BEACH TO BEACH DRIVE/FLY SAFARI – 6 DAYS, 4 NATIONAL PARKS

Daily Private Safari Tour in 4×4 Jeep

Enjoy More Safari Time With This Drive and Fly Tour

Starting from/returning to Diani Beach area resorts. We’ll pick you up from your hotel.

Enjoy this amazing safari in a customized pop-up roof Adventure In The Wild Safaris 4×4 Safari Jeep that has: Portable fridge/Cooler Box, 4 Binoculars, long-range high-frequency radio, Sand bags, 4G/LTE broadband WIFI connectivity, Power Outlets AC 230V, First Aid Kit, Safari Guide Books, Baby Seats (on request), Side steps (on request) and above all a professional multi-lingual safari guide that will ensure you have a memorable safari experience.

You’ll see more of Kenya’s great parks on this tour because we combine a traditional road trip with a flight back to Diani Beach, delivering you more safari time! This package includes visits to at least 4 parks (and possibly a 5th!) giving you a great sampling of Africa’s wildlife and wild lands.

On this 6-day safari, you’ll venture out from the beach to the stark variety and wonderful abundance of Tsavo East and Amboseli parks. At Lake Nakuru you’ll switch gears from savannah to waterfalls and aquatic wildlife. Then at the Masai Mara get ready for the world-famous reserve of rolling savannah and dramatic rivers, all rich with wildlife.

From your Diani beach area resort Adventure In The Wild Safaris will begin your safari heading out over the scenic Mombasa-Nairobi Highway. With stops for refreshments along the way, you’ll soon arrive at historic Tsavo East National Park. There are plenty of lions here and dozens more wildlife species for you to observe as well as innumerable birds like ostriches, herons and even buzzards. On this first evening you’ll enjoy dinner and accommodations here in the park at the safari lodge or tented camp of your choice.

Day 2: Tsavo – Amboseli

We’ll arise in time to view the stirring wildlife as we continue to Amboseli National Park, arriving around mid-day. At Amboseli you’ll delight in the vast herds of elephant for which this park is famous. You’ll be delighted by this compact jewel of a park, especially the lofty presence of Mt. Kilimanjaro, outside its southern border.

Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Nakuru

Today will be a day filled with scenery as we travel to Lake Nakuru National Park. On the way, we’ll pass through the Great Rift Valley and take in the towering escarpment. We may even make some stops at Lake Naivasha and Lake Elmenteita along the way.

Soon we will come upon the natural beauty of Lake Nakuru National Park with its rocky peaks and acacia forests. Along the lake we’ll enjoy the pelicans and even some pink flamingos! The park is also home to lions, leopards and both black and white rhinos.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

The morning is a perfect time for game and bird viewing alongside this mountain lake. We’ll enjoy some safari drives here before journeying off to the great Masai Mara National Reserve. We’ll arrive at the Mara in time for an afternoon game drive.

Think of Africa and visions of the Masai Mara are likely to appear. This reserve is a picture of rolling grassland, acacia trees and great herds of zebra and wildebeest… by the tens of thousands and sometimes even more! When you’ve come to the Mara, you’ve come to Africa. We’ll spend several days here.

Day 5: The Masai Mara

We’ll rise early to spend a full day exploring this park – home to an incredible concentration of wildlife, perhaps the most of any park in the region. Here you can spot the “big five” as well as cheetah, Thompson’s gazelle, giraffe and so much more.

We’ll have a picnic lunch by the Mara River and watch the hippos and crocodiles. During migration season (July – October) we’ll see an invasion of wildlife streaming across the river and into the park.

If you’d like there are also the optional activities of a visit to a Masai Village and hot air balloon ride over the Mara. Just ask your driver/guide to arrange them for you.

Day 6: Masai Mara – Nairobi – Diani Beach

We’re up for an early morning game drive as the sun breaks over the rolling hills. Take some final photos or just capture the Mara in your memory as we depart for Nairobi.

At the capital city we’ll board our flight back to the coast with views of scenic Kenya stretching out below. In no time you’ll be back at your beach resort, filled with adventure and a host of memories.

All-Inclusive

Your 6-Day Tsavo East/Amboseli/Lake Nakuru/Masai Mara safari includes all ground transportation, accommodation in a choice of economy, comfort or luxury safari lodges/tented camps, park entrance fees, game drives, all meals and pickup/drop off at your Diani and south coast locations.

However… please know that whatever level of accommodation you choose, your actual safari adventure with us will always be at our highest standards.

Transportation between parks and game viewing will be in a private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – this vehicle is the safari standard with its higher seating and rugged all-wheel drive.

