Our fantastic 19 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour is a relaxed 18-night, 19-day safari in Kenya vacation package, offering great game viewing, amazing landscapes, and genuine cultural experiences, combined with a tour on a gorgeous beach in Mombasa – all at a great price!
On this 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour, you will explore all the classic wildlife destinations in southern, central, and northern Kenya, including the world-famous Masai Mara, Samburu, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Hell’s Gate, Amboseli, and Tsavo West National Parks.
You’ll enjoy exceptional game viewing in the 4×4 safari vehicle, including the Great Wildebeest Migration in season, African Big Five animals, African Big Cats, and orphaned chimpanzees. You’ll experience beautiful diversity of stunning landscapes, incredibly rich birdlife, fascinating history, and culture, and much more on this once-in-a-lifetime African safari holiday.
End your holiday relaxing on strikingly beautiful Mombasa Dian Beach. You can also scuba dive and snorkel in clear tropical Indian Ocean waters, or head out on a deep-sea fishing excursion, before returning to Nairobi where this 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour started.
You can book or tailor this 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour to your special interests and enjoy a really lovely, value-for-money Kenya safari-and-beach experience.
Day 1: Nairobi
Day 2 & 3: Samburu National Reserve & Samburu Village
Day 4 & 5: Ol Pejeta Conservancy & Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Day 6: Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 7, 8, & 9: Masai Mara National Reserve & Maasai Village
Day 10 & 11: Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate National Park.
Day 12 & 13: Amboseli National Park
Day 14 & 15: Tsavo West National Park
Day 16, 17, & 18: Mombasa Coast, Dian Beach
Day 19: Depart.
Day 1: Arrive In Nairobi, Kenya via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Day 2: Drive to Samburu National Reserve, Afternoon Game Drive
Day 3: Full Safari in Samburu National Reserve. Evening Samburu Village Tour.
Day 4: Drive Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, Afternoon Game Drive & Visit Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Day 5: Full Day Safari in Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Day 6: Travel to Lake Nakuru National Park, Afternoon Game Drive.
Day 7: Drive To Masai Mara National Reserve, Afternoon Game Drive.
Day 8: Full-Day Game Drive in Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 9: Game Drive in Masai Mara & Maasai Village Cultural Experience.
Day 10: Morning Game Drive. Transfer to Lake Naivasha, Relaxation.
Day 11: Lake Naivasha Boat Tour & Crescent Island Nature Walk. Cycle, Hike, or Rock Climb in Hell’s Gate National Park.
Day 12: Visit Amboseli National Park, Evening Game Drive.
Day 13: Whole Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park.
Day 14: Transfer to Tsavo West National Park, Afternoon Game Drive.
Day 15: Full-Day Game Drive in Tsavo West National Park.
Day 16: Transfer to Mombasa Dian Beach for Relaxation.
Day 17: Relax at Dian Beach Mombasa.
Day 18: Relax at Dian Beach Mombasa.
Day 19: Depart.
Your 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour begins with your arrival in Kenya at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where you are met and transferred to your booked accommodation in Nairobi city. Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya with a population of over 4 million. If your flight arrives early in the day, there are a variety of optional activities in the city for you to enjoy:-
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Giraffe Manor/Hemingways Nairobi/Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi
Midrange: – Movenpick Hotel/Crowne Plaza Nairobi/Tamarind Tree Hotel
Meal Plan: – Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Day two of the 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour begins at 8.00 am after a delicious breakfast at the hotel. You will then leave the bustling city of Nairobi and take a very scenic drive of about 5 hours north to the quiet, peaceful, semi-arid, and pristine wilderness of Samburu National Reserve.
You will travel past the Mount Kenya National Park, established in the 1940s to preserve Mount Kenya, Africa’s second tallest mountain (after Kilimanjaro) at 5,199m above sea level. You’ll arrive in time for lunch at your lodge in the next 2 nights. After lunch, have some time to rest. At 4 pm, enjoy a game drive.
You will have a chance to see the rare and iconic “Samburu Special Five”– Reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Beisa oryx, long-necked Gerenuk, and blue-necked Somali Ostrich – as well as more familiar animals such as Lion, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Warthogs, Waterbuck, Crocodiles, Hippos, Hyena, and Leopard.
Birdlife is also plentiful, with more than 450 species, including the striking Vulturine Guineafowl and Secretary bird. You will return to your lodge or camp at around sunset to freshen up, have dinner and have a good night’s sleep.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Samburu Camp/Elephant Bedroom Camp
Midrange: – Sarova Shaba Lodge/Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Around 300km (5 hours)
Activities & Services: –
Day three of your 19 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour begins with an early breakfast at the lodge. Then, enjoy a morning game drive at sunrise, followed by an afternoon game drive, since animals are often more active during the cooler hours of the day. You’ll return to the lodge during the hotter hours in the middle of the day, where you’ll have a delightful lunch, relax and maybe take a siesta.
