7 days Kenya wildlife safari
7 days Kenya wildlife safari is one of the great Kenya wildlife safari packages offered in Kenya giving you ample time to visit and tour 3 of the greatest Kenya wildlife viewing destinations that are Masai Mara national reserve, Lake Nakuru national park and Amboseli national park.
Masai Mara national reserve is a wonderful destination with endless plains and a home to as variety of wildlife species which you are to enjoy watching on game drives, animals to see in Masai Mara national reserve include lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, cheetahs, wildebeests, giraffes and if you are lucky enough you will enjoy the greatest wildebeest migration where millions o f wildebeests and thousands of zebras, Thomson and grant’s gazelles move to Serengeti national park through the plains of Masai Mara.
Lake Nakuru national park is a wonderful Kenya birding destination with thousands of pink flamingoes living on the shores of Lake Nakuru, the flamingoes are attracted to Lake Nakuru because of the algae in the lake. In Lake Nakuru national park there is also a number of animals you should expect to see such as white and black rhinos, lions and many more.
Amboseli national is a premier Kenya safari destination with scenic backdrop created by the towering snowcapped peak of mountain Kilimanjaro, the park is also known for inhabiting large herds of free ranging elephants with impressive tusks. In Amboseli national park expect to see animals such as lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards, antelopes, zebras, masai giraffes and many more.
Highlights of 7 days Kenya wildlife safari
- Day 1: transfer from Nairobi to Masai Mara
- Day 2: Hot air balloon and afternoon game drive
- Day 3: transfer to Lake Nakuru national park
- Day 4: transfer from Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
- Day 5: transfer Lake Naivasha to Amboseli
- Day 6: full day game drive in Amboseli
- Day 7: transfer back to Nairobi
Day 1; Transfer from Nairobi to Masai Mara
Upon your arrival you will be met by your safari driver at Jomo Kenyatta international airport, after a short safari briefing about the safari you will proceed to Masai Mara national reserve on a drive of 3-4 hours with a stopover in Narok town for a cultural experience in the Masai community. In Narok town you will visit craft shops for shopping of locally made art pieces such as beaded jewelry including necklaces, earring, bracelets and many more. When you arrive in Masai Mara national reserve you will check into your lodge, have lunch and rest for a while, in the evening you will go a game drive for sights of animals such as lions, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, leopards, Rhinos, Zebras, wildebeest among others and may species of birds. After the amazing experience you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation is got from Mara Serena lodge.
Day 2; Hot air balloon and afternoon game drive
On the 2nd day of your 7 days Kenya wildlife safari, You are to wake up as early 06:00 am and head to Masai Mara national reserve for a hot air balloon safari, the essence of waking up early is to catch the magical sunrise over the plains of Masai Mara national reserve. Hot air balloon safari starts offers an aerial view of the endless plains of Masai Mara and many animals while the graze such as leopards, lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, wildebeests, giraffes, elands and many more. After the hot air balloon safari you will have a cocktail or a glass of wine and breakfast set in the wilderness of Masai Mara then head back to your lodge and rest. In the afternoon you will return to the lodge for an afternoon game drive enjoying the scenic views of the park, visiting various regions and spotting many animals such as Giraffes, elands, wildebeest, zebras, topis, lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos and many more. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge and in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Transfer from Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru national park
After morning breakfast you will check out of your lodge and embark on a journey to Lake Nakuru national park with an en-route game drive, when you arrive in Lake Nakuru national park you will check into your lodge and have lunch. In the afternoon you will head to the park for an afternoon game drive visiting lake Nakuru which is a habitat to thousands of pink flamingoes on the shores of the lake, you will also spot many animals living in the park such as rhinos, lions, warthogs, leopards among others. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation is got from Nakuru Sopa lodge.
Day 4: transfer from Lake Nakuru to Naivasha
After breakfast at your lodge you will head to Hell’s gate national park for a walking safari on which you will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the park as you walk through the gorges and valleys of the park, you will spot animals such as monkeys, baboons, elephants, antelopes, gazelles and many more. After the expedition you will head back to your lodge for lunch then checkout and embark on a journey to Lake Naivasha, when you arrive at the lake you will check into the lodge and then head for a boat cruise on the lake. Boat cruise on Lake Naivasha offers sights of numerous birds such as flamingoes living in the waters of the lake, crocodiles, hippos and many more. In the evening you will head back to your lodge have dinner and stay overnight.
Day 5; Lake Naivasha –Amboseli
On the 5th day of your 7 days Kenya wildlife safari, After an early breakfast at your lodge you will checkout and embark on a journey to Amboseli national park , Amboseli national park is a great Kenya safari destination famous for free ranging elephants and a beautiful scenery created by the snow capped peak of Mountain Kilimanjaro creating a back drop of the park. On your way you will have a stopover for lunch in Nairobi then proceed to Amboseli, upon you arrival you will have head on a game drive sighting numerous animals such as elephants with impressive tusks, lions, leopards, grant’s and Thomson gazelles, buffaloes and many more. In the evening you will head to your lodge, check in, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation is got from Kibo safari camp
Day 6; Full Day Amboseli
After morning breakfast at your lodge you will head to the park for a full day of game viewing on a morning and afternoon game drive together with your packed lunch, on the two game drives you will have a chance to enjoy the colorful sunrise over the backdrop of mountain Kilimanjaro and also spot many animals such as lions, Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo, elands, hartebeests, rhinos, gazelles among others. You will have picnic lunch set at any picnic sites in the park then in the afternoon go for another game drive, in the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Day 7: Amboseli – Nairobi
After your last breakfast at your lodge and on this safari you will checkout of your lodge and with an en-route game drive you will embark on a journey to Nairobi, when you arrive in Nairobi you will have lunch and then be dropped at the airport for your departure flight back home.
Safari inclusions
- Arrival & Departure airport transfers complementary to all our clients.
- Transportation as per itinerary.
- Accommodation per itinerary or similar with a request to all our clients.
- Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
- Services literate English driver/guide.
- National park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary.
- Excursions & activities as per itinerary with a request
- Recommended Mineral Water while on safari.
Safari exclusions
- Personal expenses
- Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
- International flights.
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary like Balloon safari