14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS
14 Days Kenya Northern and Southern Wildlife Safari
A 14 day Kenya journey connecting Nairobi, Ol Pejeta, Samburu, Solio, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo West and Tsavo East.
- Wildlife Safari Private Journey
- Private Safari 4x4 Vehicle
- Expert Guide English Speaking
- All Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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01 Overview
Safari Overview
- Duration 14 days / 13 nights
- Destination Amboseli National Park
- Starts / ends Nairobi
- Safari style Private 4×4 safari
- Accommodation Essential · Signature · Premium · Comfort
- Best for Nairobi, Ol Pejeta
A 14 day Kenya journey connecting Nairobi, Ol Pejeta, Samburu, Solio, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo West and Tsavo East.
Travel with a private driver-guide during the road safari and enjoy the leisure or transfer arrangements described for the coastal stage where applicable. The final quotation confirms the selected accommodation, room categories, activities and meals.
Each day below has its own detailed program. Arrival times, activity order and meal arrangements are coordinated with your confirmed travel dates. Wildlife and weather remain variable.
Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi & Transfer to Your Hotel
- Day 2: Travel to Ol Pejeta & Afternoon Rhino Game Drive
- Day 3: Travel to Samburu & Afternoon Game Drive
- Day 4: Samburu Game Drives & Search for the Samburu Special Five
- Day 5: Travel to Solio & Rhino Safari in the Reserve
- Day 6: Travel to Lake Nakuru & Afternoon Rhino and Birdlife Game Drive
- Day 7: Travel to the Maasai Mara & Evening Game Drive
- Day 8: Explore the Maasai Mara on a Full, day Game Drive
- Day 9: Travel to Lake Naivasha, Boat Safari & Crescent Island Walk
- Day 10: Travel to Amboseli & Afternoon Elephant Game Drive
- Day 11: Amboseli Game Drives & Views of Mount Kilimanjaro
- Day 12: Travel to Tsavo West, Visit Mzima Springs & Game Drive
- Day 13: Travel to Tsavo East & Afternoon Game Drive
- Day 14: Return to Nairobi & Transfer for Your Departure
02 Itinerary
14 Days Kenya Northern and Southern Wildlife Safari: Detailed Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi & Transfer to Your Hotel - Main destination
- Nairobi
- Meals
- Breakfast
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, complete immigration and collect your luggage before meeting your local representative in the arrivals area. Transfer to your Nairobi hotel, where you can check in and settle into your room after your journey.
The rest of the day is free to rest at the hotel. Enjoy a quiet afternoon in the lounge or gardens, or use the hotel facilities if you arrive early enough. Your safari briefing introduces the route, the next morning’s departure and the places you will visit with your guide.
In the evening, have dinner at the hotel or choose a nearby restaurant, depending on your arrival time. Settle in for an overnight stay in Nairobi before the wildlife journey begins.
Meal plan: Breakfast only where included in the confirmed arrival-night booking; lunch and dinner at own expense unless quoted.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 2: Travel to Ol Pejeta & Afternoon Rhino Game Drive - Main destination
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the Mount Kenya region. Pass cultivated highlands and small towns on the journey toward Laikipia, stopping for a comfort break before continuing to the conservancy.
Arrive at your camp for lunch and check-in. In the afternoon, set out on a game drive through open grassland and acacia woodland, with a particular focus on Ol Pejeta’s black and white rhinos.
Look for elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes and antelopes as your guide explains the conservancy’s wildlife protection work. Scan the plains and woodland edges for lions and other predators, and pause at water points to watch animals coming to drink. Clear weather may reveal views of Mount Kenya beyond the conservancy.
Return to camp before dusk for dinner and an overnight stay. Specialist conservation encounters can be added by prior arrangement and are separate from the standard game drive.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 3: Travel to Samburu & Afternoon Game Drive - Main destination
- Samburu National Reserve
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, continue north toward Samburu National Reserve. The highlands gradually give way to drier country, with rocky hills, thorn scrub and wide plains marking the approach to northern Kenya.