In the evening, tour a local Samburu Village located outside the reserve. The Samburu people like the Maasai follow the rain in search of fresh pasture and water for their livestock. You are welcome to join the women in the beading workshop. Here is the place to purchase an original souvenir, knowing that it will directly assist these women in providing for their families.
Learn more about the collars with colorful beads that the ladies of the Samburu tribe wear. Discover the secret meanings in these ornate pieces of jewelry and watch the warriors assemble for dance as you get an intimate glimpse into the lives of this vibrant Kenyan tribe.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Elephant Bedroom Camp/Ashnil Samburu Camp
Midrange: – Samburu Sopa Lodge/Sarova Shaba Lodge/Samburu Simba Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Optional Activities:-
After the final breakfast at Samburu, take a beautiful slow drive of about 3-4 hours south to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
You’ll arrive in time for lunch and leisure at your camp. In the afternoon, go on a game drive to learn more about this wonderful wildlife reserve and experience its unique flora and fauna. Ol Pejeta is a premier 360km2 not-for-profit wildlife reserve in Laikipia Plateau, in the foothills of Mount Kenya.
The conservancy works to conserve wildlife, provide a sanctuary for great apes and generate income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises for re-investment in conservation and community development.
Ol Pejeta is home to over 10,000 large animals, including all of the Big Five, and has a successful community development program, providing funding to surrounding communities to aid health, education, water, and infrastructure projects.
You’ll also visit the Sweet Waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a refuge for rescued, orphaned, abandoned, and abused chimpanzees, mostly victims of the illegal pet trade in Central, East, and West Africa. These highly intelligent great apes share 98% of our genetic make-up and are considered our closest living cousins.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Midrange: – Ol Pejeta Bush Camp/Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx.250km (3-4 hours)
Activities & Services: –
On day 5 of the 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour, wake up early for a breakfast and then go on a morning game drive in Ol Pejeta at sunrise.
With the highest wildlife-to-area ratio of any Kenyan game park, you’ll have a thrilling wildlife experience in Ol Pejeta. The conservancy boasts the largest black rhino population in East Africa, as well as the only place to see chimpanzees in Kenya. Ol Pejeta also has a population of southern white rhinos, the last 2 northern white rhinos on Earth, and all the Big 5 animals. It also has one of the greatest densities of predators in Kenya. About 70 Lions, 30 cheetahs, 100 Spotted Hyenas, 20 Leopards, and 33 African wild dogs inhabit the reserve.
You will also look for the Jackals, Bat-eared foxes, fringe-eared Oryxes, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, hartebeests, hippos, baboons, elands, bushbucks, and warthogs. There are also over 300 different bird species, including Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Taita fiscal, and common ostrich.
You’ll return to your camp for lunch and some relaxation in the hottest hours of the day. You then set out again on an afternoon in search of more Ol Pejeta wildlife, returning in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Midrange: – Ol Pejeta Bush Camp/Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx.155km/3-4 hours
Activities & Services: –
Optional Activities
After a tasty breakfast day on day six of the 19 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Beach Tour, embark on a drive of about 5 hours south across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, one of Kenya’s most attractive parks.
You will make a stop at Thomson’s falls in Nyahururu to stretch your legs and watch the waters of the Ewaso Ng’iro River plunge 72 meters (236 feet) in a magnificent cascade. Arrive at Lake Nakuru in time for lunch.
Freshen up, have a delicious meal, and take some time to rest. In the late afternoon, enjoy a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park.
A bird lover’s paradise, twitchers have the chance to spot some of the more than 500 recorded species, including the park’s flocks of pelicans and flamingos with their pretty pink plumes. Look out for the rare Rothschild’s giraffe Cape Buffalos, Lions, Leopards, Hippos, Zebras, and Waterbucks, as well as black and white rhino before settling at your lodge for the evening
Please note: Nakuru was formerly famous for the millions of flamingos that covered the lake with their pink plumes. However, since the major flooding of 2014, fewer flamingos choose to feed or breed here.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Sarova Woodlands/the Cliff
Midrange: – Lake Nakuru Lodge/Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – About. 250km/5 hours
Activities & Services: –
After a good breakfast on day seven of your 19 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Tour, you’ll drive south to the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve.
One of the most spectacular places for wildlife sightings in Africa, you are sure to spot big cats (lion, leopard, and cheetah), the Big Five, and numerous other kinds of wildlife in the next few days. You’ll get to the Masai Mara and your accommodation in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.
