This 7 Days Kenya Safari is an affordable 6 nights /7 days safari in Kenya tour, offering you remarkable cultural interactions with the Maasai people and great game viewing opportunities in Kenya’s wildlife-rich game parks of Maasai Mara, Samburu, & Lake Nakuru National Park.
On this 7 Days Kenya Tour, you will be met at your hotel in Nairobi by our tour driver guide and private 4×4 safari vehicle and head north to the magnificent landscape of Samburu National Reserve, famous for its huge elephant herds, as well as the rare and iconic “Samburu Special Five” – Grevy’s Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Beisa Oryx, long-necked Gerenuk, and Somali Ostrich.
Next, visit Lake Nakuru National Park, one of the Great Rift Valley lakes, that hosts wonderful birdlife and a range of animals, including Black rhinos, White rhinos, Cape Buffalos, Hippos, Zebras, and the endangered Rothschild’s Giraffes.
You’ll end your tour with the world-famous Masai Mara, the home of Big Cats, and the seasonal Great Wildebeest Migration, the “Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth”. You will enjoy thrilling game drives and visit a traditional Masai Village before returning to Nairobi at the end of this fantastic 7 Days Kenya Safari tour.
Day 1 & 2: Samburu National Reserve
Day 3: Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 4, 5 & 6: Maasai Mara National Reserve & Maasai Village.
Day 7: Nairobi
Day 1: Drive from Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve; afternoon game drive.
Day 2: Full-day game drive in Samburu National Park
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park, afternoon game drive
Day 4: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve & enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Day 5: Full-day game drive in Maasai Mara
Day 6: Morning game drive & afternoon Masai Cultural Experience
Day 7: Enjoy a sunrise game drive & Return to Nairobi
Your amazing 7 days Kenya safari begins today!
At 7.30 am, your tour driver guide will meet you at your pre-tour hotel in Nairobi. Following a short tour briefing, embark on a five-hour scenic African drive north.
Leaving the bustling city of Nairobi, you enter the countryside with its rolling hills, mountains, and open plains. You pass villagers herding their animals in a scene unchanged in centuries until the landscape becomes wilder and more rugged, and the plains of the reserve open out before you.
In the far distance, the belt of green is the ribbon of the Ewaso Nyiro River, which is surrounded by beautiful riverine forests and doum palms and is the source of life-sustaining water for all the wildlife of this semi-arid area.
Samburu is renowned for its lion population, and this is one of the locations where Joy and George Adamson raised Elsa the lioness, of Born Free fame. It is also one of the best places to see leopards and huge tusked elephants in Kenya.
You’ll reach your lodge or camp just in time for lunch. At 4 pm, after some relaxation, you’ll go on a game drive to discover the incredible wildlife of Samburu National Reserve, including the rare and iconic “Samburu Special Five” – Grevy’s Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Beisa Oryx, long-necked Gerenuk, and Somali Ostrich.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Samburu Camp/Elephant Bedroom Camp
Midrange: – Samburu Sopa Lodge/Samburu Simba Lodge/Sarova Shaba Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 300km/5 hours
Activities & Services: –
Spend a full day in Samburu on the second day of your 7 days Kenyan safari.
You will enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife drives, returning to the camp for lunch and leisure during the day’s hottest hours.
Despite being a peaceful park that is far quieter than most of east Africa’s other reserves, Samburu boasts an incredible wealth of wildlife.
This 165 square kilometer reserve is home to more than 900 African Elephants, all three African Big Cat species (Lion, Cheetah, and Leopard), African wild dogs, striped hyena, Cape buffalo, Hippos, Crocodiles, and antelopes like Defassa Waterbucks, Gazelles, Kirk’s Dik Diks, Impalas, Lesser kudu, and Greater Kudus.
Samburu also has over 450 bird species, including the beautiful Vulturine Guineafowl, Yellow-necked spurfowl, Lilac-breasted roller, Secretary bird, Taita falcon, and Golden pipit. You will head back to your accommodation in the evening to freshen up, have dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Ashnil Samburu Camp/Elephant Bedroom Camp
Midrange: – Sarova Shaba Lodge/Samburu Simba Lodge/Samburu Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Optional Activities:-
Your day three of the 7 days Kenya safari begins with a relaxed breakfast at the lodge. Then, you will embark on a drive of about five hours south into the Great Rift Valley, to Lake Nakuru National Park, one of the rift valley’s alkaline lakes.
