8-Day Best Mid-Range Kenya Safari

We pick you up directly from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, your Nairobi hotel, or private residence. Enjoy a scenic morning drive south across the expansive African savannah toward Amboseli National Park. Arrive at camp in time for lunch and check-in. In the late afternoon, set off on your first game drive across Amboseli's plains, renowned for vast elephant herds, giraffes, and abundant birdlife with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.

Spend a full day tracking wildlife across the classic plains of Amboseli. Seek out apex predators like lions and cheetahs during early morning activity hours. Drive up to Observation Hill for sweeping panoramic views of the park's palm swamps and open plains while enjoying a picnic lunch in the wild. Return to camp at sunset for a warm dinner and relaxed evening.

After breakfast, check out and drive north toward the central Kenyan highlands, passing vibrant tea and coffee plantations along the way. Arrive at your lodge inside Aberdare National Park in time for lunch. Aberdare offers high-altitude game viewing; observe forest wildlife directly from the viewing decks of The Ark Lodge, overlooking a floodlit salt lick and waterhole where giant forest hogs, hyenas, elephants, and rare bongos come to drink. Nighttime wake-up alerts can be requested when elusive nocturnal species appear.

Depart Aberdare after breakfast and travel down into the Great Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha, arriving in time for check-in and lunch at the resort. In the afternoon, embark on a scenic boat safari across Lake Naivasha with a resident birding expert to view hippos and waterbirds like pelicans and fish eagles. Continue by boat to Crescent Island Game Sanctuary for a guided walking safari where you can walk alongside wild zebras, giraffes, and wildebeests.

Following breakfast, take a 2-hour transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park, world-famous for its rhino sanctuary and diverse habitats. Check in and enjoy lunch before heading out on an afternoon game drive. Explore acacia forests and alkaline lake shores in search of black rhinos, white rhinos, tree-climbing lions, leopards, and endangered Rothschild's giraffes.

Enjoy an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru before departing on a 5-hour scenic drive across the Great Rift Valley into the iconic Masai Mara National Reserve. Check into camp and savor lunch before taking your first afternoon game drive across the Mara’s savannahs, home to unmatched concentrations of big cats, elephants, and grazers.

Spend a full day tracking wildlife across the rolling plains of the Masai Mara. Search for the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino) and enjoy a packed picnic lunch near the Mara River. If traveling between July and October, witness herds of wildebeest and zebra braving river crossings as part of the Great Migration.

After breakfast, check out of camp and enjoy a cultural visit to an authentic Maasai Village. Participate in traditional songs, dances, and learn about the local community's way of life. Afterward, begin your return journey to Nairobi, enjoying a farewell lunch in the city before your transfer to your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your evening departure.