ride is offered at an extra cost to bring you near birds and hippos .
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast / continental breakfast
• Lunch: Buffet lunch / set menu
• Dinner: Buffet dinner / set menu
Accommodation included: Overnight in NAIVASHA SOPA LODGE

Day 6: Lake Naivasha – Amboseli National Park

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. Crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, the Amboseli National Parks is one of Kenya’s most popular parks . Other attraction of the park includes opportunities to meet the Maasai people and also offers spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Amboseli has an endless underground water supply filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Kilimanjaro’s ice cap, which funnel into two clear water springs in the heart of the park.
This park offers some of the best opportunities to see African wildlife because the vegetation is sparse due to the long, dry months. The protected area is home to African bush elephant, Cape buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, spotted hyena, Masai giraffe, Grant’s zebra, and blue wildebeest. A host of large and small birds occur too .
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at OLTUKAI LODGE / AMBOSELI SOPA LODGE / KILIMA SAFARI CAMP

Day 7: Amboseli National Park – Tsavo East National Park

Stop At: Tsavo National Park East, Tsavo National Park East, Coast Province
The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.
he sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300 kilomtere long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make for an adventure unlike any other in Tsavo east .
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: ASHNIL ARUBA LODGE

Day 8: Tsavo East National Park – Mombasa , city

Stop At: Mombasa, Mombasa, Coast Province
Early morning game drive saying bye bye to dust red Elephants and Man eater lions of Tsavo marks the end of an adventure of a lifetime . Depart after breakfast and drive along Nairobi – Mombasa highway to your booked hotel or catch up with your next schedule after the safari .
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.