11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi

11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi

The 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi takes you to the most popular Safari Destinations in Kenya. This Country filled with rare Natural beauty and wonder will offer you the most amazing Safari experience including an encounter with Africa’s Big 5 mammals.

Safari destinations

Samburu National Reserve

Located in Northern region of Kenya on the banks of Ewaso Ng’iro River which is also the main water distributor in this region. The reserve was established in 1985 and covers an area of 165sqkm. The park is home to various mammal species including Lions, Leopard, Cheetah, Gravy Zebra, wild dogs, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, grant gazelles, impalas, water bucks, hippos, dik-diks, warthogs, cape Bufaloes, elephants, elands, jackals, fox, hyena, aardvark klipspringer, mongooses and Bats. The reserve is also home to about 450 bird species including golden breasted starling, white-headed moosebird, Sulphur breasted bush shrike, blue-necked Somali ostrich, Kori bustard, martial eagle, secretary bird, Egyptian vulture, vulturine guinea fowl, yellow-billed hornbill, golden pipit, palm nut vulture, chestnut weaver, lanner falcon among others.

Lake Nakuru National Park

Known as a “Beautiful bird Haven” is located in the West Central Kenya and it is one of the saline lakes of the lake system lying within the Great rift valley of Eastern Africa. The park boosts of over 400 bird species including vast numbers of pink flamingoes, Abyssinian thrush, large flocks of pelicans, Bateleur, Arrow-marked babbler, and also mammals like waterbucks, impalas, warthogs,  elands, lions, leopards, hippopotamus, giraffes, black and white rhinos, African wild dog, vervet monkeys, olive baboon, colobus monkeys and many more.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Located in the South Western region of Kenya along the Great Rift Valley area in Norok County Kenya adjacent to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Maasai Mara National Reserve was established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 520 sqkm of the current Mara Triangle.  Later it was converted into a Game Reserve and by 1984 the park had a total area of 1510sqkm. The park is dotted with acacia trees, shrubs and bushes and has 2 draining rivers which are Maasai Mara River and Talek River. A unique wildlife conservation haven famous for its Natural diversity of wildlife like the Big 5 mammals which are Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffaloes and Rhinos in large numbers as well as other mammals like Cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles.

The park also boosts of over 500 bird species like Bateleur, Secretary bird, Schawlow’s turaco, Abdim’s stork, Hammerkops, Temminck’s courser, Southern ground hornbill, Usambiro barbet, Saddle-billed stork, Giant kingfisher, Woolly-necked stork, Black-headed heron, Giant kingfisher, African jacana, Crowned lapwing, Malachite kingfisher, Grey-headed kingfisher among others. Maasai Mara National Reserve is also famous for its annual Wildebeest Beast Migration where Millions of these creatures migrate from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park which occurs between July and October making it one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

 Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – Transfer to your Hotel

The 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi will begin with a pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by our Professional driver guide who will meet and greet you, he will then brief you about the entire journey and thereafter transfer you to your Hotel where you will have rest and relaxation from your long flight. Your lunch and dinner will later be served.

Location: Nairobi  

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 2: Transfer to Nanyuki Town

Day 2 of the 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi will begin with a mouth-watering breakfast and thereafter you will embark on a scenic drive through the fertile region of Karatina and Laikipia plateau. You will enjoy a nice picnic lunch stopover and then drive to Nanyuki Town where you will enjoy beautiful scenic views of Mount Kenya the second highest in Africa and sits high at 5,199m above sea level. You will check into your accommodation for rest and relaxation as you await your dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Nanyuki Town

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 3: Transfer to Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Full Day Wildlife Viewing

You will wake up for a delicious breakfast and thereafter drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a 40sqkm safe haven for wildlife which is a 1 hour drive from Nanyuki Town. While at Ol Pejeta, you will encounter various mammal species including the Big 5 which are lions, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, leopards and other mammals like giraffes, Serval, wildebeests, Hippos, cheetah, wild dogs and leopards. You will also visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and see over 40 Orphaned and Confiscated Chimpanzees. You will also visit the Morani Rhino Information Centre and learn how poaching has impacted the Rhino population in the country, you will have an opportunity to see the only 3 living Southern White Rhinos in the World today and also observe, touch and feed Baraka a blind black Rhino.

Location: Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 4: Drive to Samburu National Reserve – Evening Game Drive

Your day 4 of the 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi will begin with an early morning delicious breakfast and thereafter embark on about 4 hours’ drive to Samburu National reserve located in the Northern region of Kenya. With a bit of luck, you will enjoy an early morning sunrise over Mount Kenya as you drive through the lush farmlands to Samburu National Reserve. Upon arrival, you will check into your accommodation for lunch and relaxation. Later you will have an evening game drive which will enable you view mammal species like grant gazelles, impalas, water bucks, warthogs, cape Bufaloes, elephants, elands, jackals, fox, hyenas among others and then return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.

