Colorful Kenya safari

Safari Reference Id  k2
  • 10-days
    Safari
  • Easy
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  • Adapted
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  • Pool (*)
     
  • Free
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Colorful Kenya Safari (k2)

A 10-days safari through Masai mara, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo East and the Coast

Safari highlights

During Colorful Kenya Safari (k2) you will driven to explore these superb african spots:

Programme

Day 1 - Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi
Our driver/guide will pick you up and transfer to your hotel for overnight. In case of a late arrival we will book you in to one of the new airport hotels which are very convenient and comfortable.

Day 2 - Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast our driver/guide will meet you and give you a briefing on the safari ahead and the days program. Your safari then starts. The drive to the Maasai Mara is a long one, about 6,5 hours to the entrance of the Reserve, however once you are there you will see that the drive was well worth it. Covering some 700 square kilometers, the Maasai Mara is the jewel in the crown of wildlife reserves. The concentration of game within the Reserve and the neighboring Group Ranches almost guarantees that you will see the 4 of the big 5 on your first game drive! Should you choose, there are regular flight to the Reserve and you driver/guide would collect you from the airstrip closest to your chosen accommodation. The Masai Mara also known as Maasai Mara or The Mara is named in honor of the Maasai people - the ancestral inhabitants of this area. The Mara is a part of the Greater Mara Ecosystem which include several group ranches.

Day 3 & 4 - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Spend two full days in the Masai Mara with early morning and afternoon game-drives and lunch at the camp/lodge - alternatively spend most of the day on game-drive with a packed lunch! During July/August the annual Migration of Wildebeest takes place, this is the right time to spend two full days in the Mara - you might be lucky and view a spectacular river crossing ! enjoy the endless plains and breathtaking views, fantastic place to see the sunrise and sunset. The Mara has an exceptional population of cheetah, leopard and lions, you can spot them the whole year around. Dinner and overnight at one of the camps/lodges at the Mara

Day 5 - Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha
After breakfast depart for Lake Naivasha - one of the fresh water lakes at the Great Rift Valley. Check in at one of the lodges along the lake shore and enjoy lunch. Afternoon we have different options. You could relax and enjoy the beautiful gardens where antelope, giraffe, zebra come and graze. A boat ride on the lake where you will see lots of birdlife and hippos or a visit to Hellsgate National Park which is named after a narrow break in the cliffs. Dinner & Overnight at one of the lodges along the lake.

Day 6 - Lake Naivasha - Amboseli National Park
Continue to Amboseli National Park, famous for its large herds of elephants and stunning views on to Mt. Kilimanjaro. Part of the Park is a lake where one can see lots of birdlife. A big variety of wildlife can be spotted in the plains and swamps, Giraffe, zebra, Cheetah, Lions, Buffalo and many more. Lunch at the lodge/camp - afternoon game-drive. Dinner & Overnight Amboseli National Park.

Day 7 - Amboseli National Park
Spend the day in the park with game drives around Lake Amboseli In between, enjoy the view onto the Kilimanjaro or cool off in the pool at the Lodge/Camp! A visit to the Observation Hill will offer a panoramic view over the park and surroundings. Lunch/Dinner & Overnight Amboseli National Park

Day 8 - Amboseli - Tsavo West National Park
Wake up for an early morning game-drive, the best time to have a clear view of the mountain! Return for breakfast at the lodge/camp. Continue to Tsavo West National Park, a totally different experience! Tsavo West has an amazing scenery, the landscape just changes in all corners of the park. Lunch at the lodge/camp and afternoon game-drive. Visit the Mzima Springs, four natural springs in the western part of the park. The source of the springs originate from the Chyulu Hills , a range of volcanic lava rock and ash. Mzima has many hippos and crocodiles. A sundowner at one of the viewpoints would be a great addition to your visit to Tsavo West. Dinner & Overnight Tsavo West National Park

Day 9 - Tsavo West - Tsavo East National Park
After breakfast proceed to Tsavo East National Park, game-drive enroute to the park exit. Tsavo East is one of the largest and oldest park in Kenya. Its separated from Tsavo West by the high way and railway. Tsavo East is quite different from West, here you will find savanna and grassland. Great to spot lots of wildlife of which the park has an abundance. The Yatta Plateau , Lugard Falls, Galana River are some of the known features of Tsavo East. Lunch at the camp/lodge - afternoon game-drive. Dinner & Overnight Tsavo East National Park

Day 10 - Tsavo East National Park - Coast
Enjoy your last early morning game-drive! After breakfast start the drive to the Coast or drive back to Nairobi. Travel by rail or air are also possible options to look at.

Some spots along the way

Following are some spots along the way of the "Colorful Kenya" 10-days safari.
Here are also shown lodges, hotels and tented camps that you can choose from,
according to your preferences and your budget.

