Your exciting 20 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour is a comprehensive safari in Kenya tour, offering unforgettable wildlife viewing, cultural experiences, and a relaxing beach holiday at Mombasa Dian Beach.
You begin your 20 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. From there, you will explore all of Kenya’s best game parks and reserves, including Masai Mara, Samburu, Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Hell’s Gate National Park, Amboseli National Park, and Tsavo West National Park.
You’ll enjoy thrilling daily game drives, discover diverse and dramatic landscapes, visit a traditional Masai village; watch the Big Five animals, see the Big Cats, spot diverse bird species, visit a chimpanzee sanctuary, and have an opportunity to watch the Great Wildebeest Migration in Maasai Mara, and much, much more.
After a wildlife adventure of a lifetime, you head to the fun-filled coastal destination of Mombasa Dian beach for the last three days of this fantastic 20 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour. This itinerary takes you back to Nairobi at the end.
You can book or customize this 20 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour to your exact interests and experience the wildlife, cultural, scenic, and relaxing safari holiday of a lifetime – at a great price!
Day 1: Nairobi
Day 2 & 3: Samburu National Reserve
Day 4 & 5: Ol Pejeta Conservancy & Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Day 6: Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 7, 8, 9 & 10: Masai Mara National Reserve & Maasai Village
Day 11 & 12: Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate National Park
Day 13 & 14: Amboseli National Park
Day 15 & 16: Tsavo West National Park
Day 17, 18, & 19: Mombasa Coast, Dian Beach
Day 20: Depart.
Day 1: Arrive In Nairobi, Kenya via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Day 2: Visit Samburu National Reserve, Afternoon Game Drive.
Day 3: Full Safari in Samburu National Reserve. Evening cultural tour of a Samburu Village.
Day 4: Drive Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Game Drive & Chimpanzee Sanctuary Tour.
Day 5: Ol Pejeta Conservancy Full Day Safari Tours.
Day 6: Travel to Lake Nakuru National Park, Afternoon Game Drive.
Day 7: Drive To Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 8: Full-Day Game Drive in Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 9: Whole Day Safari in the Mara with an Optional Hot Air Balloon ride.
Day 10: Game Drive in Masai Mara & Maasai Village Cultural Experience.
Day 11: Morning Game Drive. Transfer to Lake Naivasha, Relaxation.
Day 12: Boat Tour on Lake Naivasha & Crescent Island Nature Walk. Hike, Bike, or Rock Climb in Hell’s Gate National Park.
Day 13: Visit Amboseli National Park, Evening Game Drive.
Day 14: Whole Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park.
Day 15: Transfer to Tsavo West National Park, Afternoon Game Drive.
Day 16: Full-Day Game Drive in Tsavo West National Park.
Day 17: Transfer to Mombasa Coast for Beach Relaxation.
Day 18: Full Day at Leisure in Mombasa at Dian Beach.
Day 19: Full Day at Leisure in Mombasa at Dian Beach.
Day 20: Depart.
On the first day of your 20 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour you’ll land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Our company representative will be waiting for you in the airport’s arrivals hall with your name on a signboard.
After loading your luggage into our comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle, you’ll be driven to your overnight hotel in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi for relaxation. If your flight arrives early in the day, you can take a city tour of Nairobi. You can visit the;
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi/Giraffe Manor/Hemingways Nairobi
Midrange: – Tamarind Tree Hotel/Crowne Plaza Nairobi
Meal Plan: – Dinner
Activities & Services: –
The second day of your 20 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour begins at 7.00 am with an early breakfast at the hotel in Nairobi.
After breakfast, a 5-hour drive will take you to the magnificent wilderness of Samburu, a peaceful quiet park in the northern semi-arid region of Kenya.
You will pass Mt Kenya, Africa’s second highest mountain (after Mount Kilimanjaro) at 5,199 meters above sea level. You’ll arrive in time for lunch at your lodge or camp in Samburu National Reserve. You’ll have some time to relax after lunch and then set on your first game drive.
Covering an area of 165km2, Samburu has wealth of wildlife, including more than 900 African Elephants, all the three African Big Cats (Lion, Cheetah, and Leopard), 4 of Africa’s Big 5 animals, and various species of antelopes.
Of great interest are the so-called Samburu Special 5 – Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx, the long-necked Gerenuk, and the blue-necked Somali Ostrich – which are unique to this area of Kenya.
