8 Days Kenya Luxury Safari with Short Hike
Aberdare, Mount Kenya, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
Overview
8 Days Kenya Luxury Safari with Short Hike
Explore the wonders of Kenya in style with this 8-day adventure. Start from the bubbling capital city of Nairobi and head into the wild by way of the Aberdare National Park. The park is home to a wide array of stunning flora and fauna, as well as a diverse variety of wildlife, including black rhinos, leopards, and the black and white colobus monkey.
Get to new heights with a short walk up Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest mountain. Not only does it offer majestic views of the sweeping plains below, but this UNESCO World Heritage site also affords some excellent animal and bird viewing. There are at least 160 bird species recorded here, including the rare and threatened Abbott’s starling.
OF COURSE, NO KENYAN SAFARI IS COMPLETE WITHOUT VISITING THE FAMOUS LAKE NAKURU, A PLACE RENOWNED FOR ITS ROBUST POPULATION OF FLAMINGOES AND OTHER BIRD SPECIES, AND THE EVER-POPULAR MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, THE JEWEL OF EAST AFRICAN SAFARI ADVENTURES. THIS TRIP WILL LEAVE WITH AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND HAVE YOU WANTING TO EXTEND YOUR STAY. OF COURSE, WE’RE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH REQUESTS.
Travel logistics
Start / Finish
Start
- Nairobi
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Finish
- Nairobi
- NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Highlights
What Makes This Safari Special
Witness the Great Migration herds
Big Five game viewing
Optional hot-air balloon safari
Game drives with a professional guide
Explore Aberdare
Explore Mount Kenya
Day by Day
Your 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Norfolk Hotel, The Ark Lodge, Mount Kenya Safari Club, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge and Mara Safari Club, 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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