7-day Best of Kenya

This tented safari features three of the most famous wildlife areas in East Africa - Amboseli, Samburu and Mara - and offers a diverse variety of species including all the well known big game animals. Travel between the parks is by air to avoid long road journeys. Accommodation is in luxury tented camps and all game drives are in 4x4 safari vehicles (not vans).

Price: From USD$3595 pp sharing*

Highlights:  Game drives in 4x4 safari vehicles (not vans), Selenkay: walk with Maasai warriors, night game drive, exclusive wilderness area with no other tourist vehicles, Amboseli: views of Kilimanjaro, best place for viewing elephants at close range, Congreve Conservancy: walk in safety among the local plains game, Lake Nakuru: spectacular scenery, excellent for rhino and leopard, huge concentration of flamingo, Mara: the most famous wildlife reserve in Kenya, excellent for lion and cheetah

Includes: Transfer to Amboseli Porini Camp by road, Amboseli park fees and Selenkay conservancy fees, Flight from Amboseli to Samburu, 2 nights Samburu Intrepids Club FB, and game drives. Flight Samburu/Mara, 2 nights at Mara Porini Camp or similar with game drives and park entry fees and Ol Kinyei conservancy fees. At Porini Camps all game drives in open 4x4 vehicles with fullboard and free house wines, beer and soft drinks. Flight back to Wilson.

Excludes: Meals not mentioned in the itinerary, all personal expenses, insurance for luggage, tips, drinks, laundry.

Day 1 - Amboseli
Depart Nairobi and drive south to Selenkay Conservancy (a 3 hour journey of 102 miles), arriving at Amboseli Porini Camp before lunch. Afternoon tea, followed by an escorted walk with Maasai warriors to a village to get an insight into their fascinating culture and way of life. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight.

Day 2 - Amboseli
After an early breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park for a morning game drive within the Park to see the elephants at close quarters, followed by a picnic lunch. In the afternoon you will return to Porini Camp for a rest and then an evening game drive in Selenkay Conservancy, ending with a sundowner at a scenic spot. Return to Porini Camp for dinner after which there will be a night game drive using a spotlight to seek out some of the nocturnal animals such as aardvarks (antbears), serval cats, bat-eared foxes and possibly even the elusive leopard. Overnight Porini Camp.

Day 3 - Samburu
Early breakfast and then drive into Amboseli park and on to the airstrip to fly to Samburu, arriving by 1 pm for lunch at Samburu Intrepids, where you will stay for 2 nights. Afternoon game drive in Samburu Reserve.

Day 4 - Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu and overnight at Samburu Intrepids.

Day 5 - Masai Mara
Early morning game drive and than after breakfast you will fly from Samburu to the Mara to stay the next 2 nights at Mara Porini Camp. In the evening you will take a game drive to explore the area around the camp and to seek out the wildlife for which the Mara is famous. 

Day 6 - Masai Mara
*Optional Balloon Safari and Champange Breakfast. A full day in the Mara with a picnic lunch when you can expect to find lions as well as many of the other species found in the Mara which include leopard, cheetah, hyena, elephant, rhino, topi, eland, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and buffalo.

Day 7 - Nairobi
Transfer to the airstrip for the 11am flight back to Nairobi, arriving around 12.15pm.