Day 1

Welcome to Kenya!

You arrive at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya's capital city. This is East Africa's international flight hub, where a Jamii tours & Travel ltd representative will meet you and transfer you to Nairobi Tented Camp, about 30 minutes from the airport.

This unique stopover is tucked away in a beautiful riverine forest within in the Nairobi National Park - a protected reserve with resident big game on the rural edge of the city. It may be a domesticated wilderness but it is also a charming introduction to your Kenyan safari.

Day 2

Best of Nairobi

The perfect 2-night stopover, Nairobi Tented Camp offers game drives and guided nature walks in addition to optional excursions to Nairobi’s top attractions. Your stopover includes a game drive and a visit to the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. We also recommend highlights such as the Giraffe Centre and the Karen Blixen Museum.

Day 3

Into the Masai Mara

A road transfer takes you to Wilson Airport for your charter flight to the Masai Mara National Park. Your guide meets you on arrival and transfers you via a game drive to Nkorombo, Serian’s tented mobile camp. Nkorombo is set on a private riverside site along the banks of the Mara River. This is an authentic safari camp with an intimate five Meru-style tents decked out in traditional style with comfortable single cots, plush carpets and en suite bathrooms with flush toilets and bucket showers.

While your activities centre exclusively on game drives in the National Park, you once again have your own vehicle, guide and tracker, which means you determine the pace and extent of your expeditions. Set out early in the morning when the game is on the move and stop off for a picnic lunch under trees or head out in the afternoon heading slowly for a superb sundowner spot on the plains – your schedule is up to you.

Days 4-5

Rhino, lion & leaping wildebeest

A salt lick next door to the camp regularly attracts an abundance of plains game. And where you find plentiful resident antelope, you find predators like lion and leopard. Birdlife is prolific with over 450 recorded species, 57 of which are magnificent birds of prey. The bird and game viewing is spectacular year-round but Nkorombo also offers front-row seats to the Great Migration’s river crossings.

Depending on the rains but generally occurring between June and November each year, thousands of wildebeest and zebra migrate into the area. Between July and August, they cross the Mara River, which the camp overlooks. River crossings are an unforgettable spectacle – the herds may gather at the edge of a steep bank, hesitant, building the internal pressure to cross. Eventually, a few courageous individuals plunge into the water, often followed by a stampede that carries the whole herd across.

There are few other natural spectacles that allow you to witness such a primal fight for survival: the creatures struggle to survive the enormous, snapping jaws of crocodiles, the sweeping currents of the river and the broken limbs that accompany with panic and steep river banks. It is impossible to witness a river crossing and not be moved by what you see – to resonate with that deep instinctual urge within all mammals to intuitively fight for life.

Day 6

Your private wilderness

A game drive carries you from Masai Mara National Reserve to the Mara North Conservancy and Ngare Serian, your home for the next three nights. Settle into your tented suite before sitting down to a welcome lunch. Refreshed and recharged, you have ready for an afternoon game drive – your first expedition into the magnificent wilderness you have come to explore.

Known as the Masai Mara’s most intimate camp, Ngare Serian is reached via a charming roped bridge or by boat, giving it a truly adventurous air, but the camp itself is stylish and contemporary. The elevated decking offers superb views and each of the four luxury en suite tents comes with a private guide and vehicle, a rare and very valuable advantage. Your suite is spacious with a 4-poster bed and full bathroom - including a flush toilet, twin basins, a sunken bathtub and a separate shower.

Days 7-8

Exceptional expeditions

You are in a private conservancy, which offers distinct advantages, most especially the freedom to explore on foot. A guided nature walk is one of the most satisfying ways to discover the wilderness. Your senses become heightened, soaking up the sights, scents and sounds of Africa, opening you up to experience moments that create lifelong memories: the delicate dewy web of a spider, the story behind paw prints on a trail, the secret universe of a termite mound.

The game drives are also exceptional. Having your own vehicle, guide and tracker means exploring at your own pace and focusing on what you are most interested in – be it big game, bird life, photography or all of these! The scenery is classic African savannah – the rolling grassy plains of children’s stories beneath azure skies and populated with iconic wildlife. Make the most of your freedom: spend a day following where the tracks take you, stopping to picnic in shady spot, or spend the morning exploring and the afternoon indulging in a comfortable siesta in camp.

You have 1 500 acres to enjoy and plenty of ways to explore. In addition to guided walks and game drives, try your hand at fly-fishing on the Mara River or hop aboard a hot-air balloon for a bird’s eye view of dawn over the Masai Mara.

