7-Day Aberdare / Samburu / Nakuru / Mara Safari Trail

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

Nairobi - Aberdare National Park

You will be picked up from your hotel or the airport and driven to Aberdare National Park, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, you have the opportunity to see lions, buffaloes, elephants, etc.

You will have dinner and your overnight stay at the famous Ark Lodge from where you have a view of the waterholes.

Main Destination:

Aberdare National Park

Best Time To Visit June to September and December to February (Driest months)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Aberdare NP

ElephantCommon

BuffaloCommon

HyenaCommon

Black RhinoRare

LionVery Rare

LeopardRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

The Ark

• Mid-range lodge located inside Aberdare NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, you drive to Samburu National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch at the Ashnil Samburu Camp. You will have an afternoon game drive opportunity to see lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, etc.

For most of the year, the reserve is dry but animals are encountered easily at the rivers and waterholes. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the luxury camp.

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:

Ashnil Samburu Camp

• Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Samburu National Reserve

Enjoy breakfast and then a mid-morning game drive, returning for lunch at the lodge. During the afternoon game drive, you have the opportunity to see Grevy's zebras, Rothchild's giraffes, elephants, lions, leopards, etc.

Dinner and overnight will be at the Ashnil Samburu Camp. The Samburu National Reserve is well known for its resident lions who fight all new incoming lions.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Accommodation:

Ashnil Samburu Camp

• Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru National Park via Thomson Falls, arriving in time for lunch. You will have an afternoon game drive opportunity to see lions, leopards, flamingoes, rhinos, Rothschild's giraffes, buffalos, etc.

The park covers an area of 188 sq km and provides visitors with some of Kenya’s best bird watching. Thousands of flamingos join into a massive flock that fringes the shores of this soda lake - a pulsing pink swathe of life that carpets the waters. The flamingos are truly a breathtaking sight! This is also an important sanctuary for rhinos, both the black and the white species, which are found under the acacias. Your dinner and overnight will be at the luxury lodge.

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
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara where you will arrive in time for lunch at Keekorok Lodge. You will enjoy an afternoon game drive in one of the Seven Wonders of the World and have the opportunity to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, etc.

Covering an area of over 1,500 sq km, the Masai Mara is regarded as the jewel of Kenya's wildlife-viewing areas and is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. It is situated in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Nowhere else in Africa is wildlife more abundant, hence the opportunity to see the Big Five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhino).

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:

Muthu Keekorok Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara National Reserve

You will have a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch at the Mara River. You may have the opportunity to witness the spectacular migration of wildebeest, hippos, crocodiles, etc.

Wildebeest are by far the dominant inhabitants of the Masai Mara. The great wildebeest migration occurs from August to October each year. There are plenty of accommodation options both inside and outside the reserve, including lodges, camps, and temporary tents. Balloon safaris are also available. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the luxury lodge.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Muthu Keekorok Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Nairobi

Depending on the time available in the morning, you may enjoy one last early game drive before breakfast and then drive to your hotel or the airport in Nairobi.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

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