Kenya Wildlife Safari Journal
Day 1: Nairobi Tour
You will picked up at 0600 hrs and head to the Nairobi National Park, close to the city.
Stopover: Nairobi National Park
The park itself is 177 sq kms with wide open grass plains and a backdrop of the cit. Scattered acacia bush is home to a wide variety of wildlife including the endangered black rhino, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and diverse bird life with over 400 species recorded. Visitors can enjoy the park’s picnic sites and walking trails for hikers.
Stopover: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Elephant Orphanage
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Elephant Orphanage is best known for their work with elephants, operating the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world. Here you will be able to take part in the conservation activity that takes place daily for an hour. This includes feeding the orphaned elephants and having a chance to interact with the animals one on one. It is a few minutes drive from the park and separated by the park’s fence.
After interaction with the elephants you will proceed straight to the Nairobi Giraffe Centre which is a stone’s throw away from the sanctuary.
Stopover: Giraffe Centre
The giraffe center is the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, a Kenyan non-profitable organization. Their main purpose is to educate Kenyan school children and youth on their country’s wildlife and environment, as well as give local and international visitors an opportunity to come in close contact with the world’s tallest species. You also get the opportunity to feed the giraffes, kiss them if you wish and learn more about them under the guide of the trained guides of the organization.
Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Stopover: Nairobi National Park
Stopover: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Elephant Orphanage
Stopover: Giraffe Centre
Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Breakfast at hotel, Checkout from hotel
Start your journey to Amboseli National Park via Mombasa-Loitok tok -Kimana road
Check in at Amboseli Lodge in time for lunch and followed by swimming and relaxation at the lodge
Destination: Amboseli National Park
Day 3: Amboseli National Park (Full Day)
After breakfast at Lodge.
With picnic lunches you will proceed for an extensive game drive in the Amboseli National Park searching for the big five animals and Jumbo elephants.
You will enjoy picnic lunches at the observation point viewing the top of the mount Kilimanjaro
Return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Amboseli National Park – Tsavo West National Park
Have an early game drive from 0600 hrs to 0800 hrs then head back to the hotel for breakfast, later checkout.
Depart by 1000 hrs from Amboseli to Tsavo West National Park via Rombo-Taita Taveta road where you will see the beautiful scenary of Taita hills and big rocks surrounding the area.
Check in to the lodge by 1400 hrs for lunch and some rest. Later you will head for an evening game drive as from 1600 hrs to 1830 hrs.
Destination: Tsavo West National Park
Day 5: Tsavo West National Park (Full Day)
Wake up early in the morning and drive to the park for a morning hot air balloon safari,
Optional Activity: Hot Air Balloon Safari (At Extra Cost)
Hot air balloon safari is an extra entertaining and adventurous activity offering you a tour in the sky and an Ariel view of animals and nature of Tsavo west national park. On this safari you get to enjoy sights of the big five such as lions, elephants, Cape buffalo, leopards, eastern black rhinoceros and many more.
After the hot air balloon experience you will rest and have a picnic lunch, picnic lunch is set in the bushes of the park, you get to enjoy your mouthwatering meals while enjoying the cool breeze and nature of the park.
In the afternoon you go for an afternoon game drive, as you drive through the plains of the park you encounter many animals such as lions, elephants, giraffes, hartebeests and many more. After the game drive you will drive back to your lodge, have diner and stay overnight.
Destination: Tsavo West National Park
Day 6: Tsavo West National Park – Tsavo East National Park
We shall be up before the sunrise for a game drive before breakfast.
The splendor of an African sunrise that engulfs the savanna shall be experienced as we traverse the vast park in search of the early grazers and hunters.
Breakfast will be followed by a checkout and drive to Tsavo East National Park.
Arrive at your lodge | luxury camp for check-in and lunch.
Afternoon game drive will later on. Return to your Lodge/ Luxury Camp for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Tsavo East National Park
Day 7: Tsavo East – Diani Beach
You will be served an early breakfast and check out of the lodge by 0730 hrs with an en route game drive to Diani Beach via Samburu-Shimba Hills Road.
You will check into your Hotel by 1400 hrs for lunch. Stay here for three nights and enjoy the planned activities.
Diani Beach is a major beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is located 30 km south of Mombasa in Kwale County. It has been voted Africa’s leading beach destination for the fifth time running since 2015. The indigenous people of the area are the Digo, one of the nine ethnic communities known as the Mijikenda. Today the area includes Kenyans of various ethnicities who have migrated to Diani, drawn by the tourism related economy.
From searching for dolphins and ocean turtles, spotting whale sharks, kite surfing, sky diving and nightlife, Diani offers a scope of activities for all ages.
Destination: Diani Beach
Day 8 & Day 9: Diani Beach
On the first day have the whole day chilling around the hotel or beach with tine to do planned recreational activities as well as enjoy the hotel facilities. On the following day you will be served early breakfast before your excursion to Wasini Island and Shimon Cave later in the day.
Wasini Island
The name “wasini mpunguti” came from the early inhabitants who originally were the Chinese who were short Chinese, hence the name wasini mpunguti which to the locals means short Chinese. The island has only footpaths of sharp old coral or sand. There are no cars, carts or bicycles. Cargo is transported by foot or by a wheelbarrow with a solid tyre. Transport is over the paths, or via the beaches, mainly consisting of coral and only passable with low tide, or by boat over the sea. Here visitors snorkel and dive between the coral around this tiny sand island which is totally inundated during high tide. Also during the ride you might be able to spot dolphins and other beautiful aquatic animals.
Shimon Cave
The awesome coral caves of Shimoni in Kwale County are a living testimony of the dark days of slavery on the East African coast. These caves are where slaves were supposedly kept before being loaded onto boats and shipped to Zanzibar. Actual evidence that slaves were kept here consists solely of iron rings in the rocks, but as piles of empty votive rosewater bottles indicate, the site definitely has significance for locals.
Day 10: Diani Beach – Nairobi
Have an early breakfast then depart to the Standard Garge Railway or Domestic Flight back to Nairobi.
Depending on your international flight schedule, where you will be picked up and dropped at the airport, hotel or own place of residence marking the end of the trip
