Nova Afrika Kenya Safaris

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$3,824 to $4,413 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Nairobi – Drive to Samburu National Reserve

Nairobi – Drive to Samburu National Reserve

Your safari begins with an early morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel, residence. Travel north through Kenya's scenic central highlands, passing coffee, tea, and pineapple plantations before crossing the Equator near Nanyuki.

Continue to Samburu National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch at your lodge or camp.

In the afternoon, enjoy your first game drive along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, the lifeline of the reserve.

Look out for elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, crocodiles, and the unique Samburu Special Five:

Grevy's Zebra
Reticulated Giraffe
Somali Ostrich
Gerenuk
Beisa Oryx

Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Best Time To Visit June to September and January to February
High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)
Best Weather June and December (Cool and fresh after rain)

Wildlife in Samburu NR

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
ZebraCommon
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
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HippoOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Accommodation:
Ashnil Samburu Camp
  • Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Full Day Safari in Samburu National Reserve

Full Day Safari in Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive with picnic lunch.

Explore the reserve's riverine forests, acacia woodlands, and open plains while searching for elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, and numerous bird species.

The Ewaso Nyiro River provides excellent opportunities to observe wildlife gathering to drink, especially during the dry season.

Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation:
Ashnil Samburu Camp
  • Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Samburu - Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy

Samburu - Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy

After breakfast, depart for Ol Pejeta Conservancy via Nanyuki.

Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge or camp.

In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive through the conservancy, home to East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary and the world's last two northern white rhinos.

Visit the endangered species enclosure and the chimpanzee sanctuary, the only sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees in Kenya.

Continue your game drive in search of elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, hyenas, and numerous antelope species.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry season)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
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HyenaCommon
LionOccasional
CheetahOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
HippoOccasional
Accommodation:
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Full Day Safari in Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy

Full Day Safari in Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy

Spend a full day exploring Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with opportunities to observe rhinos, elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, and other wildlife.

Visit the chimpanzee sanctuary and learn about the conservancy's internationally recognized wildlife conservation programs.

Enjoy a picnic lunch or return to the lodge before continuing your afternoon safari.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Accommodation:
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Ol Pejeta - Meru National Park

Ol Pejeta - Meru National Park

After breakfast, depart for Meru National Park via the scenic eastern slopes of Mount Kenya.

Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge.

In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive through Meru National Park, famous for its rivers, lush vegetation, open grasslands, and abundant wildlife.

The park is home to elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and over 400 bird species.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Meru National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Little to no rainfall)
High Season December to March and July to October (Not busy)
Best Weather June to September (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Meru NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Show more
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
WildebeestVery Rare
Wild DogRare to None
Accommodation:
Elewana Elsa's Kopje Meru
  • Luxury lodge located inside Meru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Full Day Safari in Meru National Park

Full Day Safari in Meru National Park

After breakfast, spend the day exploring Meru National Park with morning and afternoon game drives.

Visit the park's rivers, swamps, and open savannah while searching for wildlife in one of Kenya's most diverse ecosystems.

Meru is also famous as the home of the conservation story of Elsa the Lioness, made famous by the book and film Born Free.

Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing your afternoon game drive.

Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Meru National Park
Accommodation:
Elewana Elsa's Kopje Meru
  • Luxury lodge located inside Meru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Meru - Nairobi

Meru - Nairobi

After breakfast, check out and begin your journey back to Nairobi.

Travel through the scenic foothills of Mount Kenya and Kenya's agricultural highlands.

Arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon and transfer to your hotel, residence, marking the end of your unforgettable northern Kenya safari.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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