You’ll arrive at Nakuru in time for lunch. Check-in at your lodge and freshen up. Have some time to rest after having some hot lunch. At 4 pm, enjoy an afternoon game drive. Towered over by rocky escarpments and hemmed in by yellow fever trees, Lake Nakuru is very pretty and you will get some great photographs here.
The park is home to a large variety of bird species, most notably huge flocks of flamingos, which have been known to number in their millions, but the lake has seen a decrease in recent times. Pelicans, cormorants, Goliath herons, Verreaux’s eagles, African fish eagles, and Hamerkops are also seen around the lake.
Nakuru is also one of the best places in Africa for seeing black and white rhinos and it is home to the endangered Rothschild’s giraffes, lions, leopards, Buffalos, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Baboons, Leopards, Hippos, Lions, and some huge African rock pythons. You’ll return to camp in the early evening for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – The Cliff/ Sarova Woodlands
Midrange: – Flamingo Hill Camp/Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge/Lake Nakuru Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx.250km/5 hours
Activities & Services: –
After breakfast on the sixth day of your 7 days Kenya safari, you’ll check out of your lodge and go on a four-hour journey south. You traverse the Great Rift Valley to reach the renowned Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya’s premier conservation area.
You’ll arrive at your lodge/camp in time for lunch. At around 4 pm, after some relaxation, go on your first game drive in Masai Mara.
Masai Mara is world-renowned for its exceptional Big Cat population – Lion, Leopard, and Cheetah – as well as the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeests, 500,000 gazelles, 97,000 topi, 18,000 elands, and 200,000 zebras to and from the Serengeti, known as the Great Migration or the 7th Wonder of the world.
After the game drive, you will return to the lodge or camp around sunset for relaxation, dinner, and overnight. You will return to the resort or camp in the evening for leisure, dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Mara Serena Lodge/Mara Leisure Camp/ Ashnil Mara Camp
Midrange: – Basecamp Masai Mara/Jambo Mara Lodge/Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 226km/4 hours
Activities & Services: –
Day 5: Full-Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara
After an early breakfast on day five of your 7 days Kenya safari, enjoy a picnic lunch before embarking on a full-day safari in the Mara. You may swap your morning game drive for a hot-air balloon ride, an optional activity that takes you a thousand feet above the golden savannah plains to enjoy the stunning sunrise views.
All of Africa’s Big Five and Big Cats, as well as unusual species like bat-eared foxes, Caracal, Jackals, Serval Cats, Honey badgers, and Roan antelope, can be found in the Masai Mara National Reserve. If you travel between July and October, you may have an opportunity to see the annual Great Wildebeest Migration, especially when they cross the crocodile-infested River Mara.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Mara Leisure Camp/Mara Serena Lodge/Ashnil Mara Camp
Midrange: – Mara Sopa Lodge/Jambo Mara Lodge/Basecamp Masai Mara
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Optional Activity:-
On the eighth day of your 7 days Kenya safari, you’ll go on another game drive to see more of what the magnificent Masai Mara National Reserve has to offer.
You’ll start with a tasty breakfast before moving on to a morning gaming activity. Aside from the fabulous animals, the Masai Mara is home to approximately 450 bird species, including Common Ostriches, Southern Ground Hornbills, Secretary birds, Abdim’s stork, African wood owl, Ayres’ hawk-eagle, Denham’s bustard, Hildebrandt’s starling, Jackson’s widowbird, and Purple grenadier.
At midday, you return to the lodge or camp for lunch and some rest. In the late afternoon, visit a traditional Maasai village to discover more about the intriguing Maasai culture and the Maasai people’s way of life.
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Mara Serena Lodge/Mara Leisure Camp/Ashnil Mara Camp
Midrange: – Mara Sopa Lodge/Basecamp Masai Mara/Jambo Mara Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services: –
Today, you will have a delicious breakfast and the last game drive as you witness a breathtaking sunrise over the savannas of the Mara.
After that, you will check out of the lodge and return to Nairobi.
Depending on your flight schedule, you may stop for lunch or maybe some last-minute shopping, depending. You will proceed to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flights home. Safe travels!
Please note that we can arrange for your extensions to Mombasa Diani beach, Tanzania or Uganda, and/or Rwanda for mountain gorilla trekking and Chimpanzee tracking safaris. For further information, please contact us.
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