Day 1: Nairobi, Wildebeest Eco Camp
Your first day in Kenya after your international flight will be a nice easy one, spent time in Nairobi by visiting the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage in the morning, followed by lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and then heading over to either the Karen Blixen Museum or the Giraffe Centre in the afternoon (or both), alternatively you could head over to the Nairobi National Park and take a safari walk. You’ll then head to hotel for dinner and an evening relaxing.
Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli
Depart Nairobi early morning for Amboseli, a fantastic park that borders Tanzania, with great views of the imposing Mount Kilimanjaro and abundant wildlife including herds of elephants, big cats and bird life, it’s a park not to be missed! You’ll arrive in time for lunch at the Sentrim tented camp, which is a good value standard camp with semi-permanent heavy canvas tents erected on a tiled concrete base. Each tent has a comfy bed, an en suite shower and toilet. Meals are buffet style and vegetarians are catered for. After lunch you’ll leave camp and head into Amboseli National Park, just a ten-minute drive away. After your game drive you’ll return to camp for dinner and an evening relaxing around the fireplace.
Day 3: Amboseli
Dawn is perfect for game viewing in the Amboseli. Return to your lodge or camp for a late breakfast and spend the rest of the morning relaxing by the swimming pool. Another game viewing, late in the afternoon around the lakes and springs fed by the snows of Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is famous for its big game and great landscape which is dominated by the towering of Mount Kilimanjaro. The Park has a great view of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Dinner and overnight at a camp or lodge.
Day 4 & 5: Tsavo West, Serena Kilaguni
Wake up early to see the sunrise over the imposing Kilimanjaro, then after breakfast continue your safari onto Tsavo West, which is about a two hour drive. You’ll be staying at the stunning Serena Kilaguni Lodge situated inside the park where you’ll arrive in time for lunch at their restaurant, which has great views over the park. After lunch you’ll be taken on a late afternoon game drive and a visit to the Mzima Springs where you may see hippos and Nile crocodiles and many different species of bird. You’ll then return to Kilaguni for dinner and spend your evening relaxing and watching the wildlife arrive at the watering hole overlooked by the lodge’s restaurant, lounge and bar. You can spend the next day taking game drives at your leisure, enjoying the lodges’ facilities or spend the whole day exploring the park with a picnic lunch.
Day 6 & 7: Taita Hills, Sarova Salt Lick Lodge
After breakfast you will depart Kilaguni and head for the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, an area full of wildlife. There are more than fifty species of large mammals and three hundred species of birds here, it’s not uncommon to spot two dozen species in a morning game drive, among them lions, cheetahs, large herds of elephant and buffalo! You’ll arrive in time for lunch at the Sarova Salt Lick game viewing lodge, where there is a water source which attracts a lot of wildlife, which can be viewed from the comfort of the lodge or from their very good ground-level hide. Later on you’ll be taken out by your driver for a game drive in this very scenic park before heading back to the lodge for dinner. Spend your second day here enjoying watching wildlife from the lodge and taking early morning and late afternoon game drives.
Day 8 & 9: Tsavo East
After breakfast you will leave Sarova Salt Lick and head out on a game drive through the sanctuary before entering Tsavo East; a plateau of open grassland with giant baobab trees where you’ll get a great feeling of being out in the wilderness.
You’ll arrive in time for lunch at the camp or lodge, before taking an afternoon game drive and a visit to the Lugards Falls and Mudanda Rock. Spend the following day exploring the wilderness of Tsavo and we’ll include a visit to the Aruba dam, which is an attraction for many species of bird and mammals. The park is famous for its large herd of red elephant.
Day 10: Tsavo East – Coast
After breakfast you will head out for a final game drive along the Galana River in the Tsavo wilderness before heading to your preferred coastal beach hotel.