Book your safari: Wildlife of Kenya in 8 days

This exciting and diverse safari takes 8 days on the road – 8 days of getting to know Kenya and watching its amazing wildlife (but it’s guaranteed that you will feel like you’ve been away for longer!). In total you will be in Kenya for 10 days, including the day of your arrival to Kenya and the day of your departure back home.

We book your preferred type of accommodation for you:

Together we will make the right choice of accommodation for you, taking into account your budget and your preferences. Many options are possible in all locations of this trip (and pretty much everywhere in Kenya). You can choose between camping in self-raised tents with public facilities, or spending a night in simple cottages or bandas (traditional houses with a thatched roof), or using comfortable tented camps with private shower and sanitary facilities attached to your tent. Beautiful comfortable hotels are ready for you in Nairobi and top class safari lodges are available in all National Parks in Kenya.

Transport for small groups:

Our safari vehicles are very comfortable for groups of 4-6 friends or family. The cost of renting your safari vehicle, hiring the professional and experienced driver, fuel costs will be shared by all travellers in your group.

No set departure dates! Travel when it suits you best.

Contact us as early as you approximately know your plan: for how many days you are available, how many people you travel with and when you plan to come. The earlier we start planning together with you, the better for availability of any additional options, especially during the popular months of July, August and December.

Here is the trip itinerary day-by-day:

Arrival Day:

  • Your flight arrival to Kenya! 
  • I meet you at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Welcome to Kenya!
  • Night in Nairobi (after maybe some sightseeing in the city, depending on your arrival time).

Day 1: 

Nairobi: door to East African wildlife:

  • David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: elephant orphanage
  • Karen Blixen House: Out of Africa
  • Afternoon game drive in Nairobi National Park
  • Dinner and night in Nairobi
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and their amazing elephant orphanage
It’s feeding time at Giraffe’s center in Nairobi
The old farm is now a museum house
Traditional atmosphere of good old days at Karen Blixen’s
Touch the history in Nairobi’s Karen Blixen House

Day 2: 

Nairobi – Maasai Mara:

  • Scenic drive through Great Rift Valley to the famous and beautiful Maasai Mara National Reserve
  • Photostops and lunch 
  • Sunset dinner and night in Maasai Mara

Day 3:

Maasai Mara National Reserve:

  • Early morning start (optional – hot air balloon starting before sunrise)
  • Game drive: magnificent landscapes and surprising wildlife. Picnic lunch 
  • Campfire dinner and night in Maasai Mara

Day 4: 

Maasai Mara – Lake Naivasha:

  • Visit to Maasai village after breakfast
  • Drive to the highest lake of Great Rift Valley – beautiful Lake Naivasha
  • Dinner and night on Lake Naivasha shores.
Crescent Island is home to giraffes

Day 5: 

Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot:

  • Hike to Mount Longonot green crater
  • Lunch in Naivasha town
  • Boat trip to Crescent Island
Can’t miss majestic pelicans while birdwatching on Lake Naivasha
Exploring Lake Naivasha by boat

Day 6:

Lake Naivasha to Ol Pejeta:

  • Scenic drive towards Mount Kenya
  • Lunch next to Thomson Falls
  • Sunset dinner and night at Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Equator sunsets of Ol Pejeta conservancy mark the end of your day game driving

Day 7:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy:

  • Game drive with Mount Kenya views
  • Rhino sanctuary visit and story of northern white rhinos
  • Chimpanzee center experience (or horseback riding)
Chimpanzees recover and learn to live in wilderness here
High altitude but right on the equator

Day 8:

Ol Pejeta to Nairobi:

  • Goodbyes to Mount Kenya
  • Photostops and lunch with a view
  • Dinner in Nairobi

Departure day:

Depending on your flight departure time, there is maybe time to visit:

  • Nairobi National Park
  • Giraffe center
  • Nairobi National Museum
Narobi National Park lets you experience wildlife while you are close to the big city

Transfer to Nairobi International Airport and your flight back home. See you back soon in your new Africa home!

Drop us an email on Empakaai.cultural.safari@gmail.com – we always listen carefully to your wishes and make suggestions to create a perfect travel plan.

On our instagram page @empakaai_cultural_safari you will find further inspiration and information about places to visit in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Kenya’s hidden gem: Meru National Park

Mount Kenya region

Welcome to one of the largest and most beautiful National Parks of Kenya. Meru National Park is a vast and varied ecosystem, situated to the east of Mount Kenya. It does not often get included into the trip itineraries, whilst it is definitely worth a long and thorough exploration. Meru National Park is a perfect destination for a curious wildlife enthusiast with passion for calm landscapes, long game drives, the story of Lioness Elsa of Born Free, encounters with Big Five and watching beautiful birds.

