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About this journey
Travel style
- Family Safari
- Short Safari / Day Trip
Destinations
Transport and guiding
Private Nairobi safari vehicle and city transfers.
Your safari itinerary
A clear daily flow so you know how the journey unfolds from departure to the final experience.
Nairobi National Park and conservation centres
Nairobi
Start with hotel or airport collection and enter Nairobi National Park early enough for a long morning game drive. Explore open grassland, woodland and water points in search of rhino, lion, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and birdlife, with regular stops for photographs and interpretation. After leaving the park, pause for lunch, then continue to the confirmed conservation attraction. A Giraffe Centre visit focuses on Rothschild’s giraffe conservation and close viewing from the raised platform; where elephant-orphan tickets have been secured, the schedule can include that programme as well. Your guide coordinates the sequence around fixed visiting times so the day remains efficient. Return to your accommodation or airport transfer point in the late afternoon.
Your detailed programme begins with a guide briefing covering the day's route, expected travel time, activity conditions and any park or conservation-area procedures. Keep cameras, binoculars, sun protection and a light layer accessible rather than packed away, because useful sightings or scenic stops can begin before the main destination is reached.
This part of the programme uses Nairobi's unusually close relationship with wildlife and conservation to add context to the safari. Depending on the confirmed schedule, the day can link free-ranging wildlife with a conservation centre, heritage stop or city transfer. Visiting times and ticket availability can change, so the final order is confirmed before travel. The guide keeps transfers efficient while allowing enough time for interpretation, photographs and questions rather than rushing from one stop to the next.
As the final day, the schedule keeps enough margin for the onward journey and avoids promising a last-minute wildlife sighting that could compromise transfer timing. Where an early drive or activity is included, it is used as a final opportunity to revisit productive habitat in different light. The guide then manages exit formalities and the transfer to the agreed end point, with comfort stops as required.
By the end of the activity, the guide will recap the main sightings and experiences and confirm the next day's departure plan where applicable. Exact wildlife sightings, mountain views, migration activity, road conditions and activity access remain subject to nature and local regulations, which is why the itinerary is detailed but intentionally not presented as a guarantee of specific encounters.
What your package covers
These items are included in the quoted safari price unless your written quotation states otherwise.
- Professional English-speaking safari driver-guide.
- Transport in the vehicle type specified for the package, with game-viewing roof where applicable.
- All scheduled game drives, guided visits and activities stated in the itinerary.
- Applicable national park, national reserve or conservancy entry fees for the included programme.
- Accommodation during multi-day safari nights in the selected comfort category; specific properties are confirmed at quotation stage and are not fixed in this package description.
- Meals stated in the day-by-day itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water while travelling in the safari vehicle.
- Pick-up and drop-off at the stated Nairobi, Mombasa, Diani, Malindi or Watamu meeting point where applicable.
- Government taxes and service charges applicable to the included services at the time of quotation.
What to budget for separately
These items are normally outside the package price unless specifically added to your written quotation.
- International flights and any domestic flights not expressly stated as included.
- Kenya visa or electronic travel authorisation costs where applicable.
- Travel, medical, evacuation and cancellation insurance.
- Tips and gratuities for guides, drivers, porters and other service staff.
- Alcoholic drinks, premium beverages and personal purchases.
- Laundry, telephone charges, souvenirs and other personal expenses.
- Optional activities such as hot-air balloon safaris, night drives, spa treatments or additional community visits unless specifically stated as included.
- Pre-safari and post-safari accommodation or transfers not stated in the itinerary.
- Any new or increased statutory park, reserve, conservancy, marine or government charges introduced after a quotation has been confirmed, unless otherwise stated in the booking terms.