7 days Kenya wildlife and chimpanzee safari
7 days Kenya wildlife and Chimpanzee Safari is a fantastic Kenya safari taking you on a visit to Kenya’s most rewarding wildlife destinations that are Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara National Reserve. Kenya is a rich habitat of wildlife and birdlife, and while on 7 days Kenya wildlife and chimpanzee safari expect to enjoying spotting many animals such as wildebeests, lions, elephants, rhinos, waterbuck, wildebeests, zebras, chimpanzee at Ol Pejeta conservancy and many more.
Masai Mara national reserve is a popular Kenya safari destination situated west of the Great rift valley, the reserve experiences the great wildebeest migration is a home to a diverse population of wildlife with species including elephants, zebras, wildebeests, black rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, cheetahs, leopards, lions, gazelles and much more.
Lake Nakuru national park is one the great birding Kenya destinations famous for hosting a huge concentration of pink flamingoes and other animals such as black and white rhinos, lions and many more. Lake Naivasha is a stunning lake hosting many bird species such as pelicans and animals like hippos.
7 days Kenya wildlife and chimpanzee safari is of 6 nights and 7 days in Kenya and it begins in Nairobi ending in the same city as well.
Highlights of 7 days Kenya wildlife and wildlife safari
- Day 1: transfer from Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Day 2: explore Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Day 3: transfer from Ol Pejeta Conservancy to Lake Nakuru national park
- Day 4: transfer from Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
- Day 5: transfer from Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara national reserve
- Day 6: full day of exploring Masai Mara national reserve
- Day 7: transfer back to Nairobi
Detailed itinerary of 7 days Kenya wildlife and chimpanzee safari
Day 1: transfer from Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
On the first day of your 7 days Kenya wildlife and chimpanzee you will be picked from the airport upon arrival by your safari, your drive will give you a short safari briefing and set off from Nairobi heading to Ol Pejeta Conservancy the only Kenya wildlife conservancy dedicated to rehabilitation of chimpanzees in Kenya. When you arrive in the conservancy, you will check into your lodge and rest and in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation is got from Sweetwaters Serena camp
Day 2: explore Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After morning breakfast at your lodge you will head to Sweetwaters /Ol Pejeta Conservancy for a full of touring the sanctuary, on this full day you will enjoy magnificent sights of snow-capped peaks of Mountain Kenya and many animals such as elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, white and black rhinos and many more on morning and afternoon game drives. At lunch you will have picnic lunch, you can also participate in optional activities such as horseback riding, came riding and walking safaris. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: transfer from Ol Pejeta Conservancy to Lake Nakuru national park
After breakfast at your lodge you will checkout and depart for lake Nakuru national park and on your way you will a stopover at Nyahuru falls, when you arrive in the park you will have lunch after checking into your lodge. In the afternoon you will head to the park for an afternoon game drive for spotting rhinos, waterbucks, lions, giraffes, baboons, Rothschild giraffe and many more. The highlight of visiting in sanctuary is watching the chimpanzees and there are 2 groups existing in the sanctuary.
While at the park, you will visit Lake Nakuru for sighting millions of flamingoes at the shores of the lake, in evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation is got from Lake Nakuru lodge
Day 4: transfer from Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
After morning breakfast, checkout of your lodge and exit Lake Nakuru national park heading to Lake Naivasha with an en-route game drive, on your way you will have enjoy watching the rugged rift valley escarpments, When you arrive in Lake Naivasha you will have lunch and then head for a boat cruise on the Lake Naivasha and visiting Crescent Island a private game sanctuary. As you visit Crescent Island you will spot many animals such as living on the island such as giraffes, vervet monkeys, hares, waterbuck, genet, gazelles, zebras and many more. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation is got from: Lake Nakuru Sopa Resort
Day 5: transfer from Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara national reserve
After morning breakfast and checking out of your lodge, you will depart from Lake Naivasha national park heading to Masai Mara National Reserve, Masai Mara National Reserve is a home to a variety and a abundance of wildlife and birds recorded to be over 450 bird species. On your arrival you will check into your lodge and have lunch and in the afternoon you will have a game drive on which you will spot many animals such as elephants, wildebeests, zebras, hyenas, jackals, warthogs, wild dogs and many more. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge/
Accommodation is got from Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 6: full day of exploring Masai Mara national reserve
After morning breakfast at your lodge, you will head to Masai Mara National Reserve with your packed lunch where you are to spend a full day exploring the park on morning and afternoon game drive, during the game drive you will encounter many animals calling the reserve a home such as big cats that are lions, leopards and cheetah. Other animals such as elephants, Masai giraffe, antelopes, gazelles, wildebeests, rhinos, buffaloes and many more will be spotted, you will also enjoy the beautiful sights of endless plains of the park. At lunch you will have your meals set in the picnic way at one of the picnic spots along the banks of Mara river, in the afternoon after lunch you will go for another game drive and in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: transfer back to Nairobi
After morning breakfast at your lodge, you will checkout and embark on a journey back to Nairobi, upon your arrival you will be dropped off either at your residential area or at Jomo Kenyatta international airport to catch your flight back home.
End of 7 days Kenya wildlife and chimpanzee safari
Price Includes:
- All entrance fees.
- Full board accommodation on Safari
- Service of an English speaking driver-guide
- Transport based on an excellent Vehicle rebuilt for Safari
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Complimentary bottle of water daily on safari
- Government taxes
Price Excludes:
- Extra and personal expenditure i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry, Internet etc.
- International flight
- Tips to drivers (highly recommended)