8 Days Best of Kenya Safari
8 Days Best of Kenya safari is one of the best Kenya wildlife trips carefully organized to offers you best of Kenya, this safari is one the best choices for tourists who wish to stay longer on a safari in Kenya. 8 days best of Kenya safari offers ample time to explore Kenya and visiting some of the best Kenya wildlife destination in 8 days and 7 nights, on this safari you are visit many incredibly beautiful Kenya destinations such as Amboseli national park, Lake Nakuru national park, Maasai Mara national reserve, Aberdare national park and Ol Pejeta conservancy.
In these wildlife destinations you will appreciate more about Kenya’s wildlife as you encounter a number of animals, this safari starts and ends in Nairobi.
Detailed itinerary of 8 days of Best of Kenya safari
Day 1: pickup and transfer to Amboseli national park
Day 2: full day in Amboseli national park
Day 3: transfer from Amboseli national park to Aberdare national park
Day 4: morning game drive and transfer to Ol Pejeta national park
Day 5: transfer to Lake Nakuru national park
Day 6: transfer to Maasai Mara national reserve
Day 7: full day in Maasai Mara
Day 8: transfer back to Nairobi.
Highlights of 8 days Best of Kenya safari
DAY 1 – Pickup and transfer to Amboseli national park
Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be picked from Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi by your safari guide/drive. On the pickup he will offer you a small briefing about the 8 days Best of Kenya safari then embark on a journey to Amboseli national park a scenic Kenya wildlife destination.
Amboseli national park is a scenic national park with a backdrop of the snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro, the park is also famously known for hosting large herds of elephants with impressive tasks and other animals such as lions, zebras, giraffes and many more.
On your arrival in the park you will check into your lodge, have lunch as your prepare for an afternoon game drive. After lunch you will head out to a game drive in the savannah plains of the park on which you will enjoy the beautiful scenery and many animals grazing in the plains of the park. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: AA Amboseli Lodge
DAY 2 – full day in Amboseli national park
Wake up early before the dawn and head to the park to enjoy both an early morning game drive watching predators such as leopards, lions, cheetahs and the spectacular sunrise over the snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro which is a sight to see. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge for breakfast and lounge around your lodge as you wait for lunch, after lunch you will head to the park for another game drive.
On the afternoon game drive you will explore the park more and enjoy watching both the scenic landscape and animals such as lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras among others. After the game drive you can head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: AA Amboseli Lodge
Day 3 – transfer from Amboseli national park – Aberdare national park
After morning breakfast at your lodge, you will checkout and with en-route game drive you will embark on a journey back to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch, after lunch you will embark on a drive heading to Aberdare national park one of the most scenic national parks in Kenya for the Aberdares Ranges.
When you arrive in the park you will head to your lodge, check in and rest for a while waiting for your dinner. After dinner you will stay overnight.
Accommodation: Ark Lodge.
Day 4 – morning game drive and transfer to Ol Pejeta conservancy
After breakfast at your lodge, you will head to park for game drive in the plains on which you will enjoying watching a number of animals such as lions, elephants, cape buffaloes, leopards, elephants, rhinos, bushbucks, defassa waterbuck among others. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge for lunch, checkout then head to Ol Pejeta Conservancy situated in a short drive to the foothills of Mount Kenya. On your arrival you will head or a game drive n Ol Pejeta Conservancy o which you will have an opportunity to watch many animals such as elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, lions, hyenas and many more.
In the evening you dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Day 5 – transfer to Lake Nakuru national park
After breakfast you will checkout of your lodge and embark on a journey to Lake Nakuru national park a famous birding Kenya birding destination for flamingoes nesting on the shores of Lake Nakuru. When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge then have lunch, in the afternoon you will go to the park for a game drive one which you will encounter and enjoy watching many animals such as black and white rhinos, large herds of buffaloes, troops of baboons among others.
After the game drive you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Ziwa Bush Lodge
DAY 6 – Transfer to Maasai Mara national reserve
After early morning breakfast at your lodge, you will checkout of you’re and head to Lake Nakuru for a boat ride on which you will enjoy watching many birds such as hundreds of flamingoes on the shores of the lake, cormorants, pelicans among others. After the experience you will embark on a journey to Maasai Mara national reserve the most popular Kenya wildlife destination, this reserve is famously known for hosting large populations of animals including the big 5 (lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, rhinos and elephants). Maasai Mara national reserve is also famous for the great wildebeest migration where million thousands of wildebeest, gazelles and zebras cross from Serengeti national park to the plains of Maasai Mara national reserve.
When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge, have lunch as you prepare to go for an evening game drive on which you will have an amazing experience watching nocturnal animals such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs and many more with a help of a spot light. After the experience you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: AA MARA LODGE
DAY 7 – full day game drive in Maasai Mara
Wake up early before dawn and head to the reserve for an early morning game drive perfect for watching the spectacular sunrise over the rolling plains of the reserve and watch many predators such as leopards, lions, cheetahs and other animals trying to hunt.
Then return to your lodge for late breakfast and relax as you wait for lunch, after lunch you will head out to the reserve for another game drive on which you will see many animals such as lions, leopards, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles and many more. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: AA MARA LODGE
DAY 8 – Transfer back to Nairobi
After morning breakfast, you will checkout of lodge saying goodbye to Maasai Mara national reserve and embark on a journey returning to Nairobi, in Nairobi you will be dropped either at your hotel or at the airport for your departure flight back home.
Price includes
- pick up and drop off
- Transportation as per itinerary.
- Accommodation per itinerary
- 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.
Price Excludes
- Visas and related costs.
- Personal expenses
- Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