After a wildlife drive, return to the lodge to freshen up, enjoy a freshly prepared hot dinner, and a good night’s sleep.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Elephant Bedroom Camp/Ashnil Samburu Camp
Midrange: – Samburu Sopa Lodge/Sarova Shaba Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 300km (5 hours)
Activities & Services: –
On day three of your 20 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in this incredible reserve, and return to your accommodation in the heat of the day for lunch and some relaxation time.
African predators such as the Leopard, Lion, Cheetah, Hyena, and Wild dog sightings are common in Samburu. The reserve was one of the locations where conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised “Elsa,” the lioness made famous by the best-selling book and award-winning movie “Born Free”.
Birdlife is also abundant, with over 450 species, including the gorgeous Vulturine Guineafowl, Yellow-necked spurfowl, Lilac-breasted roller, Secretary bird, Taita falcon, Golden pipit, African darter, white-headed vulture, and martial eagle.
After your game drives in the evening, take a cultural tour at Samburu village outside the reserve. Closely related to the Masai, the cattle, goat, and camel-herding Samburu people also wear a similar traditional dress of blankets and beads. Discover more about their way of life, and participate in activities that define a typical Samburu homestead, such as crafting traditional ornaments and milking goats/cattle.
The tour will last two hours. You then return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Samburu Camp/Elephant Bedroom Camp
Midrange: – Samburu Sopa Lodge/Samburu Simba Lodge/Sarova Shaba Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Optional Activities:-
After a relaxed breakfast today, take a scenic 3-4 hour drive south to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, located in the foothills of Mt Kenya. This premier non-profit wildlife sanctuary generates income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises and re-invests it in conservation and community development.
Situated on an area of 90,000 acres, Ol Pejeta hosts over 10000 large mammals including East Africa’s largest black rhino population, a population of southern white rhinos; our planet’s last two northern white rhinos, all of the Big 5 animals, and orphaned chimps.
Upon arrival, you’ll freshen up and enjoy lunch. At around 3 pm, you embark on a game drive in the conservancy.
You will also visit the Sweet Waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a haven for rescued, orphaned, abandoned, and abused chimpanzees (mainly victims of illegal pet trade in Central, East, and West Africa) who are often psychologically or physically scarred, and allows them to lead “wild” lives in safety.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Midrange: – Ol Pejeta Bush Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx.250km (3-4 hours)
Activities & Services: –
Have a full day at Ol Pejeta on day five of the 20 days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour. After a good breakfast, you’ll go on an early morning game drive in a comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle to see the wonderful fauna and flora species of this wonderful wildlife sanctuary.
You’ll return to the camp for a delicious meal and some downtime before going out again on an afternoon game.
Ol Pejeta features one of Kenya’s greatest predator concentrations, in addition to being a sanctuary for rhinos, chimpanzees, and the Big 5. There are about 70 Lions, 100 Spotted Hyenas, thirty Cheetahs, twenty Leopards, and 33 African wild dogs, as well as Jackals, Bat-eared foxes, and Serval cats.
You’ll also be on the lookout for zebras, giraffes, gazelles, hartebeests, hippos, baboons, elands, bushbucks, and warthogs.
The reserve is also home to about 300 kinds of birds, including numerous rare species such as the Hildebrandt’s starling, D’Arnaud’s barbet, Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Taita fiscal, and common ostrich.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Midrange: – Ol Pejeta Bush Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx.155km/3-4 hours
Activities & Services: –
Optional Activities:-
On day six of the 20 days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour, enjoy a hearty breakfast at 7 am. Then, travel south for about five hours across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, a picturesque soda lake on the valley floor.
You’ll arrive at Nakuru in time for lunch.
Freshen up, have a delicious meal, and take some time to unwind. In the late afternoon, head out on a game drive in the park.
Nakuru is one of Kenya’s most attractive parks, with rocky terrain, acacia forests, and waterfalls. The park is a paradise for birdwatchers since it is home to vast flocks of pelicans and other amazing waterbirds.
It was formerly renowned for the millions of flamingos that blanketed the lake with their pink plumes. But since the major flooding of 2014, fewer flamingos choose to feed or breed here. What makes Nakuru remarkable, however, is the abundant wildlife in a contained area, including a healthy population of lions, leopards, Cape buffalo, Hippos, Rothschild’s giraffes, Black rhinos, and White rhinos.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Sarova Woodlands/the Cliff
Midrange: – Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge/Lake Nakuru Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – About. 250km/5 hours
Activities & Services: –
After breakfast on day seven of your 20 days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour, check out of your lodge and begin on a four-hour journey south.
You traverse the Great Rift Valley to reach the great Masai Mara National Reserve. You will arrive at your lodge or camp around lunchtime. You have time to freshen up, enjoy lunch, and relax. You begin your first game drive in Masai Mara at 4 p.m.