If you’re traveling between July and October, you could be lucky enough to wittiness the Great Migration or one of the ten wonders of the World, when more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 260,000 zebras, and 470,000 gazelles pass through the area.
The Mara River crossing season is especially a breathtaking and utterly unforgettable experience – but such is the scale of the wildlife here that a visit at any time of year is highly rewarding.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Mara Camp/Mara Serena Lodge
Midrange: – Mara Leisure Camp/Basecamp Masai Mara/Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 226km/4 hours
Activities & Services: –
Spend a whole day on thrilling game drives exploring the spectacular, wildlife-rich Masai Mara National Reserve. You’ll have plenty of drinking water available and a picnic lunch so you can properly enjoy a full day of adventure.
Your safari will begin before sunrise. Wildlife is most active in the early morning and late hours of the day. If you are fortunate, you might even see predators hunting during these hours, for example, a leopard stalking an impala, a cheetah chasing and knocking down a gazelle, or a lion hunting and killing a wildebeest. And, of course, if you visit between July and October, you may be able to see one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena – the Great Wildebeest Migration
Optional Activity: You could also choose to enjoy a hot-air balloon flight safari over the golden savannah of the Masai Mara, a wonderful way to watch the savannah come to life in the glow of dawn.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Mara Leisure Camp/Ashnil Mara Camp/Mara Serena Lodge
Midrange: – Mara Sopa Lodge/Basecamp Masai Mara/Jambo Mara Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
On day nine of your 19 days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour, enjoy another game drive in the magical Masai Mara Reserve.
You’ll look out for Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos, Zebras, Crocodiles, Wildebeests, Warthogs, Hyenas, Jackals, Wild dogs, Leopards, and numerous antelope species. Over 450 bird species have also been recorded in the Mara, ranging from Vultures, Eagles, Ground hornbills, and prehistoric-looking Ostriches, to bizarre long-legged Secretary birds.
You’ll return to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation. In the late afternoon, take a cultural tour or visit a local village to learn more about the ancient Maasai warriors who have trod this land for centuries.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Mara Camp/Mara Serena Lodge
Midrange: – Mara Leisure Camp/Mara Sopa Lodge/Basecamp Masai Mara
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
On your last day in Masai Mara, wake up at daybreak, have a good breakfast, and embark on an exciting morning wildlife drive.
If you didn’t see all five of the Big Five animals yesterday, keep an eye out for elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo today. After a game drive, check out of your lodge and go on a drive of about 4 hours to Lake Naivasha, a beautiful freshwater lake on the Great Rift Valley floor.
The lake is flanked by flat-topped acacia trees and is home to a large number of hippos and bird species. On arrival, you freshen up and enjoy lunch. You will have a free afternoon at leisure at the lodge and watch as the sun sinks and the sounds of the night emerge, followed by a delicious dinner.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Chui Lodge/Enashipai Resort/Kiboko Luxury Camp
Midrange: – Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort/Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 232km/3-4 hour drive
Activities & Services: –
Your day eleven of the 19 days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour starts with a relaxed breakfast. Next, take a leisurely boat trip across the vast Lake Naivasha with close-up views of pink-eared hippos and countless waterbirds, including pelicans and African fish eagles.
Step ashore and have a guided nature walk on Crescent Island. Stroll among families of giraffes, wildebeest, zebra, impalas, and other peaceful, relaxed animals as they are no predators. Lay out under the shade for a picnic overlooking the steamy springs of Hell’s Gate before returning to your lodge on the mainland.
You can also opt to explore the nearby Hells Gate National Park on a bicycle or foot and be enthralled by its gorgeous gorges, spectacular cliffs, scrub-clad volcanoes, and a range of geothermal phenomena.
You can also pay a visit to Elsamere Conservation Centre, once a holiday home and later a retirement home for George and Joy Adamson of Born Free fame.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Chui Lodge/Kiboko Luxury Camp/ Enashipai Resort
Midrange: – Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort/Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
After breakfast on day 12 of your 19 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach tour, after breakfast, have your packed lunch and depart Naivasha.
Set off on a 5-6 hours journey south to Amboseli National Park. When you arrive, you will freshen up and take some time to rest. In the evening, you go on a game drive. Amboseli is also world-renowned for its elephants and its ecosystem has a population of about 1 500 pachyderms. The park also contains plenty of other plains game that graze and drink at its perennial swamps and lakes.
