11 Days Luxury Kenya Tour and Diani Beach
Our Private Essence of Kenya Safari is one of our private safaris designed to suit specific luxury safari needs and flexible to meet your schedules. You will have your own safari guides for game drives and would allow much privacies needed for the tour.
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet and greet by your driver guide and transfer to your Hotel. Night at Villa Rosa Kempinski (Bed and Breakfast)
Breakfast and briefing for the trip. After, departure for Masai Mara. You’ll drive through the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve. This extensive reserve is part of the Serengeti vast plains famously known for its amazing great migration of wildebeests and is home to the Big Five: lions, elephants, leopards, buffalos, and rhinos. You will have lunch at the camp and relax shortly before proceeding for the afternoon drive. Other animals in the park include the Maasai giraffes, buffalos, elands, impalas, zebras, topi, among others. Dinner and overnight at Soroi Mara Bush Camp
After an early morning breakfast, you will leave for a full-day game drive with packed lunch or agree with your guide to break for lunch at the camp depending on your choice. On the plains are large herds of herbivores grazing and cheetahs and leopards hiding in their locations. You will hardly miss seeing the Big Five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhino). At the park, you will have an opportunity to drive down to the Mara River, the site of the Great Migration when in season—July through October. The immense herds of wildebeests and zebras are a magnificent sight, matched only by the drama of the predators who lie in wait for them. For more experience at an extra cost, you will have the alternative of visiting the nearby Maasai community and witnessing their lifestyle and their traditional culture. You can have a pre-dawn hot air balloon ride high above the reserve as the morning light breaks across the golden savannah and witness the herds of wildlife emerging into the day. Dinner and overnight at Soroi Mara Bush Camp.
You will have an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, you’ll depart the Mara region for Nakuru arriving at lunchtime. After your lunch and short rest, you will embark on your afternoon drive in the park. Lake Nakuru which is also called the pink lake and popularly known for its high population of flamingoes and other water birds, has other various species of mammals existing in its ecosystem. All the Big Five except the elephant are here as well as giraffes, zebras, hippos, waterbucks, and spotted hyenas among others. This park is rich with over 350 bird species. Apart from the popular greater and lesser flamingos, there are also plovers, marabou storks, white pelicans, and egrets. After the delightful drive, you will return for dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge. Night at The Cliff
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Naivasha. On arrival, you will check into the hotel, have lunch and spend the afternoon at your leisure with a boat ride paid on ground at Lake Naivasha. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow-barked Acacia xanthophyll, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with birdlife, and Naivasha is known as a world-class birding destination. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, buffalos wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the lakes’ large hippo population sleep the day out in the shallows, zebras, impala, caracal, leopards and waterbucks can also be sighted in the immediate vicinity of Lake Naivasha, around the Crescent Island. In the evening you will return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay at Enashipai Resort & Spa
Wake up early for early morning breakfast and depart to Amboseli national park with lunch en-route. Upon arrival in Amboseli, go for an afternoon game drive where you will view the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro as well as the majestic elephants up close then come back to the lodge for overnight stay and dinner at Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
After breakfast you will have a full day game drive. Have lunch then go back for an afternoon game drive. You will have a wonderful time in the park viewing the majestic mount Kilimanjaro as well as the elephants up close. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge at Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Have an early breakfast and check out of the hotel with a game drive to the train station to take your train to Diani Beach. You will arrive at Emali Train station and then take a train to Mombasa Terminus where you will be met by our representative who will take you to your beach hotel which is Diani Sea Resort. Upon arrival, check in then have lunch. Enjoy the hotel facilities
For the days you will be at the beach, you will spend your time at leisure enjoying the hotel’s facilities. Diani/Ukunda area has a population of around 100,000 inhabitants and is famous for its white sand beaches and blue ocean. The beach is popular for relaxing resorts which are popular with honeymooners, families and groups on holiday. Try a camel ride for the tourist experience or book a bike tour inland for a glimpse of life in local villages. Inland from the beach, there is extensive vegetation including numerous palm trees which cover the coastal areas. The Mwachema River flows into the sea at Diani Beach. Diani Beach has restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, and several shopping centres. The Beach is also a popular kitesurfing, jet skiing, and snorkeling location. Meals and overnight at Diani Sea Resort
Enjoy breakfast then depart with packed lunch for a full day of game viewing drives. You can also opt for a morning and afternoon game viewing drives with hot lunch at the lodge. This famous game reserve is world famous for the spectacular wildebeest migration between July through to September each year, the abundant wildlife including the ‘Big five’ of Africa. The reserve is surrounded by Masai villages (traditional home-steads) which at a small extra cost you may want to experience a cultural visit to one of them. Enjoy dinner and overnight at Zebra Plains Mara Camp
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Tour Price Includes
- Transport in a custom-designed 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser with Wifi
- Services of a professional English-speaking guide driver
- All park entrance fees
- Luxury Full board accommodation while on safari (breakfast, lunch and dinner and laundry)
- Bottled water, Soft drinks, Local beer and selected wines that are included at your lodge
- Arrival and departure Airport transfers
- Regional wine and beer at mealtimes, vehicles stocked with soft drinks and bottled water
- Local Flights
Not Included In the Tour Price
- Tips to your guides, hotel or other encounters while on safari (Tip your guide from $20 per day)
- Travel insurance, Telephone expenses and Upmarket wines
- Additional sight-seeing or deviation from the safari itinerary
- Any item not mentioned as included in the safari package
