The 10 day Big Five safari itinerary, day by day
A 10 day Big Five safari itinerary built for a first trip — Amboseli’s elephant herds beneath Kilimanjaro, rhino tracked on foot in Laikipia, and lion and leopard in a private Maasai Mara conservancy.
Nothing here is fixed — this is the shape we design most often. Tell us what to keep, stretch or swap, and your version arrives priced and complete.
Excellent year-round because every animal here is resident; June–October and January–February are the easiest viewing, and July–October adds the migration.
US travelers: check current entry requirements for each country on travel.state.gov — we also walk you through visas at booking.
Nairobi
Arrive to meet-and-assist and a private transfer to a garden house in Karen — giraffe at breakfast if you want it, and an early night before the flying starts.
Amboseli
Scheduled light aircraft from Wilson Airport to the shadow of Kilimanjaro — two nights with the continent’s great elephant herds, plus buffalo and big-sky lion country.
Laikipia
Scheduled Amboseli–Laikipia travel generally connects through Wilson; where budget and timing justify it, a private charter flies direct. Three nights on a rhino conservancy where black and white rhino are tracked on foot with the rangers who guard them.
Maasai Mara conservancy
Scheduled flight onward — brief intermediate stops are normal. Three nights on private land for off-road big-cat viewing: lion prides, and the leopard sightings the public reserves queue for. A dedicated safari vehicle can be reserved at camp.
Home
Fly to Wilson with departure assistance through to your evening international flight — or add barefoot nights on the coast.
Where you’ll stay on this route
Your accommodation is selected privately after we understand your dates, pace and priorities. We recommend each camp, lodge or villa for its location, guiding, privacy, room configuration and seasonal suitability. Your carefully curated selection will be presented within your tailor-made proposal.
Plan your private safariEvery camp night, all meals and house drinks on safari.
A private expert guide and 4x4 where specified; at fly-in camps, game drives may be shared unless a private vehicle is reserved.
Park fees, light-aircraft hops and meet-and-greet on every leg.
Priced to your camps, season and style — no set packages, no surprises.
10 days · 10-Day First-Time Kenya Safari
June – October
First-time safari-goers and couples
The full Big Five, done properly, on private reserves
Most private NndeeAfrika journeys begin from USD 12,000 per person, and every itinerary is priced individually.
Based on two guests sharing. Final pricing depends on season, camps, private guiding, internal flights and itinerary length. International flights are excluded.
Every camp named night by night · internal flights and transfers · park and conservancy fees · meals and game activities per each lodge’s terms · airport meet & greet · a founder’s direct line while you travel.
This itinerary is a starting shape, not a package — every journey is fully tailor-made around your dates, pace and interests. Design this journey privately →
Questions about this journey
Make this journey yours.
Tell us when you want to go and how you'd bend this route — a specialist sends back your tailored, fully priced version within days. No pressure, ever.
This Big Five safari itinerary is a proven shape rather than a fixed package, and we rebuild it around your dates.
Most of our travelers arrive the old-fashioned way — sent by someone who just came home.
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