Best Kenya Safari Tour, 8-Day Itinerary – African Safaris.

Kenya’s horizons offer excellent wildlife safari holidays and outstanding accommodation for an African safari tour. Find out what it takes to go on an 8 day best Kenya safari tour or basically best safari in Kenya. Likewise,  why Masai Mara is as amazing as everyone says. Are you ready for your lifetime safaris in Kenya experience enjoying multi day extended tours itinerary?

Imagine day tours to witness the sound of the world’s largest herbivores – thousands of grazing antelopes, impala and zebras – chewing their way through the Savannah, or the leopard’s purr as it consumes its prey on top of an acacia tree.

Best Kenya safari big five is for those who want to experience Africa’s classic wildlife – including The Big Five; Elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and black rhino. And the African safari brings you to savannah areas. Firstly, the route is arranged so that there is plenty of time to enjoy the wildlife while at the same time getting around the 8 days safari. The African safari itinerary is run in extended 4x4WD land cruiser. This, which ensures that you can experience the wildlife close to whatever terrain you are in.

With accommodation in lovely luxury safari tents and adventure safari lodges, 4x4WD safari, and not least the view of great African safari experiences, there is plenty to look forward to. With departure every day of the year there is the opportunity to experience this adventure safari trip when it suits you the very best.

Welcome to the 2024/5 classic Kenya safari itinerary, where we not only offer excellent adventure safari parks but also outstanding accommodation, as most nights are far above the level expected on a trip to this price and multi day extended tours.

As always on our own tours, African Sermon Safaris has also chosen to give you plenty of time to digest the many impressions. We will not offer stressful best Kenya safari tours, just to make the trip a bit cheaper.

Here on this Kenya big five safaris itinerary, you can enjoy the adventure safari experiences at the first park and come home with great experiences and tranquility in the soul. It is a journey that in all areas is quality beyond the usual.

After the 8 day best Kenya safaris, it is possible to extend the journey with a bath free on either Zanzibar or the Kenya coast. The additional days would compliment the 8-Day itinerary.

The extra experience: Hot air balloon safari over Maasai Mara or a half-day tour visit to a Maasai or Samburu local village for a cultural experience

Seeing the sun rise above the Savannah at Masai Mara and watching the Kenya safari animals be active in the early morning is an experience for life and something everyone should enjoy themselves. That the balloon safari ends with a delicious breakfast on the Savannah is the icing on it.

Take an 8-day Kenya safari tour through Africa’s great plains· Go on African safaris and explore game drives in the famous wildlife national parks and reserves in East Africa.

So, what are you waiting for? Check out this wonderful journey and book now!

Highlights of the best Kenya tour and holiday

•    Excellent floodlit game sightings at Aberdare National Park
•    Lake Nakuru & Lake Naivasha’s beautiful bird-life in the Great Rift Valley
•    White and black rhinoceros sanctuary at Lake Nakuru
•    The panoramic views of The Great Rift Valley
•    Samburu National Reserve’s distinctive Kenya safari animals and rustic nature
•    Masai Mara’s vast animal numbers
•    Excellent accommodation all the way through the 7 nights / 8 days best Kenya safaris

Discover the best 8-day Best Kenya Safari itinerary and pricing:

Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu / Buffalo Springs, 6 hours drive
Your 8 day Kenyan best safari begins now. You are picked up from your hotel or at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on an early morning flight arrival. From the capital it is now to the north to one of Africa’s most breathtaking adventure safari areas, Samburu and Buffalo Springs Game Reserves.

After crossing the highlands of Mount Kenya and Aberdare, with the often lush forests, as well as the town of Isiolo. There is a wealth of tribes and religions meet, the further journey towards Samburu National Reserve takes place in a dry, half deserted landscape that prepares us for it landscape that will meet us in Samburu.

Samburu Game Reserve is part of a larger consecutive 845 km2 reserve area, consisting of Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba Game Reserves. The game reserves together form a very large cohesive bush area with beautiful and varied scenery scenes, where the feel of ‘Old Africa’ is clearer than many other places.

