9 Days Explore savannah wildlife safari Kenya

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9 Days Explore savannah wildlife safari Kenya Package is ideal for a family safari. A safari holiday that gives you elephant photography opportunities in Tsavo East and West national parks which have huge herds of red colored elephants and enchanting landscapes. Enjoy the Mudanda rock at Tsavo East, visit the famous Lugard falls. Enjoy the elephants drink and mud bath on the banks of the river. At Tsavo East We have the endangered Hirola antelope and you might just spot it on one of your customized game drives. Then we head to Tsavo West, the land of lava and lions.9 Days Africa Kenya Adventure Safari explores the Tsavo West which has a rich geographical history and you witness the lava flows at the Shetani lava flow area as well as in various areas in the park. Visit the mzima springs which is a water source for the Coastal town of Mombasa. Water percolates though porous rocks and emerges at this springs, water is very clear here and there is an under water watch tank from where fish, crocodiles and hippos can be observed. Amboseli National park is the home of elephants, the royal court of Mount Kilimanjaro. It is an amazing safari photography destination with the dust and light making great composition elements. You get amazingly close to elephants but safely. There you do get lions here and cheetahs and you can photograph these amazing wildlife with the Mount Kilimanjaro in the back round. This 9 Days Explore savannah wildlife safari Kenya package also takes you to Lake Naivasha where we explore the Hells gate National park or the crescent island, enjoy riding a horse as you enjoy watching giraffes, wildebeest impalas amongst other wildlife. Take a boat safari at the Lake Naivasha and watch fish eagles do their thing. Finally, we get to the Masai Mara National reserve for great wildlife viewing. On our private safari we choose strategically located camps and lodges at the Masai Mara for ease of game drives. At the Masai Mara big five, big cats amongst other great wildlife are to be found here.

8 Nights 9 Days

Kenya wildlife safari holidays

Departure

Nairobi (flexible also depending on your lacation)
Departure Time

0700hrs
Return Time

1500hrs (not fixed)
Dress Code

warm clothes for the evenings and light clothes for the day time
Included

Accommondation

Meals

park/reserve tickets

Personal Guide

Transport in custom made safari 4x4

Day 1 Nairobi to Tsavo East

Leave Kenya’s capital city early in the morning and drive towards the Kenyan coast. We arrive at the camp/lodge for lunch. Later in the afternoon we head out and explore this semi-arid conservation area that is covered in beautiful iron rich red soils. The famous huge red elephants of Tsavo are to be found here as well as lions’ cheetahs and leopards. We later return to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight after chasing the ever-magical sunset in Africa.

Day 2 Full Day at Tsavo East

Our flexible safari itinerary gives you the option of doing morning and evening game drives or crafting an ideal day program with our professional safari guide. Tsavo is the biggest conservation area in Kenya and offers not only the red covered elephants but also the rare hirola antelope. Zebras dik diks and a good variety of antelopes call this magnificent Tsavo East their home. These dry plains have the Galana river snaking its way seeking out its way to the Indian ocean, its water roars over the rocks at the Lugard’s falls as the sneak between the creeks. A stop worth visiting. The 1.6 km inselberg of stratified rock acts as a water catchment that supplies a natural dam below is locally called the Mudanda rock. A refuge for animals during the dry season. After a day of exploration, we return to the camp/ lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3 Tsavo East to Tsavo West

After breakfast we head out to the neighbouring Tsavo West National park. We do a game drive as we head to our lodge arriving in good time for lunch. Later in the afternoon we go out for a game drive. We explore the mzima springs. A natural reservoir under the Chyulu hills feeds the springs. Water percolates through underground porous volcanic rocks and the natural filtration process gives the mzima springs clear water. There is a small watch tower where you can observe the aquatic life from such as fish and Nile crocodiles from. Further exploration and we could run into Savannah monitor lizards’ lions’ leopards buffalo elephants common water bucks amongst other beautiful creatures and not forgetting a prolific bird life. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4 Tsavo West to Amboseli

After breakfast we head out on a game drive as we head to Amboseli National reserve. Shetani lava flow as its locally referred to is an eight-kilometre lava flow that is 1.6 kilometres wide. Emerging from the Chyulu cones the flow is such a sight with the rock habitat adapted klipspringer hoping occasionally We further proceed to Amboseli National park arriving in time for lunch. This is the best place to observe the behavior and enjoy watching the magnificent creatures, in fact most of what we know today has been researched in this conservation area by Dr. Cynthia Moss of Amboseli elephant trust.