Day 9

Homeward bound

After a delicious breakfast, bid the Mara farewell as you head back to the airstrip for your charter flight to Wilson Airport. As you fly over the vast plains on your way back to Nairobi, you remember the adventures of the previous week, the moments you will never forget, the scent of wild basil in the evening and the cry of the African fish eagle. You have stories to tell – what it felt like to witness thousands of wildebeest charge the Mara River, how enormous an elephant is up close, or how the setting sun over the Masai Mara took your breath away, every single day…

COST PER PERSON USD7999

Cost Includes:

• Transport to / from JKIA 
• All Airport Transfers 
• Full Board accommodation on Safari
• Game viewing drives as specified
• All Park entrance fees
• Drivers allowance and his meals
• Vehicles used - 4 wheel drives vehicles.

Cost does not include:

• Tips to driver / guides, porters, hotel staff, etc.
• Things of personal nature e.g. laundry, telephone call etc.
• Extra activities not mentioned in the itinerary e.g. hot air ballooning, etc

Day 1: Nairobi / Masai Mara 

Pick up from your Nairobi hotel in the morning drive to Masai Mara through The Great African Rift Valley and Narok Town. You will arrive in time for lunch. Check in at Sentrim luxury tented camp and have lunch. Afternoon game drive through the park in search of the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo and other members of the Big five plus other animals.  Dinner and overnight at Sentrim luxury tented camp

Day 2: Masai Mara

Early morning game drive game drive return back to camp for breakfast. after breakfast Full day spend in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo and the dangerous Crocodiles with a visit to Mara river. Meals and overnight at Sentrim luxury tented camp

Day 3: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru

Early breakfast at your camp, after breakfast, Leave Mara for Nakuru arriving in time for lunch and check in at Merica Hotel have lunch and relax. Later afternoon game drive to see one of the largest ornithological spots, Flamingo, and a variety of wildlife not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black rhino found in this park. Dinner and overnight at Merica Hotel

Day 4: Lake Nakuru - Amboseli

Early morning breakfast game en-route and leave Lake Nakuru for Amboseli National Park to arrive with a short game drive in time for lunch, check in at Sentrim luxury tented camp have lunch and rest .Afternoon game drive at The park which is famous for its scenery with a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which dominates the landscape, and open plains. Dinner and overnight at your Sentrim luxury tented camp.

Day 5: Amboseli - Mombasa

Early morning breakfast game en-route drive out of Amboseli and head to Mombasa Lunch en-route at Voi lion hill camp after lunch proceed to your coastal hotel arriving in the late afternoon drop off at your respective hotel.

Prices: depends on level of accommodation.

Tour Price Includes: 

• Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
• Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
• Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing.
• All park entrance fees to include government taxes and service of an English speaking professional driver/guide.
• Game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
• Exclusive transport in a safari tour mini bus 4 x 4 with a game viewing roof hatch and UHF radio.

Things you need to budget for. The price does not include:

• Tips
• Laundry
• Drinks
• Items of a personal nature

Day 1. Coast –Masai Mara.

Pick up from your Coast Hotel in the morning and transfer to Moi International Airport for a flight to Masai Mara national reserve arriving at the Mara airstrip in good time for a game drive before lunch at booked camp or lodge (accommodation optional). Afternoon game drive in this park recently crowned as the seventh wonder of the world to see the abundance of game. Return to the Camp or lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2. Masai Mara.

After breakfast, leave your Camp with picnic lunch and start exploration of this park in search of the Big Five including a visit to the Masai Mara River to experience the migration of the wild beast. Lunch. Afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Masai Mara –Coast Hotel.

After breakfast, proceed for game drive in this park and return for lunch. After lunch, you will be transferred to the airstrip to catch your flight back to moi international airport upon arrival you are transferred to your Coastal Hotel for your holiday or you can catch up a flight back home.

Prices: Depends on level of accommodation

Tour Price Includes: 

• Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
• Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
• Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing.
• All park entrance fees to include government taxes and service of an English speaking professional driver/guide.
• Game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
• Exclusive flight tickets and a Tour mini bus 4 x 4 with a game viewing roof hatch and UHF radio while in Mara.

Things you need to budget for. The price does not include:

• Tips
• Laundry
• Drinks
• Items of a personal nature

Optional Activity in Masai Mara; Balloon Safari 

BALOON SAFARI

Your trip begins when you get your wakeup call at your safari lodge or tented camp in the early hours of the morning, drive to the hot air balloon site. As you approach the site, the balloon seems bigger than you expected, the experience is one that has never been visited, and you are about to have a trip of a lifetime. Just as the sun is rising the hot air balloon safari starts. As you begin to get a grip on the elevation over the game filled plains and riverine forest of the Masai Mara Game Reserve you notice the wildebeest moving in large numbers across the Masai Mara plains, the beauty of the landscape when the rising sun's bright orange colors are displayed, the elephants at the water pool, and the gazelles and zebras scampering away, just if it was their first time to witness an alien object in the sky.

