6-Day Samburu Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi to Samburu Game Reserve

Non game-viewing travel time from Nairobi: Approximately. 5-6 hours drive including healthy stop overs.
Distance: 320 km
Meet and greet upon arrival here at JKIA or early morning pick up from your Nairobi hotel as early as 06:30 am by our professional tour driver guide. Depart and drive through the central highlands of Kenya, viewing coffee, tea, sisal and pineapple plantations, complete with startling view of Mt. Kenya. Then, on to Samburu National Reserve. This sun-draped park offers a wonderful variety of unusual game like the reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra. Plus, opportunities to view more commonly known wildlife like leopard, cheetah, lion and buffalo. Arrive in good time for hot lunch at the lodge.
The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, found a long the Ewaso Nyiro, which is the source of life for the wildlife found here..
Dinner and overnight at the Sarova Shaba Game Lodge.

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

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Sarova Shaba Game Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Samburu NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Samburu Game Reserve

The day shall be spent with game viewing drives / relaxing interludes at the Samburu game reserve.
Game viewing drives in this dry and scenic game reserve are concentrated along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river. This is where most wildlife is found. The park is a haven for elephants, predators and the famous Special Five, the reserve is a perfect destination for wildlife and safari lovers and one of the biggest and most exciting reasons to visit Samburu national reserve are the quasi-endemic species found here that have adapted to the more arid and desert life such as the Gerenuk antelope - also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked, medium-sized antelope.
The best time to view wildlife is early morning and late in the afternoon once the the sunrays cool off.
The rest of the day will be at the lodge on a full board basis.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Accommodation:

Sarova Shaba Game Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Samburu NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Samburu Game Reserve to Lake Nakuru National Park

Travel time is approximately – (250 km – Approx. 5 hours. Including brief stop overs where necessary)
Early morning game and scenery viewing drive as you exit the Samburu for Lake Nakuru National Park. There shall be a stop to view the Thompson falls at Nyahururu. Proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, a birdlife heaven, at the floor of the Great Rift Valley.
Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels, the flamingo numbers have been reducing but the park itself remains stunning. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, and wooded hills.
The few quantity of flamingos is accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. The scene here is bountiful, busy and full of color.
Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe, white rhino, and one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhino.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

WildebeestVery Rare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru National Park to Maasai Mara Game Reserve

An early start for your day 06:30 am and enjoy the morning breeze and game viewing in this park, followed by a scrumptious breakfast. Check out and drive to Masai Mara game reserve, on your way witness the fuchsia flamingos of Kenya firsthand and enjoy a morning game drive that promises scenic views and diverse wildlife. The drive will continue to Masai Mara Game Reserve via Mau Narok Road, passing through the beautiful landscape and rice plantation farms.
You are expected to arrive at the lodge in Maasai mara a land full of grassy plains and rolling hills in time for hot lunch and introduction game viewing in this open savannah grassland crossed by the Mara and Talek rivers thus one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in their numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. Animals found here are lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, and hippos. Wildebeest traverse its plains during their annual migration.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Sarova Mara Game Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

A day to explore the Savannah Grass Land – Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza!
Maasai Mara remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Savannah grassland. It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wildlife than any other park in the region.
The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.
We shall traverse the park on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.
We shall visit the Mara river where we may watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October) despite the well-known wildebeest migration, the Maasai Mara Game reserve is visited by many a cross all the year round as it host so many wildlife from January to December- therefore a visit to Kenya without visiting this park is not a complete holiday. Book with us, book with confidence.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Sarova Mara Game Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Mara Game Reserve to Nairobi

Another blessed day is presented to us for free. Thanks to the mother-nature. I recommend an early game viewing as this is your last leg within the Savannah grassland. The tour will continue and after breakfast, exit the the park for a final road trip to Nairobi where safari will end in good time at Nairobi Airport in good time for your next holiday destination.
This will then mark the end the trip with us here at Back Of Africa Adventure ltd.

Main Destination:

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.