Journeys: Kenya Safari Experience

8 days, Nairobi to Nairobi

A mother elephant showing it's child some affection in Kenya, Africa
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Travel Style: National Geographic Journeys

Greater exploration, insider access, and the freedom to roam – all without sacrificing comfort.

Service Level: Upgraded

Quality accommodations and more inclusions than on other G Adventures tours, like meals, private transport, and activities.

Physical Rating: 2 - Light

Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.

Trip Type: Small Group

Small group experience; Max 6, Avg 5.

Age requirement: 12+

All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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In a number of impactful ways, your adventure directly benefits the local people and places we visit.

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Help us spread love around the world with Trees for Days. Together with Planeterra, we'll plant one tree in your name for every travel day.

Trees planted for this trip: 8

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Create ripples that change lives. The higher the Ripple Score percentage, the more money stays in the local communities you visit.

Ripple Score for this trip: 100

They surge across the Serengeti-Mara like the force of nature that they are. More than a million wildebeests, careering around the endless open plains and acacia savannas of Kenya and Tanzania.—K. M. Kostyal, Great Migrations, National Geographic Society, 2012

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Itinerary

Day 1Nairobi

Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer included.

Day 2Nairobi/Masai Mara

Travel to our comfortable tented camp located in the heart of the wildlife reserve. Enjoy a wildlife safari drive this evening, then settle back at the camp and enjoy views overlooking the plains of the reserve.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 3Masai Mara

Enjoy an early morning wildlife safari drive. The day continues with more wildlife viewing as you cross the rolling hills of the African savannah. Also enjoy a late afternoon/evening safari.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 4Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru National Park

Depart early on a long, but beautiful, drive to Lake Nakuru. En route, stop in at a G Adventures for Good-supported project, Ubuntu Café — an initiative that trains and creates local jobs for women. Visit the craft centre, meet some of the Mamas in the program, then sit down to a delicious farm-to-table lunch. Continue to our safari lodge inside the Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy a late afternoon wildlife safari drive, paying special attention to the rare rhinos who make this area their home.

Exclusive Inclusions:

Your Journeys Highlight Moment Café Ubuntu and Ubuntu Made| Your G for Good Moment Café Ubuntu 3-Course Farm-to-Table Lunch

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 5Lake Nakuru National Park/Amboseli National Park

After a morning wildlife safari drive, venture south to famed Amboseli National Park located at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro. The snow-capped peak of the mountain dominates every aspect of the park, providing the ultimate photo backdrop.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 6Amboseli National Park

Enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife safari drives today. During your down time, relax at camp, enjoying views of Mt Kilimanjaro and wildlife visiting the camp's watering holes. Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding poaching and elephant conservation during a lecture by an accredited speaker from the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Exclusive Inclusions:

Your Journeys Highlight Moment Kenya Wildlife Service Conservation Talk

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 7Amboseli National Park/Nairobi

Enjoy the stunning African sunrise on our last wildlife safari drive, before departing back to Kenya's capital.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch

Day 8Nairobi

Depart at any time.

Meals included:

Breakfast
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What's Included

  • Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Café Ubuntu and Ubuntu Made, Maai Mahiu
  • Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Kenya Wildlife Service Conservation Talk, Amboseli National Park
  • Your G for Good Moment: Café Ubuntu 3-Course Farm-to-Table Lunch, Maai Mahiu
  • Arrival transfer
  • Entrances and wildlife safari drives in Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Amboseli National Park
  • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodations

Hotels (2 nts), safari lodge (1 nt), comfortable tented camps (4 nts).

Meals

7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners
Allow USD100-130 for meals not included.

Transportation

7-seat 4x4 safari vehicle.

Staff & experts

Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout, certified driver/guide.

Available extras (Add these to your tour when you book)

My Own Room - From $1499.00

If you're travelling solo and would prefer to have your own private room throughout your trip, select this option during the online booking process.

Make it a private tour

Book this tour as a private departure, with your own CEO and all the benefits of a G Adventures group tour.

Journeys: Kenya Safari Experience

| 8 days - Nairobi to Nairobi - from $5249 USD