Day 1 Nairobi

On arrival in Nairobi, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel by our ‘Jamii Tours & Travel ltd representative. You may wish to speak to our representative regarding any additional tours or activities that you might wish to do while you’re in Nairobi. There will be a trip briefing at the hotel at approximately 6.00pm this evening. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure.

Day 2 Aberdare National Park

Leaving Nairobi, we head towards Aberdare National Park, arriving in time for lunch at the Aberdare Country Club (180 km, approx 5 hrs). The Aberdare Country Club is on a 1,300 acre wildlife sanctuary.

After lunch, your afternoon is at your leisure to enjoy the Country Club's facilities and surroundings, or set off on a nature walk through this unspoiled terrain. On the walk, you have the opportunity to get up close some zebra or giraffes that have wandered into the beautiful surroundings

Meals

1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

Day 3 Aberdare National Park

The Aberdare Range is just south of the equator and forms part of the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley. Its home to abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery.

The area is also famous for being the headquarters of Dedan Kimathi, leader of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising. We will enjoy a game drive after breakfast and then drive back to the country club for lunch and hope to spot the elusive golden cat or bongo - both rare sightings in the area. Some more common sightings are the lion, leopard, elephant, baboon, colobus monkey and a wide array of birds of prey.

Afterwards, you will pack a day pack for your overnight stay at "The Ark". The Ark is a unique tree lodge that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and saltlick which attracts a host of wildlife. Resembling and named after Noah's Ark, The Ark is designed with 'decks' from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer than you would believe possible to the animals.

The excitement of the Ark is at night, when the animals flock in large numbers to the watering hole.

Included Activities

• Aberdare - 4x4 Game drive

Accommodation

Meals

1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

Day 4 Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast we will enjoy another short game drive en route to Aberdare Country Club to pick up our luggage before we continue along the Great Rift Valley toward Nakuru (200 km, approx 5 hrs).

We will stop for lunch at Thomson falls Lodge situated at the world famous Thomson’s fall discovered in 1883 by Joseph Thomson, a Scottish Geologist and Naturalist. 

We stay in a very welcoming bush lodge for the next two nights. The Lodge is perfectly situated in the naturally beautiful surroundings of Nakuru, Kenya. Assembled in amongst the African trees It offers a luxurious place to stay. It is a traditionally built lodge situated on the edge of a pond where trees are in abundance as well as the bird life.

In the afternoon there is the opportunity to take a scenic walk in the Menengai Crater, one of the largest in the world, which affords us breathtaking views of the Great Rift Valley. 

Before or after dinner you may wish to simply sit back and relax in the lounge area of the dining or the privacy of your own room and enjoy everything Ziwa Bush Lodge has to offer.

Accommodation

Lodge (1 nt)

Meals

1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

Day 5 Lake Nakuru National Park

A short drive takes us to Lake Nakuru National Park, the centrepiece of which is the lake itself.

Lake Nakuru is a soda lake which is home to massive numbers of flamingos - up to two million on occasion - and thousands of other birds. It has been described as the world's greatest ornithological spectacle and, at times, the lake is literally a sea of pink. In addition, the park itself also boasts substantial numbers of other species, including waterbuck, reedbuck and gazelle. Leopards are also to be found here, providing good chances for sightings (although there are no guarantees!). Perhaps we may also be fortunate enough to again encounter one of Africa's most endangered animals - the rhinoceros. There is quite a good chance of seeing white rhinos, whilst black rhinos may prove to be more elusive. After spending the day in the park, we return to our private lodge.

Included Activities

• Lake Nakuru - game drive

Accommodation

Lodge (1 nt)

Meals

1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

Day 6 Masai Mara National Reserve

We head south-west to our next destination, the Masai Mara - arguably one of the finest game reserves in Africa (300kms, approx 8-9hrs). The area is known for its rolling green plains and riverine woodlands, and amongst the many species of game, we may be lucky to observe black-maned lion, leopard and cheetah. These predators find an abundant food supply in the massive herds of wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle that roam the grasslands.

We will have an afternoon game drive on the way to our permanent tented camp.

Included Activities

• Masai Mara - 4x4 Game drive

Accommodation

Permanent tented camp (1 nt)

Meals

1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

Day 7 Masai Mara National Reserve

Today we wake before dawn to start our morning game drive when the sun comes up, one of the times of the day when most animals tend to be more active. After what is hopefully an exciting morning's drive we return to camp for lunch and to relax during the heat of the day. We set off again in the afternoon and expect to return to camp around sunset. However, depending on wildlife movements, we may on occasion do a full day's game drive and in this instance we'll stop en-route for a picnic lunch.

