This week-long safari follows the classic Kenya route, then adds Tsavo West at the end. You spend two nights in the Mara, one at Lake Nakuru, two in Amboseli and one in Tsavo West.
From Tsavo you can return to Nairobi or continue to a Mombasa beach hotel.
Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Route: Nairobi, Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Tsavo West
Price: on request, quoted for your dates, group size and lodges.
Leave Nairobi after breakfast, stop at the Rift Valley viewpoint and reach camp for lunch. Your first game drive is in the afternoon.
Stay: Zebra Valley Luxury Camp
Meals: Lunch, dinner
A full day of game drives with a picnic lunch. In season, look for the migration herds and the predators that follow them.
Stay: Zebra Valley Luxury Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Drive to Lake Nakuru (or Lake Naivasha) for lunch, then an afternoon game drive for rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes and birdlife.
Stay: Lake Nakuru Lodge or Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
A short early game drive, then breakfast and the drive to Amboseli, with lunch in Nairobi. On arrival, choose an afternoon game drive or a rest at the lodge.
Stay: Sentrim Amboseli or Amboseli Discovery Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Game drives across Amboseli’s plains and swamps, known for big elephant herds and Kilimanjaro views, with lunch in the park or at the lodge.
Stay: Sentrim Amboseli or Amboseli Discovery Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Drive to Tsavo West for lunch. In the afternoon visit Mzima Springs and its underwater hippo hide, with a game drive at sunset.
Stay: Kilaguni Serena Lodge or Severin Kitani Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
A short game drive on the way out of the park, then on to Nairobi or, on request, a Mombasa beach hotel (a supplement may apply). Lunch on the way.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodges and timings are a guide. We confirm availability and can swap camps or adjust the pace to suit you.
Treat this itinerary as a starting point. Tell us your dates, interests and budget and we will adjust the route, lodges and pace, then send a free quote with no obligation.
