Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival - Nairobi - Sarova Stanley Hotel
Arrival - Nairobi - Sarova Stanley Hotel
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will make your own way to the arrivals hall where you will be welcomed by an Image Travel representative who will drive you to Sarova Stanley Hotel. Spend your 1 night stay on a bed and breakfast basis.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Stanley Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve - Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve - Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
You'll be picked up from your Nairobi hotel and depart for the dramatic semi-arid scrub land of the Northern Frontier. Arrival in Samburu will be by lunch time. After lunch, embark on a game drive to sight resident wildlife species like the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Beisa oryx and the blue-necked Somali ostrich that are rare elsewhere in the country. Dinner and your overnight will be at the spectacular Sarova Shaba Game Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Wildlife in Samburu NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Samburu National Reserve - Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Samburu National Reserve - Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Enjoy a full-day exploring the park. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Samburu Simba Lodge. The highlights of Samburu National Reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers, and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage. The reserves have numerous permanent springs and a wealth of wildlife which includes leopard, hippo, elephant, lion, reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra, and crocodile in the Ewaso Nyiro River. Over 365 species of birds have been identified in the sanctuaries. Your overnight stay are at Sarova Shaba Game Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Samburu – Lake Nakuru National Park - Sarova Liohhill Lodge
Samburu – Lake Nakuru National Park - Sarova Liohhill Lodge
We shall be early again with an early morning game viewing drive exploring the park. Sunrise and emergence of the Mount Kilimanjaro peak from the clouds are dramatic (if the weather permits). Marvel at the sights as we enjoy our breakfast and later exit the park and drive to Lake Nakuru a less than 5 hours drive. You will pass through the Great Rift Valley escarpment, to arrive in time for lunch and check in at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive across the Pink Lake often referred so due to its great masses of flamingos and the famous white and black rhinos found in this park. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Nakuru- Masai Mara National Reserve - Sarova Mara Game Camp
Lake Nakuru- Masai Mara National Reserve - Sarova Mara Game Camp
Depart after breakfast and drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to Masai Mara, arriving at the lodge/ camp in time for lunch. In the afternoon, have a game drive that introduces you to this vast game filled reserve. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopards, many kinds of antelopes and elephants. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests and zebras from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna—lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Sarova Mara Game Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Mara Game Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Masai Mara National Reserve - Sarova Mara Game Camp
Masai Mara National Reserve - Sarova Mara Game Camp
Enjoy full days spent exploring the park in search of the Big Five. Optional hot air balloon safaris can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450 per person. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Mara Serena Safari Lodge. The Masai Mara National Reserve is arguably Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary. It is the most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film ‘Out of Africa’ was made to a great extent in this reserve. Virtually every type of wildlife can be seen at the Mara. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle from Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The dramatic crossing of the river and the preying on the migrants by predators can be viewed from early July to August. The reserve abounds with birdlife since close to about 452 species have been recorded.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Mara Game Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Masai Mara – Depart for Nairobi
Masai Mara – Depart for Nairobi
Wake up as early as 6:00 am for an African cup of hot coffee/ tea then head out for a morning game drive. Chances of spotting animals are high since the animals are still active and it’s not scotching hot. Afterwards, return to the lodge for a full breakfast and check-out. With en-route game drives, leave the park and drive to Nairobi where your safari ends at the airport or in a Nairobi hotel. {Breakfast}.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
