This ten-day safari begins in Nairobi and sweeps through the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara, where two nights at Fig Tree Lodge allow for dawn and afternoon game drives among the reserve’s famous big cats and the Big Five. The journey continues to Lake Nakuru for rhinos and flamingos at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, then to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride to Crescent Island and a guided walking safari among giraffes and zebras at Sopa Naivasha. From the Rift Valley lakes, the route turns south to Amboseli, where two nights beneath Mount Kilimanjaro offer morning and afternoon game drives through the park’s massive swamps and open plains, with elephant herds silhouetted against Africa’s highest peak.
The safari then enters Tsavo West for a night at Ngulia Safari Lodge, perched on the Ndawe escarpment with sweeping views over volcanic plains and a floodlit waterhole that draws elephants and buffalo after dark. A morning game drive precedes the transfer to Tsavo East and Ngutuni Lodge, where two nights in a private sanctuary offer waterhole-facing rooms, evening game drives, and a full day exploring Kenya’s largest national park. The rhythm of the journey is one of constant discovery—each day bringing a new ecosystem, from the Rift Valley’s lakes to Amboseli’s swamps, from Tsavo’s lava flows to Ngutuni’s quiet sanctuary.
The final morning brings a last game drive through Ngutuni before exiting through Bachuma Gate and driving east toward the coast. The road passes through Voi and the Taru Desert as the savannah slowly gives way to coastal forest and palm plantations, arriving in Watamu by late afternoon. Ten days after leaving Nairobi, the journey ends at the Indian Ocean, carrying the dust of the Mara, the snows of Kilimanjaro, and the red earth of Tsavo etched into memory.
Safari Overview
A ten-day journey from Nairobi to Watamu through Kenya’s greatest parks—Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Tsavo East—with two nights at Fig Tree Lodge, one at Sarova Lion Hill, one at Sopa Naivasha, two in Amboseli, one at Ngulia, and two at Ngutuni. Game drives, a boat ride to Crescent Island, and the chance to see the Big Five, flamingos, and Kilimanjaro’s elephants before exiting through Bachuma Gate to the coast.
Safari Highlights
- Full day in Tsavo East, Kenya's largest national park, with red elephants and maneless lions
- Ten days across seven ecosystems, from the Great Rift Valley to the Indian Ocean
- Two nights at Fig Tree Lodge in the Masai Mara, with dawn and afternoon game drives among the Big Five and the reserve's famous big cats
- Lake Nakuru National Park, home to flamingos, white and black rhinos, and rare tree-climbing lions
- Boat ride on Lake Naivasha to Crescent Island, followed by a guided walking safari among giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest
- Two nights in Amboseli beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, with game drives through massive swamps fed by the mountain's underground streams
- One night at Ngulia Safari Lodge in Tsavo West, perched on the Ndawe escarpment with floodlit waterhole views over volcanic plains
- Tsavo West's dramatic lava flows and volcanic cones near the Chaimu and Shetani craters
- Optional night game drive through Ngutuni Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the few places in the greater Tsavo ecosystem where night drives are permitted