Arrive at your selected camp for lunch and check-in. The afternoon drive takes place in Samburu National Reserve, exploring its dry plains and riverine woodland.
Head out to look for the region’s distinctive dry-country wildlife: reticulated giraffes, Grevy’s zebras, Beisa oryx, gerenuk and Somali ostriches. Explore riverine vegetation as well as open ground, watching for elephants, lions and leopards in the shade.
Return to camp before darkness for dinner. Enjoy the evening sounds of the bush and an overnight stay in the reserve area.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 4: Samburu Game Drives & Search for the Samburu Special Five - Main destination
- Samburu National Reserve
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Leave camp early to explore the reserve in the cooler morning hours. Follow tracks through acacia woodland and dry open country, looking for elephants and predators before the heat builds. Continue toward the river corridor, where vegetation attracts wildlife from the surrounding plains.
Your guide will help you identify the northern species often called the Samburu Special Five: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, gerenuk and Somali ostrich. Watch for gerenuk standing on their hind legs to browse and giraffes feeding among the thorn trees.
Return to camp for lunch and time to relax. In the afternoon, set out again to explore another part of Samburu National Reserve, allowing time to watch animals at river crossings, shaded resting places or open grazing areas.
Return before nightfall for dinner and an overnight stay. A visit to a Samburu community is an optional, separately arranged experience.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
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Day 5: Travel to Solio & Rhino Safari in the Reserve - Main destination
- Solio
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, travel to the Solio area near Nyeri. The route returns to greener highland country, with farms and views toward the Mount Kenya and Aberdare regions along the way.
Enter Solio Reserve for a game drive focused on rhinos. Explore the grasslands and acacia woodland, looking for both white rhinos grazing in open areas and black rhinos browsing among the bushes. Your guide will explain how their appearance and feeding habits differ.
Enjoy lunch according to the day’s lodge or picnic arrangements, then continue watching for buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and antelopes. Spend time with any rhino groups encountered, with opportunities to observe calves, grazing behaviour and interactions between animals.
In the late afternoon, continue to your selected lodge in the Solio or Nyeri area. Check in, have dinner and settle in for the night.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 6: Travel to Lake Nakuru & Afternoon Rhino and Birdlife Game Drive - Main destination
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley. Descend into the valley and continue toward Nakuru, with a comfort stop en route before entering the park.
Begin exploring the park’s grasslands, woodland and lakeshore. Look for white and black rhinos, buffaloes, zebras and Rothschild’s giraffes, while your guide searches the shaded areas for lions and leopards.
Have lunch at your lodge or at a designated picnic place, then continue your game drive in the afternoon. Along the lake, look for pelicans, cormorants and other waterbirds. Flamingo numbers vary with the lake’s water levels and feeding conditions, so the birdlife changes throughout the year.
Pause at suitable viewpoints to photograph the lake and surrounding escarpments, then continue to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 7: Travel to the Maasai Mara & Evening Game Drive - Main destination
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart from Lake Nakuru and travel toward the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Continue through the Rift Valley countryside and the Narok area, passing farms, rural settlements and grazing herds as the road leads toward the open plains of the Mara.
Arrive at your camp or lodge for lunch, check in and enjoy a short rest before your first game drive. The afternoon brings your first close look at the Mara’s rolling grasslands, scattered acacia trees and seasonal streams.
Head out with your guide to look for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes and antelopes. Watch the edges of tall grass and shaded areas as your guide searches for lions, cheetahs and other predators. Pause at sightings to observe the animals’ behaviour and take photographs.
Return to your camp or lodge before darkness for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 8: Explore the Maasai Mara on a Full-Day Game Drive - Main destination
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After an early breakfast, leave camp with a packed lunch for a full day in the Maasai Mara. Explore the open plains while the morning is still cool, looking for lions returning from a night’s hunting, cheetahs scanning the grasslands and elephants moving between feeding areas.
Continue through different sections of the reserve, pausing beside herds of zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes and gazelles. Your guide will explain the relationships between the grazing animals, predators and the landscape, with time to watch behaviour rather than hurry from one sighting to another.