An optional balloon ride over the Masai Mara at sunrise is an unforgettable experience. If you have pre-booked this activity (please see 'Important Notes') you will be picked up and driven to the launch site, receive a safety briefing from your pilot and help inflate the balloon. You then glide through the dawn, sometimes at tree height, providing amazing wildlife photography opportunities; sometimes ascending to get an overview of the enormity of the Masai Mara plains and the early morning movements of the teeming herds. Upon landing you'll be treated to a bush breakfast before being returned to your vehicle. Please note if you are taking a balloon ride over the Mara you will be taken to the launch place from our camp before dawn and returned to the group when you have finished your ride.

Please note that we offer this activity as a pre-booked service which will guarantee you a spot in a balloon. If you choose to wait and book this activity locally on the ground you may get a better price. However this is a popular activity and places are limited. It is at your own discretion if you wish to pre-book this service with us or try and book it locally while you are on your trip.

Included Activities

• Full Day 4x4 Game Drive - Masai Mara

Optional Activities

• Masai Mara Balloon ride (from price) - USD500

Accommodation: Permanent tented camp (1 nt)

Meals: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

Day 8 Nairobi

After breakfast, we return to Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon, where our safari ends (240 km, approx 5-6 hrs).

If you are departing from Nairobi this evening, please do not book a flight to depart prior to 6pm. To reduce your travelling time back to Nairobi, you may wish to consider a flight from Masai Mara to Nairobi (additional cost). This gives you the chance to catch a late afternoon international flight out of Nairobi. Please note that the flight from Masai Mara arrives at Wilson Airport (Nairobi). International flights leave from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). If staying on in Nairobi, you may require a transfer from Wilson Airport back to our Nairobi hotel. We are able to book the flight and also the transfer to our Nairobi hotel (additional costs involved).

Meals: 1 breakfast

Itinerary disclaimer

ITINERARY CHANGES Occasionally our itineraries are updated during the year to incorporate improvements stemming from past travellers' comments and our own research. The information given in this itinerary may be slightly different to that in the brochure. It's very important that you print and 

USD4432 PER PERSON SHARING.

Cost Includes:

• Transport to / from JKIA 
• All Airport Transfers 
• Full Board accommodation on Safari
• Game viewing drives as specified
• All Park entrance fees
• Drivers allowance and his meals
• Vehicles used - 4 wheel drives vehicles.

Cost does not include:

• Tips to driver / guides, porters, hotel staff, etc.
• Things of personal nature e.g. laundry, telephone call etc.
• Pre tour Accommodation, can be done on request
• Extra activities not mentioned in the itinerary e.g. hot air ballooning, etc

Optional Activities

• National Museum - USD10
• Karen Blixen museum - USD14
• Bomas of Kenya - USD12
• Langata Giraffe Sanctuary - KES1200
• Carnivore Restaurant - KES3500
• Nairobi National Park safari walk - USD30

Day 1

Depart for Amboseli National Park arriving in time for Lunch. Embark on an afternoon game viewing drive returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Overnight: Oltukai Lodge or Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Day 2

Early morning wake up call.

Early morning game viewing drive returning to lodge / camp for full breakfast. Relax at the camp / lodge. Lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive returning to the lodge / camp for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Oltukai Lodge or Amboseli Serena Safari lodge

Day 3

Breakfast- Later, depart for Lake Nakuru via either the Carnivore or Laico for lunch arriving in time for afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National park. Later proceed to the lodge for overnight. One of the greatest orthronological site on the face of the earth.

Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge

Day 4

Breakfast- Enroute game drive out of the park and depart for Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Keekorok lodge or Sarova Mara Tented Camp

Day 5

Early morning wake up call. Early morning game viewing drive returning to lodge / camp for full breakfast. Embark on a full day game drive returning to the lodge in the evening for overnight.

Overnight: Keekorok Lodge or Sarova Mara Tented Camp

Day 6

Breakfast- Later depart for Nairobi arriving at around midday.

NB: book your own Nairobi hotel accommodation or we can assist you on a separate quote.

Cost in USD 

USD2835 Per Person Sharing

Cost Includes:

• Transport to / from JKIA 
• All Airport Transfers 
• Full Board accommodation on Safari
• Game viewing drives as specified
• All Park entrance fees
• Drivers allowance and his meals
• Vehicles used - 4 wheel drives vehicles.

Cost does not include:

• Tips to driver / guides, porters, hotel staff, etc.
• Things of personal nature e.g. laundry, telephone call etc.
• Pre tour Accommodation, can be done on request
• Extra activities not mentioned in the itinerary e.g. hot air ballooning, etc