14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holidayepitomize the theater of an African safari. This 14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday really puts into great experiences. Our 14 Days Africa Big cat safari holidays trips are a mix of small group and tailor-made tours, each with their own advantages. By joining an organized 14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday tour you can be confident you’ll be accompanied by a naturalist guide.
During your 14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday, a leopard draped across an acacia branch, a cheetah nursing her cub in the high grass, a lion’s mane fluttering on the breeze…of all the wild mammal experiences, it’s the big cats that really get the heart going. And you’re not just admiring them in repose – you’ll be seeing them in iconic prowling mode, seeking their prey and basking in the sunlight.
People come from all over the world to see lion, leopard and cheetah – the biggest felines on the African continent. 14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday, is hardly complete without seeing at least one of these amazing predators in the wilderness. When searching out the big cats in Masai Mara, it’s also important to look out for the smaller yet equally fascinating serval and caracal. Seek out these incredible predators in their natural environment.
14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday
East Africa which comprised of Kenya and Tanzania are by far the best destination to view big cats. It hosts more than half of Africa’s lion population and it’s not uncommon to see more than 100 individual lions in Masai Mara and central Serengeti in one day. There are also fantastic leopard areas, the Serengeti’s plains for cheetah and frequent serval and caracal sightings. The open plains and short grass make it far easier to find the big cats, compared to the dense bushveld vegetation of southern Africa.
The big cats epitomize the theater of an African safari. Lions are the easiest to find, the landscape’s monarchs loving to bask in the open. Leopards and cheetahs are solitary and they love to hide, meaning many people will drive past a tree or floodplain and miss them. So, we take pride in finding camps with the best safari guides. They spot the clues in an instant, then bring you closer until the proximity is unfathomable. Then there are the snarling hyenas, which might not be pretty but they’re certainly exhilarating, especially when battling with young lions.
Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday
On our 14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday, we’ll get you the best seats for the theater. You’re close enough to hear the strangled yelp, or the crunch as a jaw rip through bone. You watch black and white limbs getting torn from carcasses and smell the drama when a leopard is prowling. Just sit back and watch nature’s drama unfold. This 14 days African Big Cats Safaris comfort Safari offers you a great opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Kenya by visiting the major parks of the northern and southern circuits as well as the local tribes.
Low Season – January – 30 th May
High Season 1st June – December
2 Pax per person sharing US $ 3430
4 Pax per person sharing US $ 2837
6 Pax per person sharing US $ 2685
2 Pax per person sharing US $ 3767
4 Pax per person sharing US $ 3328
6 Pax per person sharing US $ 3170
All about the 14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday.
Witness these magnificent animals in close proximity.
Most African safaris are big cat safaris. Just remember, it’s rare that you see the big cats in isolation. They might be stalking a zebra herd, creeping close to baboons, or warding off circling vultures. You won’t see it all in a single game drive though. An authentic big cat safari requires a few days as these are not commonplace sights. Ideally, we would recommend a week in order to enjoy the full beauty and drama of these majestic animals.
Where to find lion, leopard and more.
A few destinations are truly exceptional. Open Savannah and grasslands are best, as the visibility makes the cats easier to spot. You’ll have too many encounters to count in East Africa’s Serengeti, Masai Mara, and Ngorongoro Crater. But big cats can be seen across Africa; we’ll never forget two lions mating close to our camp in Tarangire, or a cheetah taking down a black-faced impala in Masai Mara.
Who doesn’t want to see one of the world’s big cats up close and personal? Nothing can be more thrilling on a wildlife holiday than the sight of a lion crossing your path, or a leopard hanging out in a tree. On big cat safaris to Africa, for instance, there is a greater chance of Big Five animal encounters between June and November during Migration. But you will need local knowledge of each game reserve to tell you where you’ll get the best opportunity of meeting a pride of lions.
Nothing raises the pulse quite like seeing a big cat stalking through the grass. They are solitary animals and their camouflage makes them extremely hard to spot. But in the open they appear flame-colored orange. And there’s Africa’s symbolic lions and cheaters. African Big Cats Photographic Safari, you have a 14 Days tour package taking you through Tsavo, Amboseli, Meru and Masai Mara. 14 Days – African Big Cats Photographic Safari includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals and transport. This 14 days African Big Cats Safaris Comfort Safari offers you a great opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Kenya by visiting the major parks of the northern and southern circuits as well as the local tribes.