Stop for a picnic lunch at a designated place, then continue your game drive through the afternoon. During the migration season, your guide may focus on areas used by the moving herds; their location and any river crossings depend on natural conditions.
Return to camp before dusk, freshen up and enjoy dinner. Spend the evening relaxing and discussing the day’s wildlife encounters.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
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Day 9: Travel to Lake Naivasha, Boat Safari & Crescent Island Walk - Main destination
- Lake Naivasha
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. Travel through changing farmland and lakeside countryside, arriving at your accommodation for lunch and a short break.
In the afternoon, take a boat trip on the lake with a local boat guide. Glide past papyrus beds and along the shoreline, looking for hippos from a safe distance, African fish eagles perched in trees, kingfishers and other waterbirds.
Continue with a guided walk on Crescent Island. Follow the walking trails through open grassland, where giraffes, zebras, waterbuck and other antelopes may be seen grazing. Being on foot gives you a different perspective on the landscape after several days of vehicle safaris.
Return to your lakeside lodge in the late afternoon. Enjoy time to relax in the grounds before dinner and an overnight stay. The boat outing and walk are timed around weather and local access conditions.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 10: Travel to Amboseli & Afternoon Elephant Game Drive - Main destination
- Amboseli National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park. Travel across changing countryside toward the plains below Mount Kilimanjaro, with a comfort stop along the way. As you approach the park, the landscape opens into dry grassland, acacia woodland and wetlands.
Arrive at your lodge or camp, have lunch and take a short rest. In the afternoon, set out on a game drive through the park’s open plains and marsh areas, where elephant families often gather to feed and drink.
Look for buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and giraffes, as well as hippos and waterbirds around the wetter areas. Your guide will stop for wildlife photographs and, when the clouds clear, views of Kilimanjaro rising beyond the park.
Return to your accommodation before evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 11: Amboseli Game Drives & Views of Mount Kilimanjaro - Main destination
- Amboseli National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Begin with an early game drive, when the air is cool and Kilimanjaro may be visible above the plains. Watch elephant families walking toward the marshes and look for lions or hyenas before they settle into shade. Return to the lodge for breakfast if you set out before eating.
Continue exploring Amboseli’s contrasting habitats, from dusty open ground to green wetlands fed by underground water from the mountain. Watch buffaloes and hippos around the marshes, and look for crowned cranes, herons and other waterbirds beside the pools.
Return to your lodge for lunch and a break during the warmest part of the day. Later, head out for another game drive, allowing time to stop beside elephant herds and observe the interactions between adults and calves.
As the afternoon light softens, enjoy the park’s broad landscapes and any clear mountain views. Return to the lodge for dinner and another overnight stay in the Amboseli area.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
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Day 12: Travel to Tsavo West, Visit Mzima Springs & Game Drive - Main destination
- Tsavo West National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, leave for Tsavo West National Park. Travel into a landscape of volcanic hills, dark lava outcrops and thick bush, with game viewing along the park roads as you make your way toward your accommodation.
Visit Mzima Springs, where clear water creates a green oasis in the surrounding dry country. Follow the designated walking path with the local guidance required on the day, looking for hippos in the water, crocodiles along the banks and birds among the trees. Stop at the viewing points to appreciate the springs and their importance to the park’s wildlife.
Have lunch at your lodge or enjoy a packed lunch along the route. Continue with an afternoon game drive, looking for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and antelopes among the wooded slopes and clearings. The thicker vegetation makes patient observation part of the experience.
Reach your lodge before evening, settle into your room and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 13: Travel to Tsavo East & Afternoon Game Drive - Main destination
- Tsavo East National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Tsavo East National Park. On reaching the entrance, begin a game drive toward your lodge through a landscape of red earth, open grassland and scattered thorn trees. Watch for wildlife along the route rather than waiting until the afternoon to begin exploring.
Arrive for lunch, check in and take a short rest. From the lodge, you may see animals moving through the surrounding bush or visiting a nearby waterhole.