Your Guide: You’ll be guided, hosted and cared for by an expert and experienced driver/guide.

Customize Your Holiday: If you’d like to customize your safari or have any special desires, please let us know. We’re here to make your safari wishes come true.

Safari departing locations & pickup times:

• Diani Beach hotels – 0430 hrs
• Galu Beach Resorts – 0430 hrs
• Msambweni Beach resorts – 0430 hrs
• Tiwi Beach resorts – 0430 hrs

Tour Highlights:

Tsavo East National Park

• Multiple Game viewing drives
• Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, antelope, warthog, ostrich, baboons, birds…
• Herds of dust-red elephant wallowing and foraging
• The beautiful man-made Aruba dam located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River, visited by thousands of animals and a great game viewing destination.

Amboseli National Park

• Mount Kilimanjaro – highest mountain in Africa
• Observation Hill Viewpoint
• A glimpse of African homesteads & cultures

Lake Nakuru National Park

• Bird watching
• Rhino sanctuary
• The Great Rift Valley escarpment – Awesome scenery

Masai Mara Game Reserve

• Unlimited game viewing drives
• Tree-studded typical savannah terrain and a multitude of wild animal species
• Colorful Masai tribesmen

A brief view of the capital city – Nairobi

80% of Africa in 6 days

Masai village visit at either Amboseli or Masai Mara (arrange with your driver guide) = $20 per person – Optional

Hot air balloon ride at Masai Mara (enquire with us) = $480 per person – Optional

Tsavo East – Amboseli – Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara – 6 Days Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Diani – Tsavo East (160 kms – Approx. 3 hrs)

Early pick up from your Diani beach area resort.

Pick up from your beach hotel/location and proceed to Mombasa via the Likoni ferry crossing.

Depart on a scenic inland drive along the Mombasa – Nairobi highway.

Day 2: Tsavo East – Amboseli (300 km – Approx. 5 hrs)

It is an early date with nature! Morning game viewing drive as we exit the park and proceed to Amboseli National Park.

Mid-day finds us at the floor of Mount Kilimanjaro at Amboseli. Freshen up and relax before venturing out on a short, concentrated late afternoon game viewing drive.

Wild animals are easily spotted at Amboseli with the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro providing the ultimate background for both amateur and professional photography.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

What you may see at Amboseli National Park: Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik-dik, Zebra, Lion, Lesser Kudu, Nocturnal porcupine, and prolific birdlife.

Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Nakuru (420 kms – Approx. 7 hrs) with lunch stop at Lake Naivasha

Early start for the Lake Nakuru National Park.

Today’s drive is relatively long and scenic, filled with glimpses of the countryside. You shall stop to marvel at the sheer drop of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.

The fresh water Lake Naivasha and the alkaline Lake Elmenteita are worthwhile stops along the route.

Arrive at Lake Nakuru National Park in time for a short game and bird watching drive.

Great moments shall be spent around Lake Nakuru National Park with views of a few flamingoes, pelicans, and a variety of other bird species. The Lake Nakuru National Park is home to the black and white rhino.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

What you may see at Lake Nakuru National Park: Flamingo, 56 different mammal species, Lion Hill, Balloon Cliff, and Out of Africa viewpoints, about 550 different plant species.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara (220 km – Approx. 4.5 hrs)

Morning game and bird viewing drives at the park.

Later proceed to the Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Arrive in the Masai Mara in the mid-afternoon. Short game drive at the Masai Mara.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5: Full Day – Masai Mara

Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza! Masai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the natural world.

It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.

The scenic appeal of the tree-studded savannah plains, the moderate climate, and diversity of wild game species make it a one-stop shop for game viewing activities.

We shall traverse the Masai Mara Reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing, encountering the Big Five and more of the lesser game.

Picnic lunch shall be by the Mara River as we watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the Great Migration (July – October).

Day 6: Masai Mara – Nairobi – Fly Mombasa (Masai Mara – Nairobi 265 km – Approx. 5-6 hrs)

After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge/camp, your dedicated driver guide will assist you with the checkout process and proceed to Nairobi – Kenya’s colorful capital city.

On the way, your guide will point out the Longonot extinct volcano, which is a strato-volcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s and its name is derived from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, meaning “mountains of many spurs” or “steep ridges”.

You can opt to drive via Naivasha for lunch/excursions at an extra cost or drive straight to Nairobi and pass by Kiambethu Farm for the tea farm tour inclusive of a three-course buffet lunch (at an extra cost), OR drive straight back to the capital and later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home.