9 Days 8 Nights Pumba Safari

9 days Kenya safari tour itinerary

Day 1 : Nairobi

Arrival in Nairobi. Warm welcome by your driver / guide. Then transfer to your hotel, comfortable and well equipped, ideal place to rest before beginning your fantastic Kenyan adventure . Nairobi is Kenya’s capital city. In addition to its urban core, the city has Nairobi National Park, a large game reserve known for breeding endangered black rhinos and home to giraffes, zebras and lions. Next to it is a well-regarded elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the Karen Blixen Museum and the Giraffe Center. Nairobi is also often used as a jumping-off point for safari trips elsewhere in Kenya.

Overnight at Pendana Guesthouse or at The Golden Tulip Hotel .

Day 2 : Nairobi / Lake Nakuru

Early breakfast then departure for Lake Nakuru for a safari to discover the pink flamingos, lesser flamingos, egrets, pelicans and rhinos. Check-in and Lunch at the camp. In the afternoon game-drive in the park. Nakuru national park includes the lake, cliffs and forests on the bank. Lake Nakuru is among Kenya’s finest national parks. Flanked by rocky escarpments, pockets of forest and at least one waterfall, the park is pretty year-round. You can also expect to see both black and white rhinos; look past the hordes of horny baboons and you’ll see hippos, or perhaps a lucky leopard or two. There are also about 50 rare tree-climbing lions in the park, spotted several times per week. The usual zebras, buffaloes and Rothschild’s giraffes seal the deal.

Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Hill Tented Camp.

Day 3 : Lake Nakuru / Masai Mara

Breakfast and then drive to the Masai Mara reserve, one of the most famous reserves in the world. Instead of shooting the film “Out of Africa” ??and cartoonists inspired the “Lion King”, the Masai Mara is arguably the most famous national reserve of Kenya and rightly so. Must for its landscapes of breathtaking beauty with its hills out of sight, its savannah dotted with acacia trees and many rivers and abundant wildlife it covers nearly 1,700 km² and is located in the border with Tanzania, extension of the Tanzanian Serengeti park. The reserve is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in the country. You have the opportunity to meet with the famous Big Five: buffalo, rhinos, elephants, lions and leopards. These beautiful green landscapes or gold depending on the season, the inevitable scenes of hunting lions and cheetahs and the migration will show you back with beautiful memories filled eyes. Check-in and lunch at the lodge Oloshaiki Camp . Afternoon dedicated to safari and meeting with the animals: lions, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards all predators are easily seen in the heart of the savannah of the park. Return to the lodge at dusk.

Dinner and overnight at Oloshaiki Camp.

Day 4 : Masai Mara

Safari morning, breakfast in the bush at the edge of the Mara River. Then day devoted entirely to Safari to enable you to fully enjoy the impressive spectacle of vast herds of wildebeest, zebras, lions, hippos, elephants, giraffes and antelopes found in the reserve. From August to October you can watch the spectacle of the great migration of wildebeest and zebras. More than a million wildebeest then leave the Serengeti plains to reach the plains of the Masai Mara: an unforgettable show! Picnic lunch in the reserve and then safari till late afternoon heading to the lodge for relaxation. Optional possibility of a balloon safari (€ 395 / pers.) For a magical flight over the Masai Mara.

Dinner and overnight at Oloshaiki Camp.

Day 5 : Masai Mara / Lake Naivasha

Breakfast, morning game drive and depart to Lake Naivasha freshwater lake in the heart of the Rift Valley, at 2000 meters altitude. Installation in the late morning and lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, departure for the discovery of Lake Naivasha, territory hippos and birds. You will board a motorized canoe to reach the island of Crescent Island peninsula crescent, where you will have the opportunity to observe important fisheries scenes with fish eagles. The lake and the island is a bird sanctuary and home to hundreds of species, including ibis, herons and weavers. The lake is surrounded by rich vegetation – acacia forests – where many species of birds come to nest. unique experience not to be missed, you can make an incredible hiking on the island where you will see safely wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, thousands of birds and discover hundreds hippos in the lake . After a day full of memories, back to camp where you will have the only opportunity to see many hippos approach the camp to come and eat the grass nearby.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge or Naivasha Sopa Lodge .

Day 6 : Lake Naivasha / Amboseli

Breakfast and morning departure for Amboseli park. Located at the foot of Kilimanjaro is one of the most beautiful parks of Kenya. Made famous by Hemingway and his novel “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, the park offers beautiful scenery with its vast marshy plains fed by the snows of Kilimanjaro and exceptional wildlife, easily visible: elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, antelopes and buffaloes. Lunch at Sentrim Camp . Sentrim has a swimming pool where you will have the pleasure of lounging listening to the sounds of the savannah: a magical moment! Safari to meet the animals until nightfall.

Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Amboseli Camp.

Day 7 : Amboseli

Safari morning, breakfast and then return to the safari and visit a Masai village on the road. An enriching cultural encounter and surprising not to be missed. The Masai are found mainly in animal parks and are semi-nomadic. They retain their cultural traditions while taking part in the economic, social and political forces in their regions. The life of the Masai is based mainly around their specific traditions. Lunch at the Camp where you can enjoy the pool and back in Safari until nightfall, and little walk with your guide.

Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Amboseli Camp .

Day 8 : Amboseli / Tsavo East

Safari morning, breakfast then drive to Tsavo East punctuated with beautiful view. The park of Tsavo, the largest park in the country, is famous for its ocher landscapes and abundant wildlife: buffaloes, giraffes, antelopes and especially huge herds of elephants covered the land of the park, giving them the red color characteristic . Check-in and lunch at Sentrim Tsavo Camp on the banks of the VOI river. You have the chance to watch animals coming to drink from the river during lunch or while enjoying a swim in the pool at the lodge. Safari in the park until nightfall.

Dinner and overnight at Manyatta Camp .

Day 9 : Tsavo East / Mombasa / Departure

Arrival at Mombasa for departure to your destination. Dinner and overnight in flight.

9 days Kenya safari tour price