Taste of Kenya 4x4 Safari

Nairobi - Amboseli National Park. On arrival at JKIA Airport, we meet you for a concise safari briefing and introduce your driver guide, then set off by road to Amboseli National Park. This savannah ecosystem spans the Kenya–Tanzania border and is known for close encounters with free ranging elephants, views of Mount Kilimanjaro and opportunities to meet the Masai.

We arrive at Kibo Safari Lodge or similar for lunch, with a game drive en route. At 4 pm we head out on an afternoon game drive, returning to the lodge in the evening for dinner. Dinner and overnight at Kibo Safari Lodge or similar.

We spend a full day exploring Amboseli National Park on morning and afternoon game drives. The park is famed for its large elephant herds – many bulls carry some of the largest tusks in Kenya – and for open views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Wildlife commonly seen includes zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal, serval, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo and wild dog, while birdlife exceeds 400 species, among them bee-eaters, kingfishers, African fish eagles, martial eagles and pygmy falcons.

Between drives, you can relax at camp. All meals are included – breakfast, lunch and dinner – and we overnight at Kibo Safari Camp or similar.

Amboseli National Park - Nairobi - Aberdare National Park. After breakfast in Amboseli, we drive via Nairobi to Aberdare National Park, arriving in time for lunch at The Ark Game Lodge or similar. In the afternoon we head out on a game drive in the park, then return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Lunch, dinner and overnight at The Ark Game Lodge or similar.

Aberdare National Park - Lake Nakuru National Park. We depart Aberdare and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch.

The park lies in Central Kenya, 140 km north–west of Nairobi, in the Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province, with the lake surrounded by wooded and bushy grasslands. It is renowned for greater and lesser flamingos and other water birds, and the ecosystem supports about 56 mammal species, including white rhino and buffalo, along with nearly 450 species of terrestrial birds. Later, we return for dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.

Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara. We check out and drive to the Masai Mara Game Reserve – its name in Maa means spotted plains. Part of the wider Serengeti–Mara ecosystem, the Mara is renowned for its high concentration of large mammals and the annual wildebeest migration.

We arrive in time for lunch at Mara Sopa or similar, then head out on an afternoon game drive through to sunset. Expect rolling savannah dotted with shrubs and bush thickets, wide horizons and abundant wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or similar.

We spend a full day on safari with morning and afternoon game drives across open grasslands where wildlife is rarely out of sight. Birdlife is prolific, with more than 450 recorded species – including 57 birds of prey. From July to October, the reserve hosts the Great Wildebeest Migration from the Serengeti, when over 1.5 million wildebeest move north in search of fresh grazing. The big cats – lion, leopard and cheetah – prey on the herds during this season. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Masai Mara - Nairobi. After breakfast, we depart the Masai Mara and drive back to Nairobi. On arrival, you have the rest of the day at leisure – choose from optional activities depending on your flight schedule. Later, we transfer you to the airport or your Nairobi hotel.