8 Days Midrange Luxury Safari

8 Days Round trip from MERCANTILE HOUSE Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Masai Mara, home to abundant wildlife and the Big 5
  • 02 Enjoy game drives in Lake Nakuru National Park, a birding paradise with over 400 bird species
  • 03 Discover Aberdare’s mountainous terrain and tropical rainforest scenery
  • 04 Visit Amboseli National Park at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 05 Travel through the Great Rift Valley with a stop at the viewpoint
  • 06 Included accommodation, meals, mineral water, and park entrance fees

Discover some of Kenya’s most celebrated safari landscapes on this 8-day journey through Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Aberdare, and Amboseli National Park. From the wildlife-rich plains of Masai Mara and the birdlife of Lake Nakuru to the forested scenery of Aberdare and the iconic views of Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli, this itinerary brings together a varied and rewarding safari experience.

Travel by 4X4 safari van with a pop viewing roof, enjoy included accommodation and meals, and head out on a mix of en route, morning, afternoon, and full-day game drives. Along the way, look out for the Big 5, free-ranging elephants, rhinos, flamingos, and a wide variety of other wildlife and bird species.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Aberdare National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

8 Days Midrange Luxury Safari

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara

You will be picked up from your hotel and drive to Masai Mara National Reserve along the Great Rift Valley with a stopover at the rift valley viewpoint. En route game drives to your accommodation arriving in time for lunch. Check in and enjoy your lunch before embarking on an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge.

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Day 02

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Day 2: Masai Mara Reserve

Enjoy your breakfast in preparation for a full-day game drive in search of wildlife. Lunch will be on a picnic. Enjoy watching wildlife such as the big 5; lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhino among others.

Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge.

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Day 03

8 DAYS MIDRANGE LUXURY SAFARI

Day 3: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, checkout, and drive to Lake Nakuru national park home to over 400 bird species among them lesser flamingos and wildlife such as black and white rhinos. Arrive in time for lunch and later embark on an afternoon game drive in search of wildlife along the lake shores.

Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge.

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Day 04

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Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Aberdare National Park

After breakfast, check out and depart to Aberdare National Park arriving in time for lunch. The park is home to elephants, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, buffalos, black rhinos, warthogs, black and white colobus, and bushbucks among others. Enjoy an afternoon game drive and later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight

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Day 05

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Day 5: Aberdare National Park

Today you will have a full-day game drive at the park. explore the park as you try to spot different wildlife. Lunch will be a picnic. You can also opt to visit the waterfalls at the park one being Karuru Waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge.

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Day 06

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Day 6: Aberdare – Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, check out and drive to Amboseli National Park situated at the foothills of Africa’s highest mountain; Mount Kilimanjaro. En route game drive to your accommodation arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, embark on an afternoon game drive for a wildlife experience. Later return to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

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Day 07

8 DAYS MIDLUXURY SAFARI

Day 7: Amboseli National Park

After breakfast set off for a morning game drive in search of animals. Return to your camp/lodge for lunch at leisure. You can opt to do an afternoon game drive or spend your afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge.

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Day 08

8 DAYS MIDRANGE LUXURY SAFARI

Day 8: Amboseli – Nairobi and overnight at your camp/lodge.

Enjoy breakfast before checking out for a drive to Nairobi. Lunch will be on the route at a local restaurant. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel or airport for your onward flight.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from MERCANTILE HOUSE 5 cities · 8 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transport in 4X4 safari van with a pop viewing
  • Accommodation and meal
  • Professional driver guide
  • Mineral water
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Entrance fees

What's Not Included

  • International and domestic flights
  • visa fees and passport cost
  • travel insurance
  • personal expenses
  • tips and gratitudes
  • optional activities and excusions
  • alcoholic and special beverages
  • meals not included in the itinerary
  • extra hotel services

What to bring

  • T-shirts or breathable tops
  • safari shorts( for warmer hours)
  • Neutral colours  ( khaki, beige, olive, brown)
  • comfortable walking shoes or trail shoes
  • wide brim hat or cap
  • sunglasses
  • swimwear (many luxury hotels have pools)

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • DRESS CODE

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
MERCANTILE HOUSE, Koinange Street, Nairobi
Tour start
MERCANTILE HOUSE, Koinange Street, Nairobi
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 days finish where they began, in MERCANTILE HOUSE.

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