The Masai Mara is world-famous for the annual migration of over 2 million Wildebeests, Gazelles, Topi, Elands, and Zebras to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great Migration and one of the New 7 Wonder of the world.
The reserve also hosts an exceptional population of Big Cats -Lions, Leopards, and Cheetahs. Masai Mara lions were made famous by the BBC nature documentary series “The Big Cat Diary”. After the wildlife drive, you’ll return to the lodge or camp around sunset to relax, have dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Mara Leisure Camp/Ashnil Mara Camp/Mara Serena Lodge
Midrange: – Basecamp Masai Mara/Jambo Mara Lodge/Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 226km/4 hours
Activities & Services: –
Today, after an early breakfast, go on a full-day game drive in the Masai Mara with a picnic lunch. The reserve is named in honor of the Maasai people, the area’s ancestral/current inhabitants, and their description of the area – “mara” means “spotted” in the Maa language, due to the many trees dotting the landscape.
All of the Big 5 as well as uncommon animals including Bat-eared foxes, Black-backed jackals, Serval cats, and Roan antelope may be found in the Masai Mara.
The annual Great Wildebeest Migration may be seen if you go between July and October. This is especially breathtaking when the herds pass the crocodile-infested Mara River.
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: –
Masai Mara draws visitors all year round because of its incredible variety of wild animals. The action never ends since it’s a national reserve with active wild animals day and night. Spend a second full day in the reserve before coming back to camp in the late afternoon for supper and the night.
You can opt for a one-hour balloon safari across the Masai Mara today. The balloon ride takes off at sunrise. The balloon floats at treetop height or slightly lower, offering a unique perspective and an unforgettable experience.
It’s a fantastic opportunity to take pictures of the wildlife below.
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: –
You will have another game drive on day ten of your 20 days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour to see even more of what the magnificent Masai Mara National Reserve has to offer.
After a good breakfast, you’ll embark on a morning game drive. You’ll start your morning game drive after a satisfying meal. Lions, Rhinos, Hippos, Crocodiles, Zebras, Wildebeests, Buffaloes, Warthogs, Hyenas, Jackals, Wild dogs, Leopards, various antelope species, and Elephants are all common sights.
There are also over 450 bird species in the Mara, including Common Ostriches, Ground Hornbills, Secretary birds, Denham’s bustard, Hildebrandt’s starling, Ross’s Turaco, and Rosy-throated Longclaw.
You’ll return to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation. In the late afternoon, you will visit a local Maasai Village to immerse yourself in the authentic, traditional life of the famous Maasai People.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Mara Camp/Mara Leisure Camp/Mara Serena Lodge
Midrange: – Mara Sopa Lodge/Jambo Mara Lodge/Basecamp Masai Mara
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Enjoy one last morning game drive in the Masai Mara on day eleven of your 20 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach tour before continuing to beautiful Lake Naivasha, where you will arrive in time for lunch.
Lake Naivasha is one of the few freshwater lakes on the Great Rift Valley floor and is surrounded by flat-topped acacia trees. The lake also has a sizable population of hippos and a wide range of bird species.
You’ll have a free afternoon to rest at the lodge and watch as the sun sinks and the sounds of the night emerge – owls, frogs, and nightjars – followed by a delicious dinner. If you want to stretch your legs after the travel, you may rent a bike and ride around the lake this afternoon.
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: –
A leisurely breakfast kicks off your day twelve of the 20 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach vacation. After breakfast, take a relaxing boat ride on the lake to see hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, and a wide variety of birds up close.
After a boat cruise, take a nature walk on Crescent Island – a peaceful wildlife sanctuary located in the middle of the lake.
Enjoy a guided stroll among giraffes, zebra, elands, impalas, and other peaceful, relaxed animals thanks to the absence of predators.
You can also opt to visit the nearby Hells Gate National Park a haven for cycling tours, nature walks, and rock climbing as it has no predators.
The park contains towering cliffs, gorgeous gorges, dusty valleys, and perfectly formed volcanic columns and was the inspiration for the movie, ‘The Lion King’. It boasts without a doubt some of Kenya’s most unique and spectacular landscapes.
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: –
On day thirteen of your 20 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach tour, after breakfast, have your packed lunch and leave beautiful Lake Naivasha.
Travel southeast for about 311km (5-6 hours) to the second-most-popular game park in Kenya, Amboseli. On arrival, you’ll freshen up and take some time to relax.
