$2,912 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Samburu game reserve
Samburu game reserve
0700 hrs Pick up from your hotel and transferred to Wilson Airport for your scheduled flight to Samburu in Kenya’s rugged Northern Frontier District. On arrival transfer to your luxury accommodations. Samburu Intrepids is renowned as a pioneer of luxury camping in one of the world’s last truly great wilderness areas. Situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River in the arid heart of Samburu National Reserve, Samburu Intrepids looks out over riverbanks where herds of elephant, buffalo and zebra come daily to drink — together with the rarer ‘northern species’ of reticulated giraffe, Beisa’s Oryx and long-necked gerenuk antelope.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp
Wildlife in Samburu NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Samburu game reserve
Samburu game reserve
Full day spent exploring Samburu. The only permanent source of water is The Uaso Nyiro River which provides excellent game viewing opportunities including elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard and of course the plains’ game. After lunch at the camp, and perhaps a swim in the pool, Afternoon proceed on for another game drive it’s time for a further game drive. Samburu National Reserve lies on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District, whose heat-scorched scrublands extend all the way to the jade-green waters of Lake Turkana and beyond.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara
Masai Mara
After breakfast you will be transferred to airstrip for your flight to Masai Mara. Arrival into Masai Mara mid morning met and transfer to your camp, enjoy your hot lunch at the camp then afternoon proceed on for afternoon game drive. Masai Mara is known for huge herds of plains game, black mane lion, leopard, cheetah, large numbers of elephant, and a wide variety of other birds and animals frequent the Mara’s tree flecked grasslands. There are several areas of dense hippo and crocodile populations in the bends of the traversing Mara River.
Return to your camp in time dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Zebra River Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara
Masai Mara
Full day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drive - All meals at your camp
Time to appreciate the richness of the park’s wildlife and track game over the endless savannah. Huge herds of plains game, lion, leopard, cheetah, large numbers of elephant, and a wide variety of other birds and animals frequent the Mara’s tree flecked grasslands. There are several areas of dense hippo and crocodile populations in the bends of the traversing Mara River; some Mara crocs are longer than 15 feet. Set in the heart of Africa’s Great Plains, the Masai Mara boasts 1,672 sq. kilometres of unspoilt wilderness. It offers the best game and bird-viewing not only in Kenya, but anywhere in Africa. The views across the rolling golden grasslands studded with acacia trees, rivers and forests are dazzling, the sense of space overwhelming.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Zebra River Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Depart
Depart
Enjoy your breakfast at around 0830 hrs. 1030 hrs, transfer to Olkiombo Airstrip for your return flight to Wilson Airport.
Take this opportunity to sample some of Nairobi’s excellent local restaurants (this is at your own cost). Later drop off at your hotel or at the international airport.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