Amboseli Amboseli Some game-drive vehicles are watching a group of zebras. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Elephants in Amboseli Elephants in Amboseli Amboseli National Park is home to numerous animals including large populations of elephant, buffalo, cheetah, lion, leopard, giraffe and gazelle. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis The Sacred Ibis normally feeds on wetlands but often scavenges for food around human habitation. It’s quite easy to distinguish it from the other Kenya’s Ibises due to its white wings [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Aruba Ashnil Lodge (Tsavo East) Aruba Ashnil Lodge (Tsavo East)
Ashnil Camp (Mara) Ashnil Camp (Mara) [Photo: Ashnil Hotels Ltd]
Ashnil Camp (Mara) Ashnil Camp (Mara) [Photo: Ashnil Hotels Ltd]
Ashnil Camp (Mara) Ashnil Camp (Mara) [Photo: Ashnil Hotels Ltd]
Tanzania-Kenya border stone Tanzania-Kenya border stone [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Giraffes at Crescent Island (Lake Naivasha) Giraffes at Crescent Island (Lake Naivasha) [Photo: Mait]
Hippos at Lake Naivasha Hippos at Lake Naivasha [Photo: Laura Weinkam]
Crescent Island (Lake Naivasha) Crescent Island (Lake Naivasha) [Photo: Laura Weinkam]
Elelephant in Masai Mara Elelephant in Masai Mara Elephants are the longest-lived large mammals. One of the few animals that shows recognition of one another even after death. Females will stand watch over their dead young and may even cover the [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Lioness with her puppy Lioness with her puppy [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Giraffe Centre (Nairobi) Giraffe Centre (Nairobi) Opened in 1983, twenty km away from Nairobi, the Giraffe Centre was born with the aim to protect the endangered giraffes recovered from the grassland of the East Africa region. [Photo: John Morris]
Kibo Safari Camp Kibo Safari Camp Kibo Safari Camp is a luxury tented camp in Amboseli National Park at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
Kilaguni Lodge Kilaguni Lodge Zebras at the watering hole at Kilaguni Lodge. [Photo: Graham Dean]
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro One of the most amazing aspects of the Kilimanjaro (5.890 meters) is the accessibility of its peak to climbers with no mountain climbing equipment. It takes more or less five days to reach the top [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Kilimanjaro from above Kilimanjaro from above The snow top of the Kilimanjaro (5.890 meters) as seen from the air.
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro With its 5.890 meters, Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain that regular tourists can climb, although it remains a considerable feat of human endurance. The breathable oxygen at the top is less than [...] [Photo: Laura Weinkam]
Maasai Mara Maasai Mara Lioness on a kill (zebra). Preferred prey of a lion is gemsbok, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe and zebra. It worths notice that species outside their preferred weight range - 350 kg - are generally [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Masai Mara Masai Mara A male lion at Maasai Mara. According to a recent esimate lions in Mara Region are aprox one thousand. Although the killing of a lion was part of the Masai culture that marked the transition from [...] [Photo: Graham Dean]
Masai Mara Reserve Masai Mara Reserve Zebras at Maasai Mara. After wildebeest, zebra are the most numerous in the annual migration and can be found easily and abundantly throughout the 15,000 square mile of the Serengeti - Mara region. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Limuru tea fields Limuru tea fields Tea fields in Limuru. [Photo: Ninara (Flickr)]
Longonot crater Longonot crater Longonot mountain is actually an extinct crater in the Rift Valley, it is the highest of all Rift Valley volcanoes (2772 m). Longonot National Park is a fairly new park, created in the 1983 to [...] [Photo: Brian Mc Morrow]
Lugards Falls Lugards Falls A crocodile is waiting for a prey to come in Lugards Falls. Despite of the name the ’falls’ are in fact a series of rapids on the Galana River. [Photo: Graham Dean]
Lugards Falls Lugards Falls Sheldrick’s causeway is the only crossing of the Galana river to the remote, northern section of Tsavo East National Park, it was built in the ’50’s by legendary David Sheldrick, the first [...] [Photo: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust]
Hippos at Mara River Hippos at Mara River Despite being depicted as a gentle and slow giant hippos are fast, they can outrun the average man. Their skin is almost completely hairless but does contain a large number of mucous glands which [...] [Photo: Tristan Brown]
Crocodiles at Mara River Crocodiles at Mara River During the great migration over two million herbivores move heading north-west from the short grass plains to the Western Corridor of the Serengeti and its Grumeti River. The Mara river is their [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Wildebeest at Mara River Wildebeest at Mara River The Wildebeest is possibly most famous for occurring in spectacular numbers seasonally in the Maasai Mara and Serengeti. The great migration, which may counts hundreds of thousands of animals, allows [...] [Photo: Mark Ellis]
Elephant at Mudanda Rock (Tsavo East) Elephant at Mudanda Rock (Tsavo East) [Photo: Laura Weinkam]