This area is known to house several animal species, which are rarely seen elsewhere than here in northern Kenya. It is among other things the graceful long-necked Gerenuk (giraffe gazelle) who can live forever without drinking and often eating on the hind legs. Also, the narrow-striped Grevy zebra, the net giraffe, the Somali ostrich and the oryx antelope.

Upon arrival at the lodge, the breakfast is ready. Situated directly at the area’s livelihood, ‘The Uaso Nyiro River’, which especially in the dry months attracts amounts of wildlife, the location of the lodge is optimal. Here are lots of Kenya safari animals. Leopard is usually a rare guest on adventure safari, but just in this area it is often seen in the trees by the river, where gazelles and antelopes come for drinking.

In the afternoon game drives, we venture out to explore the wildlife and to take care of the incredibly beautiful scenery. Back at the lodge, it’s time for a needed bath before a drink at the camp invites you to listen to the many voices of the night.

Enjoy a well-prepared dinner before the coffee and the starry sky set the stage for an exciting day. Accommodation for two nights at Ashnil Samburu Camp or equivalent level. On this day you can optionally start your Kenyan best safari tour by flying from Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve for a surcharge. This beautiful flight takes about 75 min.

Accommodation included: Ashnil Samburu Camp or its equivalent

Day 2: Samburu / Buffalo Springs Game Reserve, Full day tour
The full day of the Kenyan best safari tour is set for adventure safari drives, either with a full game drive where breakfast is taken and enjoyed in nature or with three game drives where breakfast is enjoyed at the lodge. It is especially the Samburu and Buffalo Springs Game Reserves that are run in.

It gives good time to excellent game drives and the opportunity to get well around. Today’s great experience can come when you least expect it. Keep your eyes open.  Accommodation at the lodge, from which you can often enjoy a variety of birds gathering around the river.

Day 3: Samburu Game Reserve – Aberdare National Park, 3hrs drive
You will have breakfast followed by on route game viewing as you journey to the forested foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Ranges. On a clear day, you will also have a beautiful view of Mount Kenya. Arrive in time for check-in and lunch at the lush Aberdare Country Club, which oozes charm from colonial times Kenya. There is a transfer into the Aberdare Forest for bird watching and overnight floodlit game viewing from the lodge decks as Kenya safari animals come to feed at the nearby watering hole. Enjoy wildlife viewing at The Ark Lodge

Accommodation included: The Ark Lodge or its equivalent

Day 4: Aberdare to Lake Nakuru National Park (240km, 3-4 hours), best of Kenya safari in the Great Rift Valley
From the Aberdare Ranges, after breakfast we drive to the central highlands. En route, we drive north of the Aberdare mountain massif toward the 70 meters high Thomson Falls at the city of Nyahururu, Kenya’s highest located major city.

After stretching the legs and enjoying the waterfall, continue on to the most famous of all lakes in the Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru. You are on an afternoon game drives safari in the Lake Nakuru National Park and at the lake, so you get a good impression of this lovely park already today. Lake Nakuru is famous for the large amounts of flamingos and pelicans that often visit the lake. However, there have been fewer flamingos by the lake in recent months, but nearly 450 other bird species can be observed at the lake.

The surrounding, large “Yellow Fever” acacia forests are home to buffaloes, gazelles, elbows, various antelopes – and also lions. In the wooden queues, or in the dense under-crop, the leopards save themselves often, and you can be lucky to see them in the late afternoon days safari game drives. Lake Nakuru National Park is probably one of the best places in Kenya to experience both the big white rhino, the rare and endangered black rhino, as well as the majestic Rothschild giraffe.

Accommodation included: Lake Nakuru Lodge or its equivalent.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park – Lake Naivasha, 1½ hours drive
After a good breakfast, the safaris will be packed for the beautiful morning hours and the lovely morning hours to enjoy the park in the best hours of the day. Most other cars are now rushed to other parks, so we can enjoy the beautiful wildlife and search areas that only the few unfortunately experience.