Choosing your between June and November during Migration, also applies if your bucket list includes a big cat safari to see lions and leopards in the Masai Mara in Kenya and Tanzania. These are some of the most elusive big cats to spot.
The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
Transport in a Custom made tour van
Park fees/conservation fees.
Services of a professional English speaking guide
Game parks or national parks entry fees
Accommodations in Luxury self-contained rooms
Three meals per day whilst on safari
All Airport Transfers
Professional Tour guide.
Use of a private safari Vehicle for the entire safari
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
All personal travel and baggage insurances
International flights
All Airport Taxes and Visas
Medical and trip cancellation insurance
Yellow fever vaccinations
Items and services of a personal nature
Any Optional activities such as village visit, balloon safaris, night game viewing, guided nature walks, e.t.c
Extras at the lodges or camps; tips and gratuities, portage, telephone, laundry etc
Drinks and beverages not in the Itinerary.
Tour driver-guide gratuities
Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before the safari – can be arranged on request
Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
Touching down in Nairobi, you will be met by one of our representative who will pick you up and be whisked to the Nairobi Ibis Hotel for check in. You will have a short brief of what will unfold the next day. Overnight at the Nairobi Ibis Hotel Meal Plan Bed and Breakfast.
Pick up from the Hotel in the morning after breakfast and drive to Tsavo East National Park. The drive will be 5 hours to main gate. Tsavo Park is renowned for its large numbers of elephants and the famous man eating lions. You will arrive with game en route and proceed to Voi Safari Lodge. Check in and have lunch at your lodge. Later afternoon game drive at the park then later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Voi Safari Lodge.
Early morning game drive and return back to your lodge for breakfast. After breakfast full day spent in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents like Lions, Leopard, Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo etc and a visit to Aruba Dam. Later dinner and overnight at Voi Safari Lodge.
Early morning game drive return to your lodge for breakfast, after breakfast leave Tsavo East for Tsavo West. The drive will be 3 and half hours to main gate. Arrive with game en-route to your hotel Ngulia safari lodge. Check in and have lunch. Later in the afternoon you will go for more game drives later dinner and overnight at the Ngulia safari lodge.
Main Destination: Tsavo West National Park
Ngulia Safari Lodge: Mid-range lodge located inside Tsavo West NP
Early morning breakfast, after breakfast you proceed for a morning game drive with a visit of Mzima Springs, where you can see hippos and fish in a crystalline clear water. There are possibilities of seeing crocodiles and monkeys. Later proceed to Amboseli National Park. The drive will be 3 hours to main gate. Arrive with short game drive in time for lunch and check in at Amboseli Kibo Lodge. Afternoon game drive within Amboseli Park which lies at the floors of Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro offers scenic backgrounds for photography. Elephants, Lions, Cheetah, Buffalo etc. can be seen at the swamp area. Later dinner and overnight at Amboseli Kibo Lodge.
The highlight of this safari is Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain of Africa that dominates Amboseli National Park. Set After lunch game drive until sunset in the expansive Amboseli plains which are home to herds of elephants that feed on the large acacia trees. Spend the whole day in Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon drives game. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Kibo Safari lodge or similar.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Early morning breakfast and after breakfast leave Nairobi for Aberdare. The drive will be less than 4 and half hours to the main gate, arriving with en-route at Aberdare Country Club. Check in at Aberdare Hotel and have lunch, relax. Afternoon transfer across Aberdares park to The Ark lodge, The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge. The animals come to you! Later dinner and overnight at The Ark lodge.
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through central Kenya and north across the equator to Meru National Reserve arriving at the Lodge in time lunch. Afternoon safari game drive. Meru National Park features luxuriant jungle, coursing rivers, verdant swamp, khaki grasslands and gaunt termite cathedrals all under the sky’s great blue bowl. Few places are comparable to the remote and rugged atmosphere found here. It’s only in these parks will you find the special five animals only found in the northern hemisphere of Kenya (these animals are Zebras, Gerenuks, Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffes and Somali Ostrich). Also, a huge number of elephant matriarchs and hundreds of Crocodiles.
Brilliant on a magnificent scale, the Meru and Kora sister parks feature luxuriant jungle, coursing rivers, verdant swamp, khaki grasslands and gaunt termite cathedrals all under the sky’s great blue bowl. Little visited and utterly unspoilt, few places are comparable to the remote and rugged atmosphere found here. Visitors can see Grevy’s zebras which can only be found in the northen part of Equator, elephants, Bohor reedbucks, hartebeests, pythons, puff adders, cobras, buffalos, Rhinos, Leopards, Lions, cheetah and more than 427 recorded species of birds.