Mzima Springs (Tsavo) Mzima Springs (Tsavo) At Mzima Springs there are actually two large pools, connected by a stream of rapids and shaded by stands of raffia palms. The upper pool is long-shaped, favoured by the hippos, while the [...] [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Naivasha Sopa Lodge Naivasha Sopa Lodge
A child from Namanga A child from Namanga Namanga is a small town located across the Tanzania and Kenya border and overlooked by the Oi-Doinyo Orok, or Black Mountain, which is sacred to the Maasai. The town is a mixture of various tribes [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Namanga handicrafts Namanga handicrafts Namanga’s economy is largely dependent on tourism since travelers visiting Amboseli National Park pass though the town on their way to and from Nairobi. The town is perfect as a rest or for [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Ngulia mountains Ngulia mountains View on the Ngulia mountains from the road to Ngulia Safari Camp. [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Giraffes at Tsavo West Giraffes at Tsavo West [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Hornbill Hornbill The omnivorous hornbill feeds on fruit and small animals. Some species are severely threatened with extinction. [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Enkongu Narok Swamp (Amboseli) Enkongu Narok Swamp (Amboseli) An elephant is entering the Swamp. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Enkongu Narok Swamp (Amboseli) Enkongu Narok Swamp (Amboseli) One of the many swamps that originates from the snowmelt and rains on Kilimanjaro.
Buffalos in Amboseli Buffalos in Amboseli A group of buffalos on the Amboseli wetland. African Buffalo (or Cape Buffalo) is absolutely the most dangerous of the big five. An adult male might weights 600-750 kilos. Despite this vegetarian and [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Ol Tukai Lodge Ol Tukai Lodge At the lodge you may find 80 chalet-style rooms; some of them viewing the wetlands, others facing the Kilimanjaro. To accomodate physically challenged guests, two rooms have been specifically [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Maasai ornaments (Ol Tukai Lodge) Maasai ornaments (Ol Tukai Lodge) Sometimes Maasai dancers are engaged for the wedding ceremony of people coming from abroad. The multi denominational chapel within the lodge is a suitable place to tie the knot or renew marriage vows. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Sarova Saltlick Lodge Tsavo Sarova Saltlick Lodge Tsavo The Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge is a luxurious safari escape set in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. It overlooks the vast, magnificent Tsavo plains.
Satao Tented Camp Satao Tented Camp Satao Tented Camp delivers the ultimate safari experience, made of thrilling adventure plus impeccable service. The camp boasts 20 safari style en-suite tents, each with private veranda, nestled [...]
Satao Tented Camp Satao Tented Camp The tents interiors are all attractively furnished with a unique african touch.
Satao Tented Camp Satao Tented Camp Large herds of elephants, sometimes impressive, usually cool off and drink at the Satao Camp waterhole.
Masai Jump Dance Masai Jump Dance Amongst the many traditions kept by Masai tribes the best known is the warrior jumping dance, where young Masai morani (morani stands for young warrior) leap into the air from a standing position, in [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Masai Kudu Horn Masai Kudu Horn The kudu horn is a means to communicate amongst the villages. The kudu itself (Koodoo) is a sort of antelope which roams from South Africa to Ethiopia. Its bull may stand over five feet high and may [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Sekenani primary school Sekenani primary school Built in 1987, the Sekenani Primary School provides a free education to approximately 450 students from 5 to 14 years old. There are three terms per year, running in January to March, May to July and [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Serena Lodge (Amboseli) Serena Lodge (Amboseli) [Photo: Wendy Watling]
Severin Safari Camp Severin Safari Camp Severin Safari Camp is harmoniously and eco-friendly designed. Have a sit in the veranda and you will be immediately part of the surrounding scene. [Photo: Patty Chang]
Severin Safari Camp Severin Safari Camp Severin Safari Camp Tents, Junior Suites and Suites are all equipped with wooden furniture in a traditional african style. Bright and warm colours care for a comfortable and personal atmosphere. [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Severin Safari Camp Severin Safari Camp The swimming pool at the Severin Safari Camp. [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Sopa Lodge Amboseli Sopa Lodge Amboseli
Tawi Lodge Tawi Lodge Tawi Lodge is located on a private conservancy of 6,000 acres just five minutes from Kimana Gate, the eastern entrance to Amboseli National Park. The lodge has four different lounges and two bars to [...]
Tawi Lodge Tawi Lodge A wide and well-furnished bathroom of a Tawi Lodge suite.
Tawi Lodge Tawi Lodge The Tawi Lodge pool is filled from a borehole, solar heated and comfortably cool for refreshing and delightful dips in the morning as in the afternoon and in the evening too. A swim can be a very [...]
Tsavo West Tsavo West The red elephants of Tsavo. Due to the reddish terrain, everything in Tsavo turns red. [Photo: Laura Weinkam]
Tsavo West Tsavo West A Lilac-breasted Roller takes flight. [Photo: Graham Dean]
Tsavo West Tsavo West A Red-billed Hornbill. [Photo: Graham Dean]
Tsavo East Tsavo East A young hyena in Tsavo. [Photo: Laura Weinkam]