11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari

This 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari takes you through seven of Kenya’s top safari destinations to give you a complete overview of this fascinating country. Each of these seven parks offers something unique: whether it’s endemic wildlife not seen elsewhere, dramatic landscapes or sheer animal variety. It’s the ultimate Kenyan safari package for those wanting to maximize their game-viewing opportunities.

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Detailed 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari

Day 1: Nairobi

You’ll be met on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, briefed by 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari driver guide, and transferred to your hotel for check-in. You’ll be booked on a bed and breakfast basis for your overnight in the Sarova Stanley Hotel (complimentary transfer). There is an optional city tour and visit to the Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen if you arrive by mid-day.

  • Main Destination: Nairobi (City)
  • Accommodation: Sarova Stanley Hotel, Luxury hotel located in or near Nairobi
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, you’ll depart from Nairobi for Amboseli National Park. Most famous for its stunning views of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The park offers photographers the rare opportunity to snap photos of elephants, lions, zebras, and giraffes against the startling backdrop of Africa’s most famous mountain. You’ll have lunch at your lodge upon arrival before heading out into the park for an afternoon game drive till 6:00 pm.

  • Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
  • Accommodation: Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp, Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Amboseli National Park

Wake before dawn for an unforgettable sunrise game drive within the park. Kilimanjaro never looks quite as beautiful as she does first thing in the morning. You’ll also get to see predators such as leopards, lions, and cheetahs out on the prowl in the cooler morning air.

They don’t call Amboseli the Royal Court of Kilimanjaro for nothing! As you take in its large elephant herds and the stunning panorama of Mount Kilimanjaro, you’ll see why this is one of Kenya’s most beloved parks.

After your morning game drive and a late breakfast, relax at the lodge for a few hours before heading out into the park again in the afternoon. With the animals largely inactive during the warm midday hours, you can get some rest before catching them out and about in the cooling afternoon air.

  • Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
  • Accommodation: Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp, Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Amboseli -Olé Pajeta Conservancy

With a picnic lunch in hand, you’ll depart from Amboseli National Park after an early breakfast for the drive to Olé Pejeta Conservancy, sometimes known as Sweet Waters.

Your drive not only takes you back through bustling Nairobi and then through the beautiful farm country of Kikuyu, but brings you to the very foothills of Mount Kenya—Kenya’s highest mountain.

After arriving at Olé Pejeta, you’ll pay a visit to the park’s famous chimpanzee sanctuary to meet its adopted residents and then head out into the park proper for an evening game drive.

  • Main Destination: Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia)
  • Accommodation: Sweet waters Serena Camp, Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Olé Pajeta Conservancy – Samburu National Reserve

You’ll trade the well-known 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari spots for one little more off-the-beaten-track as you head north to the rugged and semi-arid Samburu.

As famous for its unique landscape as it is for the presence of familiar faces such as leopards, lions, antelopes, and giraffes—the park’s real claim to fame is its own “Special Five”, a collection of animals found nowhere else in Kenya. These include the Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, Gravy’s zebra, long-necked gerenuk, and the Beisa Oryx. You’ll enjoy an afternoon game drive through this unique park.

  • Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
  • Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge, Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6: Samburu National Reserve

You’ll have a 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari full day to explore the park in search of its rarer inhabitants as well as the likes of leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, antelopes, and more.

While Samburu is smaller than other Kenyan parks and reserves, its diverse wildlife tend to cluster closer together near the life-giving Ewaso Ng’iro River, making it an ideal place to set up camp and do some game-viewing.

  • Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
  • Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge, Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7: Samburu – Lake Nakuru National Park

You’ll set off after breakfast for your 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari drive to Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley.

Formerly famous for its flamingos, the park is now better known for its large herds of buffalo and the presence of both black and white rhinos.

You’ll enjoy a hot lunch at your lodge before taking an afternoon game drive along the shores of the lake to spot baboons, buffalo, lions, leopards, eland, waterbucks, and more.

  • Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Camp, Mid-range tented camp located inside Lake Nakuru NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8: Lake Nakuru National Park – Lake Bogoria- Lake Naivasha

It’s a day of lake exploration as you visit two more of Kenya’s most beautiful lakes. You’ll depart from Lake Nakuru after breakfast and head to the hot springs and geysers of Lake Bogoria. The lake itself is also home to almost 2 million flamingoes, and the local spa has both hot springs and swimming pools for your relaxation. After lunch, you’ll head to Lake Naivasha for an afternoon boat safari to see the lake’s resident hippos and water birds. At the end of your 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari day, you’ll retire to your Lake Naivasha accommodation.

  • Main Destination: Lake Naivasha
  • Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Mid-range lodge located in or near Lake Naivasha
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara National Reserve


You’ll depart from Lake Naivasha after breakfast for the drive south to Kenya’s most famous park: the Masai Mara.

Part of the vast Serengeti plains, the Masai Mara plays host to a chapter of the famous wildebeest migration each year as 1.7 million wildebeest and more than 500,000 zebras and antelopes cross the swollen Mara River in hopes of finding safety on the Masai Mara’s sweeping plains. Even when the wildebeest migration is not occurring, you’ll still have the chance to see the entire Big Five as well as Kenya’s largest variety of animal life.

After lunch at your camp, you’ll head out for an afternoon and sunset game drive in search of big cats, elephants, giraffes, and more.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
  • Accommodation: Pride Inn Mara Camp, Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10 of 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari: Masai Mara National Reserve

Wake before dawn for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a Masai Mara sunrise. After a quick cup of coffee, you’ll head out into the park to watch as the sun sets fire to the savannah and the big cats take advantage of the morning cool to search for a meal. Pack a picnic lunch and head back out into the park for a day-long exploration of the Masai Mara. You may also opt to relax at your lodge in the morning, enjoy lunch on-site, and then head out again in the afternoon once the weather has cooled off a bit.

Alternatively, you can take to the skies with a hot air balloon safari that will see you soar above all of the action before setting down on the plains for a champagne breakfast among the wildlife. Ask your 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari expert about adding a hot air balloon adventure to your 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari. (Optional at an extra cost).

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
  • Accommodation: Pride Inn Mara Camp, Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11:  Masai Mara National Reserve – Nairobi

Have an early morning game drive and later after breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for your 10:00 am air transfer to Nairobi. You’ll be met on arrival and visit the elephant orphanage. Have lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant, justifiably referred to as Africa’s Greatest Eating Experience, having twice been voted amongst the World’s 50 Best Restaurants by UK-based restaurant magazine. You’ll then be dropped off at the airport for your onward air transfer back home.

  • Main Destination: Nairobi (City)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari)
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional 11 Days Karibu Kenya Private Safari driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Excluded

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees