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Best Kenya Luxury Safari

Overview

Looking for an unforgettable safari adventure? Look no further; the best Kenya luxury safari awaits you. For a span of Nine days you will tour Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Amboseli. We organize daily departures from Nairobi with a minimum of two pax and a maximum of six pax in the group. We also craft private safaris on request for families, friends or colleagues.

Kenya Luxury Accommodation

We have selected the best accommodation for your stay combined with comfort, elegance, high-end amenities and ambiance topped with serene locations right in the heart of the wilderness.

Cuisine ranges from a la carte menu, five course meals or buffet. As you unwind you can enjoy assorted wines, hard drinks, local and international beer brands. We also cater for special diets [Vegetarian/Vegan meals] on request.

Transport Logistics

Transport and game drives are facilitated by 4×4 safari vehicles that are customized for the ultimate safariing experience. The vans/jeeps are accessorized with pop up roofs ideal for game viewing, hifi radio communication gadgets and comfortable seats.

Kenya Luxury Safariing

While on the best Kenya luxury safari you will enjoy the services of our experienced driver guides who have enormous knowledge on wildlife as well as different sceneries you will be visiting.

The thrill of touring various wildlife gems is an adventure that should be on every tourist’s bucket list. Our classic luxury tour gives you the opportunity to experience first hand the diversity in terms of culture as you socialize with the locals as well as epic game viewing encounters in these premium parks & reserves.

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Nine Days Samburu /Lake Nakuru / Masai Mara / Lake Naivasha / Amboseli Luxury Lodge Safari. [Itinerary]

Day One: Nairobi – Samburu

A representative from Kenya epic safaris will meet you at your hotel or pick you up from the airport and after briefing you he or she will hand you over to your assigned driver guide to facilitate the best Kenya luxury safari. You will be driven to Samburu game reserve by your driver guide who will keep you entertained and informed on different sceneries as you journey to your destination arriving in time for a hot delicious lunch.

You will be ushered to your respective rooms by the lodge concierge. Enjoy your afternoon utilizing the lodge facilities; spas, saunas, the pool or take a walk on the well manicured lawns as you socialize; later head out for the evening game drive. Game to view includes the Big five, antelopes, gazelles, baisa oryx, grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and abundant bird life. Dinner and overnight at Elephant bedroom camp.

Day Two: Samburu

On this day you will have a morning and evening game drives. A visit to the Ewaso Ngiro river is most rewarding because it’s the only source of water that sustains the wildlife in this reserve. Wild animals converge at the river to quench their thirst.

Samburu people and their culture is another attraction and on request the driver guide can take you to the samburu village to experience their culture. All meals and overnight at Elephant bedroom camp.

Day Three: Samburu – Lake Nakuru

Wake up bright and early; breakfast will be served followed by a short morning game drive as you exit the park. Travel to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Upon arrival You will be ushered to your respective rooms. Spend the afternoon at leisure utilizing the facilities before the evening game drive.

Lake Nakuru is often referred to as a bird’s paradise because of the millions of pink flamingos found here.The lake’s view from the baboon cliff depicts a pink color due to the feather coloring of the flamingos hence the name “Pink Lake”. The park hosts 450 million different bird species both migratory and terrestrial. The park is a world heritage site and recognized as a wetland of international importance. Lake Nakuru has over 50 mammal species and also serves as Black and white rhino sanctuary.

The park is home to the highest population of black rhino in Kenya along with white rhinos introduced from south Africa. There are no elephants at Lake Nakuru simply because of the size of the park, elephants require a large area with lots of vegetation to feed on. Dinner and overnight at the Sarova lion hill lodge.

Day Four: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

Embark on an action filled game drive as you explore the most famous wildlife reserve. The world renowned Masai Mara is famed for the millions of wildebeest, gazelles and zebras that cross the Mara river forming the wildebeest migration spectacle. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Sarova Lodge.

