8 Days Best of Kenya Safaris
8 Days Best of Kenya Safaris takes you to the best Kenya national parks, masai Mara national reserve, lake Nakuru national reserve, lake Naivasha, Samburu national for 7 nights and 8 days exploring Kenya safaris while viewing animals like white rhino, black Rhino, cheetahs elephants, lions, zebras, antelopes, buffaloes, giraffes, leopards, Somali ostrich, beisa oryx among other interesting wildlife. The 8 day Kenya safari itinerary starts from Nairobi Kenya and ends in Nairobi city.
During this 8 Days Best of Kenya Safari by lack you may experience the magical wildebeest migration depending on which period of the year, and also have the amazing view of Africa’s great rift valley on your way to lake Nakuru national reserve, this park is located on the busy and grassland where you will be able to view different wildlife like the cheetahs, zebras among others
Masai mara national reserve is one of the most visited national parks in Kenya for the best Kenya safari activities like amazing game drive exploring maasi mara park, here you sight animals like leopards, elephants, lions, among others
Detailed Itinerary for 8 Days Best of Kenya Safaris
Day 1 transfer from nairobi to samburu national park
Day 2 explore lake samburu national park
Day 3 transfer to lake naivasha
Day 5, 6 and 7 explore masai mara national reserve
Day 8 Nairobi
Detailed itinerary for 8 Days Best of Kenya Safaris.
On the first day of 8 Days Best of Kenya Safari, wake up very early in the morning to have your breakfast, your driver will pick you from the hotel that you checked in from and transfer you to mount kenya, along the the way, the driver will brief you about your 8 Days Best of Kenya Safari. Upon reaching the second highest mountain in Africa, mount Kenya.
Upon reaching, proceed to your lodge, have lunch and letter in the afternoon, move for a game drive at Samburu national park, and explore the amazing view of the river, and also view different wild animals like lesser kudu, waterbucks, impalas, grants, gazelles, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, elephants, hippos, black rhinos, antelopes, leopard lions and many more. After moving back to your lodge freshen up and have dinner plus overnight stay
Accommodation optional
Ashnil, samburu, luxury
samburu safari lodge, midrange
Day 2 full day game drive in Samburu National Park.
On day 2 wake up very early in the morning to have your breakfast and move for a morning game drive exploring the Samburu national park, here you will be able to view amazing wildlife, like lions. Leopards, antelopes, cheetahs and many more. Also view over 450 bird species in Samburu national park, like the bee eaters, taiga falcon pipit, yellow neck spurfowl, palm nat neuters among others, after move back to your lodge freshen up have lunch and late in the afternoon move for another game drive , where you will continues exploring different wildlife like lions oryx among others move back to your lodge have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 3 transfer to lake Nakuru national park
On the third day of the 8 day Kenya safari itinerary, wake up very early in the morning to have your breakfast, pack all your luggage, check out, and meet up with your driver who will transfer you to your next destination. You will have 5 hour drive to lake Nakuru national park and you will reach in the afternoon, move to your lodge check in and have lunch, later in the afternoon move for game drive around lake Nakuru national park, here you will have amazing view of various African wildlife, like baboons, leopards hippies, waterbucks, warthog, and also different bird species like, flamingoes, fish eagles, little grebes, goliath herons hammerkops, kingfishers and among others, after this wonderful lake Nakuru game drive, move back to your lodge freshen up and have dinner and overnight stay.
Optional accommodations
Cliff/sarvoro woodland – luxury
Lake Nakuru lodge/ flamingoes hill camp. – midrange
Day 4 transfer to lake naivashsa
Wake up very early in the morning, have your breakfast, after packing all your luggage and checkout the lodge, meet up with your driver who will transfer you to your next destination to continue on your 8 day Kenya safari itinerary. You will have 2 hours drive from lake Nakuru to lake Naivasha. Lake Naivasha has the largest number of hippos in all conservation areas in Kenya. Move afternoon boat cruise where you will be able to view different wildlife like hippos, waterbucks, guided walks on a crescent island.
Have your lunch around local restaurants, interact with the local artist and later move to hell gates national park for game viewing, after the evening move back to your lodge freshen up to have dinner plus over night stay.
Optional accommodations
Chui lode – luxury
Lake naivasha sopa lodge resort – midrange
Meals full board
Day 5 transfer to masai Mara national reserve.
Day 5 of of 8 days Kenya safari, wake up very early in the morning, have your breakfast, check out of the lodge and link up with your driver who will transfer you to masai mara national reserve. Enjoy your jouney to masai Mara national reserved this park is one of the most visited national parks in Kenya and it has different wildlife and other attractions.
Upon reaching, proceed for the game drive southwest of Masai Mara where you will be able to see different wildlife savannah grasslands, various tree species, and different bird species.
Wild animals in masai mara national reserve includes buffalos, elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards among other, after the game drive to move to your lodge freshen up and have dinner plus over night stay.
Day 6 morning and afternoon game drive explore masai Mara
On the 6th day of 8 day Kenya safari itinerary wakeup very early in the morning have your breakfast, organize and move for the morning game drive in masai Mara national reserve where you will explore different wildlife like lions leopard, buffaloes zebras, gazelles and depending on the period of the month, you may also experience the grate wildebeest migration n on the savannas grassland, after move back you lodge have lunch and later in the afternoon move back for another wonderful game and continue exploring masai Mara national park, later in the evening after the game drive, move back to your lodge have dinner plus overnight stay.
Accommodation options
Mara serena lodge, – luxury
Mara sopa lodge midrange
Day 7 morning game drive and maasai cultural expreiced in the afternoon
The day seven wake up very early in the morning, have your breakfast and continue on 8 day Kenya safari itinerary, move your morning game drive and and continue exploring masai Mara national park, having wonderful views of different wildlife, Savannah grassland and also seeing different types of birds like flamingos among others, after moving back to your lodge to have lunch. Later in the afternoon, move for community walks visiting the local market around and have a cultural experience, traditional dance and many more amazing experiences after getting back to your lodge, freshen up and have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 8 departure
On the eighth day of 8 day Kenya safari itinerary, wake up very early in the morning, have your breakfast after packing all your back, check out, meet up with your driver and have a short game drive while exiting the park. The driver will transfer you back to Nairobi or any other place of your choice could be at the airport to catch up on your awaiting flight back home, which marks the end of your 8 day Kenya safari itinerary.
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