In the middle of the day, good roads continue to the neighboring lake, Lake Naivasha. We are on time for lunch and a little rest before the afternoon is time for a sunset boat cruise on the lake, beautifully surrounded by papyrus and feather trees. Here we fly past the colonies of hippos and an impressive birdlife and enjoy the peace that this boat trip is known for. There is also walking tour on Crescent Island included here. Walking among herbivores like giraffe, zebra, antelopes and others is a great experience out of the ordinary.

In the evenings there is dinner and overnight at the Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge (or equivalent) that is the best lodge in Kenya. There is time to enjoy the beautiful garden, which always has a nice wildlife on the lawn. Giraffes, zebras, elbows and vertebrates are almost always seen, but at night there are especially hippos that come close to them – and it’s best to stay very far away!

Accommodation included: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or its equivalent

Day 6: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara, 5½ hours drive, famous for wildebeest migration (the great wildebeest migration)
Wake up to enjoy morning breakfast at the resort’s restaunaramt. After Naivasha, we have a shorter drive to Masai Mara than from Lake Nakuru. This advantage means that we are in good time for lunch at the lodge in Masai Mara on the Kenya and Tanzania border. The course is set against Kenya’s most famous safari park, Masai Mara. We cross the Rift Valley floor, where beautifully land fields are soon replaced by Maasai’s and their livestock teams in search of green grass and water for their cows and goats.

En route around the city of Narok, this part of Maasai, the county’s capital city, we make the last stretch to the lodge for lunch. Located in one of the most expensive areas of Masai Mara National Reserve. Of course, we have a good time in the park, so we have three exciting nights with lots of safaris waiting ahead. We are at the lodge for lunch and a little rest before the first safari driving on the Savannah for the afternoon game drives.

Back at the lodge there is time for a hot bath, and quickly the darkness is sinking, and Mara’s many nightlife is coming in. Hyena’s call, the lion’s roar – perhaps in connection with a hunt – yes – the fantasy gets free play. Finally, you sleep well after a long day with lots of impressions. Accommodation at either Ashnil Mara Camp or equivalent level.

Accommodation included: Ashnil Mara Camp or its equivalent Kenya tented camp in Masai Mara

Day 7: Masai Mara highlight of the best Kenya safari tour
Enjoy morning breakfast. Then spend full day with game viewing drives. Masai Mara is the epitome of the classic safari and game drives in Kenya. Masai Mara is Kenya’s most famous and visited safari park. The Mara borders in the south up to the big Serengeti plain, which together with the Mara area forms the framework for the annual wildebeest migration.  On this ecosystem, it is where the giant flocks of animals migrate from Serengeti to Masai Mara (Kenya and Tanzania) and return into an annual recurring cycle.

Masai Mara, together with Serengeti (Kenya and Tanzania), forms a truly unique ecosystem, a paradise for millions of animals. The concentration of animals in Maasai Mara is unmatched, and especially the concentration of ‘The Big Five’ (lion, leopard, buffalo, black rhino, elephant) is extraordinarily high here. The big cats – lions, leopards and cheetahs are seen in large quantities, and by the Mara river the crocodiles wonder. Particularly during the wildlife, the Mara River is the frame of dramatic scenes with the crossing gnus trying to avoid the grubby crocodiles.

Not only wild animals, there are lots of on Maasai Mara along Kenya and Tanzania border. A total of 452 different bird species, of which 53 species of birds of prey, are widely used in the area. Masai Mara is also an amazing natural area with the vast savannah as far as the eye reaches, the green, soft hills and woodlands that are broken by the majestic Mara River, which runs through the park from north to south.

The extraordinary experience: Balloon safari is available on request at $480 per person to combine with this best of Kenya safaris.

Another extraordinary experience that you should enjoy on these edges is a hot air balloon safari across the Savannah. An amazing experience to see the many animals from above and, incidentally, the highlights of the African continent. It cannot be seen so many other places in the world, if any. Learn more about the possibilities for a balloon safari.

The Maasai Mara area has its name after the Masai population, which lives here. A visit to a Maasai village is obvious when you are in the Mara.  The visit to Maasai village can also be done next morning prior to returning to Nairobi.

