11 Days Best of Kenya Safari

Arrive in Nairobi, Kenya’s vibrant capital, where bustling markets and cultural landmarks await. Explore the colorful City Market, delve into Kenya’s heritage at the National Museum, or venture into Nairobi National Park, a unique urban wildlife sanctuary teeming with giraffes, zebras, and lions. Upon landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, transfer to a luxurious hotel for a welcome dinner and safari briefing by Across Wilderness Expedition representative, setting the stage for your 4 x 4 Kenya Luxury Road adventure.

Journey to Amboseli National Park in open 4 x 4 jeep customized for all terrain, where the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, towers over vast plains. From your elegant lodge, witness elephants roaming against this iconic backdrop. Enjoy afternoon and early morning game drives across flat savannas, spotting buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and elusive black rhinos. Visit a Maasai village to learn about their harmonious coexistence with wildlife, followed by a late afternoon game drive for more Big Five encounters. At night, the open plains offer prime views of elephants under starlit skies.

Travel through Kenya’s lush southern hills to Mount Kenya National Park, where jagged peaks rise above dense forests at 7,200 feet. Settle into a sophisticated lodge overlooking a floodlit waterhole and salt lick. Relax on your private verandah as cape buffalo, colobus monkeys, warthogs, and bushbabies visit the waterhole. The forest’s sounds and sights create an immersive wildlife experience, with nocturnal visitors visible into the evening.

Cross the equator in open top 4 x 4 private Landcruiser, pausing for a memorable photo, en route to Samburu National Reserve, a remote haven of palm-fringed rivers and arid plains. Encounter unique species like the long-necked gerenuk, tiny dik-dik, reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, and beisa oryx along the Ewaso Ng’iro River. Game drives reveal leopards, lions, cheetahs, and Nile crocodiles, while over 350 bird species, from hornbills to eagles, delight birdwatchers. Stay at the luxurious Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, surrounded by nature, with wildlife passing by during leisurely meals.

Arrive at Sweetwaters Game Reserve in open top 4 x 4 safari vehicle, home to East Africa’s largest population of critically endangered black rhinos. Explore this private reserve via game drives, horseback safaris, camel safaris, or guided walks, spotting both black and white rhinos alongside the Big Five. Visit the chimpanzee sanctuary and rhino information center for deeper conservation insights. Your luxurious thatched-roof tent overlooks a floodlit waterhole, where rhinos and other wildlife visit throughout the night.

Drive through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park in your private roof hatch 4 x 4 safari jeep, Lake Nakuru is famed for its vibrant pink flamingo flocks and over 400 bird species. Private game drives reveal Rothschild giraffes, white rhinos, hyenas, and big cats amidst misty mountains and savanna. Enjoy a scenic lunch at Lion Hill Lodge with clifftop views of the shimmering lake. In the afternoon, continue exploring before transferring to Naivasha for an overnight stay in the Rift Valley.

Enter the legendary Maasai Mara in a 4 x 4 jeep exclusively for your group, a sprawling sanctuary of grasslands and forests, renowned for the Great Migration, where millions of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles thunder across the plains. Outside migration season, the Mara remains a wildlife haven. Game drives in a 4 x 4 private vehicle offer close encounters with lions, leopards, elephants and more. Watch hippos wallow in pools, giraffes glide along the horizon and predators stalk prey. Stay in an opulent safari lodge with an open private balcony overlooking the plains, where wildlife sightings continue into the night.

On your final morning in the Masai Mara National Reserve, savor a sunrise private game drive in your safari jeep, capturing the Mara’s beauty as the sky glows orange, silhouetting grazing herds. Enjoy a gourmet breakfast amidst birdsong and distant wildlife calls. Reflect on your journey—filled with Big Five encounters, cultural discoveries, and Kenya’s untamed landscapes—before transferring back to Nairobi in your 4 x 4 jeep for your departure back to the next destination.