Day 5 Full Day at Amboseli

Its day two at the royal court of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Our itinerary is flexible and we have the option of doing half day game drives and later again in the afternoon after a lunch break. Amboseli National park is the best place to see big herds of elephant. The swamps attract this magnificent creature that find themselves living in this vast semi-arid ecosystem. The dusty plains also play host to cheetahs and lions amongst the big cats. On early morning game drives, you have a higher chance of seeing the rarer mammals like the honey badger, African wildcat, African civet amongst others. Thus, we always recommend our guests leave camp or lodge at the earliest legal times with packed breakfast to catch the morning serenity. The thought of the beautiful African sunrise in the open plains and breakfast in the wild with enchanting views should be motivation enough to make you jump out of bed early. . In Amboseli conservation area we also have the dry lake Amboseli that offers quit good elephant photography opportunities as well as other herbivores that you may come across in the vast dry lake bed. Amboseli also offer unmatched photography opportunities, the golden light spiced with the dust as the animals move into and out of the swamp in the morning and in the evening, which happens to be their daily migration routine. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge

Day 6 Amboseli to Naivasha

We Leave Amboseli early in the morning and head to Lake Naivasha. We make a stop stop at the East African section of the great rift valley view point. It is a geologic wonder of the world. A fracture on the earths in the earth’s surface. Enjoy views of a strata volcano, Mount Longonot, with a 8x12 km caldera is quit a sight to behold. Drive on further past the small Italian catholic church built in 1942 during the second world war, the Italians were prisoners of war and Kenya at that time was still a British colony until 1963. We arrive in time for lunch then later after a brief rest head out for the afternoons activities. We begin with the boat ride, about one hour in the only fresh water lake in the Kenyan rift valley that is home to hippos and over 400 bird species. Get pied kingfishers in action, the African fish eagle busy looking for the all-important protein source, the fish. Common carp is the most common fish here. Later we go out for a horse ride or nature walk depending on your preference at the crescent island or the sanctuary farm. You can also do a bike ride as you watch wildlife, you will have a guide with you. You can choose to explore the hells gate national park, walk amongst giraffes’ zebras warthog “pumba”. Visit and explore the hells gate gorge as you examine obsidian rocks and hot springs in the gorge. Later on, return to the relaxing ambience of your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 7 Masai Mara to Naivasha

Leave Naivasha early in the morning and head to the Masai Mara with several stops en route, Reach the Mara in perfect time for lunch and later leave for the evening game drive in search of the big cats of Masai Mara, the lions, leopards cheetahs elephants’ rhinos and other species of elephants. The Masai Mara national reserve offer unrivaled opportunities for big cat sightings. Check back to the camp /lodge for dinner and overnight. Leave Naivasha early in the morning and head to the Masai Mara with several stops en route, Reach the Mara in perfect time for lunch and later leave for the evening game drive in search of the big cats of Masai Mara, the lions, leopards cheetahs elephants’ rhinos and other species of elephants. The Masai Mara national reserve offer unrivaled opportunities for big cat sightings. Check back to the camp /lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 Masai Mara

We have a very flexible itinerary and game drives are tailored to your interests with our experienced professional safari guide. Early morning game drive with picnic breakfast gets you higher probabilities of catching the sunrise, animals whilst they are still active. The morning serenity is just unexplainable, you just have to experience. Explore more of the spotted savannah with its diverse landscapes as to capture beautiful animals, with your lenses. The Mara river where river crossings happen in July August September is the main water body snaking its way through this paradise. Hippopotamus and the Nile crocodile call this home and it’s the best place I the reserve to catch a glimpse of them as they warm themselves in the river banks. Other rivers include the talek river and smaller tributaries like sekenani river. The sand river is another picturesque area at the Masai mara and it is right at the border with the endless plains, the Serengeti. All these as our safari guide explains more about nature as it unfolds right in front of you, getting you the best angles for that shot! After a fulfilling adventurous day, you retire back to your strategically located safari camp/lodge for sumptuous dinner and overnight

Day 9 Masai Mara Nairobi

After early breakfast we head out for our Last game drive. Capture silhouettes of topis , giraffe elephant or even lucky a male lion silhouette. After an exciting morning game drive, we drive back to Nairobi. For a tailor made safari or to book with us kindly contact us via



 









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9 Days Explore savannah wildlife safari Kenya