Afternoon game drives will climax the days safari before retiring for the last night in the Mara.

Day 8: Maasai Mara  National Reserve – Nairobi – Departure or proceed to The Spice Island of Zanzibar, 5-6hrs drive
After two fantastic days safari in the wildlife mecca, Maasai Mara, it’s time to say goodbye. Enjoy morning breakfast followed by a drive from the lodge in Masai Mara Nairobi marking the end of this wonderful 8-day Kenya safari tour. En route to Nairobi, make a stop at the Great Rift Valley View Point.

For an additional cost, you can fly Mara Nairobi in 45-minutes or directly to the Kenyan coast in about two hours). Or combine this tour with a visit to a Zanzibar beach tour and holiday or take one of the available Nairobi day tours. You are dropped off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

8 day best Kenya safari price: US$3160 per person sharing. Single room supplement: $695

What is included in the best of Kenya safari price 2024/5?
-Airport transfers
-8 safari days with 7 nights in double rooms with full board.
-Entrance to the safari national parks
-Local English speaking driver / guide
-Transport in  4×4 safari land cruiser vehicle
-All activities as specified on the itinerary (unless where labeled as optional)
-Lake Naivasha boat cruise and Walk on Crescent Island
-All Taxes/VAT
-Complimentary bottled drinking water on safari
-Start and end in Nairobi (pick or drop at hotel/airport)

Best safaris in Kenya price excludes:
-Laundry service
-Government imposed increase of park fees and/or taxes
-Local Mara Nairobi flight and International flights (from/to home)
-Tipping (tipping guideline US$15.00 pp per day)
-Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
-Drinks

Kenya safari lodges and tented camps accommodations included with the 8 day best Kenya safari tour. For the year 2024/5 by African Sermon Safaris, the 8-day best Kenya safari itinerary offer accommodation in top lodges and tented camps. Explore multi day extended tours discovering Kenya’s most iconic wildlife parks in this African safari tour:

Best Kenya safari : The Ark Lodge

This iconic Kenya safari lodge is built with the imagination of the biblical Noah’s Ark. The lodge is set out in the heart of Aberdare National Park located in Nyeri County, Central Kenyan Highlands. Overlooking a watering hole and salt lick, the lodger attracting a diversity of wildlife and features 4 game viewing areas including a ground-level bunker. The lodge rooms are modeled after cabins, where each comes with a private bathroom, shower and toiletries.

WiFi is readily available for free in the public areas. Both breakfast and dinner are served in the restaurant with a choice of buffet or set-menu. Lunch is served at the base lodge’s base hotel, Aberdare Country Club, The Ark’s sister property.

There is an option to organize at The Ark by prior arrangement. Here, guests can also enjoy a drink from the bar overlooking the watering hole. There is a guest library at the lodge as well as a gift shop.

Ashnil Samburu Camp

It is is a newly opened luxury safari camp located in the Samburu / Buffalo Springs Game Reserve, in the shadow of tall Doum palms and acacia trees on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River.

The Kenya tented camp consists of 24 exclusive and extremely comfortable luxury with beautiful views of the river, the surrounding countryside and the diverse and fascinating wildlife that the river attracts.

Each tent room is large and spacious and has large beds, dressing room, living room, good luggage room, bathroom en-suite with shower and toilet. Also, the 24 tents are located with 12 tents on either side of the main building.

The communal facilities are no less impressive with large reception area, lounge area, swimming pool, dining area, bar and veranda overlooking the river. The camp offers lots of activities. In addition to the fantastic safaris, there are guided walks / bush walks in the safari bird watching.

Enjoy a sundowner on the porch and be entertained by local Samburu dancers. Get insight into the local culture through lectures. Certainly one of Kenya’s best and best-located luxury camps with every conceivable convenience and comfort.  This tented camp is a great choice for those wanting to pamper themselves.

Lake Nakuru Lodge

This Kenya safari lodge is located in the southeastern part of the national park and is a nice haven of comfort with a nice service and quality. From the lodge there is a great view of the Nakuru Lake with the many birds that made the park so famous.

