10 Days Best of Kenya Safari

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi – Game Drive in Nairobi National Park

After arrival in Kenya, you’ll join your experienced safari guide and head straight into Nairobi National Park to begin your adventure. It’s not a warm-up. It’s the real thing — rhinos, lions, giraffes, all just minutes from the capital.

You’ll drive through golden grasslands with the city skyline behind you, then settle into your hotel for the night.

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Eka Hotel / Emara Ole Sereni / Tamarind Tree

Day 2: Nairobi to Amboseli – Afternoon at Leisure or Short Safari

You’ll head south after breakfast, passing through Maasai country toward Amboseli. The land flattens. Kilimanjaro rises. After check-in and lunch, you may choose to rest or go for a short game drive — elephants walk in the distance, dust trailing behind them like smoke.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp / Amboseli Serena / Tortilis Camp

Day 3: Full-Day Safari in Amboseli

Wake up to one of Africa’s most famous views — elephants silhouetted against Mt. Kilimanjaro. You’ll explore Amboseli’s wetlands, woodlands, and salt flats.

Watch hippos float, lions skulk near reed beds, and elephants move with intention and yes, there is more to explore here. You return to camp at sunset, dust in your boots and stories in your mind as you await next day adventure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp / Amboseli Serena / Tortilis Camp

Day 4: Amboseli to Lake Naivasha – Boat Safari

After breakfast, begin the drive with a final morning game viewing opportunity as you bid farwell to the famous Amboseli. You shall drive north through Rift Valley landscapes reaching Lake Naivasha by mid-afternoon, have lunch, then take a boat safari across the calm waters.

Glide past hippos, watch fish eagles hunt, and walk among wildlife on Crescent Island.

Lake Naivasha offers a unique kind of adventure – not exactly the very one you find in the forest. Here, you mostly do relaxation as you catch the cool breeze of the wild.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Standard: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Luxury: Chui Lodge / Enashipai Resort & Spa

Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru – Afternoon Game Drive

Have your breakfast and embark on a relatively short scenic drive to Lake Nakuru. After arrival, proceed to your Lake Nakuru accommodation and settlee in, having lunch, later head into the park for the adventure.

In Lake Nakuru, you have various safari activities to choose from; go for boat-rides, walking adventure or game drives. The choice is entirely yours but, you may ask your safari guide for advice.

From the Flamingos dusting the lake’s edge to the giant black rhinos walking majestically in the Lake shores, you have more than enough to encounter. Rothschild’s giraffes move gracefully across the hills.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Standard: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Luxury: Sarova Lion Hill / The Cliff Nakuru

Day 6: Nakuru to Masai Mara – Afternoon at Leisure

Conclude your Lake Nakuru’s advanture by a final morning nature walk into the wild to explore the many exciting sightings of the park on foot. Later, start the journey leading you west, deeper into Maasai land after your final Lake Nakuru exploration.

By early afternoon, you arrive at the wide-open landscape of the Masai Mara. Check in, have lunch, and relax. The air feels different here. So take your time and relax as you await tomorrows exploration.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Standard: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Luxury: Ashnil Mara Camp / andBeyond Kichwa Tembo

Day 7: Full-Day Safari in Masai Mara

This is your deep dive. A full-day safari with picnic breakfast and lunch. You’ll drive into different sectors of the Mara. Cheetahs hunt in the morning. Lions sleep through midday.

Wildebeest gather nervously at riverbanks. And your guide knows where to be — and when to wait.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Standard: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Luxury: Mara Bushtops / Neptune Mara Rianta

Day 8: Morning Game Drive & Maasai Village Visit

Begin with an early game drive — ideal for predator sightings. Then, you’ll visit a nearby Maasai village. You’ll walk inside homes, listen to elders, and share space with people who’ve lived with wildlife for generations. It’s not staged. It’s real. And it stays with you.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Standard: Mara Sopa Lodge
Luxury: Basecamp Masai Mara / Angama Mara

Day 9: Optional Morning Safari – Return to Nairobi

If you still want more of Kenya, take a final early game drive before breakfast. After that, you’ll begin the drive back to Nairobi. Expect scenic stops and a lunch break en route.

You’ll reach the city in the afternoon and check in to a comfortable hotel for the night.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation Options:

Standard: Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi
Luxury: Nairobi Serena Hotel

Day 10: Departure Day – Transfer to Airport

Wake at your own pacebecause today, there is little to do than to transfer you back to the airport for a flight back home. Enjoy your last Kenyan breakfast with views over the city.

Your driver will transfer you to the airport in time for your international departure.

Meals: Breakfast