Ikweta offers ten spacious canvas tents on elevated permanent foundations. Tents are tastefully decorated in safari-style with high quality furnishings. Each tent is designed with an airy-by-day and cozy-by-night bedroom area separated by a natural stone wall from the bathroom en-suite, with walk-in shower and toilet. You can sip your early morning steamy hot Kenya coffee or Kenya tea on your private veranda while watching the sun rise over Meru National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Ikweta Camp.
Main Destination: Meru National Park
Accommodation: Ikweta Safari Camp
Mid-range tented camp located just outside Meru NP
After breakfast, drive to Sweat-waters arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. Sweetwaters land, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and its sumptuous ranch were once the private domain of famed multi-millionaire, Adnan Kashoggi. We visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a charming haven established by the Jane Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned chimps, and the specially protected and fenced refuge of black rhino with its stunning forty specimens! In fact, Sweetwater’s boasts excellent game viewing with the highest ratio of game to area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Moreover, the Sanctuary has several private waterhole and salt lick so we’ll be guaranteed unprecedented close encounters. Whether its day or night game drives, camel trekking, lion tracking, al fresco dining or relaxing by pool, Sweetwater’s is bound to delight. Dinner and overnight at Sweet waters Serena Lodge.
Depart Sweetwater’s/Ol Pejeta after breakfast for Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving at your lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon a ‘Spice’ game drive is planned. Besides the flamingos that Lake Nakuru is famous for, there are approximately 400 other species of birds found there. In addition, a large variety of game can be found in the Park including the introduced Rothschild’s Giraffe, Black and White Rhino, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Baboon and many species of plains game.
After a leisure breakfast at your lodge, depart overland to the Masai Mara Game Reserve-jewel of Kenya’s Game Park. This enormous Reserve actually part of the vast Serengeti plains is famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and is a true home of the big five-Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Rhino and Cape Buffalo. After lunch, explore the Reserve on a late evening ‘Spice’ game drive. Mara Maisha Camp is a luxury tented camp located just 4.5km from Talek Gate of the world famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. It offers 40 fully furnished luxurious units complete with dining & bar facilities.
After breakfast, you will proceed on a full day of game viewing within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic Savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for a game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. You will then break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight will at Mara Maisha Luxury Camp. Meal Plan Lunch and Dinner.
All meals and overnight at – Mara Maisha Luxury Camp
Meal Plan: B, L & D
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Mara Maisha
Mid-range lodge bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
Early Morning breakfast at your lodge check out of the lodge and park and Drive to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch. Lunch at carnivore at own cost afterwards drop off at the Hotel.
Main Destination: Nairobi Airport (Airport/Airstrip)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included
Mara Maisha Camp is a Luxury Tented Camp located 4.5km from Talek Gate of Maasai Mara National Reserve. It is Sister Hotel to Kibo Safari Camp and Kibo Private Wing of Amboseli National Park Kenya. You won’t forget your time in this romantic, memorable place.
Meru National Park is especially associated with Elsa the Lioness and the film “Born Free”, a 1966 British drama film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, a real-life couple who raised Elsa, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood. Elsa’s Grave is at the southern end of the park, off the bank of the Ura River. A family of lions in Meru National Park – “Elsa’s Pride” – is named in her honour.
iKWETA SAFARI CAMP
iKWETA offers ten spacious canvas tents on elevated permanent foundations. Tents are tastefully decorated in safari-style with high quality furnishings. Each tent is designed with an airy-by-day and cozy-by-night bedroom area separated by a natural stone wall from the bathroom en-suite, with walk-in shower and toilet. There is a writing table and safe box in every tent. All tents face East for guests to enjoy the spectacular sunrise over Meru National Park from the comfort of their beds. Each tent has a private verandah.
You can sip your early morning steamy hot Kenya coffee or Kenya tea on your private veranda while watching the sun rise over Meru National Park. Tents are amply fitted with electric power sockets for guests to be able to power their laptops or charge their electronic devices and camera batteries. Our large Swimming Pool is delightfully warmed year round by glorious sunshine. Our “Two Zebras Restaurant” serves all meals to order using fresh produce grown in the Camp’s own Greenhouse and on iKWETA Farms. We offer international and vegetarian cuisines as well as children’s menus.
The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance.
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14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday
14 Days Africa Big Cat Safari Vacation Holiday
