The Best 8-Day Luxury Kenya Big Five Safari Package for 2027
Day 1: Arrival at Nairobi
Upon arrival at Nairobi, the driver guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel for relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Giraffe Manor (Luxury)/ Best Western upper hill (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Nairobi city tour
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Nairobi city center for the city tour. You will visit the renown Nairobi national park for sunrise game drive, David Sheldrick elephant orphanage to interact with the elephants, Karen Blixen museum to acquire more knowledge about Kenya’s colonial history, Giraffe center to acquire more knowledge about giraffes and finally the Masai market for shopping some souvenirs.
Accommodation: Giraffe Manor (Luxury)/ Best Western upper hill (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Amboseli national park
Following breakfast, you will checkout of the hotel and drive southwards to Amboseli national park. This national park is famous for breathtaking Mount Kilimanjaro views and huge elephant herds. The transfer from Nairobi to Amboseli takes approximately 4-5 hours driving and this means you will arrive at the park at lunch time. During the afternoon hours, you will go for your first game drive. Please keep your eyes open for lions, cheetahs, elephants, and numerous bird species.
Accommodation: Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli (Luxury)/ Sentrim Amboseli Lodge (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Full day exploring Amboseli national park
Today you will spend the whole day exploring the beauties of Amboseli national park. Start the day with early morning breakfast and go for the morning game drive. Morning hours is the best time to spot animals because they are very active before the sun comes out. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, you will go back to the park for yet another exciting game drive and exploring different areas of Amboseli. You will also get the opportunity of visiting the Masai village to acquire more information about the traditions and culture.
Accommodation: Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli (Luxury)/ Sentrim Amboseli Lodge (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and drive to Lake Nakuru national park. This transfer takes approximately6-7 hours driving and along the way, you will have a stopover for enroute lunch. Upon arrival at the park in the afternoon, you will check-in as you enjoy the beautiful views of the lake and the park. Late in the afternoon, you will go for the first game drive with high chances of spotting rhinos, giraffes, flamingoes among others.
Accommodation: The cliff Nakuru (Luxury)/ Lake Nakuru lodge (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve
Following early breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and transfer to the world’s renown Maasai Mara national reserve. This transfer takes approximately 5-6 hours driving hence you will arrive at the park at lunch time. Upon reaching at Masai mara, you will check-in at the lodge for lunch and prepare for the afternoon game drive. After lunch, you will embark on an afternoon game drive in the plains Masai Mara a place of residence to plenty of wildlife inclusive of leopards, lions, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: The Ritz-Carlton Camp (Luxury)/ Ashnil camp mara (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 7: Full day Masai mara
Start the day with early morning breakfast and then drive to the reserve to search animals that are most active in the morning hours. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for relaxation. In the mid-morning, you will either go for a guided nature walk or pay a visit to the Maasai village. After a hot lunch, you will head back to the park for yet another exciting game drive and searching for animals such as giraffes, warthogs, baboons, warthogs, hyenas, impalas, topis, wildebeest, elephants, zebras, buffaloes, hippos, lions and cheetahs.
Accommodation: The Ritz-Carlton Camp (Luxury)/ Ashnil camp mara (Midrange)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 8: Transfer to Nairobi
Today being your final day of the safari, you will have breakfast and embark on the journey to Nairobi with an enroute game drive. Upon arrival at Nairobi, you will have lunch and then drive to the airport for the flight to the nest destination.