  • Meru National Park was one of the two areas where Joy and George Adamson raised the lioness Elsa. The grave of Elsa is located on the National Park’s territory: at the Park’s southern end, off the northern bank of Ura River.
  • This is a birdwatcher’s paradise with over 400 bird species recorded.
  • Established as a National Park in 1966 and governed by Kenya Wildlife Service.
  • Home of African bush elephant, hippo, Grevy’s zebra, leopard, cheetah, eastern black rhino, southern white rhino and many others.
Waterways, home to many wild inhabitants, define many game drive routes here
Grasslands and doum palms of Meru National Park
Roads are comfortable even for a full day game drive
Waterbuck, zebra, lesser kudu, hartebeest share generous grasslands

There are two roads to Meru National Park from Nairobi:

  • Via Nyeri and Nanyuki. This travel option is perfect for those who wish to visit Aberdare area, Mount Kenya and game reserves nearby (we recommend Ol Pejeta game reserve), and Samburu National Park. You will experience a drive with increasing altitudes, stunning scenery and many encounters with developing rural Kenya.
  • Via Embu to Meru. A busier road with local traffic, more suitable for experienced drivers familiar with the area.

Ikweta Safari Camp

We recommend Ikweta Safari Camp: the home of affordable safari luxury, just 2 km away from the Murera Gate of Meru National Park. Their tents are large, beautifully decorated with local crafts and well equipped with carefully maintained facilities. At Ikweta Safari Camp you will also find an excellent swimming pool, well supplied restaurant and a great setting for a romantic dinner under the star studded sky.

  • Relaxed, cosy and private
  • All comforts in your tent
  • Reading, chatting or just observing and listening to nature?
  • Nature is always nearby, even when you take a nap

Planning your trip to Meru National Park

Empakaai Cultural Safari team is always here to help you plan and organise your trip to Meru National Park, or create a tailor made trip including this exciting hidden gem of Kenyan wildlife.

Treat your body, mind and senses with wild nature of Meru National Park… and a stunning sunset!

Visit our Instagram @empakaai_cultural_safari for more impressions from Meru National Park. Write to us: empakaai.cultural.safari@gmail.com

A day in Nairobi: Elephant Orphan Nursery

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is famous all over the world for their fantastic efforts to preserve wildlife.

Their Nairobi Orphan Nursery is an impressive place to visit when you are in the city. You hear the stories of the baby elephants who had to be rescued and brought here in order to survive. You see how much work and effort is invested into the noble, but extremely tedious task of raising young elephants, of getting them ready to live their life in the wild.
DSWT’s Orphan Nursery also raises orphan rhino’s.

Welcome to DWST Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi

The best time to arrive to DSWT Nairobi Orphan Nursery is just before 11:00 am.

Meet the rescued baby elephants here on the DWST playground

One of the senior Keepers introduces the young elephants by their names, tells why they are at the Orphanage and describes what makes each of them special.

Orphan’s introductions and their brief stories

Meanwhile, the elephants enjoy playing and interacting with each other, while visitors can get really close to them.

At 11:00 baby elephants are out on a walk

The playground and all the sights and noises makes the young ones really active. So soon it will be time to head back to a quiet place in the Nairobi National Park.

Time to take some rest after playground activities

Keepers’ work is very important for health and reintegration of orphaned baby elephants

Keepers of DSWT

We will be happy to include a visit to the Nairobi Elephant Orphanage of The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust into your programme in Nairobi.

More photos and stories on our Instagram @empakaai_cultural_safari

Trip to Mount Kenya, Samburu and Meru

The new season in Empakaai Cultural Safari opens very soon! We are happy that the upcoming trip will take us to beautiful and less visited places in Kenya. After reconnecting with Kenya in Nairobi and Lake Naivasha, we will go on a discovery trip:

  • Mount Kenya National Park will be our home for three days. From here we will discover the amazing Ol Pejeta Conservancy and spend time doing nature walks on the slopes of Mount Kenya.
  • Samburu National Reserve, where we will enjoy herds of elephants, Maasai giraffes and shy gerenouks, spectacular sunsets over its hills.
  • Meru National Park. This is a new destination in our portfolio and we are looking forward to sharing with you what we found there! We will explore not only the Meru National Park itself, but also the surrounding areas.

Keep in touch with us on Instagram @empakaai_cultural_safari and by email: empakaai.cultural.safari@gmail.com

Contact us to discuss and plan your own discovery trip in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. We will work with your timings, your preferences, your budget to deliver a trip of your dreams!

BOOKINGS OPEN: 15 days small group safari to Kenya & Tanzania starts on 5 November

We are looking for 6 travelers ready to start intensive and exciting safari in Kenya and Tanzania:

– Start on 5th November in Nairobi

– Small group safari: 6 guests maximum

– 15 days in Kenya and Tanzania

– Extensions possible: beach time in Tiwi (Mombasa coast in Kenya) or in Zanzibar (Tanzania)

– Combination of camping, tented camps, budget hotels

– Five most beautiful National Parks of both countries: Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Amboseli. And many interesting places in between!

– Based on full board: a good cook will travel with us.

– Price starting at 2100 US Dollars, final price will be confirmed based on the final accommodation plan and included activities (all agreed with the group!)

Who would you like to join you on safari? Tell your friends and family, and  we will be happy to welcome you to Kenya and Tanzania.

Are you ready for your dream safari in November? Drop us an email on empakaai.cultural.safari@gmail.com

And don’t forget to check our latest trip pictures on Empakaai Cultural Safari Instagram account @empakaai_cultural_safari