12 Days Kenya Wildlife and Beach Safari is one of the best Kenya safari packages that you can book for an ultimate Kenya safari experience. This 12 Days Kenya Wildlife and Beach Safari has you enjoying the prime national parks of Kenya, as well as the beautiful ocean side of the country, all the while staying in some of the best lodges and camps in Kenya, or hotels and resorts in Mombasa. This 12 Days Kenya Wildlife and Beach Safari takes you to the world celebrated Masai Mara National Reserve, Tsavo National Park, as well as the beautiful Amboseli National Park with huge African elephants majestically roaming the park against the backdrop of the Kilimanjaro Mountain, a view worth a postcard!
Summary of 12 Days Kenya Wildlife and Beach Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi
Day 2: Lunch with the giraffes, Orchid dinner
Day 3: Drive to Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 4: Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 5: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
Day 6: Full day Amboseli national Park
Day 7: Transfer to Tsavo National Park
Day 8: Full day Tsavo National Park
Day 9: Drive to Mombasa
Day 10-11: Water and Beach activities in Mombasa
Day 12 Transfer back to Nairobi, Departure.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi
Upon your arrival at the airport, our driver guide shall be waiting for you at the airport for pick up. He shall welcome you to Kenya, and then transfer you to the lodge. Check in, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: La Maison Royale Hotel
Day 2: Lunch with giraffes, Orchid dinner
After breakfast which you shall enjoy at your hotel in Nairobi, you shall rest and then head out for a transfer to The Giraffe Manor, arriving in time for lunch. Enjoy your lunch with giraffes, after which you may choose to stroll in the Giraffe sanctuary, or have a swim in at the pool. In the evening, you shall have an orchid dinner, enjoying the amazing scenery while dinning over sumptuous cuisines.
Accommodation: The Giraffe Manor
Day 3: Drive to Masai Mara National Reserve
Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then proceed for a transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve. From the lodge, we embark on an exhilarating sunset game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Full Board Sentrim Mara Safari Lodge
About Masa Mara National Reserve
This is where it happens – one of the most spectacular wildlife shows on earth, the Great Wildebeest Migration. The Big Five and a smorgasbord of other animals can be seen roaming on the open grasslands scattered with thorn trees. The landscape – a scene from Out of Africa, the original inhabitants – the famous Maasai warriors. Masai Mara is the highlight of many a Kenya Safari, for good reason!
Day 4: Full day in Masai Mara National Reserve
These days are set aside for some serious game viewing in our private 4×4 safari vehicle. Masai Mara Game Reserve is one of the best game reserves in the world, making for an unforgettable African safari experience.
Famous for its abundance of big cats (lion, leopard, and cheetah) and Big Five animals, it’s easy to see why Masai Mara is rated the best Kenya national park! We spend the full day watching wildlife and birds in this legendary Kenya safari gem.
Accommodation: As above
Day 5: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
Today we make our way to the second national park of our Kenya safari, Amboseli. After breakfast we drive to Amboseli National Park.
After settling in at our safari lodge in Amboseli we have lunch and head out into the bush on a 4×4 game drive.
We overnight at Sentrim Amboseli Safari Lodge which has beautiful views over the plains and Kilimanjaro in the background.
Accommodation: Full Board Sentrim Amboseli Safari Lodge
Day 6: Full day Amboseli National Park
Today, Safari is spent on a morning and afternoon 4×4 game drive, with lunch at the lodge in-between. In Amboseli National Park we are almost sure to get up close to big herds of elephants among other wild animals.
Accommodation: As above
About Amboseli National Park
This scenic Kenya national park is known as one of the best places to get up-close to big herds of elephants, making for amazing photos with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. Amboseli National Park hosts a variety of big mammals and an array of birds.
Day 7: Drive to Tsavo National Park, Evening game drive
After breakfast at the lodge, you shall proceed for a road transfer to Tsavo West National Park. Transfer to the lodge while enjoying game viewing, check in and relax as you await lunch. We have lunch at the safari lodge, before setting off on our first 4×4 game drive in Kenya
. Our game drive is conducted in the 4×4 safari vehicle with an expert guide.
Back at the lodge we have dinner and enjoy the views of the active waterhole, grasslands, and distant Mount Kilimanjaro, various animals visit the waterhole, which is considered one of Kenya’s best.
Accommodation: Sentrim Tsavo Safari Lodge
Day 8: Full day Tsavo National Park
On the first morning of our Kenya Lodge Safari, we embark on a 4×4 game drive in Tsavo National Park after breakfast at the lodge.
Lunch is served back at the lodge and then there is some time to relax, before our afternoon game drive.
At the Lodge you can do various exciting cultural and wildlife activities (optional extras), like game walks, and enjoy the swimming pool and bar. Keep a lookout for wildlife while you have dinner in the restaurant, overlooking the watering hole.
Accommodation: As above
About Tsavo National Park
Tsavo East and Tsavo West national parks combine to make one of the biggest game reserves in the world, at about 22700km². Tsavo National Park is famous for the man-eating lions of Tsavo, which preyed on railway workers in colonial times. Home to Africa’s Big Five – buffalos, leopards, elephants, rhino, and the notorious lions – and giraffes, cheetahs, hippos, hyenas, and plenty of antelopes.
Day 9: Drive to Mombasa
Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge. Thereafter, proceed to transfer to Mombasa. You shall be transferred to the resort. Dinner and overnight at the resort.
Accommodation: Full Board at Diani Reef Beach Resort and Spa/ Buhari Beach Hotel
Day 10-11: Beach and Water Activities
These 2 days of your 12 Days Kenya Wildlife and Beach Safari are spent by the beach sunbathing and engaging in a number of activities including visiting the Haller Park, Spice market, Forty Jesus, visit the elephant tusks, and visit the Akamba people. Dinners and Overnight stays at the resort.
Accommodation: Full Board at Diani Reef Beach Resort and Spa/ Buhari Beach Hotel
Day 12: Drive to Nairobi, Departure
You shall have breakfast at the resort, and then proceed for a transfer to Nairobi on this last day of your 12 Days Kenya Wildlife and Beach Safari. Have lunch at a selected restaurant, do a bit of last minute shopping if time allows, and then transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight, bringing your Kenya safari to an end.
End of 12 Days Kenya wildlife and Beach Safari
Price includes
• Airport pick up drop off
• All activities mentioned in the safari itinerary
• Private 4×4 safari vehicle
• Services of an English speaking driver guide
• Activities mentioned in the safari activity
• Accommodation and meals during the safari
• Drinking water for the safari
• Government taxes
Price excludes
• International Flights
• Entry visas
• Travel insurance
• Hotel accommodation before / after the safari
• Tips and gratuities
• Anything else not included in the itinerary
• Covid-19 related costs