In the afternoon, explore more of the park with your guide. Look for elephants coated in red dust, giraffes browsing above the scrub, zebras, buffaloes and antelopes. Search shaded areas and the edges of watercourses for lions and other predators, stopping whenever an interesting sighting develops.
Return to the lodge before darkness for dinner and an overnight stay in Tsavo East.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where you stay
- Essential (Budget)
- Signature (High-end)
- Premium (Luxury)
- Comfort (Mid-range)
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Day 14: Return to Nairobi & Transfer for Your Departure - Main destination
- Nairobi
- Meals
- Breakfast
After breakfast at Tsavo East, meet your guide and begin the road journey back to Nairobi. Enjoy a final view of the surrounding landscape as you leave the safari region, with a comfort stop along the route.
This is a long road-transfer day. Depart promptly after breakfast and travel with a packed lunch when required; any flight should be scheduled late enough to allow for the drive and airport formalities.
Continue through rural towns and farmland toward the capital. Your guide will arrange the journey around your confirmed drop-off and flight time, with a lunch stop or packed meal where included in the booking.
On reaching Nairobi, transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight, or to the city drop-off point stated in your arrangements. Say farewell to your guide at the end of your Kenya safari.
Meal plan: Breakfast; lunch where included in the confirmed safari package. Dinner is not included unless quoted.
03 Rates
Safari rates 2027-2029
From US$ 3,725 per person
Indicative per person. Season, group size and lodge style change the total — your quotation confirms current rates.
Low season (March–May; 1 November–19 December)
| Accommodation | 2 persons | 4 persons | 6 persons |
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| Essential (Budget) | US$ 4,822 | US$ 3,986 | US$ 3,725 |
| Comfort (Mid-range) | US$ 5,577 | US$ 4,755 | US$ 4,489 |
| Premium (Luxury) | US$ 7,228 | US$ 6,406 | US$ 6,139 |
| Signature (High-end) | On request | On request | On request |
Mid season (February, June and October)
| Accommodation | 2 persons | 4 persons | 6 persons |
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| Essential (Budget) | US$ 5,756 | US$ 4,503 | US$ 4,105 |
| Comfort (Mid-range) | US$ 6,340 | US$ 5,102 | US$ 4,697 |
| Premium (Luxury) | US$ 8,161 | US$ 6,923 | US$ 6,518 |
| Signature (High-end) | On request | On request | On request |
High season (January, July–September; 20–31 December)
| Accommodation | 2 persons | 4 persons | 6 persons |
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| Essential (Budget) | US$ 6,742 | US$ 5,438 | US$ 5,023 |
| Comfort (Mid-range) | US$ 7,785 | US$ 6,497 | US$ 6,076 |
| Premium (Luxury) | US$ 9,922 | US$ 8,634 | US$ 8,213 |
| Signature (High-end) | On request | On request | On request |
* Indicative costs per person. Park fees, season and final lodge selection are confirmed in your quotation.
04 Activities
Safari activities
Game viewing is the core of this itinerary. Optional extras are quoted separately and depend on season, permits and availability. Individual species and river crossings are never guaranteed.
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Included
Wildlife
Wildlife can be part of this safari when the itinerary and conditions allow.
Additional information
Plan This Safari
Accommodation categories
Essential prioritises private facilities and practical value on hotel and lodge safaris. Comfort adds selected room or service improvements. Premium focuses on upgraded rooms, camps or distinctive stays. Signature is designed and priced individually. These are product categories rather than official hotel star ratings.
Accommodation names are proposed options, subject to availability. A repeated hotel across categories requires a written room or service distinction before an upgrade is sold. A missing source property is shown on request. Signature options may change travel time, access fees or the pace of the route and require a separate quotation.
Booking your journey
Send your dates, number and ages of travellers, preferred category, room configuration and any mobility or dietary requirements through SafariTripsToKenya.com. Adventure in the Wild Safaris will prepare a date-specific quotation and confirm the hotels, included activities, payment terms and cancellation conditions before booking.
Wildlife sightings, weather and any river crossings cannot be guaranteed. The quotation confirms hotels, activities and meals for your dates.
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