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Offered by - Charles Safaris
Tour Features
12 Days Magical Kenya Safari is a truly unique African adventure in some of Kenya’s most pristine safari destinations. Kenya is one of the best places in Africa for sighting the Big Five: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino. Culturally, it is a fascinating mass of contradictions. Route: Nairobi – Ol Pejeta – Samburu – Aberdare – Nakuru – Naivasha – Masai Mara – Amboseli – Tsavo West – Nairobi
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Pop-up roof 4x4, Roof minivan. |
Route & Activities
Kenya
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Kongoni Camp – Nanyuki No images available | Lunch & Dinner Included |
| 2-3 | Samburu Simba Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 4 | The Ark Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | Ziwa Bush Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6 | Kongoni Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 7-8 | Enkorok Mara Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 9-10 | Sentrim Amboseli No images available | All Meals Included |
| 11 | Salt Lick Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 12 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Nairobi – Ol Pejeta ConservancyYour 2 Days Ol Pejeta Safari will start with pick up at 6:00AM from Airport, Hotel or Residence with our driver guide. After a briefing, you will drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy traveling through Mt. Kenya area, passing numerous farms along the way. Our route takes you directly across the equator. You will arrive just in time for an early lunch there after embark on an afternoon game drive. There are variety of activities that visitors can choose such as lion tracking, visiting the chimpanzee sanctuary or visiting Baraka, the blind black rhino.
Main Destination: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Accommodation: Kongoni Camp – Nanyuki
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner Included
- Day 2 - Ol Pejeta – Samburu National ReserveAfter breakfast, start your day with a morning game drive as you leave for Samburu National Reserve. The scenic drive is via the Kenya highlands with views of tea, coffee and subsistence farmlands. You will arrive in time for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive. Samburu National Reserve is one of East Africa’s popular destinations located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River. The area is gently low lying due to lava flow that resulted from volcanic activities. Acacia trees are dominant in the region while animals such as zebra, buffalo, lions, leopards and others are in large numbers.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Samburu Simba Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Samburu National ReserveYou will have an early breakfast then proceed for a full day game drive in search of the Northern special 5. The rare species animals include the Grevy Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Gerenuk and the Besia Oryx. The rocky habitat makes it one of the most conducive environment for spotting a Leopard. Elephants are also in plenty along the Ewasonyiro River. The famous Kamunyak lioness that adapted a baby Oryx is a resident of the reserve. Due to aridity conditions in the region, animals find water from oases within the park. The climate here is hot and semi-arid.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Samburu Simba Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Samburu – Aberdare National ParkAfter breakfast, proceed to Aberdares where you will arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. Aberdare National Park has mountain ranges, which rise up to 4,300m high with rivers descending on scarps forming beautiful waterfalls. The Solio sanctuary’s rare black and white rhinos, plenty bird species and overnight animal seeing will make your trip memorable. You may see from your lodge’s deck Elephants, Rhinos, Leopard, Bushbucks and Forest Hogs, drinking water from the near-by waterhole. More than 250 species of birds are evident in the park as well.
Main Destination: Aberdare National Park
Accommodation: The Ark Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Aberdare – Lake Nakuru National ParkAfter breakfast you will depart for Lake Nakuru at 0700hrs arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru National Park is a standpoint and harbor for watching more than 400 species of birds in rift valley. As you visit the lake, game animals are in large numbers. Hippos, buffalos and many species of birds are unstoppable. Flamingos are prominently notable just like in Lake Naivasha. Nakuru National Park is home to few remaining Rhinos in Kenya. The Park also offers great sightseeing of larger predators like the lions and Leopards.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru NP
Accommodation: Ziwa Bush Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - Lake Nakuru - Lake NaivashaAfter breakfast, depart to nearby Lake Naivasha arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, you will embark on a boat ride and guided walk at the Crescent Island. Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake found in the great rift valley of Kenya. It has a dense population of animals such as hippos and several species of birds. Crescent Island is home to a number of bird species, which include the fish eagle, herons, crakes, cranes and more. The Island is also home to a number of wildlife that includes zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, Impalas, Kongoni among other animals.