Day Five: Masai Mara

Spend the day game viewing at this gem of a reserve full of wildlife. You can opt for the morning and evening game or a full day game drive. After breakfast head out in search of game.

Masai Mara has an exceptional population of big cats, herds of elephants, zebras, resident wildebeest, antelopes and gazelles can be encountered among others, and bird life is also plentiful. Masai Mara game reserve offers a very high chance of spotting all the big five. Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.

The evening game drive is worthwhile because it includes a visit to the Mara river where you will find crocodiles lazing around. One has the option to visit the Masai village or go for an early balloon ride at an extra cost. Enjoy spectacular game encounters as the African sun sets, giving you a perfect setting to take amazing photos and selfies. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Sarova lodge.

Day Six: Masai Mara – Lake Naivasha

Rise up early as the sun begins to shine; breakfast will be served followed by a short morning game drive as you exit the park. Travel to Lake Naivasha, on arrival your driver guide will organize picnic lunches. Transfer to the hell’s gate national park where you will collect your bikes and in the company of our guide begin cycling amidst wildlife to the rangers post where we will have lunch.

After lunch we will leave the bikes and start a walking safari. Enjoy the spectacular views of the gorge including the central tower. The volcanic activity is very evident from the hot water streaming on the walls of the gorge. The guided gorge walk takes two hours.

The hot springs and a fabulous scenic landscape besides the diverse wildlife are just incredible. Walk back to pick your bikes and cycle back to the park entrance and transfer to Lake Naivasha Sopa lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day Seven: Lake Naivasha – Amboseli

After a scrumptious breakfast transfer to lake Naivasha for a boat ride. The lake is at the highest point of all the lakes within the Rift valley, stands at 1800 meters above sea level and it is a freshwater lake. The lake has schools of hippos and abundant bird life most notably the fish eagle.

Depart and travel to Amboseli national park arriving in time for a hot lunch. On arrival you will be ushered to your respective rooms by the lodge concierge. Enjoy your afternoon at leisure; later head out for the evening game drive.

Amboseli has a wide variety of wildlife ranging from the Big five, cats, plains game and birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge.

Day Eight: Amboseli

Wake up bright and early to the most intoxicating view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which sits majestically as the backdrop of this amazing park, on a clear day the snow peaks are visible.

After breakfast head out for the morning game drive which provides the opportunity to see the most since wild game come out to hunt or browse/graze very early before the sun becomes too hot.

Amboseli has the highest population of elephants and has been the centre for elephant research for the last thirty years with each individual known by name. The game drive will include a visit to the outlook post which gives you the opportunity to have an aerial view of the Amboseli plains.

Return to the lodge for lunch and spend the afternoon at leisure. Later on head out for the evening game drive; large herds of elephants can be encountered. Amboseli has a variety of bird life both migratory and terrestrial. Enjoy spectacular game encounters as the African sun sets, giving you a perfect setting to take amazing photos and selfies. All meals and overnight stay at Amboseli Serena Lodge.

Day Nine: Amboseli – Nairobi

Pre breakfast game drive; depart the lodge by 6:30 A.M and this will give you the opportunity to view the African sunrise and you will also get the chance to spot any game species you might have missed on your previous game drives.

Return to the lodge where your full breakfast will be served. Bid farewell to the staff and friends. Depart the park and you will be driven back to Nairobi; lunch en route arriving in the afternoon. Drop off at a hotel or the airport where the best luxury safari ends. You can opt to be driven to the Namanga border for an extended safari in Tanzania.

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What's Included
What's Excluded

Transport in a customized safari van/jeep with a pop up roof ideal for game viewing .
All park entrance fees.
Accommodation on a full board basis subject to availability.
Game drives and other activities as described in the itinerary.
Services of an English speaking driver guide.
Complimentary Bottled water 1 Litre per person per day.
All government taxes.

