Classic Journeys best of Kenya Safari features among the most attractive Kenya’s parks and reserves. Starting from Samburu National Reserve, famous for abundance in rare Northern species such as Grevy's Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk, and Beisa Oryx to Lake Nakuru National Park known as birds lovers’ hub, because of numerous birds such as flamingoes also a habitat to endangered Rhinos black and white, to the Masai Mara Game Reserve the arena to one of greatest spectacle on earth, the wildebeest migration.
Tour Features
Mid-Range Tour: | This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges. |
Can be Customized: | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
Private Tour: | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
Solo traveller: | Solo traveller can book this tour. |
Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
Minimum age not required: | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
Day | Accommodation | Meals |
1 |
Tamarind Tree Hotel
Nairobi |
Breakfast Included |
2 |
Ashnil Samburu Camp
Samburu National Reserve |
All Meals Included |
3 |
Ashnil Samburu Camp
Samburu National Reserve |
All Meals Included |
4 |
Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
|
All Meals Included |
5 |
Ashnil Mara Camp
Maasai Mara NR |
All Meals Included |
6 & 7 |
Ashnil Mara Camp
Maasai Mara NR |
All Meals Included |
8 |
Nairobi |
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1NAIROBI
JAMBO! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari. Remainder of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Tamarind Tree Hotel.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree Hotel,
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
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2SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
After breakfast drive north to the beautiful Samburu Reserve which along with Buffalo Springs & Shaba is part of the area known as 'Samburu'. Arrive in time for lunch at the luxurious Ashnil Samburu camp, which is framed by the spectacular backdrop of the mighty Olokwe Mountain and sitting alongside the Ewaso Nyiro river. A stay here gives you an unrivalled access to game viewing. The waters of the great Ewaso Nyiro river draw wildlife in great numbers to its banks, creating an oasis of green. Spend the afternoon discovering the unique wildlife of the reserve, which is famous for its elephants and lions. Return to your camp in time to relax before dinner in the restaurant which is raised on timbered stilts overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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3SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Spend all day on safari in the reserve. Irrigated by the river, which is home to numerous hippo and crocodiles Shaba offers sanctuary to large herds of elephant, healthy numbers of lion, leopard, cheetah, plentiful plains game, reticulated giraffe, rare Beisa Oryx, kudu and gerenuk. It is also one of the few reserves in which you can see the Grevy’s zebra (rather than the more common Burchell's zebra found elsewhere) and the critically endangered wild dog. Offering 100 species of birds, the reserve is also home to the rare blue-shanked Somali ostrich. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be at the Camp.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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4LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Continue with your journey this morning as you drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Lunch will be at Thompson Falls Nyahururu. The park boasts a huge variety of animals, including leopard which is often found snoozing on the branches of the magnificent yellow-barked acacias, lion, buffalo, hippo, waterbuck, warthog, baboon, the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe only found in this park in Kenya, white rhino and the rare black rhino which is protected and guarded here. Your accommodation will be at the Flamingo Hill which is nestled between the “honeymoon hills”, and surrounded by a dazzling display of foliage, including a variety of indigenous African plants and flowers. It is the perfect base for exploring this impressive park. Small and exclusive, Flamingo Hill consists of just 25 cozy tents. These are not the average “tent.” The tents at Flamingo Hill are furnished with all the luxuries of modern travel. Decorated in calming safari tones, natural woods, wrought iron accents, and crisp linens, each tent has been thoughtfully designed to maximize comfort.
Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Tented Camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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5MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
After breakfast, you shall leave the camp and drive to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to ‘the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Arrive in time for lunch at the luxurious Ashnil Mara Camp sits on the 25-million-year pre-historic land which spans virtually all stages of life’s evolution and the fossil record. It comprises 30 luxury tents, located within the triangle in Maasai Mara National Reserve adjacent to the Mara River famous for the wildebeest migration. There are 30 tents, 15 twins (2 wheelchair friendly), 10 doubles and 3 triples, all overlooking the river. Perfect place to view wildlife and at the same time relax and take a dip in the pool after your game-drive. Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya’s most popular reserve. Arrive back in camp in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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6 & 7MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Your days will be spent on safari in Africa’s richest wildlife viewing arena. Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience. The Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extend in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and the gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife since close to about four hundred and fifty-two odd species have been recorded. Alternatively, have Visit to Masai Mara village and get learn the Masai culture at an extra cost. Arrive back in camp in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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8DEPARTURE
After breakfast at the Camp, enjoy a morning game viewing drive then bid farewell to the Masai Mara as you set on your journey back to Nairobi where you will enjoy farewell lunch at Carnivore Restaurant. Enjoy time doing last minute shopping then later transfer to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your departure flight. Bid farewell to Africa until the next time.