Main Destination: Lake Naivasha National Park
Accommodation: Kongoni Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 7 - Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara National ReserveAfter breakfast, you will drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to Masai Mara National Game Reserve. For approximately 5-6 hours, you will be skirting around Mount Suswa and Narok Town arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, you will embark on a game drive that introduces to this vast game filled reserve. Masai Mara National Reserve is one of Kenya’s best and most outstanding wildlife sanctuary famous for large numbers of wildlife and birds.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 8 - Masai Mara National ReserveEnjoy full-day morning and afternoon game drives with packed lunch. Masai Mara National Reserve is famous for The Big Five animals (Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhinos and Buffalo). What amazes travelers in this reserve is the annual migration of wildebeests. The animals shift on July and return on November and is among the seventh wonder of the world. The park has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-maned lion. Bird life is in plenty as wildlife at the Mara, which boasts over 400 different bird species.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 9 - Masai Mara – Amboseli National ParkAfter breakfast, proceed to Amboseli National Park passing through the vast plains and African savannah with sightings of Masai homesteads. You will arrive at your lodge in time, check in followed with lunch at 1PM. You will have an introductory late afternoon game drive at 4:00 pm in the park with a perfect view of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro. Against this magnificent backdrop roams vast herds of elephants accompanied by a mixture of other fabulous beasts like lion, buffalos, cheetahs and giraffes to name but a few.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Sentrim Amboseli
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 10 - Amboseli National ParkAfter your breakfast at 7:00 am, enjoy the full day in Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Our game drives shall take you to the observation hill to have a better overall view of the park including the adjacent marshy swamps. Wildlife is abundant in this park together with pelicans and other bird species. Your game viewing will be spread to cover the open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Sentrim Amboseli
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 11 - Amboseli – Tsavo West National ParkAfter breakfast, depart for Tsavo West National Park followed by a game drive in search of the big five. Visit the famous Aruba dam where lots of wildlife come to drink water. Later on, drive to your lodge/camp for check-in & lunch with an afternoon game drive scheduled. Many people visiting the park love the wildlife safaris as they closely view animals while moving through the park. This is where tourists are able to observe the red-skinned elephants and stunning species of birds. In the park, visitors are able to observe Chyulu Hills a distance away from the park
Main Destination: Tsavo West National Park
Accommodation: Salt Lick Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 12 - Tsavo West – NairobiPre-breakfast game viewing drive before sunrise when nature is at its best with the predators out for the hunt and the grazers browsing the soft, dewy vegetation. Return to your lodge/camp for breakfast. Thereafter checkout and drive back to Nairobi. Our driver guide will transfer you to your Nairobi Residence or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Jan 3, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
Apr 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023
Nov 1, 2023 - Dec 19, 2023
Dec 20, 2023 - Jan 2, 2024
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Tourists can visit these safari locations once in Kenya and can show up via air, land or ocean, however, flights are the most favoured mode of transport. Kenya is a huge nation and while you can go via vehicle on a safari circuit, getting between the various regions is better on a booked flight.
Kenya's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), located 15km/9mi southeast of Nairobi. Kenya's second international Airport is Moi International Airport (MBA), located 9km/6mi west of Mombasa, but aside from flights to Zanzibar, this is primarily used for domestic and charter flights.
From Nairobi or Mombasa, one can fly or drive between reserves, or opt to do a bit of both. Most domestic flights out of Nairobi depart from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi.
This tour starts in Ol Pejeta Conservancy and ends in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (Link), but they can also be obtained through your local Kenyan Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Getting There
Tourists can visit these safari locations once in Kenya and can show up via air, land or ocean, however, flights are the most favoured mode of transport. Kenya is a huge nation and while you can go via vehicle on a safari circuit, getting between the various regions is better on a booked flight.
Kenya's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), located 15km/9mi southeast of Nairobi. Kenya's second international Airport is Moi International Airport (MBA), located 9km/6mi west of Mombasa, but aside from flights to Zanzibar, this is primarily used for domestic and charter flights.
From Nairobi or Mombasa, one can fly or drive between reserves, or opt to do a bit of both. Most domestic flights out of Nairobi depart from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi.
This tour starts in Ol Pejeta Conservancy and ends in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (Link), but they can also be obtained through your local Kenyan Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Offered By
Charles Safaris
Kenya
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