8 Days Kenya Luxury Safari with Short Hike

Experience the wonders of Kenya on this 8-day luxury safari. Begin your adventure in Nairobi, then journey into the heart of Aberdare National Park, where you’ll encounter black rhinos, leopards, and colobus monkeys. Continue your exploration with a scenic ascent of Mount Kenya, offering stunning views and excellent birdwatching opportunities with over 160 recorded species. Visit Lake Nakuru, known for its vibrant flamingos, before heading to the iconic Masai Mara. This unforgettable journey promises to leave you wanting more, and we’d be happy to help you extend your stay.

Duration

8
Days

Places to Visit

Aberdare National ParkAberdare National Park
Lake Nakuru NPLake Nakuru NP
Masai Mara NPMasai Mara NP
Mount KenyaMount Kenya

Day by Day Itinerary

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – Nairobi, you will be met and assisted. Transfer to your hotel in Nairobi. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at Norfolk Hotel.

Accommodation: Norfolk Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, drive north through the banana, pineapple, coffee and tea plantation to arrive at your base hotel – Aberdares Country Club for lunch. Carry an overnight bag and leave the rest of the luggage in the storage facility provided by the base hotel. Transfer in the lodge vehicle to your overnight game viewing tree hotel, set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, which overlooks a floodlit waterhole, and salt lick that attracts a host of wildlife. Enjoy leisure game viewing from one of the balconies or lounges. Dinner and overnight at The Ark.

Accommodation: The Ark Lodge
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Return to the base hotel after breakfast and pick the rest of your luggage. Proceed north to the lower slopes of Mount Kenya, to the famous Mount Kenya Safari Club. The club straddles the equator in a glory of luxurious cottages and elegant buildings set amid manicured lawns and decorative ponds. Lunch, dinner, and overnight at Mount Kenya Safari Club.

Accommodation: Mount Kenya Safari Club
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Continue on the 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle down the Great Rift Valley to the Lake Nakuru National Park with an en-route game drive, arriving at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, for check-in and lunch. After relaxing for a bit, proceed on an afternoon game drive in the park returning later for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, join your driver/guide for an exciting trip to the famous Masai Mara. Every year, this northern extension to the famous Serengeti National Park witnesses the awe-inspiring wildebeest migration. Transfer to your camp situated in the Ol-Choro Oiroua Conservation Area, bordering the Masai Mara Game Reserve, at the foot of the Aitong Hills, surrounded on three sides by the Mara River. Lunch, dinner, and overnight at Mara Safari Club.

Accommodation: Mara Safari Club
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Embark on morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains game. The “big five” – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino are quite common. Today, you may opt for an early morning hot air balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye view (optional and not included in the price). Lunch, dinner, and overnight at Mara Safari Club.

Accommodation: Mara Safari Club
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at your lodge. The trip proceeds to Isebania border for your Tanzania safari, or drive back to Nairobi arriving late afternoon for a farewell dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant. Transfer to JKI Airport to catch your outbound flight.

Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Small Form

Included

Park fees
Drinking water in our safari jeeps
All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
All Meals
Camping Equipment Porterage
Pickup and transfer airport
Reservation costs

Excluded

International flights and visas
Travel insurance
Alcoholic drinks
Rescue Fee
Climbing Gear
Sleeping Bag

Why Finest East Africa Safari?

Highest service
Quickest response time
Skilled travel consultants
World-class safari guides
Competitive rates

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