
11 Days Kenya High-End Comprehensive Safari
An 11-day Kenya safari through Amboseli, Ol Pejeta, the Great Rift Valley and Masai Mara
Overview
11-day Kenya safari
An 11-day Kenya safari takes in Amboseli, Ol Pejeta, the Great Rift Valley and the Masai Mara, with unhurried game viewing at each stop.
This comprehensive safari visits some of the country’s exceptional wildlife sanctuaries, including Amboseli, Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru, and the Masai Mara. It’s a journey that’s perfect for first-time Africa travelers, giving a wonderful overview of the varied landscapes this safari hotspot has to offer. Each one packed with wildlife. Explore the wild, take lots of pictures against a backdrop of some of the most panoramic scenes on the planet, and dine on delightful cuisines under the stars. Enjoy amazing and unhurried game viewing while staying at varied and well-located hotels, lodges and tented camps throughout the country, with two nights spent at most sanctuaries and more in the world-famous Masai Mara, which promises to be an undoubted highlight of the trip. Earning its name from the Masai tribespeople and the iconic Mara River that divides it, this national reserve is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual Great Migration of wildebeest. It promises to be the adventure of a lifetime!
Travel logistics
Start / Finish
Start
- Nairobi
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Finish
- Nairobi
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Highlights
What Makes This Safari Special
Chimpanzee tracking in the forest
Night game drive adventure
Guided walking safari
Flamingo-lined soda lakes
Explore Nairobi
Explore Amboseli National Park
Day by Day
11-day Kenya safari itinerary
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, a Gosheni Safari representative will be waiting to meet you. From there, a private vehicle takes you to your base hotel in the city, where you can settle in after your flight.
Once you are at the hotel, you will have a welcome safari briefing that sets out how the days ahead will run and gives you the chance to ask any questions before your adventure begins. The rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure, whether you prefer to rest or simply ease into the pace of the trip. You will stay overnight in Nairobi on a bed and breakfast basis, ready for an early start the following morning, when you set off towards Amboseli National Park.
After breakfast, you’ll set off in your 4x4 Safari vehicle towards Namanga with your safari guide. As soon as you enter Amboseli National Park, your game viewing will commence with a picnic lunch. After lunch, enjoy a leisurely afternoon game drive against the spectacular backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. You’ll return around sunset, with time to freshen up before dinner.
Set off on your early morning game drive; with luck, Mount Kilimanjaro’s snow-covered peak will be clearly visible. Return for a late breakfast at the base hotel, then take the rest of the morning to relax. After lunch, enjoy a late-afternoon game drive around the many lakes and springs fed by Kilimanjaro’s melting snows in search of Amboseli’s legendary elephant herds. If you accept an invitation to plant an acacia tree as part of the Amboseli Reforestation Project you’ll receive a commemorative certificate. Return to your base hotel for a memorable dinner under the stars.
Have an early breakfast at Amboseli before departing for Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a private wildlife sanctuary overlooking Mount Kenya that’s owned and managed by an international conservation organization. After lunch at a unique location, you will have a photo opportunity at the equator before arriving at Sweetwater’s Serena Camp. Dinner is served in the old farmhouse.
Enjoy a day of game-viewing activities with your Wildlife Safari guide in Ol Pejeta, including visiting the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, where abandoned and rescued chimpanzees are rehabilitated. Optional activities include night game drives, escorted walking safaris and camel rides with the local naturalist. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are at Sweetwater’s Serena Camp.
After breakfast at Sweetwater’s Serena Camp, depart for the Great Rift Valley and Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge. The shallow alkaline soda lakes of Lake Elementaita and Lake Nakuru are famous for their flamingo flocks, which gather to feed and breed along the lakeshore. Lunch and dinner are at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, with free time in between.
After breakfast at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, visit nearby Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its flamingos and as a breeding sanctuary for both black and white rhino. Alternatively, travel further north to another Rift Valley lake, Bogoria, for some great bird watching. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge for dinner.
After breakfast at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, drive along the Great Rift Valley floor and enter Masai Mara National Reserve, where you immediately begin game viewing, passing wildlife herds on the vast savannah plains. After lunch at Mara Serena Lodge, take a late afternoon game drive in the sanctuary, before dinner back at the lodge.
Enjoy two full days of exceptional game viewing in the Masai Mara, following herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, eland, topi, impala and many other species. Lion, leopard, and cheetah are found here in greater concentrations than anywhere else in Africa. Your Safari guide can arrange an extended game drive, traveling deeper into the less frequented parts of the reserve. Breakfast and dinner are at Mara Serena Lodge, while lunch is taken picnic-style under a magnificent acacia tree.
After breakfast at Mara Serena Lodge, enjoy a final morning game drive en-route to the Isebania border for your Tanzania Safari extension, or back to Nairobi with dinner at any famous restaurant with a late transfer to JKIA for your outbound flight.
Gallery
Photographs
Where You Stay
Handpicked
Retreats
Every lodge and camp is chosen for its location, character and comfort, so the place you rest is as memorable as the adventure itself.
What's Included
Inclusions & Exclusions
Included
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
Not Included
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcoholic drinks
Questions
Frequently Asked
The price covers park fees; all activities (unless labeled as optional); all accommodation as stated in the itinerary; a professional driver/guide; all transportation (unless labeled as optional). Budget separately for international flights (from/to home); additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour; tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day). Your personalized quote confirms the full breakdown line by line.
The prime months for this itinerary are June, July, August, September and October. That said, Kenya rewards visitors in every season. Tell us your travel dates and we'll advise exactly what to expect.
This is a private, tailor-made safari for your own party of 2 to 12 guests. You won't be grouped with strangers. The itinerary, vehicle and guide are yours alone.
You'll stay at Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi / Nairobi Serena Hotel, Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge / Tortilis Camp / Kibo Villa, Sweetwaters Serena Camp, Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge and Mara Serena Lodge, as laid out in the day-by-day itinerary. If availability requires it, we substitute properties of a similar or better standard and always confirm before you travel.
Send an inquiry through the form on this page and our safari experts will come back with a personalized quote within 24 hours, free and with no obligation. Once the plan feels right, we lock in your dates and lodges.
Absolutely. Treat the 11-day program as a starting point. We can adjust the pace, upgrade or change lodges, add days, or combine it with other destinations. Tell us what your ideal trip looks like and we'll shape it around you.
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