13 Days Kenya wildlife Safari with Kenya Cultural and historical glimpse of Western Kenya

Tour Country

Kenya

Duration

13 Days 12 Nights

Final Destination

Nairobi

Tour Overview

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 -Nairobi
Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your town hotel for overnight. Depending on your arrival time, you may undertake the various days’ activities on offer. Our representative will detail you on the same. Overnight at a city hotel Booked on BB

Day 2 : Nairobi- L.Naivasha
The tour starts at 8.00am from Nairobi heading to Naivasha with a brief stop at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley. On arrival, settle at a hotel or camp. After lunch, visit Lake Naivasha (fresh water lake in the rift valley) for birds, hippos and plain game. Boat ride to the crescent island is magnificent combined with a walk to see the game. Dinner and night at your at Budget hotel/ camp.

Day 3: Naivasha- L.Nakuru
After breakfast visit the Hell’s Gate National Park, one of the unique reserves where one can walk or ride a bicycle amongst the animals. The landscape is beautiful. Have lunch before heading further west to L. Nakuru. Settle at your hotel and have a relaxed evening. Dinner and overnight at Budget hotel.

Day 4: L.Nakuru- Kericho
An early breakfast is followed by a thorough game drive to see the black and white rhinos, Rothschild giraffes, waterbuck and millions of flamingoes from which the reserve derives its name the pink lake. This is a bird watchers paradise. After lunch, drive to Kericho for dinner and night.

Day 5 : Kericho- Kisumu
An early breakfast leaves us with time to walk in the tea estates and especially the renowned Tea Hotel to see leaves being picked (it’s in the center of estates surrounded by manicured lawns]. After lunch, proceed to Kisumu, a town on the shores of L. Victoria ( the biggest fresh water lake in Africa: second the world over). Dinner and night at a Kisumu Hotel.

Day 6 : Kisumu
Early morning, visit the impala game park for the antelopes, ostriches and a few caged mammals. Great chances of seeing Hippos in their natural habit at close range. Dunga beach is well known for fishing and possibility to see the rare swamp antelope’s sitatunga. After lunch, take a city tour including the museum, one of the oldest markets in Kenya and slum dwelling. Dinner and night in your tour.

Day 7 : Kisumu- Wagusu/Lake Victoria
After breakfast, leave Kisumu to wagusu via Kit-Mikayi, a legendary stone of the area. Lunch at Bondo, dinner and overnight at Bondo Town Hotel. Sunset is magnificent and the air is fresh with a deafening silence at night. Look at the sky, the lake and contrast it to where you stand.

Day 8 : Wagusu Village Activities/Lake Victoria
Wake up for breakfast and take a walk in the area to see the difference between your place and Kenya. This is where Kenya lives. The local food, brew, gold mines, blacksmiths and the history of the tribe and the community here. The panoramic view you may want the day to be longer. Dinner and night at Bondo Hotel.

Day 9 : Wagusu Village Activities/Lake Victoria
Depending on the day, a hunting spree is possible, boat ride that takes us to see the monitor lizards, birds and for a fishing encounter with the locals is enjoyable. Lunch is in a hotel at Wagusu. Afternoon is spent exploring the area more meeting people who look after cattle e.t.c. dinner and overnight at Bondo Hotel.

Day 10 : Wagusu- Got Ramogi- Kisumu
Leave wagusu after breakfast for Got Ramogi, a legendary mountain from where Ramogi ( the great grandfather of the tribe) started life. It is naturally uninterrupted and has some of the oldest trees and is frequented by many traditional doctors for many reasons. Walk through the forest and after lunch, leave for kisumu. Have a relaxed evening at a kisumu hotel. Nightlife can be experienced this day to celebrate the expedition made.

Day: 11 Kisumu- Masai Mara
After breakfast, depart for Masai Mara driving through Sotik. Arrival in Masai Mara intime for . lunch  .Masai Mara is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary with abundant wildlife and gentle rolling grasslands, which ensure that animals are never out of sight. Its flora is as profuse as its fauna. Bird life is also prolific with over 450 species having been recorded. On this day we shall have late afternoon and evening game viewing and if things go well as I expect we shall encounter  the big five walking in the park as the sun is setting to the west and the timid animals are coming out from the ditch to make the evening hunt. Dinner and overnight at Tented camp  .

Day 12and 13: Masai Mara Game Reserve

Full day in Masai Mara with unlimited game drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve. Experience the wildest game show on earth! Large herds of elephant, hyena, and antelopes of all types, the BIG CATS as well as Masai Giraffe, Hippo and Crocodile play at center stage. Enjoy an extended morning game drive or a full day game drive with a packed lunch / breakfast. Meaning dotted plains in the Masai language, Mara is a vast area with scattered pockets of acacia woodland inhabiting a wide variety of fauna. It offers breathtaking views as seen in the Film ‘Out of Africa’ much of which was filmed here. The Mara is also the staging ground for the great Migration, one of the most awe-inspiring natural events in the world. All meals and overnight at the lodge or campsite.

Day 14: Masai Mara -Nairobi
Proceed for an early morning game drive before breaking camp and drive back  to arrive back in Nairobi the  evening

  • Transport in Safari Van with hatch roof.
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • All meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner), as indicated
  • Services of our Professional Guide/Driver
  • All Park Entrance Fees
  • All Game Drives
  • Personal Insurance
  • Items of personal nature
  • Alcoholic and Soft drinks
  • Tips and Porterage
  • Visas

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13 Days Kenya wildlife Safari with Kenya Cultural and historical glimpse of Western Kenya