8 days · Kenya

8-Day Mombasa, Tsavo East and Masai Mara Safari

  1. Diani Beach
  2. Tsavo East
  3. Masai Mara
  4. Nairobi

This 8-day safari adventure takes you from Kenya's most iconic wildlife parks to the warm, white-sand beaches of the Indian Ocean. You'll begin in Diani beaches, then you'll venture through the wild and rugged beauty of Tsavo East National Parks. Finally, you'll unwind with the legendary Masai Mara.

  • 8days
  • 1country
  • 6travellers at most
A lioness stretched along a large tree branch

In brief

What this safari is

Diani Beach is one of Kenya's finest, with white sand stretching for miles and gentle turquoise waters. Tsavo East National Park is a land famed for red-dusted elephants, expansive plains, and wild, raw beauty, reached after the terrain opens from thick bush to wide savannah.

Before you go

Light aircraft from Voi and Mara Serena reward compact luggage. Beach days are gentle. Game drives are mostly seated in open country that can be hot and dusty.

Before you book

Quick facts

Starts at
Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Length
8 days

Day by day

The itinerary

Each day shows where you spend it, with today's sunrise and sunset there.

  1. Day 1: Diani Beach

    Diani Beach

    Your safari kicks off with a pick up from your Nairobi Hotel or the Nairobi Airport, and transfer to Diani beaches. Diani Beach is one of Kenya's finest, with white sand stretching for miles, gentle turquoise waters, and an atmosphere of total peace. Whether you prefer sunbathing by the pool, reading in a hammock, or walking along the shore at sunset, this is your time to rest and reflect.

  2. Day 2: Diani Beach

    Diani Beach

    A second full day on Diani Beach continues the rest rhythm after the Nairobi transfer, with white sand, turquoise water, and time at the pool or hammock.

  3. Day 3: Tsavo East National Park

    Tsavo East

    You'll begin your day with an early breakfast. Then you'll continue to the vast, untamed expanse of Tsavo East National Park, a land famed for its red-dusted elephants, expansive plains, and wild, raw beauty. Along the journey, you'll watch the terrain open up and the wildlife shift from thick bush to wide savannah, where animals roam more freely and human footprints fade into the background.

  4. Day 4: Tsavo East National Park

    Tsavo East

    A second night in Tsavo East National Park keeps you among red-dusted elephants, expansive plains, and the wild, raw beauty of this frontier park.

  5. Day 5: Fly to Masai Mara National Reserve

    Masai Mara

    After breakfast, you will check out and transfer to Voi Airstrip for your scheduled flight to the Masai Mara National Reserve via Nairobi. Upon arrival at the Mara Serena Airstrip, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to the lodge. You will enjoy an exciting game drive along the way.

  6. Day 6: Masai Mara game drives

    Masai Mara

    After breakfast, you will spend a full day at the Masai Mara, enjoying the splendor of this game-rich country. During the game drives, you will have the chance to view carnivores on the hunt, see members of the Big Five, as well as a wide variety of birds and scenery.

  7. Day 7: Masai Mara game drives

    Masai Mara

    A second full day at the Masai Mara continues morning and afternoon game drives for carnivores, the Big Five, birds, and seasonal wildebeest and zebra herds from July to October.

  8. Day 8: Fly Masai Mara to Nairobi and depart

    Nairobi

    After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and start your final game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Later, you are transferred to the Mara Serena Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi.

Your group

Price for your group

2 travellers: $11,945 each, $23,890 in total.

Price by number of travellers, in US dollars
Travellers Per person Total
1 $11,945 $11,945
2 $11,945 $23,890
3 $11,945 $35,835
4 $11,945 $47,780
5 $11,945 $59,725
6 $11,945 $71,670

Prices are in US dollars per person, from the group rates listed with this trip. No group discount is listed, so the price per person is the same for every group size.

The detail

What is included

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional Verdoro driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All flights during the tour
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Not included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Drinks
  • Transport to and from the meeting point if you do not use the included Nairobi pickup

Nights and arrival

Where you stay and how you get there

Where you stay

Diani Beach nights open the itinerary after the Nairobi pickup, with time for the pool, hammock, shore walks, snorkelling, scuba diving, a dhow cruise, or Kisite Marine Park. Tsavo East lodge nights follow the overland transfer, with an afternoon game drive after lunch among red elephants and open plains.

Getting there

Your safari kicks off with a pick up from your Nairobi Hotel or the Nairobi Airport by our Verdoro team, and transfer to Diani beaches.

On the final day you fly from Mara Serena Airstrip to Nairobi, then a representative drives you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight to Entebbe. Share those flight times.

Good questions

Questions about this safari

What is included in the package price?

Park fees for non-residents, listed activities, accommodation unless listed as upgrade, a professional driver guide, transportation, flights during the tour, taxes, roundtrip airport transfer, and meals as specified day by day sit in this bundle.

What is not included?

International flights, extra nights before and after the tour, tips, personal items such as souvenirs, travel insurance and visa fees, government imposed increases of taxes or park fees, and drinks sit outside the package.

How are the Diani Beach days structured?

Your safari kicks off with a pick up from your Nairobi Hotel or the Nairobi Airport, and transfer to Diani beaches. Diani Beach is one of Kenya's finest, with white sand stretching for miles, gentle turquoise waters, and an atmosphere of total peace.

What happens in Tsavo East National Park?

After an early breakfast you continue to Tsavo East National Park, famed for its red-dusted elephants, expansive plains, and wild, raw beauty. After check-in and lunch at your lodge, you set off for an afternoon game drive, scanning for lions under acacias, giraffes on the horizon, and enormous red elephants coated in rust-colored soil.

How do the Masai Mara days run?

After breakfast you check out and transfer to Voi Airstrip for your scheduled flight to the Masai Mara National Reserve via Nairobi. Upon arrival at the Mara Serena Airstrip, you are met and transferred to the lodge with a game drive along the way, then lunch and an afternoon game drive.

How does the safari end?

After breakfast at the lodge, you check out and start your final game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Later, you are transferred to the Mara Serena Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi.

Where do we stay?

Diani nights open the itinerary on the Indian Ocean. Tsavo East nights follow the overland transfer, then Masai Mara nights follow the Voi to Mara Serena flight.

Are meals included?

Meals are as specified in the day-by-day section, including breakfast, lunch and dinner on the Masai Mara full days.

What should I pack?

Pack swimwear, reef-safe sunscreen, and a dry bag for Diani snorkelling or a dhow cruise, plus layered safari clothing and closed shoes for Tsavo East and Masai Mara game drives.

When is migration season on this safari?

From July to October, you can witness the annual wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara National Reserve, where over one million wildebeest and thousands of zebras move onto the reserve.

Read before you book

Guides for this safari

More answers are on our safari questions page and in what guests say. We also arrange flights, hotels and insurance.

How payment works: the balance is due one month before your safari, a reservation made within 45 days of arrival is paid in full when it is confirmed, and a card payment carries a 3.9% service charge. The full wording is in our terms and conditions.

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