The lodge is perfectly landscaped, fully enclosed with the surrounding nature, and rarely comes the animals all the way up at the best Kenya safari lodge. Something that can only thrill any guest!

The lodge accommodates a total of 120 guests, either in family rooms or in the spacious deluxe rooms, which have breathtaking views from the veranda. Enjoy a cool sundowner from the Mama Nikki bar or from the Rhino bar overlooking the lake and do not forget to take a refreshing dip in the lodge’s pool!

Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

This Kenya safari lodge is part of the Sopa chain’s best lodge / resort in Kenya. The resort is located just off the Naivasha Lake and you can enjoy the beautiful lush garden, which always offers a nice wildlife: giraffes, zebras, elbows and warthogs, and the small colobus monkeys and green mare cats. At night, there are especially hippos that stand for the “safari” at the lodge – they should be kept reverent.

It is a really lovely lodge; There is of course a swimming pool and all the common facilities are found in the lodge’s beautiful main building, while the accommodation takes place in the 21 cabins, each with 4 large rooms overlooking the well-equipped garden. From the top rooms there are nice views to the lake. The spacious rooms have a living room, while the top ones have their own balcony. All rooms have en suite bathrooms en suite and it is possible to book non-smoking rooms.

Children are very welcome here and special children’s beds can be arranged for the very small ones. In addition, a wealth of activities are organized – from Lake Naivasha sunset boat cruise, fishing to horse riding.

Ashnil Mara Camp

The Kenya tented camp is located in the heart of Maasai Mara, on the banks of the Mara River, perfect for a luxury Kenya safari experience. Ashnil Mara is quite new, it opened in 2010, it has of course restaurant, bar and swimming pool, and from the 40 permanent luxury tents there is a view of Mara.

All tent rooms have en-suite bathrooms, wardrobes and a lovely porch where you can enjoy the view directly to the wildlife and savannah. Probably, with a cool drink at hand. Children are welcome at the camp and there are also a wealth of activities, from balloon safaris to guided nature walks.

The tented camp is suited for the best Kenya safari experience.

Best Kenya Safari – Masai Mara Tours in 2024/5

Maasai Mara is the most visited and best safari in Kenya destination and offers a typical African safari experience. In the 8-day itinerary safari game reserve, you’re surrounded by endless grasslands and acacia woodland that abounds with elephants, wildebeests, and more.

Maasai Mara National Reserve is a wildlife migration (great wildebeest migration) area, that means you’ve a guarantee of seeing massive herds of animals at close-range. You may see the game no matter what time of year you go, so it’s harder to define the absolute best time to go on best Kenya safari.

Best safaris in Kenya is often finest between the months of January and March being the driest season. In addition, you will find Masai Mara National Reserve is totally different. Herds of animals will definitely migrate from July through October (great wildebeest migration), which makes those month’s your prime game viewing window. The period is considered being the best time for a best Kenya safari from Nairobi, one the frequently asked questions.

The Finest lodges and tented camps 2024-5

If you are traveling to Kenya, you will be able to come to safaris at all levels. Whether you are in luxury or you want as far away from modern civilization as possible. Certainly, a trip to Kenya offers unique experiences for life.

Kenya is a traditional African safari tour goal – and that’s for good reason! The country’s wild game is one of Africa’s largest and the landscapes are very varied. On the big grassy lakes you can experience flocks of gnus (wildebeests) and gazelles and in the hilly terrain you can see elephants in bunches that adhere to the shadow of the huge baobab trees. Kenya’s cultural wealth including the famous Maasai village, and the paradise beaches make best Kenya safari an ideal destination. That is, if you are looking for cultural experiences or relaxation.

Our African Sermon Safaris experts are more than happy to help you put together your 8 days best Kenya safari trip to Africa and answer any frequently asked questions. The Kenya big five safaris and best safari tour in Kenya possibilities are many – and the experiences are the same. In conclusion,  it is possible to add a day tour in Nairobi at the beginning or end of this 8 days best Kenya safari – the best African safari tour.