Then you go on an evening game drive in this spectacular national park. Amboseli is renowned for its majestic herds of big-tusked elephants. It is the destination for classic photographs of Africa’s biggest land animals, elephants, in front of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro at 5895 meters above sea level.
The park is also home to lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, hyenas, giraffes, gazelles, gerenuks, bat-eared foxes, fringe-eared Oryxes, yellow baboons, Blue wildebeests, hippos, Impalas, black-backed jackals, ostriches, waterbucks, pelicans, martial eagles, and much more.
You’ll return to the lodge just after sunset for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
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: –
On day 14 of your 20 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach tour, you’ll spend the whole day on safari in Amboseli National Park.
You have morning and afternoon game drives, returning to the lodge or camp for lunch, and maybe taking a siesta in the heat of the day. There are around 1,500 elephants in Amboseli, including some of the largest in Africa.
Many herds and bulls have been the subjects of the longest-running study of elephant behavior in the wild.
Amboseli National Park is also where scientists first identified elephant herds as close-knit families and where elephants were seen forming friendships, celebrating births, and grieving the death of a family member.
You will return to your lodge after your game drive for dinner and an overnight stay.
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 fifteen of your 20 days Kenya safari and Mombasa beach tour, embark on a drive of about 127km (3 hours) hours to Tsavo.
One of the most expansive protected wilderness areas in the world, Tsavo is a vast expanse of red-earth savannah, raw and wild, and home to a fascinating mix of classic savannah animals and those from the drier north. Known for its tales of man-eating lions and admired for its iconic dust-coated red elephants, the joint area of Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks spans over 2 million hectares.
You will reach in time for lunch at your lodge in Tsavo West. After lunch, you’ll have some time before beginning your game viewing adventure.
In addition to elephants, you’ll also search for Gerenuk, Zebra, Somali ostrich, kudus, fringe-eared oryx, Waterbuck, Impala, Eland, Klipspringer, Kudu, Giraffes, and Hyenas. It’s a great place for big cats too, especially maneless lions and cheetahs. Birdlife is superb and you can expect to see barbets, starlings, parrots, rollers, herons, storks, and much more.
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: –
Day 16 of your 20-day Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour begins with a delicious breakfast at the lodge. You then go on a full-day safari in Tsavo West.
You’ll visit the park’s most iconic attraction, Mzima Springs, where sparkling crystal-clear springs are home to fish, large crocodiles, and some big pods of hippos. You will have an opportunity to enter the underwater glass viewing chamber the life underneath the surface of a crystal-clear pool.
It also offers unique photo opportunities – of gliding Nile crocodiles, or the delicate, tiptoe, swimming-walking style of a hippo, plus thousands of primeval-looking fish.
You will visit the park’s most famous site, the Mzima Springs. You will get the chance to enter the underwater glass viewing chamber and see the aquatic life underneath the surface of a crystal-clear pool, including hundreds of primeval-looking fish, hippos, and enormous Nile crocodiles.
Also visit the Shetani lava flows, an area of folded black lava from an eruption believed to have happened about 200 years ago and now inhabited by klipspringers and rock hyraxes. In Swahili, “Shetani” means “devil”, which gives some insight into just how the early residents felt as they watched the lava pour over the ground.
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: –
Today, your 20 Days Kenya Safari & Mombasa Beach Tour takes you to your resort at Mombasa Diani Beach.
The pace at this gorgeous tropical paradise is relaxed. Chill out and watch as the fishing dhows sail across the turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean. 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 eighteen of the 20 days Kenya safari & Mombasa beach tour at leisure, relaxing, sunbathing, or strolling along the beach.
However, if you want to do more than lie on the beach and sunbathe between refreshing dips in the bright blue sea, activities such as canoeing, windsurfing, deep sea fishing, and sailing is all possibilities in this tropical haven.
The Kisite Marine Park offers rewarding scuba diving and snorkeling. Boat cruises are also available, with the chance to see kingfishers, crocodiles, and even dolphins.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Swahili Beach Resort/AfroChic Diani Beach /Baobab Beach Resort
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy another day of relaxation at Diani Beach.
You can take a glass bottom boat trip across the turquoise waves, play volleyball on the white sandy beach, ride a camel or just relax poolside with bar food and beverages. There are daily entertainment and family programs available, so you may be as busy or as calm as you choose.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Swahili Beach Resort/Baobab Beach Resort/AfroChic Diani Beach
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast and perhaps a last stroll on the beach, you are transferred to Mombasa Airport for a scheduled flight back to Nairobi for the end of this 20 Days Kenya Safari Mombasa Tour and your onward travel arrangements.
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