- 8 Days Safari: Kenya Explorer
- 8 Days Safari: Tanzania Safari Trail
- 8 Days Safari: Safari Universal
- 8 Days Safari: Tembo Special
- 8 Days Safari: Highlight
- 9 Days Safari: Safari Shaba
- 10 Days Safari: Bird Watching Safari
- 12 Days Safari: Nyali + Beach
- 14 Days Safari: Flamingo Trail
- 15 Days Safari: East African Highlights
- 21 Days Safari: African Explorer
8 DAYS KENYA HIGHLIGHT (T25)
Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu Game Reserve
07:30 pick up from hotel and depart for the dramatic semi-arid scrub land of the northern frontier. Arrival in Samburu 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. Also leopard, hippo, elephant, lion, and crocodile in the Ewaso Nyiro River. Over 365 species of birds have been identified in the sanctuaries.
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve
Today you will spend the full day in the Samburu National Park. The highlights of Samburu game reserve are the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day 3: Samburu – Sweetwater’s Game Reserve
After breakfast game drive as we exit the park and drive to Mount Kenya Region. Lunch at tented camp then proceed for afternoon game drives at Sweetwater’s sanctuary. Sweetwater’s is the only sanctuary for the rehabilitation in Kenya of widely abused chimpanzees. The site is also a dedicated black rhino breeding area.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Day 4: Mt. Kenya – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast depart for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch at lodge. Full afternoon game drive.
Lake Nakuru’s claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo’s and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance, the lake appears ringed in pink.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Lake Naivasha
Breakfast at leisure before driving to Lake Naivasha. A visit to the Hells Gate National Park where there is a rare chance to explore on foot or cycle around the park. Optional boat ride to Crescent Island can be arranged.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Day 6: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara
After breakfast, drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at Masai Mara in time for lunch at lodge. Full afternoon game drive till dusk before returning to lodge for the evening.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Serena Lodge
Day 7: Masai Mara
Full day spent exploring the park in search of the Big Five (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard). Optional hot air balloon ride departing at 06:00 and ends with champagne breakfast on the plains.
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, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. 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 wildebeest and zebra 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.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Sopa lodge
Day 8: Masai Mara / Nairobi
Early morning game drives then return to the lodge for breakfast before leisurely returning to Nairobi by 14:00.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: None
Samburu National Reserve
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