Start: Nairobi
End : Nairobi
Tour Duration: 8 days Tsavo West/Amboseli National Park/Mt Kenya/Masai Mara Game Reserve
Accommodations: Luxury lodge ( Serena Lodges)
Group Size: 2 People and above (guaranteed departure)
Safari Type: A Road and Air Safari
Our road safari allows for two nights in a traditional safari lodge in Tsavo West National Park, two nights in world -famous Amboseli National Park. The tour then includes one night high on the slopes of Mount Kenya in the Serena Mountain Lodge ‘tree hotel’, followed by two nights in the renowned Masai Mara Game Reserve.
ASKTAM008: 8 Days/7 nights Tsavo West National Park/Amboseli National Park/Mount Kenya National Park/ Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 1: Nairobi -Tsavo West National ParkUpon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative, and be transferred to the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge by road, which is between 2 to 3 hours drive. After lunch, enjoy your first glimpse of the magnificence of Tsavo West, which is one of the largest game parks in the world, before returning for relaxation on your private verandah and, perhaps, a swim in the luxury pool. Evening sundowners are served overlooking the waterhole, followed by dinner in our restaurant, which also overlooks the waterhole. Dinner and overnight at the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge
Day 2: Tsavo West National Park
Full day spent in this photogenic park the Tsavo West National Park with morning and afternoon game drives (with trips to the famous Mzima Springs Hippo Pools and the Shetani Lava Flows). Tsavo offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world – vast herds of dust-red elephant, fat pods of hippo, giant crocodile, teeming herds of plains game, a fantasia of bird life and some magical flora. The lush, hippo-inhabited pools of Mzima Springs, fed daily by 250 million liters of water gushing from the lava flows of the Chyulu hills, provide an oasis of green, an under-water hippo-viewing chamber, two nature trails and some unique picnic spots. Sundowners can be taken on safari or at the lodge camp, followed by dinner. Meals and overnight at the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge
Day 3: Tsavo West-Amboseli
After breakfast drive through Tsavo West to Amboseli National
Park. Check into the luxurious Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge,
which enjoys soaring views of the legendary snows of
Kilimanjaro. After lunch enjoy your first game drive in Amboseli
with the chance of spotting large herds of elephant and
plentiful plains game against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.
On arrival back at the lodge, you may like to take a swim, or a
guided walk around the grounds. As the sun sets, enjoy
‘sundowners’ around the lodge’s campfire, or in the luxurious
bar; followed by dinner. Dinner and overnight stay at the
Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
Day 4: Amboseli National Park
Enjoy a day on safari in Amboseli with game drives morning and
afternoon. Towered over by the magnificent bulk of Mount
Kilimanjaro (5,896 m), Africa’s highest mountain, Amboseli is
one of Kenya’s oldest, famous and most-visited parks. Endlessly
panoramic, yet comparatively compact, it is dotted with emerald
green swamps in which great herds of elephant wallow; half
submerged in the papyrus grasses. The permanent marshlands also
provide a potent draw to hippos and buffaloes, while offering a
haven for the abundant water birds. An International Biosphere
Reserve, the park largely constitutes the usually dried-out
lakebed of Lake Amboseli, which is surrounded by flat grasslands
relieved by very few trees. On the plains are numerous
antelopes, spotted hyenas, jackals, warthogs, olive baboons and
vervet monkeys. Lions are rare. Observation Hill, a conical
peak, which is easily climbed, offers stunning views of Mount
Kilimanjaro. In the evening enjoy a traditional bush barbeque
supper, which will be served adjacent to the lodge and will
feature a display of traditional Maasai dance. Meals and
overnight stay at the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
Day 5: Amboseli -Mount Kenya
After breakfast drive to Nairobi for lunch at the 5-star Nairobi
Serena Hotel. After lunch drive north through the Kenyan Central
Highlands, up through the foothills of Mount Kenya to Serena
Mountain Lodge, which stands at 2,194 meters above sea level,
overlooking its own private waterhole and surrounded by dense
Afro-tropical forest. In the afternoon, you may like to take a
guided walk through the surrounding forest or visit our
photo-hide, which is just meters away from the wildlife at the
waterhole (typically elephant, buffalo, bush bucks, antelopes,
plains game, genet cats). As dusk falls, enjoy a pre-dinner
cocktail on the timber terrace, which overlooks the waterhole.
Later, dinner will be served in our tree-level restaurant.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Serena Mountain Lodge
Day 6: Magical Masai Mara
Leaving the lodge after breakfast, drive down the floor of the
Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, arriving in time for a buffet
lunch at the 5-star Nairobi Serena Hotel. Relax around the pool
until 3pm when your driver will take you to Nairobi’s Wilson
Airport for your 4pm flight to the Masai Mara National Reserve
(45 minutes). World renowned for the breathtaking spectacle of
‘the greatest wildlife show on earth’, the awe inspiring annual
migration of the wildebeest, the Mara is Kenya’s most visited
protected area. Technically an extension of Tanzania’s renowned
Serengeti National Park, the Mara constitutes only 4% of the
entire Serengeti ecosystem but its rolling grasslands,
meandering rivers and towering escarpments offer one of the
world’s most rewarding and evocative wildlife arenas. Upon
arrival in the Mara, you will be met at the airstrip and take a
game drive through this famous reserve before arriving at the
Mara Serena Safari Lodge in time for a swim and cocktails before
dinner. Dinner and overnight at the Serena lodge.
Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast set off for a morning game drive, which will
include a traditional ‘bush breakfast’ by the hippo pool. After
breakfast, continue your game drive arriving back at the lodge
in time for lunch. After lunch and relaxation, take an afternoon
game drive in the Mara. When it comes to game-viewing, there is
nowhere in Africa richer in wildlife or more eventful in
encounters than the Mara. A pristine wilderness of haunting
beauty, it promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife,
prolific bird life and the unprecedented opportunity of catching
up with all the members of the ‘Big Five’ in one morning. As to
scenery, the 1,800 sq kilometers of this veteran reserve offer
the classic mix of African imagery; miles of lion-gold
grasslands, shoals of lilac-misted hills, a meandering river,
acres of thorn-bush and mile upon mile of undulating wilderness.
Bush Breakfast; lunch and dinner at the Serena lodge.
Day 8: Nairobi
After breakfast drive to the Mara Serena airstrip to board your
11am flight to Nairobi. Transfer upon arrival to the Nairobi
Serena hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your
flight home. One could opt for an extension trip to the fabulous
Serena Beach Resort and Spa, on Kenya’s stunning Indian Ocean
coastline.
Contact us for prices
Safari Includes:
* Return flight Mara from Nairobi
* Airstrip transfers Mara Serena Safari Lodge.
* Return road transportation Nairobi to Amboseli.
* Full board accommodation.
* Bush Barbeque Dinner at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge.
* Hippo Pool Breakfast at Mara Serena Safari Lodge.
* Game drives in 4X4 game drive vehicles
* Park entrance fees
Safari Excludes:
*International & Local Airfares
*Visa entry charges to Kenya.
*All items of expenditure of a personal nature, such as: drinks,
laundry, telephone calls, gratuities,
*personal travel insurances etc.