Main Destination: Nairobi
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Important to Know
- This tour is not available to solo travelers or groups larger than 14 people.
- Rates are per person and exclude the international flightfrom/to your home country.
- This tour accepts children who are 3 years and older.
Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
Jan 01 2024 to Mar 31 2024 | $5120 | $3250 | $2860 | $2660 | $2460 |
Apr 01 2024 to Jun 15 2024 | $4150 | $2860 | $2460 | $2260 | $2070 |
Jun 16 2024 to Jun 30 2024 | $4470 | $2990 | $2590 | $2400 | $2200 |
Jul 01 2024 to Jul 10 2024 | $5150 | $3280 | $2890 | $2690 | $2500 |
Jul 11 2024 to Sep 30 2024 | $5390 | $4140 | $3740 | $3550 | $3350 |
Oct 01 2024 to Oct 31 2024 | $5260 | $3350 | $2960 | $2760 | $2570 |
Nov 01 2024 to Dec 20 2024 | $5000 | $3200 | $2810 | $2610 | $2410 |
Dec 21 2024 to Dec 31 2024 | $5650 | $3620 | $3220 | $3020 | $2830 |
Getting There
Tourists can visit these safari locations once in Kenya and can show up via air, land or ocean, however, flights are the most favoured mode of transport. Kenya is a huge nation and while you can go via vehicle on a safari circuit, getting between the various regions is better on a booked flight.
Kenya's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), located 15km/9mi southeast of Nairobi. Kenya's second international Airport is Moi International Airport (MBA), located 9km/6mi west of Mombasa, but aside from flights to Zanzibar, this is primarily used for domestic and charter flights.
From Nairobi or Mombasa, one can fly or drive between reserves, or opt to do a bit of both. Most domestic flights out of Nairobi depart from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Yes, additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost
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Offices In :
KENYA -
Size :
14 -
Member Of :
TOUR OPERATORS SOCIETY OF KENYA -
Tour Types :
Photographic Safaris -
Destinations :
Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda - Classic Journeys Africa is a Safari Specialist and Events Management company in East Africa. We continuously excel in arranging all aspects of destination management services. The company was founded in 2010 and has operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. Our services are dependable, reliable and efficient - thus earning us reputable recommendations the world over. Our services are competitively priced to give the best satisfaction for your money. This guarantees that our clients get the optimum tour experience so that when they leave, they become friends and NOT just tourists.
Mid-Range Tour: | This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges. |
Can be Customized: | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
Private Tour: | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
Solo traveller: | Solo traveller can book this tour. |
Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
Minimum age not required: | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
Day | Accommodation | Meals |
1 |
Tamarind Tree Hotel,
Nairobi |
Breakfast Included |
2 |
Ashnil Samburu Camp,
Samburu National Reserve |
All Meals Included |
3 |
Ashnil Samburu Camp,
Samburu National Reserve |
All Meals Included |
4 |
Flamingo Hill Tented Camp,
|
All Meals Included |
5 |
Ashnil Mara Camp,
Maasai Mara NR |
All Meals Included |
6 & 7 |
Ashnil Mara Camp,
Maasai Mara NR |
All Meals Included |
8 |
,
Nairobi |
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1NAIROBI
JAMBO! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari. Remainder of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Tamarind Tree Hotel.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree Hotel, ,
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
-
2SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
After breakfast drive north to the beautiful Samburu Reserve which along with Buffalo Springs & Shaba is part of the area known as 'Samburu'. Arrive in time for lunch at the luxurious Ashnil Samburu camp, which is framed by the spectacular backdrop of the mighty Olokwe Mountain and sitting alongside the Ewaso Nyiro river. A stay here gives you an unrivalled access to game viewing. The waters of the great Ewaso Nyiro river draw wildlife in great numbers to its banks, creating an oasis of green. Spend the afternoon discovering the unique wildlife of the reserve, which is famous for its elephants and lions. Return to your camp in time to relax before dinner in the restaurant which is raised on timbered stilts overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
3SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Spend all day on safari in the reserve. Irrigated by the river, which is home to numerous hippo and crocodiles Shaba offers sanctuary to large herds of elephant, healthy numbers of lion, leopard, cheetah, plentiful plains game, reticulated giraffe, rare Beisa Oryx, kudu and gerenuk. It is also one of the few reserves in which you can see the Grevy’s zebra (rather than the more common Burchell's zebra found elsewhere) and the critically endangered wild dog. Offering 100 species of birds, the reserve is also home to the rare blue-shanked Somali ostrich. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be at the Camp.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
4LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Continue with your journey this morning as you drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Lunch will be at Thompson Falls Nyahururu. The park boasts a huge variety of animals, including leopard which is often found snoozing on the branches of the magnificent yellow-barked acacias, lion, buffalo, hippo, waterbuck, warthog, baboon, the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe only found in this park in Kenya, white rhino and the rare black rhino which is protected and guarded here. Your accommodation will be at the Flamingo Hill which is nestled between the “honeymoon hills”, and surrounded by a dazzling display of foliage, including a variety of indigenous African plants and flowers. It is the perfect base for exploring this impressive park. Small and exclusive, Flamingo Hill consists of just 25 cozy tents. These are not the average “tent.” The tents at Flamingo Hill are furnished with all the luxuries of modern travel. Decorated in calming safari tones, natural woods, wrought iron accents, and crisp linens, each tent has been thoughtfully designed to maximize comfort.
Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Tented Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
5MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
After breakfast, you shall leave the camp and drive to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to ‘the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Arrive in time for lunch at the luxurious Ashnil Mara Camp sits on the 25-million-year pre-historic land which spans virtually all stages of life’s evolution and the fossil record. It comprises 30 luxury tents, located within the triangle in Maasai Mara National Reserve adjacent to the Mara River famous for the wildebeest migration. There are 30 tents, 15 twins (2 wheelchair friendly), 10 doubles and 3 triples, all overlooking the river. Perfect place to view wildlife and at the same time relax and take a dip in the pool after your game-drive. Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya’s most popular reserve. Arrive back in camp in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
6 & 7MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Your days will be spent on safari in Africa’s richest wildlife viewing arena. Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience. The Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extend in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and the gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife since close to about four hundred and fifty-two odd species have been recorded. Alternatively, have Visit to Masai Mara village and get learn the Masai culture at an extra cost. Arrive back in camp in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
8DEPARTURE
After breakfast at the Camp, enjoy a morning game viewing drive then bid farewell to the Masai Mara as you set on your journey back to Nairobi where you will enjoy farewell lunch at Carnivore Restaurant. Enjoy time doing last minute shopping then later transfer to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your departure flight. Bid farewell to Africa until the next time.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Includes & Excludes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Tips: tipping guideline of 56 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
Jan 01 2024 to Mar 31 2024 | $5120 | $3250 | $2860 | $2660 | $2460 |
Apr 01 2024 to Jun 15 2024 | $4150 | $2860 | $2460 | $2260 | $2070 |
Jun 16 2024 to Jun 30 2024 | $4470 | $2990 | $2590 | $2400 | $2200 |
Jul 01 2024 to Jul 10 2024 | $5150 | $3280 | $2890 | $2690 | $2500 |
Jul 11 2024 to Sep 30 2024 | $5390 | $4140 | $3740 | $3550 | $3350 |
Oct 01 2024 to Oct 31 2024 | $5260 | $3350 | $2960 | $2760 | $2570 |
Nov 01 2024 to Dec 20 2024 | $5000 | $3200 | $2810 | $2610 | $2410 |
Dec 21 2024 to Dec 31 2024 | $5650 | $3620 | $3220 | $3020 | $2830 |
Getting There
Tourists can visit these safari locations once in Kenya and can show up via air, land or ocean, however, flights are the most favoured mode of transport. Kenya is a huge nation and while you can go via vehicle on a safari circuit, getting between the various regions is better on a booked flight.
Kenya's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), located 15km/9mi southeast of Nairobi. Kenya's second international Airport is Moi International Airport (MBA), located 9km/6mi west of Mombasa, but aside from flights to Zanzibar, this is primarily used for domestic and charter flights.
From Nairobi or Mombasa, one can fly or drive between reserves, or opt to do a bit of both. Most domestic flights out of Nairobi depart from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Yes, additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost
CLASSICJOURNEYSAFRICA
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Offices In :
KENYA -
Size :
14 -
Member Of :
TOUR OPERATORS SOCIETY OF KENYA -
Tour Types :
Photographic Safaris -
Destinations :
Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda - Classic Journeys Africa is a Safari Specialist and Events Management company in East Africa. We continuously excel in arranging all aspects of destination management services. The company was founded in 2010 and has operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. Our services are dependable, reliable and efficient - thus earning us reputable recommendations the world over. Our services are competitively priced to give the best satisfaction for your money. This guarantees that our clients get the optimum tour experience so that when they leave, they become friends and NOT just tourists.