8 Days Kenya Luxury Big Cats, Rhinos, Hippos and Elephants Safari

Your professional guide will collect you from Nairobi in the early morning and begin the journey through the Great Rift Valley toward the Maasai Mara. After an authorised scenic stop, meal break and drive across Maasai pastoral country, you will arrive for lodge check-in and lunch. The afternoon game drive may provide lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes and antelopes before you return for dinner at your luxury accommodation.

Distance: Approximately 260–280 km
Driving Time: Approximately 5–6 hours
Safari Time: Approximately 2½–3 hours
Main Attractions: Lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras and Rift Valley scenery
Scenery & Habitat: Agricultural highlands, Maasai countryside and open savannah

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will leave with a picnic lunch for a complete wildlife day. The guide will search for lions, cheetahs and leopards while remaining attentive to elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hyenas, wildebeest and zebras. Lunch will be served at an authorised picnic location before the afternoon safari continues through another section of the reserve. Wildlife movement and road conditions will influence the final route.

Distance: Approximately 60–100 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Wildlife viewing throughout the day
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants and grazing herds
Scenery & Habitat: Open plains, acacia woodland, river areas and seasonal marshes

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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The second complete Maasai Mara day may focus on river habitats, more distant wildlife areas or animals that were not seen during Day 2. Possible attractions include hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions, leopards, jackals, vultures and waterbirds. The additional day improves the safari by providing more time to respond to changing wildlife movement, weather and road conditions. Lunch may be enjoyed as a picnic or at the lodge according to the selected programme.

Distance: Approximately 50–100 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Wildlife viewing throughout the activity
Safari Time: Approximately 6–9 hours
Main Attractions: River wildlife, predators, elephants, scavengers and birds
Scenery & Habitat: Riverbanks, open grasslands, woodland and scenic viewpoints

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will check out and travel through pastoral landscapes, farms, towns and Great Rift Valley highlands to Lake Nakuru. Lunch and comfort stops will be arranged before arrival. The journey provides an opportunity to observe Kenya’s changing landscapes outside the protected reserves. After lodge check-in, the afternoon will be reserved for relaxation before the following morning’s rhino experience.

Distance: Approximately 230–250 km
Driving Time: Approximately 4½–6 hours
Activity Time: Scenic road observations
Main Attractions: Great Rift Valley views, farms, towns and rural landscapes
Scenery & Habitat: Pastoral areas, agricultural highlands, valleys and woodland

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

The lake nakuru flamingo lodge

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will begin a three-to-four-hour Lake Nakuru wildlife drive for white or black rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, baboons, zebras and birds. After the activity, you will return for lodge check-out and lunch before travelling to Lake Naivasha. An optional evening boat activity may be included depending on arrival time and the confirmed package. You will spend the evening at a luxury lakeside lodge.

Distance: Lake Nakuru drive approximately 25–50 km; Nakuru to Naivasha approximately 90–110 km
Driving Time: Road transfer approximately 2–2½ hours
Safari Time: Lake Nakuru approximately 3–4 hours
Main Attractions: Rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, birds and freshwater scenery
Scenery & Habitat: Woodland, grassland, lakeshore and papyrus margins

Destination:

LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

Sawela Lodge

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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The morning may include a boat safari for hippos, African fish eagles, pelicans and cormorants when it is included in the confirmed package. After the activity, you will check out and travel toward Amboseli through southern Kenya. Meal, refreshment and comfort stops will be arranged along the way. You will normally arrive in the late afternoon or early evening, check in and prepare for the following day’s complete elephant and wetland safari.

Distance: Approximately 300–340 km
Driving Time: Approximately 5½–7 hours
Activity Time: Boat safari approximately 1–1½ hours when included
Main Attractions: Hippos, fish eagles, road scenery and Amboseli plains
Scenery & Habitat: Freshwater lake, agricultural country, open plains and woodland

Destination:

LAKE NAIVASHA NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

kibo safari camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will begin a complete Amboseli wildlife day across open plains, wetlands, seasonal lake beds and acacia woodland. Possible sightings include elephant families, large bulls, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, hippos, lions, hyenas and numerous birds. Mount Kilimanjaro may be visible when conditions are favourable but cannot be guaranteed. Lunch may be carried as a picnic or enjoyed at the lodge according to the programme. The afternoon safari continues before returning for dinner and relaxation.

Distance: Approximately 50–90 km inside the park
Driving Time: Wildlife viewing throughout the day
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Elephant families, wetland wildlife and possible Kilimanjaro views
Scenery & Habitat: Open plains, seasonal wetlands, acacia woodland and mountain scenery

Destination:

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

kibo safari camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast and check-out, you will travel to Nairobi. Wildlife may be observed naturally while leaving the Amboseli area, but a formal extended game drive is included only when specifically confirmed. Lunch, refreshment and comfort stops will be arranged before drop-off at your Nairobi hotel, residence or airport.

Distance: Approximately 215–240 km
Driving Time: Approximately 4–5 hours
Activity Time: Scenic road transfer
Main Attractions: Southern Kenya landscapes and final wildlife memories
Scenery & Habitat: Open plains, agricultural country, towns and Nairobi surroundings