7 days Nairobi Kenya
Safaris to Samburu Game reserve, Mount Kenya
Tree lodge, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara
Day 1: Nairobi -
Samburu
Head north to the dramatic semi-arid
scrubland of the Northern Frontier. After
lunch, an afternoon 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 the night will be spent along the banks
of the Uaso Nyiro River at one of the
luxurious Samburu game reserve lodges.
Day 2: Samburu
Further exploration of this fascinating
Samburu game reserve awaits you. Early
morning and afternoon game drives give a
chance to travel over some of the world's
most spectacular and exciting terrain. Meals
and overnight at a lodge in Samburu game
reserve .
Samburu female gerenuk, male have horns |
Ashnil Samburu safari camp - one of the luxury
accommodation for samburu safaris |
Grevy's Zebra endemic to Samburu national
reserve |
Day 3: Samburu -
Mount Kenya
After breakfast at the Samburu reserve,
depart for the Mount Kenya region. Lunch
will be at a base hotel from where you will
be transferred to your tree lodge. Enjoy the
unique experience of all night and unlimited
game viewing. Dinner and overnight at a tree
lodge at the Aberdares National park
surrounded by forest and overlooking an
illuminated waterhole and salt lick.
Day 4: Aberdares -
Lake Nakuru
After breakfast at the Aberdares National
park's tree lodge , transfer to base hotel
for onward journey to Lake Nakuru National
Park. Arrive in time for lunch. Enjoy an
afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National
Park. The park provides a sanctuary for the
rhino. Lake Nakuru has always been
considered a flamingo lake par excellence.
The contrast and apparent dislocation
between the shallow soda lake with its
primeval birds and the animated woods all
around it give Lake Nakuru National Park a
very distinctive appeal. Dinner and
overnight at a lodge in Lake Nakuru national
park over looking the lake.
Lake Nakuru - is rich in algae which attracts
huge flocks of flamingo |
Room at the flamingo hill safari camp in lek
nakuru |
Aerial view of lake Nakuru with the shores
flocked by pink flamingoes |
Day 5:Lake Nakuru -
Masai Mara
After breakfast at lake Nakuru, depart
for Masai Mara game reserve- the land of
vast migrating herds. Arrive in time for
lunch. In the afternoon, embark on a game
drive to get a closer look at the Masai
Mara. Returns to an archetypal Mara lodge
for sundowners, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Masai Mara
Awaken to the sounds of the big game
country and venture out to absorb the
enormity of the Mara. In this country of
breathtaking vistas, view its vast
assemblages of plains game together with
their associated predators: Buffalo, Black
Rhino, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Cheetah,
Common Zebra, Coke's Hartebeest, White
bearded Gnu, Oribi, Warthog, and Thompson's
and Grant's Gazelles.
An early evening game drive to catch up on
all that was missed. All meals and overnight
stay at a Masai mara lodge.
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One of the rooms at the Mara Intrepids safari
camp |
Masai Mara Leopard scanning the plains |
Day 7: Masai Mara -
Nairobi
After breakfast at the Masai Mara lodge,
return to Nairobi , end of safari |