10 Days Kenya Wildlife Safari Packages - Itinerary, Price, and Guide

The Detailed, 10 Days, 9 Nights Kenya Wildlife and Beach Holiday Itinerary

Discover the best attractions in Kenya with our 10 Days safari to Nairobi, Masai Mara, and Diani Beach. Here is the detailed itinerary of the Kenya wildlife safari package for nine nights. 

Day 1: Welcome to Kenya, Nairobi City Tour, & Transfer to the Hotel 

Welcome to Kenya, where a new world awaits your exploration. Our first meeting happens at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where we will welcome you with a broad African smile. Your safari guide will then brief you about the safari and welcome you to your safari land cruiser.

We dedicate the morning hours to heritage and visit the National Museums of Kenya. Hot on this list is the Nairobi National Museum, which was started in 1910 to preserve the natural and cultural history of the country.

The museum has a lovely botanical garden and shops where you can buy local souvenirs. The day also includes visiting the museum’s famous Snake Park in Nairobi within the museum. Here you will explore different snake species and other reptiles. 

You must be tired and jet-lagged from your trip now. So we will book a cozy hotel in Nairobi, where you will check in after the morning adventure. The safari guide will leave you to relax in your hotel as you try local delicacies such as Kienyeji (mashed potatoes with greens), Nyama Choma (charcoal-grilled meat), Pilau (specially prepared rice), or your favorite international cuisine.

You visit the Bomas of Kenya for local performances and nightlife as the sun settles down. Bomas of Kenya has seen more than 10 million visitors, including some of the world’s most famous politicians and celebrities.

Connect yourself with Africa’s past brought to life by local music and dance from Kenya’s 43 tribes. You can also buy cultural artifacts like masks, knives, food bowls, containers, and more. Indulge your taste buds in some Kenyan cuisine and try out the Utamaduni Restaurant, known for its local cuisines.

You retire for the night as we prepare to drive to Masai Mara the following day.

Day 2: Nairobi Day Dour – Giraffe Center & David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage 

Day 2 of your Kenya wildlife tour packages will see you experience the best Nairobi tours. We dedicate the first half of your trip to the Giraffe Center, known for its effort to conserve the highly endangered Rothschild Giraffes.

The center takes serious conservation efforts and mixes them with green tourism to create an inspiring wildlife success story. It has a unique elevated platform where you can feed the giraffes up close. The zenith of this visit is a chance to hand-feed, pet, and kiss the majestic creature from the raised wooden structure.

You will be given pellets, and a guide will teach you how to feed the long-necked boys. The giraffes love it when you hold the pellets with your lips such that they can scoop them with their tongues, a.k.a the sloppy kiss.

The center is about 20 km from Nairobi CBD and is managed by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), a non-profit organization. You can participate in this program by donating directly to the Giraffe Center. 

At around 10.30 am, the safari guide will head to David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. Home to elephant calves orphaned due to poaching, the David Sheldrick is a place of new beginnings. It began as a conservation project to rescue wild elephants in the aftermath of the 1970’s Ivory poaching wars in Tsavo National Park. 

Today, it is a silver lining in wildlife conservation efforts. The orphanage is run by Daphne Sheldrick, wife of notable park warden David Sheldrick. Watch young calves get bottle-fed and walk to the nearby blind rhino’s center to see the dedication of the orphanage.

You can adapt/foster a baby elephant for just USD 50. The orphanage will send you regular updates with photos of your foster child. After a day successful morning, the guide will take you to the hotel for lunch and afternoon rest. 

Day 3: Transfer to Masai Mara & Afternoon Game Drive at Masai Mara National Reserve 

Kenya Wildlife Safari Packages wouldn’t be worth it if you don’t head to Masai Mara. It’s time to go deep into the wild. The aim is to start early today since you have a 5-hr road trip to this side of Kenya. The guide will drive out of Nairobi and make a few stopovers on the way to allow you to explore Kenya’s countryside.

Some of the stopovers include the Great Rift Valley and Narok Town. Upon arrival,  the safari guide will assist you in checking into your chosen tented camps inside Masai Mara.  From where you can experience all the clichés of Africa. 

Take a silhouetted picture of the grasslands, hear the owl hoot at night, spend hours birdwatching, or simply experience the fantastic sunrise over the open horizon. Remember that you also have an afternoon game drive at the reserve today from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Day 4  & 5: Full-Day Game Drive at Masai Mara with Packed Lunch and Other Optional Activities

The Masai Mara is an endless stretch of tawny grasslands peppered with the iconic acacia trees. Several species of animals like wildebeest, impalas, gazelles, elands, zebras, lions, cheetah, foxes, hyenas, reedbucks, waterbucks, black rhinos, elephants, and Masai giraffes call the Mara their home.

Masai Mara National Reserve is the arena for the Great Migration, where more than 2 million wildebeests and zebras travel from neighboring Tanzania into the Mara. The migration season peaks between July and October. Big Cat Diary, one of the most celebrated BBC documentaries, was filmed here in Masai Mara.

The park has one of the highest lion densities in the world. It is also honored with the title of Africa’s Leading National Park for six consecutive years from 2013 – 2018  by the World Travel Awards.

Masai Mara offers a true, out-of-Africa, Kenya wildlife safari experience. Starting early in the morning, we will arrange for a game drive that takes you through the heartlands of the Masai. The game drives will take you through the hotspots of wildlife activities. You return before the sun sets for evening refreshments at the lodge. 

Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari – at USD 500 Per Person 

Your 10 days Kenya wildlife tour packages can include a hot air balloon ride during your stay at Masai Mara. The experience lets you explore the savannah, not from your luxurious 4×4 land cruisers, but from the air. It will satiate your inner senses with some scenic aerial views of the reserve and costs an extra $500. 

The balloons go high enough to give you a bird’s eye view of the entire park. Some typical vistas are hyena hunts, grazing giraffes, elephant herbs, and a closer view of the bird species in the trees. To make the moment memorable, we arrange for a champagne breakfast in the bush after landing.

Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration Experience – July to October

To experience the eighth wonder of the world, the Great Migration, come to the Masai Mara between July to October. During the migration, an army of over 1.8 million wildebeest, zebra, and different species of antelope march from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve.

This ancient voyage is a circle of life that feeds an amazing chain of carnivores. Get your cameras ready for the perfect wildlife photo moment. You will easily freeze a cheetah at full speed or a lion in its whole show of strength.

One of the central points of this journey is the River Mara crossing, where Nile Crocodiles await the incoming herds. Well, you can read a book on migration and watch documentaries, but nothing prepares you for the drama that unfolds. You have to see it yourself.

Visit a Maasai Village – Experience the Kenya Culture

During the Kenya wildlife tours, we also arrange for a cultural experience at the Maasai village. Get ready to come up close with the ancient lifestyle of the Maasai in their village.

This cultural excursion will take you through Maasai settlements, and you can spend a few hours discovering their food, clothing, music, dance, and rich history.

Day 6: Flight from Masai Mara National Reserve to Mombasa 

You now shift to the Kenyan Coast, taking a flight to the iconic city of Mombasa. The coastal town is a hotbed of Kenya’s tryst with foreign cultures of India, Persia, and the Middle East. This unique symbiosis of Mombasa is well etched in its food, which will amaze you with its spicy tang.

Mombasa is an island with several tourist attractions, including Fort Jesus, Lord Shiva Temple, Jain Temple, Old Laws Court, and a Spice Market that encapsulates the region’s diversity. Fort Jesus is the top attraction in Mombasa, where you will spend day 7 of your Kenya Safari Packages, combined with other attractions.