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7-Day Kenya Safari and Beach Holiday

7-Day Kenya Safari and Beach Holiday

Three days deep in the Masai Mara, then two days soaking the sun on Diani's white sand. A safari with a proper holiday built onto the end of it.

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Overview

Overview of this Wildlife and Beach Safari in Kenya

Seven days, split cleanly in two. The first half puts you in the middle of one of Africa’s busiest wildlife stages, the Masai Mara, where three full days of game drives cover fresh ground each time out. The second half asks nothing of you at all, two days on Diani’s sand with the only real decision being whether to leave your sunbed.

The order is deliberate. Safari first means the early starts and long drives happen while everyone’s still fresh for them, and the coast becomes the reward at the end rather than a warm-up before the main event. A scenic flight handles the whole transition in one afternoon, so you lose no travel day between the two halves, just a shift in what’s under your feet.

This isn’t a checklist safari. A private vehicle and guide stay with you throughout the Mara leg, adjusting each drive to whatever the reserve is doing that day, and once you land on the coast, the itinerary steps back entirely and lets the beach take over.

At a glance

  • Duration7 Days
  • CountriesKenya
  • Group typePrivate

Activities

A few ways to shape your time on the ground, tell us which interest you.

Private game drives
Sundowners on the plains
Days at leisure on Diani
Dhow sail (optional)
Moments to note

Wild Plains, Then White Sand

What this pairing gets right, in five points.

I

Three Full Days in One of Africa's Great Wildlife Theatres

Back-to-back days in the Masai Mara, enough time to cover different sectors of the reserve rather than rush through a single loop, with resident predators and, depending on season, migration herds to track down.

II

A Private Vehicle and Guide for the Whole Safari

No shared seats and no fixed route, your guide reads each day off fresh sightings and adjusts the drive accordingly, from the first morning to the last.

III

Savannah to Sea in a Single Afternoon

A scenic flight carries the whole transition, dust and plains give way to salt air and open water before the day is even over.

IV

Two Full Days on One of East Africa's Best-Known Beaches

Diani's white sand and warm water, with nothing scheduled beyond arriving.

Day by day

How the days break down

A starting shape: pace, order and length of each stage are all adjustable.

Day
01
Masai Mara
Nairobi → Masai Mara

A road transfer west from Nairobi, then your first game drive as evening settles over the Mara.

Picked from your Nairobi hotel in the morning for the road transfer west, watching the country change through the window as the city gives way to farmland, then to the open country the Mara is known for. You arrive by early afternoon, with enough daylight left to settle into camp before the reserve calls you back out.
A first game drive fills the last hours of light, your introduction to the plains and whatever they're offering that particular evening, before returning to Enkakenya Camp for dinner and your first night beside the Olare Orok River, with nothing fencing the wilderness out.

Where you rest

Enkakenya Camp · An unfenced camp beside the Olare Orok River, right inside the reserve boundary

Day
02
Masai Mara
A full day in the reserve

Morning and afternoon drives trace resident prides and open plains

An early start while the light is still soft and the air still carries the night's cool, tracing resident lion prides across plains that seem to stretch further with every mile. Your guide reads the morning off fresh tracks and the radio calls passing between camps, letting the sightings decide the route rather than the other way around. Back at camp through the warmest hours of the day, for rest, and lunch under the shade of your tent.
The afternoon drive picks up as the heat breaks, elephant and buffalo moving back into the open and, depending on the season, migration herds still working their way across the reserve. The day closes the way every Mara day should, with the light turning low and gold and no reason to hurry back.

Where you rest

Enkakenya Camp · An unfenced camp beside the Olare Orok River, right inside the reserve boundary

Day
03
Masai Mara
The Mara River, then last light

A different corner of the reserve by morning, then an afternoon timed for the Mara's famous golden light.

Your final full day in the reserve opens in a different sector of the Mara than the two before it, ground your guide has been saving for exactly this kind of morning. Time along the Mara River fills the middle of the day, where hippo and crocodile hold their stretch of water year-round, wallowing and watching in equal measure while you take it all in from a respectful distance.
The afternoon drive is timed deliberately for what comes next, the hour when the plains turn the deep gold the Mara is famous for and every shadow seems to lengthen at once. It's a fitting close to three days that have given you the reserve at its fullest, before tomorrow trades all of this for the coast.

Where you rest

Enkakenya Camp · An unfenced camp beside the Olare Orok River, right inside the reserve boundary

Day
04
Diani Beach
Masai Mara → Diani Beach

One last game drive at dawn, then a scenic flight carries you from savannah to sea by afternoon.

