Description
7 Days, 6 Nights Kenya safari to Samburu National Reserve, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru National Park & Maasai Mara National Reserve
Day 1: NAIROBI – SAMBURU: (320Km: Appr. 6 hrs)
Pick up from your residence/ Hotel & Drive North through Kenya’s central highlands, viewing coffee, tea, sisal, and pineapple plantations & crossing the Equator. Arrive at your Samburu Lodge/ Camp in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner & overnight at your Samburu Lodge/ Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner
Samburu is rich with large predators like lion and cheetah, and big grazers – buffalo and elephant. Its also famous for some unusual Northern species like Grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx, and the reticulated giraffe – animals you won’t commonly find.
Nearby Shaba and Buffalo Springs reserves are green oases promising more wildlife amongst their forests, woodlands, and surprising volcanic formations.
Day 2: Samburu
Early morning game drive. Breakfast & mid-morning at Leisure. Lunch & afternoon game drive
We’ll travel along the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River, the life spring of this dry park and the best spot to view the thirsty wildlife.
Optional Visit to the local Samburu tribes and their villages.
Dinner & overnight at your Samburu Lodge/ Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Samburu – Ol- Pejeta (210 Kms, Approx. 4 hrs)
Breakfast & drive to Olpejeta. Arrive at the Camp/ Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive in the Conservancy including a visit to the Chimpanzee & Rhino Sanctuaries. Dinner & overnight at the lodge/ camp
Meal plan: – Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Ol-Pejeta – Lake Nakuru (190kms, Approx. 3 – 4 hrs)
Breakfast and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, arrive at the Camp/ Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Nakuru Lodge/ Camp
Meal plan: – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara (265km, Approx. 5-6hrs)
After breakfast we depart for the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve driving through the spectacular Great Rift Valley via Narok town (The major Maasai administrative Centre). Maasai Mara is one of Kenya’s most precious wildlife sanctuaries. This big game country has one of Africa’s greatest concentrations of wild animals. Plain game can be found here in staggering numbers, which in turns supports a tremendous predator population. Arrive at the Lodge/ Camp for Lunch. Afternoon game drive.
Dinner & overnight stay at your Mara Camp/ Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Masai Mara is one of Kenya’s best loved reserves. It is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Each year, Mara is the staging ground for the “Great Migration”, one of the Awe-inspiring natural events of the world.
Day 6: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Breakfast & depart with picnic Lunches for full day game drive across the Savannah. Maasai Mara is the northern-most extremity of the great Serengeti ecosystem. Here black rhinos browse among dense thorn bushes and herds of giraffe and elephant roam the woodlands. Large numbers of hippos gather and swim in the Mara River. Boasting Kenya’s largest predator population, the reserve is renowned for its large lion prides.
You may opt a visit to the Maasai Village also you may opt for a walking safari.
Dinner & overnight stay at your Mara Camp/ Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7: Maasai Mara – Nairobi Airport (260kms 5 – 6 hrs)
After breakfast we depart for arriving at Nairobi for lunch (own account). Afterwards transfer to JKI airport for departure flight or drop off at your Nairobi Hotel/ Residence
Meal Plan: Breakfast.
Safari Costs includes:
– Transportation in a Private safari minivan or Land cruiser with pop-up roof ideal for game viewing and sightseeing.
– Services of a trained and experienced English-speaking driver/guide
– 6 nights Full board accommodation in the lodge as mentioned
– Bottled water 02x500ml per person per day during the safari
– Game drives in national parks & reserves
– Park entrance fees
– Nairobi Return airport transfers
Prices Exclude:
– Drinks consumed at the lodges and any extra meals not mentioned.
– Expenses of a personal nature e.g. laundry etc
– International Flights & Visa fees
– Optional Visit to a Masai Village
– Any extras incurred at the lodge
– Tips and porterage
– Any extras not in the inclusions above
– Any deviation in sightseeing or itinerary
