Tour overview
This six day private luxury safaris takes you to the northern frontier country of Samburu, through the Great Rift Valley and finally through the Masai Mara, home of the Big Five and culture rich of maasai community. The Samburu Game Reserve is home to rare species such as the reticulated giraffe, the Somali ostrich and other animals that can withstand the hard, arid conditions.
Lake Nakuru National Park, found in the foot of the great rift valley has an elevation of 1700 meters above sea level, is home to stunning flocks of lesser and Greater Flamingos, which literally turn the lake-shores into a magnificent pink stretch. This is the only park you are assured of seeing the rhinos in black and white and the Rothschild Giraffe
Last destination is the Masai Mara Game Reserve which is the most famous for a Kenya safari. It is home to Big Five animals which roam its savannahs including lions, cheetahs, leopard, hippos, rhinos, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, crocodiles, etc. Masai Mara Game Reserve is also famous for the wildebeest Migration which is one of the “Seven New Wonders of the World.”
Included:
- Transport in a safari van customized for game viewing
- English speaking Driver/guide, Game drives
- Accommodation in lodge
- Meals on Full Board Basis while on Safari
- Mineral water
- Round-trip airport transfer
Not Included:
- Soft & alcoholic drinks
- Things of personal nature
- International Airfares, Visa Fees
- Optional activities unless specified
- Tips and other gratitude
Tour Plan
After breakfast, leave Nairobi in the morning and drive north through cultivations of sisal and pineapple to the northern frontier into Samburu National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive with a chance to see Samburu’s ‘Special Five’- the Reticulated giraffe, the Grevy’s Zebra Gerenuk, and Somali Ostrich among other big game like elephant and lion. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/tented camp.
After breakfast, head out for a full day of game viewing drive in this dry semi-arid park. The surrounding terrain is renowned for rare game, -long necked gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and others. If luck is on you, you will see a Leopard who is the frequent passer-by. Driving through the gently flowing Uaso Nyiro river which traverses this Park provides evergreen vegetation for the wildlife found in this park. Game drives and bird watching safaris are the ideal way to experience the native wildlife in its natural splendor. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/tented camp.
An early morning game drive in Samburu National reserve and then depart by road to Lake Nakuru National Park. After lunch go for an exciting game drive until 6.30 in the evening. The bird life here is world renown and over 400 birds’ species exist here, White Pelicans, Plovers, Egrets and Marabou Stork. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the White and Black Rhino and rare Rothschild Giraffe. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or a similar camp
Early morning breakfast, leave Lake Nakuru for Masai Mara, a 5 Hrs drive, you will pass through Narok town, the famous Masai town. you arrive in time for lunch. check in at the lodge/tented camp and have lunch. In the Afternoon proceed for a game drive through the park in search of the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo and a visit to Mara River. Dinner and overnight tented camp/lodge.
After breakfast 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 game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodiles. Return on the evening, Dinner and overnight at the tented camp/lodge
Early morning game drive later return to your lodge for Breakfast. After breakfast check out with a short game drive en-route off Masai Mara Game Reserve and drive to Nairob, you will arrive in Nairobi in time for lunch, afterwards drop off at your respective hotel or Airport.