International airfares.
All expenditure of personal nature such as telephone calls, hard drinks, soft drinks and laundry.
Tips.
Visas.
Travel Insurance.

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Kenya Luxury Accommodation

Samburu G/R
Lake Nakuru N/P
Masai Mara G/R
Lake Naivasha
Amboseli N/P

Samburu game reserve has several lodges to choose from, some of them are built near the Ewaso Nyiro river giving superb views of game which frequents the river banks to drink water. Amenities include swimming pools, spas, saunas, conference centre, WiFi, Satellite TV and gift shops.

The lodges include Samburu Game Lodge, Larsens Tented Camp, Samburu Sopa Lodge, Elephant Bedroom, Ashnil Samburu Camp, Samburu Intrepids, Saruni Samburu, Sasaab Lodge and Samburu Simba Lodge.

Lake Nakuru has several lodges and a tented camp due to its size. Accommodation is offered on a full board basis. Amenities include swimming pools, spas, saunas, conference centre, WiFi, Satellite TV and gift shops.

The lodges/tented camp include Sarova lion hill lodge, Lake Nakuru lodge, Lake Nakuru Sopa lodge & Flamingo hill tented camp.

Masai Mara game reserve offers an array of accommodation which are characterized by high end, mid range, budget lodges & tented camps built in different styles and spread out within and around the reserve.

All these facilities are rated and priced according to the amenities they offer and where they are located. Amenities include swimming pools, spas, saunas, conference centre, WiFi, Satellite TV and gift shops.

The Lodges include Mara Sarova Lodge, Mara Serena Lodge, Mara Sopa Lodge, Mara Simba Lodge, Keekorok Lodge, Mara Intrepids, Governors Camp, Little Governors Camp, Bateleur Camp, Kichwa Tembo, Mpata Safari Club, Elephant Pepper, Tipilikwani, Leisure Camp And Fig Tree Camp just to mention a few.

Lake Naivasha is a wonderful bird watching site, activities of interest include walking safaris, bike rides and game viewing at Hell’s Gate, a chance to walk in the wild among wildlife like giraffes, zebras, water bucks and gazelles at crescent island or taking a boat ride at lake Naivasha.

There are a variety of lodges, resorts, hotels and tented camps to choose from. Accommodation near the lake includes Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, Lake Naivasha Country Club, Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Lake Naivasha Resort, Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge, Elsamere Lodge, Malewa Wildlife Lodge, Crater Lake Camp and many more.

The famous Amboseli National Park offers different lodge accommodation with different amenities. Most Lodges and tented camps have a swimming pool, sauna, hot steam baths, massage services, wifi, satellite tv, central dining room, bar and babysitting services.

Meals are served in buffet style, 3 course meals or a la carte menu. Lodges include Oltukai lodge, Amboseli Serena lodge, Amboseli Sopa lodge, Tortilis, Kibo Safari Camp, Sentrim camp.

Know Your Parks & Reserves

Samburu G/R
Lake Nakuru N/P
Masai Mara G/R
Lake Naivasha
Amboseli N/P

Samburu game reserve is the most popular wildlife gem of the northern frontier. The Reserve occupies an area of 165 km2. The driving distance from Nairobi is 350 km. The reserve lies on the northern bank of Uaso Nyiro River, which flows from the Kenyan highlands to Lorian swamp, the river serves as the only source of water that sustains wildlife.

Samburu game reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George Adamson and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the lioness, made famous in the best selling book and award winning movie “Born Free”.

Samburu’s topography is composed of river Uaso Nyiro, scattered acacia, riverine forest, thorn trees and grassland vegetation.

There is a wide variety of animal and bird life seen at Samburu National Reserve. Several species are considered unique to the region, including its unique dry-country animal life.

All three big cats, lion, cheetah and leopard, can be found here, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos, Olive baboon, gerenuk, warthogs, Grant’s gazelle, Kirk’s dik-dik, impala, waterbuck, Grevy’s zebra, Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe and over 350 bird species.

