Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve
Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve
After your morning breakfast drive to Samburu. You'll arrive in time for check-in and lunch. You will have some rest before you embark on the evening game drive in the famous Samburu National Reserve, which is known for its “special five”. If you're lucky, you will be able to see them as they include; reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, and Beisa oryx. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Ashnil Samburu Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Samburu Camp
Wildlife in Samburu NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Full Day Samburu National Reserve
Full Day Samburu National Reserve
You'll have a wake-up call at 6:00 am, and enjoy tea/coffee, and cookies in the lobby. Set off for the early morning game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge for breakfast at the lodge and thereafter, the rest of the morning will be spent at leisure. Lunch will be served at the lodge, and in the evening, set off for the late evening game drive.
The landscape of the Samburu area is beautiful—arid and scrubby with magnificent mountains in the background. An unusual forked palm; the doum palm, grows along the banks of this river and adds striking beauty to the panorama. Wildlife is surprisingly abundant for such a dry place and includes several species, which are unique to the area such as; gerenuk Grevy’s zebra, Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, and Somali ostrich. Not to be overlooked are the hundreds of species of birds to be found here. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Ashnil Samburu Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Samburu Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Samburu to Aberdare National Park
Samburu to Aberdare National Park
You will have an early morning game drive. Return to the lodge for your breakfast and check out. Depart to the Aberdare National Park. On your way, you will have a stopover at Thomson’s Fall. You will have the opportunity to explore the enchanting waterfalls that attract colourful birds and provide good photographic opportunities. A nature trail at the base of the falls and through the gorge is a safe haven for the endangered Columbus monkeys, baboons, and small animals.
Embark on the safari to Aberdare National Park. Where you will arrive in time for lunch, which will be at The Outspan (base serving hotel for The Ark). After lunch, enter the national park for a game drive. Later, head to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay at Treetop Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Aberdare National Park
- Accommodation:
- Treetops Lodge
Wildlife in Aberdare NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Aberdare National Park to Lake Nakuru National Park
Aberdare National Park to Lake Nakuru National Park
Have breakfast at your lodge. Check out and drive through the cool Rift Valley environment towards Nakuru. Drive through the park and arrive at your camp in time for lunch. Have an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru National Park is a small park with over 50% of its area covered by the lake. Located in the middle of the Rift Valley, the park has a wide variety of animals which includes the Rothschild giraffes, lions, white, and black rhinos as well as leopards. All these can be spotted depending on your luck. The park is also considered by birdwatchers as an ornithological paradise! A myriad of both greater and lesser flamingoes have made this lake their home. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Sarova Lion Hill Game lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve
Have breakfast at the lodge, and later depart to Masai Mara National Reserve. Upon arrival in the park, you will have an en-route game drive heading to the lodge, for check-in and lunch. You will have an evening game drive. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. Enjoy an exploratory drive around the 1,792sq km game park with its low hills and savannah-type rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River, and its tributaries. Get introduced to the herbivores; elephants, rhinos, buffalos, the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffes, and the Burchell zebras. The carnivores are the black mane lion, cheetah, and leopard. Also to be seen are the largest birds, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane, and the saddle-bill stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Ashnil Mara Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Full Day Exploration of Masai Mara National Reserve
Full Day Exploration of Masai Mara National Reserve
Have an optional early morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person ) across the Masai Mara plain. Have breakfast at the lodge then enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here; Mara is noted for its abundance of lions—particularly the superb black-maned males. Here the great migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes crossed the mighty Mara River. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds, and if you're lucky leopards, cheetahs and rhinos. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalos. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes, and enjoy yourselves! In the evening visit a Maasai village. Have dinner and your overnight stay are at Ashnil Aruba Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
Have breakfast at the lodge, and have an en-route game drive at the park heading to Nairobi. From there, you will be transferred to the airport or your Nairobi hotel. This brings to an end the Kenya wildlife migration tour.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