Amboseli’s animals can often be viewed against the stunning backdrop of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free-standing mountain. If you are looking for that iconic safari photograph of Africa’s largest land animals with its highest mountain in the background, Amboseli is the place to visit.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge/Tortilis Camp/Oltukai Lodge
Midrange: – Kibo Safari Camp/Satao Elerai Camp
Meal Plan: – Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – 311km (5-6 hours)
Activities & Services: –
Your morning will kick off with a hearty breakfast followed by a full morning of followed by a full day of game-watching famous Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park is largely arid and thinly vegetated, but its trump card is its lush wetlands, where huge herds of elephants congregate with snow-capped Kili, which rises over 5895 meters in the distance. Amboseli is home to heavyweight predators like lion, leopard, hyena, and cheetah, as well as their prey such as buffalo, giraffe, zebra, wildebeests, Impalas, ostriches, gazelles, and waterbucks.
The abundance of birdlife in the region, particularly birds of prey, will also delight you. You return to camp/lodge for lunch after a morning of big games and big cats. You go on another game drive in the afternoon. At sunset, you will return to your lodge for leisure, dinner, and sleep.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Oltukai Lodge/Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge/Tortilis Camp
Midrange: – Kibo Safari Camp/Satao Elerai Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
After a relaxed breakfast on day fourteen of your 19 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach tour, embark on a drive of about 3 hours to Tsavo National Park, the land of legends and giant red tuskers.
This is one of the hugest protected wilderness areas in the world, covering over 2000,000 hectares combining Tsavo east and Tsavo West national parks!
Named after the Tsavo River that runs through Tsavo West before joining the Athi River to form the Galana River, this massive ecosystem is best known for its stories of man-eating lions and admired for its iconic red dust-coated African elephants, but you can spot the other Big 5 animals too – leopards, buffalos, and rhinos.
Kudus, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, and cheetahs are also present. Birdlife is wonderful and you can see Barbets, Starlings, Parrots, Rollers, Herons, Storks, and more. The park is quite raw and wild, consisting mostly of red-earth savannah and some mountains in Tsavo West. You’ll arrive in the afternoon, check in, enjoy lunch, relax and then depart on an exciting drive. You’ll stay out until sunset.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge/Salt Lick Safari Lodge
Midrange: – Satao Camp/Voi Wildlife Lodge/Ngulia Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 267km (4½ hours)
Activities & Services: –
On day fifteen of your 19 Days Kenya Safari and Mombasa Tour, have a full day out in Tsavo West wilderness. After breakfast at the lodge, set off on your 4×4 adventure in Tsavo, returning to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. After resting up, you head back out into Tsavo.
As you drive, observe different habitats of this beautiful, wild park. You’ll find dramatic landscapes ranging from swamps, clear-water springs, open grasslands, rocky outcrops, acacia woodlands, mountains, inselbergs, and sheer cliff faces that are courtesy of ancient and relatively recent tectonic shifts and volcanic eruptions.
Tsavo West offers amazing wildlife game viewing with abundant wildlife and bird populations distributed throughout its diverse landscapes. You return to your lodge in the late afternoon for a relaxed evening in this rugged wilderness area. Tsavo is famed for its stunning sunsets, so relax and take in Mother Nature’s show before dinner and a good night’s sleep.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge/Salt Lick Safari Lodge
Midrange: – Ngulia Safari Lodge/Voi Wildlife Lodge/Satao Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
After experiencing the thrill of a classic safari in the African bush, it’s time to unwind on the gorgeous Diani Beach, south of Mombasa.
Relax and watch the fishing dhows cruise over the Indian Ocean’s turquoise blue waters. You may dine on delicious seafood dishes combined with fine wines before falling asleep to the relaxing sounds of the ocean.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Swahili Beach Resort/AfroChic Diani Beach/Baobab Beach Resort
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Spend your day 17 of the 19 days Kenya safari & Mombasa tour at leisure, relaxing, sunbathing, or strolling along the beach.
If you are feeling energetic there is kite surfing, windsurfing, canoeing, deep sea fishing, and traditional dhow sailing boat excursions to Kisite Marine National Park to discover an underwater world of fascinating marine life on a scuba diving or snorkeling excursion along the pristine coral reef.
On land, you can search for forest elephants in the Shimba Hills National Park, take a walk through the forest adjacent to the shoreline and watch colobus monkeys swinging in the tree canopies, go quad-biking, or enjoy the nearby 18-hole course. A horse or a camel ride along the beach at sunset is a fairytale experience you will cherish forever.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Swahili Beach Resort/AfroChic Diani Beach /Baobab Beach Resort
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Spend another relaxing day at Diani Beach. You can play volleyball on the white sandy beach, or just relax poolside with bar food and beverages; you may be as busy or as calm as you choose.
On the final day of your 19 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour, jet off back to where it all began at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. As you recall dawn game drives, bush picnic lunches, the call of fish eagles, and the bliss of 19 days in Africa it is hard not to promise yourself that, one day, you will return…
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