Lake Nakuru is one of the alkaline lakes of the Great Rift Valley. The lake is also known as “Pink Lake” or Africa Bird’s Paradise. It is ideally located in central Kenya within Lake Nakuru National park. The park occupies an area of 188 km2 while the lake occupies an area of 62 km2.

The lake is famous for the millions of flamingos that flock the lake although flamingos are unpredictable birds and are not always to be found in such vast numbers. From the baboon cliff the lake looks pink in color due to the flamingos. The topography at Lake Nakuru consists of grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, acacia woodlands and a forest made up of euphorbia trees.

There are two species of flamingos namely lesser flamingo and greater flamingos, they feed on algae, which flourishes due to the warm alkaline waters of the lake. Apart from flamingos other bird species include ducks, pelicans, cormorants, plovers, vultures, eagles, and buzzards.

Lake Nakuru has over 50 mammal species which include hippos, reed bucks, water bucks, rothschild giraffes, baboons, black and white colobus monkey, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, lions, gazelles and impalas among others.

The world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve is the best game-viewing reserve in Kenya. It has been voted two years consecutively as the best game reserve in Africa by the world travel awards. This reserve offers you the best chance to view the big five.

The “Big Five” (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants and rhinos) may be spotted here, and more than a million wildebeests and zebras migrate annually to Masai Mara from the parched Serengeti plains of neighboring Tanzania (The Great Migration). Large numbers of ungulates are also easily visible; they include the wildebeest , thomson gazelles, grant gazelles, buffalo’s, rhinos, impalas, topis, elands, zebras, giraffes and duikers.

They camp at the river bank for weeks just waiting for one of them to have the courage to jump into the river and cross over and they all follow suit. The river is infested with crocodiles where many wildebeest perish and also big cats place themselves strategically so that they can pounce on young and weak wildebeest and make a kill.

The common predators include the lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, jackals and foxes. Masai mara has over 450 identified species. Some common birds include the common ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, hornbills, storks, eagles and vultures.

The masai mara game reserve is owned and run by the county government of Narok which is the richest county council in Kenya due to the revenue collected as park entrance fee. Part of the masai mara which is called the mara triangle is contracted out and privately run. Park fees are paid by the number of nights one spends in the mara conservancy.

Lake Naivasha is at the highest elevation of all the Kenyan Rift valley lakes standing at 1,890 meters (6,200 ft). The lake is fed by two rivers namely Malewa and Gilgil rivers, and has no visible outlet. The lake covers an area of 140 km² but this varies annually due to the rainfall. The lake has an average depth of 8 meters and it is a freshwater lake.

Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life, and Naivasha is known as a world class birding destination.

The lake has schools of hippos and many bird species are found here. The most common is the fish eagle. A wonderful way to spend the afternoon or morning is to take a boat ride.

Amboseli National Park is located south of Nairobi; 140 kilometers which is a four hours drive from Nairobi. The park occupies an area of 392 km2. The ecosystem is made up of a seasonal lake called lake Amboseli where the park derives its name from, swamps, open plains, acacia woodland, rocky out crops, thorny bushes and marshes.

The landscape is dominated by the backdrop of the majestic snow-caps of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. The snow capes are visible when the clouds are clear mainly in the early mornings and late evenings. The scenery gives you the opportunity to capture wonderful memories on camera for friends and loved ones back at home.

Amboseli national park is considered Kenya second best wildlife gem after Masai Mara game reserve by many tourists and is the only national park in Kenya that has the highest population of elephants. The ecosystem of Amboseli, though small compared to other parks, sustains a large number of bird species and game.

The locals are mostly the Masai but other Kenyan tribes have moved to Amboseli in search of greener pastures. Beside game viewing and the ecstatic views of Mount Kilimanjaro one can visit a local Masai village to learn their way of life and to interact with the locals.

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