Lion King Safari

Full day in Tsavo with morning and afternoon game viewing drives.  The Park offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world with large herds of dusty-red elephants, hippopotamus, giant

crocodiles, black rhinoceros and African buffalos. The park includes also the lion, the cheetah, and leopard.

The “big five” can be seen in Tsavo.  Other animals commonly seen in the park are the zebra, the antelopes and gazelles, the mongoose, the hyrax, the dik-dik and the lesser kudu. Birdlife is abundant as more than 600 species of bird have been recorded. 

Some of the interesting areas to be visited are the Mzima springs, Roaring rocks, Chaimu and Shetani Lava sites to mention a few.  On one of the afternoons you will be hosted to a Sundowner within the park.

All meals and overnight at Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Or Severin Safari Camp

Breakfast in the hotel.  08:00hrs Depart and drive to Amboseli National Park to arrive in the early afternoon for check-in at your lodge.

Set against the magnificent backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, the glittering Mount Kilimanjaro, the Lodges enjoy uniquely privileged positions at the heart of this world-famous national park.

Lunch in the lodge followed by an afternoon at leisure to relax and soak-in magnificent views of the park from your room Veranda/Lounge or enjoy a swim in the lodge’s swimming pool.

16:00hrs Enjoy afternoon game-viewing drives in the park.   Amboseli is one of the most popular destinations for safari-goers to Kenya, but it also offers some spectacular views of the highest free-standing mountain in the world – Mount Kilimanjaro.

Elephant are a dominant presence in Amboseli; they are tracked almost constantly by researchers thus; the reason they have largely escaped the ravages of 1980s poaching. Here, you are able to spot some of the older “tuskers” lumbering almost delicately before the backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

18:00hrs Drive back to the lodge in time to refresh for dinner.

All meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge Or Ol Tukai Lodge

07:30hrs After an early breakfast in the lodge, depart and drive via the Great North Road, through the famed Kenyan Central Highlands to the Equator Point just before Nanyuki Town for a brief stopover.

Here, the locals perform a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator and for a small tip you will be awarded an ‘equator certificate’.  Drive on to the nearby 110,000-acre Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, which lies on the Laikipia plains.  Enjoy a game viewing drive en-route to Sweetwaters Serena Camp your home for the next two nights.  

Lunch in the Camp followed by an afternoon at leisure to enjoy the facilities at the Camp that include a swimming pool.  16:00hrs enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in the Conservancy.

All meals and Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp

Full day in the Conservancy with morning and afternoon game viewing drives.  Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private game conservancies to have been founded in Kenya.

At the forefront of the Kenyan conservancy program, the conservancy boasts the largest Black Rhino Sanctuary in East Africa, hosts the only Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species.

All meals and overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp

After an early breakfast in the camp, check-out and drive to Lake Elmenteita skirting the Aberdare Mountain ranges to Nyahururu falls for a photo-stop. Still known to many as Thomson’s Falls, its waters fall 237‑feet making it the country’s highest water fall.   Enjoy magnificent views of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment en-route.  Drive on to Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp in the Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy to arrive in the early afternoon for check-in and lunch.

Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp “Where history meets the wild kingdom”

Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elmenteita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate, is the small and exclusive Camp.  This area of breathtaking beauty, is also home to many rare species of animals.

Afternoon at leisure to relax and enjoy a swim in the camp’s affinity pool overlooking the lake!   Other optional activities available in the camp include: – Water Colour painting, Recurve Target Archery activities, Jogging/Walking, Horse riding, Sundowners, swimming among others.

16:00hrs enjoy game viewing drives in the conservancy.   The Conservancy protects over 450 bird species and 15,000 wild animals.  Rothschild giraffes have found a safe haven for breeding here, while a diverse variety of terrain shelters many species – from herds of giant elands to tiny dik-diks and cliff-dwelling klipspringers. 

All meals and overnight at Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp

Breakfast in the Camp.  After an early breakfast in the lodge, depart driving down the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley, your driver guide will stop at strategic viewpoints for photography where you will come out and view the escarpment and take photos.

Optional: Masai Village “Manyatta” visit en-route to Masai Mara:

Maasai Cultural Village

You have probably seen them in photos or videos with very colorful attires. The Maasai tribe are nomads in nature and still maintains their traditional way of life. You will always find them wearing the traditional attires which are either red, purple, and blue patterns of the Maasai shukas.  During the visit, you will not only interact with them but also get a glimpse of their traditional way of life.   The Masai Tribe live in small mud-thatched houses known as Manyatta.  They will break into dance; you will get an amazing experience singing and dancing along. There is room for you to join the dance and measure how high you can jump!  You will also get the opportunity to enter the houses made of sticks, mud, cow dung, grass, urine, and ash.

Drive on to Masai Mara Game Reserve to arrive at your lodge/camp in the early afternoon for check-in and lunch.

16:00hrs Depart for an afternoon game drive in the reserve. The Mara is also noted for its abundance of lions – particularly the superb black manned males. You’ll see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as – if you’re lucky – leopard, cheetah and rhino.   All of the Big Five are residents. You’re sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, charge the batteries and enjoy yourself!

18:00hrs Return to the lodge/camp to refresh for dinner.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sarova Mara Game Camp / Ashnil Mara Camp 

Full day in the Mara with morning and afternoon game drives in the Reserve at 06:30hrs and 16:00hrs respectively.   Certainly the most frequented game reserve in Kenya, Maasai Mara is a magnificent landscape of open plains bisected by the Mara River and its tributaries, and punctuated by marshes and forests.

This 650 sq kilometre reserve supports the highest density of game to be seen anywhere considering its size.  During the seasonal migrations, Maasai Mara is home to up to a million wildebeest and an equally impressive number of zebra that move into the area from neighbouring Serengeti National Park, in Tanzania.

Balloon Safari – Optional Activity

Experience the Masai Mara on a different level!  Flying high up in the skies above the Masai Mara is the ultimate safari experience.  The landscape below is a never-ending exciting mixture of riverine forests, sprawling savannahs, towering escarpments and rugged rivers.  Against a back drop of stunning, hot-air balloon flights in the Masai Mara give you a unique vantage point of the abundant wildlife living below.  There’s really nothing quite like it, the view is unparalleled and the experience is unforgettable!

All meals and overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sarova Mara Game Camp / Ashnil Mara Camp 

Breakfast in the lodge.

07:30hrs Depart and drive to Nairobi to arrive in the early afternoon for a farewell lunch at Carnivore Restaurant compliment of Afio Mai Africa Safaris.

Later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your home bound flight.

A Safari experience to remember!!