Location: Samburu National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 5: Samburu National Reserve – Full day Game Drive 

Day 5 of your 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi will begin with an early morning breakfast and thereafter you will head out to the park for an exciting encounter with Samburu’s wildlife offerings. You will catch sights of different wildlife species like grant gazelles, impalas, water bucks, hippos, dik-diks, warthogs, cape Bufaloes, elephants, elands, jackals, lions, leopards, cheetahs. Your guide will also be on the watch out for the rare and endangered species of Samburu National Reserve like Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Somali Ostrich, Gravy Zebra and wild dogs.

You will then return back for a delicious lunch at your lodge. Spend your entire afternoon relaxing as you await a unique evening game drive which will enable you spot some of the cats you failed to see during your morning game drive, you will as well continue to the Ewaso Nyiro river where you will see hippos and crocodiles . Then return back for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Samburu National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 6: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Reserve

Day 6 of the Safari Tour will start with a delicious morning breakfast and thereafter you will check out of your accommodation and go for a morning game drive as you exit Samburu National Reserve to proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park. This drive will take about 7 hours including a lunch stopover. You will drive to your accommodation while enjoying sights of various mammal species like elephants, leopards, black and white rhinos, sported hyenas, buffalos among others. Later you will have your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Lake Nakuru National Park

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 7: Lake Nakuru National Park – Full day Game Drive

Your day 7 of your Magic African Kenyan Safari will have an early morning breakfast and a full day to explore Lake Nakuru National Park through several game drives. You will have a sunrise game drive since the park seems so beautiful at this time of the day and most animals are usually active. You will search for wildlife like waterbucks, impalas, warthogs, elands, hippopotamus, giraffes, African wild dogs and if lucky you will as well spot lions and leopards.

Return to your lodge for a hearty lunch and then Later in the afternoon, you will have a game drive around Lake Nakuru to watch the eye-catching flocks of the Greater and the lesser flamingos which color the shores of Lake Nakuru pink, you will take various memorable pictures and then later proceed to the Rhino sanctuary which is a home to about 100 white rhinos and 50 black rhinos. Finally return back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.

Location: Lake Nakuru National Park

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 8: Drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve – Maasai Cultural Encounter

Your day 8 of the 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi will begin with a hot delicious breakfast and thereafter check out of your lodge and transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve which is about 4 hours’ drive from Lake Nakuru. Upon reaching, you will check into your accommodation for a finger licking lunch and later you will head out to the Maasai Community living near the park for a rich encounter which will give you the definition of a true African Culture. You will then return back for your dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 9: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Full day Game Drive with Hot Air Balloon Experience 

You will wake up early on day 9 of your safari and embark on a Hot Air Balloon experience, you will be able to view a variety of wildlife from the sky feeding upon vegetation and moving when a new supply is needed. After landing, you will be escorted to a lovely setting for a bush breakfast and then you will continue on a full day game drive with your packed lunch which will give you an encounter with mammal species like zebras, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and if lucky you will as well spot leopards, lions, hyenas.

Later in the evening hours, return back to your lodge with an amazing evening game drive with an armed park ranger as well as spotlight torches to help you easily spot the nocturnals in the night as they hunt and feed on their prey for example the lions, leopards, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs among others. Then return back for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 10: Maasai Mara National Park – Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Nature walk

Upon waking up on your day 10 of the Safari Tour, you will embark on an early morning game drive which will give you a great opportunity to spot predators like lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and other mammals like hippos, buffaloes, wildebeests, elephants and many more. Return back to your accommodation for a hearty breakfast and spend your entire afternoon relaxing at your lodge. Later, you will go for a 2 hour Nature walk with a local Maasai guide who will share his experience and expertise with you. He will teach you about the hidden secrets of the African savannah and how the Maasai people track wildlife and birds and also how they find medicine in the bush. You will later return to your lodge for a relaxed dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 11: Transfer back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Hotel

On the final day of your 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi, you will have a mouth-watering breakfast as you enjoy the tranquility of Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will then check out of your lodge and drive back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch up with your flight or spend another night in Nairobi City.

Thank you so much for specifically choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations on the 11 Days Kenya Safari Tour from Nairobi and we hope to see you again!!!

Location: Nairobi City

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch 

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

The Safari Package Includes:

• Return airport transfers (pick up and drop off)
• Private transport for 11 days in a well-modified safari Extended land-cruiser (4WD,air-conditioned and pop-up roof)
• Fuel for 11 days
• English safari driver guide for 11 days
• Mid-range accommodation for 10 nights on full board (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
• All en-route meals and bottled mineral water throughout your tour
• All activities and park entrance fees and all applicable government taxes
• Game Drives in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Nature walk Safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Hot Air Balloon Safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Maasai Community Encounter in Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

The Safari Package Excludes:

• International and Domestic flights
• Country entry visa
• Personal travel insurance
• Items of personal nature/laundry/telephone charges
• Souvenirs and gifts, Tips
• Alcoholic and other soft drinks (sodas, special juice order at the lodge and wines)