9 days Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West safari
A 9 days Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West safari is a guided tour that takes you through three Kenya’s most iconic national parks and reserve, offering you a wonderful wildlife experience. The safari starts in Nairobi and ends in Nairobi.
Day 1: drive from Nairobi to Maasai Mara.
On the 1st day of your 9 days Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo West safari, you will start your safari with pick up in Nairobi on the first day of your Kenya safari and welcome you to Kenya. You will have a short briefing as you prepare for your drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. You will have a stopover in Narok town where you will interact with the Maasai and other locals.
Your guide will drive you to Masai Mara reserve where you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch and later engage in afternoon game drive and search for wildlife species around the savannah plains like elephants, giraffes, antelopes, wildebeests, zebras, lions, leopards, rhinos among others. After your game drive, you will be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation:
Julia’s River Camp (Mid-range).
Half board.
Day 2: morning and afternoon game drive.
You will be served with breakfast at your lodge ahead of your morning game viewing experience in Masai Mara National Reserve. After breakfast, you will explore the reserve in search of the different wildlife species which are known to be spotted in the reserve such as the big five which includes lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos and rhinos among other wildlife species.
You will have lunch after your morning game drive. You will engage in another game drive in the afternoon to explore a different part of Masai Mara National Reserve as you watch the sunset and spectacular animal species that you missed during the morning game drive you will then return to your lodge to have your dinner and spend the night.
Accommodation:
Julia’s River Camp (Mid-range)
Full board.
Day 3: full day in Maasai Mara.
On the 3rd day of your 9 days Maasai Mara, Amboseli Tsavo West safari, After having breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you around Masai Mara reserve for a full day of exploring the savannah plains in search of elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos, antelopes, impalas, zebras, giraffes, hippos, waterbucks, wildebeests, cheetahs among others.
You will have a morning and afternoon game drive as you drive around the Masai Mara in search of the wildlife species and other attractions at the destination, admiring the landscape and enjoying the atmospheric environment. After your game drives, your guide will drive you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation:
Zebra plains River Camp.
Full board.
Day 4: Maasai Mara to Amboseli.
On the 4th day of the safari, you will get up early in the morning and have your breakfast and immediately leave for Amboseli national park. It is known as the second largest park after Maasai Mara. You will start your journey to Amboseli with the spectacular views along the way, you will have your lunch enroute along the away, and later proceed with your journey to the park. Once you arrive, you will check in your lodge and later go for late afternoon game drive where you shall view animals like giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, gazelles and many more. You shall later embark to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:
Ol Tukai (Mid-range)
Half board.
Day 5: Full day in Amboseli National Park.
On the 5th day, get up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast, meet your safari guide and go for the early morning game drive to catch and view the early raisers, this is when you’re going to view the beautiful scenery of Mount Kilimanjaro, and magnificent animal species like elephants, giraffes, rhinos and many others. You will come back at the lodge for a delicious lunch go for another game drive in Selenkay Conservancy where you shall view more animals like elephants, lions, cheetahs, mongooses, giraffes, lesser kudu, gerenuk, yellow baboons, porcupine, bat eared fox and various bird species. You will embark in the camp afterwards for dinner and overnight shall be in the camp.
Accommodation:
Ol Tukai (Mid-range)
Full board.
Day 6: drive to Tsavo west national park.
You will have breakfast at the lodge, check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and transfer to Tsavo West National Park with enroute morning game viewing experience around Amboseli National Park. You will proceed with your journey to Tsavo West National with the wonderful views along the way.
You will check-in at your lodge and have your lunch upon arrival in Tsavo West National Park. You will later have an afternoon game drive around the national park as you spot different wildlife species such as zebras, giraffes, elephants, buffalos, lions, antelopes as well as different bird species. You will be driven back to your lodge as you watch the sunset over the savannah plains and continue your journey to your lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation.
Ngulia safari lodge (mid-range).
Half board.
Day 7: morning and afternoon game drives.
A full day of exploring Tsavo west national park will start with breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for your morning game drive to see the wildlife species which are very active in the morning as they hunt, graze and roam in the national park plains. After lunch you will go back to the lodge to enjoy delicious lunch.
In the afternoon, you will visit the unique attraction in Tsavo west national park such as the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary where you are going to spot a variety of incredible animal species like the elephants, Zebras, cape buffaloes, Giraffes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and varied antelope species); and over 390 bird species. You will be driven back to your lodge as you look out for more wildlife and bird species in the savannah of the national park and watch the sunset.
Accommodation.
Ngulia safari lodge (mid-range).
Day 8: Morning game drive and Transfer to Nairobi.
On the 8th day of you safari. You will get up early in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast, and checkout from your lodge. You meet your safari guide and go for a morning game cape buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants Wild dogs, Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Crocodile, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik- dik, Lesser Kudu, Nocturnal Porcupine and various bird species and later you start the journey to Nairobi, with the enroute game drive. Along the way you will have the enroute lunch, and proceed with your journey to Nairobi upon your arrival you will be dropped at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation.
Tarmarind Tree (Mid-range).
Full Board.
Day 9: Explore Nairobi and departure.
On the 9th day you will get up, enjoy a delicious breakfast, where you are going to experience Nairobi city, this is where you are going to visit places like Giraffe center, Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi Animal Orphanage, and you will enjoy lunch during the day. Your safari guide will drop you at the airport for your next flight, where your safari will come to an end.
End of 9 days Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West safari
Optional safari activities.
Maasai village visit: 20 USD Per person.
Hot air balloon experience: 500 USD per person.
9 days Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West safari includes.
Pickups and drop-offs.
Game viewing experience.
All meals throughout the safari.
Entrance fees.
Comfortable accommodation in fully furnished rooms with en-suite bathroom.
Well experienced safari guide.
Bottled drinking water.
9 days Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West safari exclusions.
Optional activities not listed on the itinerary
Laundry services.
Personal expenses.
Tips to guides and other helpers.
