Days Kenya Wildlife Safari & Diani Beach Holiday Experience | Explore Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli & Tsavo West – Beach Drop off.
This 7-day safari and beach holiday combines Kenya’s iconic wildlife experiences with a relaxing coastal escape. Travelers explore renowned parks including Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, and Tsavo West, spotting the Big Five and a rich diversity of birds and wildlife along the way. Guests stay in mid-range to luxury lodges and enjoy game drives, scenic drives through the Great Rift Valley, and optional cultural visits to Maasai communities. The adventure concludes with a peaceful transfer to Diani Beach for a relaxing holiday. This trip is ideal for wildlife enthusiasts who want to combine safari thrills with a beach experience.
Trip Highlights
- Observe Africa’s Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, rhino)
- Explore Masai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, and Tsavo West
- Scenic drives through the Great Rift Valley and central highlands
- Witness large herds of elephants and migratory birds
- Optional Maasai cultural visits for local insights
- Game drives with opportunities for wildlife photography
- Visit Mzima Springs and the Rhino Sanctuary in Tsavo West
- Relaxing end-of-trip experience at Diani Beach
Itinerary
You will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel or airport in the morning and drive to Masai Mara through the Great African Rift Valley and Narok Town.
You will arrive in time for lunch. Check in at Zebra Plains Mara Camp and have lunch. In the afternoon, have a 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 your overnight stay will be at Zebra Plains Mara Camp.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge - Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You'll spend this day on intensive game viewing. Choose to spend one full day in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents such as the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, hippo and the dangerous crocodiles with a visit to Mara River.
All meals and your overnight stay will be at the luxury camp.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge - Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After early breakfast, we will take the final game drive in Masai Mara. Afterwards, we'll depart for Lake Nakuru. The drive passes via Lake Naivasha.
We will arrive at Lake Nakuru in time for late lunch. In the afternoon, you'll spend the entire evening in the park. Lake Nakuru is famous for its big population of flamingos and the rare white rhino.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge - Luxury lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks: Meals at own expense
- Drinks not included
You'll have a short morning drive as you exit the park. A long and easy drive to the Amboseli awaits you today.
There shall be stops to view the Great Rift Valley and other scenic spots along the safari route. You'll also stop and enjoy lunch at the famous carnivore restaurant in Nairobi.
On arrival, enjoy a short game viewing drive with possible views of the Mount Kilimanjaro peaks at Amboseli (if the weather permits).
Your overnight stay will be at Kibo Safari Camp.
- Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation: Kibo Safari Laxury Tented Camp - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Enjoy a full day spent in the Amboseli National Park with game drives. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and is snow-capped at the peak.
The majesty of this tropical mountain makes Amboseli an ideal photographer’s haven by offering a spectacular background for wildlife and scenic photography. Herds of elephants inhabit this swampy park together with lions, cheetah, buffalo, warthog, rhino and different species of antelopes. The park is also a home of interesting bird species. All meals and your overnight stay will be at the luxury camp.
- Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation: Amboseli Kibo Luxury Tented Camp - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early before breakfast, enjoy game drives and probably the last sights of Mount Kilimanjaro. After breakfast, continue for one more game viewing drive.
Later, proceed to Tsavo West to arrive in the afternoon. Check in at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge for lunch and a short relation before going for the evening game drive, visiting the Rhino Sanctuary with game viewing to and from the sanctuary.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be in your safari lodge.
- Main Destination: Tsavo West National Park
- Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge - Luxury lodge located inside Tsavo West NP
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Your early morning breakfast will be followed by a visit to Mzima springs. Here you will find a huge pool of water emanating from the river underground with sources in the Kilimanjaro forming a home to hippos crocodiles and fish.
There is an underground glass observatory tank that will enable you to view all the animal activities from underground. Thereafter, depart for Mombasa or Nairobi with lunch en-route.
For those proceeding to the coast, your upcoming train journey, you’ll be passing through Tsavo East Parks for more vistas and possibly wildlife viewing.
Your driver/guide will bring you to the train station at Mtito Andei. There, he’ll assist you with tickets and transfer to the Madaraka Express, the new high-speed train to Mombasa and the coast.
- MainDestination: Mombasa Beaches (Beach)
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinks not included
End of tour:
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Includes/Excludes
- - Accommodation as outlined above.
- - All meals are noted in the itinerary.
- - Each day generally includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinnerbuffets consisting of both western and local dishes.
- - Transportation in standard game viewing safari vehicles complete with a pop-up roof foreasy viewing and photography.
- - Every passenger is guaranteed a window seat.
- - Your driver/guide speaks English and has in-depth knowledge of the flora, fauna,landscape, and culture.
- - A 4x 4 Safari Land cruiser outfitted with two-way, long rangelong-rangehigh-frequency radio communications equipment in Kenya.
- - Each safari Vehicle carries safari accessories including wildlife books, binoculars for theguide, a first-aid kit, and a fire extinguisher.
- - Flying doctors (AMREF) insurance covers each client doing a safari with us just for emergencies
- - Park entrance fees and game drive as noted in the itinerary.
- - All government taxes, levies, 2 liters of bottled water during safari
- - Pick up from your Nairobi hotel/Airport and drop off at the airport in good time for youroutbound flight after the trip.
Cost Excludes
- - Domestic and international airfares and departure taxes.
- - Personal communications charges for telephone calls, faxes, email, etc.
- - Tips and gratuities for your driver/guide.
- - Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
- - Laundry services.
- - Between meal snacks, parks, attractions, and events not included in your itinerary
