Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi - Samburu National Reserve
Nairobi - Samburu National Reserve
You will be picked up from the airport or your hotel to the office for a briefing. Thereafter, you will be driven north past the equator to the northern frontier district. You will continue to the semi-arid Samburu National Reserve and check in to your campsite in time for lunch. There will be time to settle in before your safari adventure. After having enough rest, you will set out for an afternoon game drive in the reserve. You will return to the lodge before dark. You will have dinner in the Tented camp. Your overnight stay will be at Samburu Tented Camp.
Samburu National Reserve is situated about 350km north of Nairobi in the semi-arid part of Kenya. Ewaso Nyiro River, the only water source in the dry season, bisects the reserve and apart from providing water to life. The river is home to some of the biggest Reptiles in the region and attracts a good number of birds. Close to 300 different species have already been recorded.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Wildlife in Samburu NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve
You will have an early morning breakfast by 6:00 am. Thereafter, you will set out for an early morning game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, cheetahs, and leopards roam the vast grasslands in search of their next meal which includes but is not limited to an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog. Whatever the players, the spectacle of nature unfolding is always inspiring! You'll be back at the camp by 8:30 am to enjoy your sumptuous breakfast.
Lunch at the camp is at 12.30 pm then you will have time at leisure to relax by the riverside watching crocodiles. An afternoon game drive starts at 4:00 pm. You will return to the campsite before dark. Dinner in the camp is at 7:30 pm. Your overnight stay will be at Samburu Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Samburu - Lake Nakuru National Park
Samburu - Lake Nakuru National Park
After an early breakfast you depart for a morning game drive in the reserve, en-route to the gate. You will drive towards the south to the equator for a brief stop. Here, the locals do a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator. After the brief stop, you will drive to the Thompson Falls for a photo-stop then down into the Great Rift Valley. As you ascend the eastern wall of the Rift Valley, lush coffee and tea plantations reveal themselves and your driver-guide will give you a brief talk about coffee farming in Kenya. You check in at your hotel at 12:30 pm and settle down for lunch. The afternoon game drive starts at 3:30 pm. Your dinner in the hotel restaurant at 7:30 pm. Your overnight stay will be at Wagon Wheel Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara National Reserve
After a full buffet breakfast in the camp, you check out and drive via Narok town to Maasai Mara National Reserve, the land of the Maasai tribe. The proud young Maasai warrior-nomads with plaited hair, red cloaks, and spears, challenge your curiosity. The 700-square-mile Game Reserve is the Africa of your dreams, complete with wild animals grazing amid the superb rolling and scape of gentle hills and acacia woodlands. You will check in at your lodge. Lunch in the lodge will be at 12.30 pm. There will be time to settle in before your first game drive. An afternoon game drive in the reserve starts at 4.00 p.m. You will return to the camp before dark. Your dinner in the Tented camp will be at 7:30 pm.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Ilkeliani Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
You will have a wake-up call. Breakfast will be served in the lodge. You will set out for a full-day game drive in the reserve at 6:30 am. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, cheetahs and leopards roam the vast grasslands in search of their next meal which may include but is not limited to an unsuspecting impalas or even a small one like the warthogs. Whatever the players, the spectacle of nature unfolding is always inspiring! Dinner in the Mara Manyatta tented camp at 7:30 pm. Overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Ilkeliani Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha
Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha
You will have a full buffet breakfast in the camp then check out and drive to Lake Naivasha where you will have your lunch enroute. After lunch in Mt Long’onot Transit Hotel, you will go on with the drive to Lake Naivasha which is the only freshwater lake in Great Rift Valley.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Accommodation:
- Lake Naivasha Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Lake Naivasha - Amboseli National Park
Lake Naivasha - Amboseli National Park
You will have an early morning breakfast, then drive to Hell's Gate National Park. While Hell's Gate is known primarily for its landscape, there are several animals within the park to be spotted. Buffalo and antelopes are especially common sights, and the park is also home to a variety of birds. There are no predators or dangerous large game in the park. Your day tour includes bicycle rental (optional), and you'll trade your safari vehicle for a bike to begin your journey through the park. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge, check out and leave for Amboseli. You will be driven to the Amboseli where you will pass the border of Kenya and Tanzania. You will arrive in the park in the late evening. You will have dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park
You will set out for an early morning game drive and then return to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast, you will proceed with a more game drive in the park with a packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents like the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, and hippo with a view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Later, you will return to your camp for dinner and an overnight stay at AA Lodge Amboseli.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Amboseli - Nairobi
Amboseli - Nairobi
In the early morning, you will have breakfast then drive back to Nairobi or transfer to the airport for a further destination. This is the end of our service. You will arrive at Nairobi airport by 3.00 pm.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