One final game drive before breakfast, a last unhurried pass through the plains that have shaped the last three days, before the transfer to the airstrip for your scenic flight south. From the air, the Mara falls away beneath you and the country changes entirely, dust giving way to green, then to the first glimpse of the coastline.
Touching down at Ukunda, you feel the air itself change, warmer, saltier, slower. A short transfer delivers you to Sands at Nomad, right on Diani Beach, with the rest of the day free to settle in, unpack slowly, and let the sound of the tide replace the sound of the plains.

Where you rest

Sands at Nomad · Right on Diani Beach, steps from the white sand and warm water

Day
05
Diani Beach
At Leisure

A full day on Diani with nothing on the agenda but the beach, the pool, or the reef just offshore.

Your first full day on the coast opens without an alarm and without a plan, which, after three days of early starts, is precisely the intention. Diani's white sand is right outside, warm and wide enough that mornings here tend to disappear faster than expected.
However you choose to spend it, stretched out with a book, in the pool, or out over the reef just offshore if the water pulls you in more than the sand does, the day answers to nobody but you. Dinner back at the hotel closes it out, unhurried, the way every evening here should be.

Where you rest

Sands at Nomad · Right on Diani Beach, steps from the white sand and warm water

Day
06
Diani Beach
Optional Sunset Sail

One last day on the sand, with water sports or a sunset dhow sail available if you want them.

Your last full day on Diani carries the same easy pace as the one before it, though it's worth asking the hotel about water sports if you'd rather be in the water than beside it, snorkelling and kite surfing are both commonly on offer, arranged locally on the day.
As the afternoon softens, a sunset dhow sail along the coastline is worth requesting if you want the coast leg to close on something specific, the traditional wooden boat cutting quietly through the water as the light turns amber over Diani. If a quiet afternoon on the sand suits you better, that works just as well, nothing here is fixed.

Where you rest

Sands at Nomad · Right on Diani Beach, steps from the white sand and warm water

Day
07
Diani Beach
Departure

A slow final morning by the water, then the transfer home begins.

One last slow morning on the coast, with time enough for a final walk on the sand or a last coffee looking out at the water before the trip properly ends. There's no itinerary left to keep to, only the last hour or two of a holiday that started in dust and is ending in salt air.
A transfer to Ukunda airport connects you back to Nairobi, and from there, onward to wherever home happens to be, carrying with you three days of the Mara and two of Diani, a Kenya safari and beach holiday that gave both halves their due

What you'll likely see

Key species on this route

Three full days on the ground makes for consistent sightings, here's roughly what past travellers have seen on this route.

· · · · · · ·
Lion
Lion
90% chance
Elephant
Elephant
90% chance
Buffalo
Buffalo
80% chance
Giraffe
Giraffe
80% chance
Hippo
Hippo
75% chance
Zebra
Zebra
60% chance
Cheetah
Cheetah
60% chance
Leopard
Leopard
55% chance
Wildebeest
Wildebeest
50% chance
The details

What's included

What's included

  • All accommodation as listed
  • Full board in the Masai Mara, bed and breakfast plus dinner on the coast
  • Road transfer between Nairobi and the Masai Mara
  • Scenic flight between the Masai Mara and Diani Beach
  • All game drives in a private 4x4 vehicle with pop-up roof
  • A dedicated driver guide throughout the safari portion
  • All park fees

What's not included

  • International flights to and from Nairobi
  • Return flight from Diani to Nairobi for your onward connection
  • Visa
  • Travel Insurance
  • Alcoholic and premium beverages
  • Water sports and spa treatments on the coast
  • Gratuities for guides and staff

Notes about this trip

  • The coast portion is bed and breakfast plus dinner, not full board, worth flagging to guests so lunch on Diani days isn't assumed to be covered.
  • Water sports, dhow excursions and spa treatments on the coast are bookable locally through the hotel rather than included as standard, matching how the other safari-and-beach pages on this site handle the same coast-side add-ons.
Responsible travel

Responsible Travel

Both halves of this journey put something back into the places you pass through, conservation and community employment in the Mara, and locally sourced food and reef protection on the coast.

I

Park fees fund conservation

Fees collected during your time in the Masai Mara go directly toward habitat protection and anti-poaching patrols across the reserve.

II

Community-based employment

The camp used on the Mara leg works closely with surrounding Maasai communities on staffing, keeping a share of the trip's spend circulating locally

III

Produce sourced from the coast

Your hotel on Diani sources much of what it serves locally rather than importing it, a small way tourism spend stays closer to the community around it.

IV

Supporting reef conservation

The hotel also backs reef conservation work along the Diani coastline, helping protect the same waters you'll be swimming and snorkelling in.

Make it mine

This page shows the shape of a seven-day journey split between the Mara and the coast. The balance is yours to adjust: more nights on safari, more time on the beach, or a different coastal stretch entirely.

With the route as a starting point, your specialist will adjust the pace, camps and add-ons until the itinerary feels like yours, not a template.

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