7 Days Chinese Golden Week Holiday Safari

Spend a full day exploring Amboseli, with morning and afternoon game drives. The park is celebrated for its dramatic scenery and for offering some of Africa’s best close-up elephant encounters. As you traverse the swamps, woodlands, and savanna, keep your camera ready for giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and a wide variety of birds. With luck, Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped peak will reveal itself with the best time to view the majestic mountain being in the morning, providing a perfect backdrop for unforgettable photos. Between drives, you will have a hot lunch at Sopa’s restaurant at the edge of the park.
In the evening, head back to the hotel for dinner and an opportunity to catch up with other travelers around the fireplace.

Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge outside the Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, embark on a journey through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha, arriving by early afternoon.
After checking in at your lakeside lodge, take a tranquil boat ride across the freshwater lake, gliding past pods of hippos and observing the dazzling birdlife such as fish eagles, pelicans, and cormorants. Later, visit Crescent Island, where you can walk safely among giraffes, zebras, and antelopes, creating amazing close-up photos. In the evening, enjoy dinner at the hotel’s restaurant.

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Note: If an accommodation is fully booked, we'll suggest a comparable alternative.

After breakfast, drive to nearby Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its birdlife and rhinos. Enjoy a game drive on arrival, circling the soda lake fringed by pink flamingos and pelicans. Lake Nakuru is also one of the best places in Kenya to spot both black and white rhinos, as well as Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, and baboons. Later, you will head to the lodge for lunch, check in and relaxation. In the afternoon, climb to scenic viewpoints such as Baboon Cliff for panoramic views of the shimmering lake below or head to Makalia falls. After the afternoon drive, retire to your lodge on the park’s edge for dinner and relaxation.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge Inside the Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Note: If an accommodation is fully booked, we'll suggest a comparable alternative.

Depart after breakfast for the world-renowned Maasai Mara, driving across the Rift Valley’s rolling farmlands and into the savanna. You will arrive in time for lunch at your tented camp before heading out on your first Mara game drive. The reserve is teeming with wildlife: elephant herds, towering giraffes, buffalo, and prides of lions lazing in the grass. If lucky, you may even witness the tail end of the Great Wildebeest Migration, with herds still moving through the Mara plains. Return to camp for a gourmet dinner under the African night sky.

Accommodation: PrideInn Mara Camp Mid-range tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Note: If an accommodation is fully booked, we'll suggest a comparable alternative.

Today is dedicated to exploring the Maasai Mara on extended game drives. At dawn, the plains come alive with predators on the hunt, and the soft morning light makes this the best time for photography. With nearly a thousand lions in the ecosystem, encounters with big cats are almost certain. Spend the day tracking the Big Five, lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino, while also admiring cheetahs, hyenas, and a wide range of antelope species. At lunch hour, you will enjoy a picnic lunch at the banks of the most iconic and important river in the park, the Mara River. Back at camp, enjoy another evening of fine dining and relaxation.

Accommodation: PrideInn Mara Camp Mid-range tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After an early morning game drive and breakfast, bid farewell to the Mara as you drive back to Nairobi. After lunch, visit a Maasai village to learn about their traditional lifestyle and culture. In the evening, celebrate the end of your safari with a special dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant, where sizzling skewers of meat — from beef and lamb to ostrich and crocodile — are carved at your table in a lively atmosphere. Vegetarians are also well catered for. This feast, combined with the week’s wildlife adventures and festive moments, is a perfect conclusion to your Golden Week safari. Later, transfer to the airport or hotel for your onward journey.

Meal plan: Breakfast

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