11 days Best of Kenya Bush to Beach Safari – Estrella de la Mañana Safaris

11 DAYS BEST OF KENYA BUSH TO BEACH SAFARI

Highlights: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Diani, Depart

Accommodations: Midrange Hotels & Lodges

Departure: According to your schedule

Itinerary at glance.

Day	Location	Accommodation	Meal plan	Activity
1	Nairobi	La Maison Royale Hotel	BB	Trsf, Lei
2	Nairobi	La Maison Royale Hotel	BBL	LEI
3	Maasai Mara	Mara Sopa Lodge	BBLD	P
4	Maasai Mara	Mara Sopa Lodge	BBLD	AP
5	Lake Nakuru	Lake Nakuru Lodge	BBLD	P
6	Amboseli	Amboseli Sentrim Camp	BBLD	P
7	Amboseli	Amboseli Sentrim Camp	BBLD	AP
8	Diani Beach	Diani Sea Lodge	AI	TRSF, LEI
9	Diani Beach	Diani Sea Lodge	AI	LEI
10	Diani Beach	Diani Sea Lodge	AI	LEI
11	Depart - MBA	No Accommodation	BB	TRSF

BB -Bed & Breakfast, BBLD – Bed and breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, TRSF– Transfer, AI– All inclusive, LEI – Leisure A – Morning game drive, P – Afternoon game drive

Day 1: Arrive Nairobi

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be picked by our representative and escorted to your hotel for check in and remainder of the day at Leisure. Overnight stay at the Golden Tulip Hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis.

Main destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: La Maison Royale Hotel
Meals & drinks: Bed & Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included. Drinks not included)

Day 2: Full Day in Nairobi

After breakfast you will depart from the hotel for an excursion in Nairobi. This dynamic and sophisticated “Green City in the Sun” offers many attractions. You will visit the Karen Blixen Museum author of ‘‘Out of Africa’’, the Giraffe Centre, one of Nairobi’s conservation projects where it is possible to feed the giraffe from an elevated platform and learn more about the work that they do. You continue onto the Daphne Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage‎ where we can meet the calves being rehabilitated. These elephants were rescued when they lost their mothers and so are being raised at the orphanage until they can be released back into the wild. To date, wildlife trust has successfully hand-raised over 150 infant elephants. You will have your lunch at one of the famous restaurants in Nairobi and later transferred to your hotel and spend the day at leisure.

Main destination : Nairobi
Accommodation: La Maison Royale Hotel
Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (drinks not included)

Day 3 : Nairobi – Maasai Mara National Reserve

This morning you journey south to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. On arriving you will check in to the Mara Sopa Lodge for lunch. Spend two nights here to explore, discover and experience the magic and 7th wonder of the world – “Maasai Mara Game Reserve’’ a spectacular watch of the immense “Big-Five” Lion, Rhino, Buffalo, Leopard and Elephant. In the afternoon, you will visit the local Maasai villages. The Maasai tribe is among the few tribes in Africa whose culture has lasted for years without changes and the locals are jointly living together and who partially contribute to the protection of wildlife and defined cultural tours as well.

Main destination : Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner included (drinks not included)

Day 4: Explore Masai Mara National Park

Full day spent exploring the park in search of the big 5. Take full advantage of what the Mara has to offer. Choose from a wide range of activities including the optional hot air balloon safari that can be arranged at an extra cost. Birding can also be done throught the year with the reserve having a record of over 570 species of birds, with more than 50 bird species of prey which include: Eagles, vultures, storks and many others.

The Mara is one of the most famous ecosystems in the world and with reason, this huge expansion is home to an astonishing variety of wildlife, difficult to believe, over 450 species of animals have been recorded here.

You might be lucky to see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes, and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place.

In dramatic fashion, catch thousands of the great wildebeest, zebras, antelopes and elands, followed by gazelles as they cross over returning to their breeding grounds from Serengeti-Tanzania to Maasai Mara-Kenya between the months of July and October.

Main destination : Masai Mara National Park
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included (drinks not included)

Day 5: Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park

Early morning after breakfast at 0730hrs we leave and head for Lake Nakuru national park driving via views of the local homesteads on the scenic Great Rift Valley escarpment floor arriving in time into your lodge or camp for check-in, lunch at 1300hrs and some rest. Later you will depart in the afternoon at 1500hrs for game drives. The Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the top tourist destinations in Africa, famed for the Flamingos, both lesser and greater, that flock to its shores to feed on the cyanobacteria that live in its alkaline waters. It is a very important breeding ground and stop over for many species of birds, and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At some times of the year, there can be between one and two million flamingos forming a big pink band around the edge of the Lake. The Park is home to one of the greatest concentrations of Black Rhino in the World and also has a thriving population of White Rhino. It is also a sanctuary for the rare Rothschild Giraffe. With luck, you may spot a leopard, which is rather elusive. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Main destination: Lake Nakuru
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner included (drinks not included)

Day 6: Lake Nakuru – Amboseli National Park

After breakfast proceed to Amboseli arriving for lunch followed by game drive. During your evening game drive, you will be searching for the big herds of the African Elephants, the cheetahs, Lions, the gazelles and the Elusive Eland. Weather permitting you will be able to have a magnificent view of the Kilimanjaro.

Main destination : Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Amboseli Sentrim Camp
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner included (Drinks not included)

Day 7: Explore the Amboseli National Park

Day spent viewing game starting with a morning and afternoon game drive. In between game drives, relax by the pool side followed by lunch and final game drive in the late afternoon. Amboseli is not a big park but supported by swap vegetation. It harbors elephants, buffaloes, hippos, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, gazelles, wildebeests, warthogs, zebras, ostriches and Maasai Giraffe in the background of the magnificent snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Main destination : Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Amboseli Sentrim Camp
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner included (Drinks not included)

Day 8 – Amboseli – Diani

After breakfast you will leave your camp for the final game drive after checking out. Leave the park to catch up your Mombasa train at Emali Railway station for the SGR train, and then proceed to Mombasa arriving with a transfer to the Diani Sea Lodge for check-in refreshment and relaxation.

Main destination: Diani Beach
Accommodation: Diani Sea Lodge
Meals & drinks: All inclusive. Drinks included except Premium brands

Day 9 & 10: Full Days in Diani

Full days at crystal sandy beaches of Diani as you can relax, rejuvenate, and unwind in this tropical paradise with its warm ocean currents. At an extra cost, you may arrange directly with the hotel to engage in activities like snorkeling, scuba diving, spa treatments and swimming with dolphins. Your stay at your premium accommodations includes breakfast, and dinner. If you decide to eat outside the lodge you will be responsible for any costs incurred.

Main destination: Diani Beach
Accommodation: Diani Sea Lodge
Meals & drinks: All inclusive. Drinks included except Premium brands

Day 11: Free day - Departure

You can choose the program of today in respect to your flight time. Later in the afternoon or evening you will be brought to the airport in Mombasa for your flight back home.

Main destination: Diani Beach
Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included) Drinks not included

Meet and greet services with assistance at the airport or hotel.
All transport and game drives will be in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop up roof for game viewing.
Services of a Professional English-speaking driver-guide on private basis.
Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
Meals and accommodation as specified.
All Park fees and government taxes.
Complimentary drinking water per person per day on game drives