8 Days Kenya Luxury Safari
Samburu, Aberdare, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
Overview
8 Days Kenya Luxury Safari
This 8-day road safari sees the highlights of Kenya, covering Nairobi, Samburu National Reserve, the Aberdares, Lake Nakuru, and the Masai Mara. Includes luxury accommodation and transport by 4×4 safari vehicles.
The tour starts with time in Nairobi and then proceeds to the Samburu National Reserve. Animals commonly seen are elephants, lions, cheetahs, Grevy’s zebras, reticulated giraffes, gerenuks, Oryx, and waterbucks. There are also over 350 varieties of birds.
THE TOUR CONTINUES TO THE ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK - AN AREA WITH DIVERSE TOPOGRAPHY, FEATURING DEEP RAVINES THAT CUT THROUGH THE FORESTED SLOPES. ANIMALS EASILY OBSERVED HERE INCLUDE BLACK RHINO, LEOPARD, BABOON, BLACK AND WHITE COLOBUS MONKEY. BIRD VIEWING IS REWARDING, WITH OVER 250 SPECIES OF BIRDS IN THE PARK, INCLUDING JACKSON’S FRANCOLIN, GOSHAWKS, EAGLES, AND PLOVERS. We then move on to Lake Nakuru National Park. In addition to its attractive Lakeland scenery. It offers opportunities to see lion, leopard, black rhino, hippos, giraffe, reedbuck, waterbuck, hundreds of species of bird and much more.
The tour concludes at the Masai Mara National Game Reserve, which is home to the “Big Five”, and other wildlife like baboons, eland, ostrich, bat-eared fox, jackal, and the rivers abound with hippos and crocodiles.
Travel logistics
Start / Finish
Start
- Nairobi
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Finish
- Nairobi
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Highlights
What Makes This Safari Special
Game drives with a professional guide
Explore Samburu National Reserve
Explore Aberdare
Explore Lake Nakuru National Park
Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
Explore Nairobi
Day by Day
Your Itinerary
Meet and greet at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After clearance with customs, transfer to your base hotel for check-in. Time at leisure. Overnight at bed and breakfast.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and board the 4×4 safari vehicle to drive north to Samburu National Reserve, arrive for check-in and lunch at Samburu Sopa Lodge. After relaxation, proceed on an afternoon game drive in the reserve returning later for dinner and overnight.
Full day in Samburu National Reserve with early morning, mid-morning and afternoon game drives in 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.
After breakfast, check out and drive by 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle to the Aberdare National Park arriving at Aberdare Country Club for lunch. Later in the afternoon, you will be transferred to The Ark Tree Lodge, where you will spend the evening observing wildlife from the lodge as the animals come to the nearby salt lick and waterhole. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After a cup of tea or coffee, check out of the Tree Lodge and board the transfer vehicle to the Aberdare Country Club for breakfast after which our driver will assist you with collecting the rest of your luggage. Continue by the 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle down the Great Rift Valley to 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 while, proceed on an afternoon game drive in the park, returning later for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, check out and drive Southwest in the 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle to Masai Mara National Game Reserve arriving for check-in and lunch at either Serena / Sopa / Sarova Lodges. After a bit of rest, proceed on an afternoon game drive, returning later for dinner and overnight.
Full day in Masai Mara National Game Reserve with early morning, mid-morning and afternoon game drives in 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle. All meals and overnight at either Serena / Sopa / Sarova Lodges.
After breakfast, check out and continue with your Safari to Tanzania through the Isebania Border point or drive back to Nairobi city in 4×4 pop-up roof safari vehicle arriving in the mid-afternoon. Drop off in Nairobi or at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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 Samburu Sopa Lodge, The Ark Lodge, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge and Sarova Lodges, 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 8-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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