Samburu and African Big Safari
10 days—Samburu-Aberdare's-Ol Pejeta-Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara
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$3513 USD
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Safari summary
Discover the semi-arid Samburu with its’ unusual wildlife species known as the Special Five. Ol Pejeta Conservancy is where you’ll have a great chance to see black rhino and the last remaining northern white rhinos and you’ll also venture out on a night game drive. Explore the Great Rift Valley before stopping off at Lake Naivasha with its’ numerous bird species for a boat safari. Finally heading to the Savannah plains of the Masai Mara to track down all the Big Five.
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | All months | |
Countries | ||
Parks |
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Nairobi-Aberdare National Park
You will depart Nairobi for the Aberdares ,Mt Kenya. There are many waterfalls and mist covered, lichen hung trees and you may see elephant, rhino and leopards here. You will arrive at The Ark for lunch a game-viewing lodge. The Ark offers a unique game viewing experience from the comfort of the lodge, with four viewing decks and a hide. During the night the resident ranger stays on watch and will buzz your room if an interesting animal comes to the water hole!
The Ark
Aberdares- Samburu National Reserve
Samburu
After breakfast you’ll leave for Samburu a place rich in wildlife with its rare Northern species, including the gerenuk, Beisa oryx and Somali ostrich. Samburu is a scenic and situated along the Ewaso Nyiro River that attracts wildlife in from the surrounding savannah plains. The park is rich in wildlife and is home to cheetahs, lions and leopards. You will spend spend two nights at Sopa Lodge, where you can dine by a watering hole and watch the local wildlife amble in for an evening drink.
Samburu Sopa Lodge
Samburu National Reserve Explorer
Samburu
The day will be spent exploring Samburu, with game drives in the morning and late afternoon. All meals at Sopa Lodge. Along with many other species of mammals, reptiles and birds. You can spend time and take short game drives at your leisure or take a picnic lunch and explore the reserve for the entire day, it’s really up to you!
Samburu Sopa Lodge
Samburu-Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Mount Kenya
After breakfast you will journey onto the Ol Pejeta conservancy, located in a vast plateau which has the highest density of large mammals in Kenya, including unusual species such as the reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra and the Lelwel hartebeest, there are also seven rhino sanctuaries here and you may be lucky enough to see the now rare black rhino. Spend two nights at the stunning, luxury Sweetwaters tented camp, set on the foothills of Mount Kenya - and with amazing views of wildlife,
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Extravaganza!
You will spend the day exploring Ol Pejeta with game drives in the morning and afternoon. All meals at Sweet Waters. There will also be an early evening night game drive. Along with many other species of mammals, reptiles and birds. You can spend time in camp and take short game drives at your leisure or take a picnic lunch and explore the reserve for the entire day, it’s really up to you!
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Ol Pejeta- Lake Naivasha N Park
Leave Sweetwaters camp and take a short game drive through the park before heading to Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley, arriving in time for lunch at the Sopa Resort. The resort is situated on the lake shore and has beautiful grounds with huge cactus, many acacia trees and you are likely to see colobus monkeys, bushbuck, zebra and giraffe wandering the grounds. After lunch you’ll take an optional boat safari across the lake where you may see hippos and many species
Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort.
Lake Naivasha-Masai Mara
Masai Mara
After an early breakfast you will leave Naivasha and travel to the open grassland of the Masai Mara, rich in biodiversity and home to a large variety of bird species and wildlife and offers great game viewing and bird watching opportunities. You’ll arrive in time for lunch at the Mara Leisure Camp, situated in the Masai Mara national reserve, before taking a late afternoon game drive. Mara Leisure Camp is a high quality tented camp and also club and family tents available.
Mara Leisure Camp
Masai Mara Exploration
Masai Mara
The next day will be spent exploring the savannah grasslands of the Masai Mara to track down all the Big Five, along with many other species of mammals, reptiles and birds. You can spend time in camp and take short game drives at your leisure or take a picnic lunch and explore the reserve for the entire day, it’s really up to you!
Mara Leisure Camp
Mara More Exploration
Masai Mara
The second day of Mara full explorations. You will be spent more time exploring the savannah grasslands of the Masai Mara to track down all the Big Five, along with many other species of mammals, reptiles and birds. You can spend time in camp and take short game drives at your leisure or take a picnic lunch and explore the reserve for the entire day. We will have an optional hot air balloon ride on this day.
Mara Leisure Camp
Masai Mara- Nairobi
After breakfast and a morning game drive, you’ll head back to Nairobi (5.5 hours) with a picnic lunch. Alternatively, stay for lunch and fly back to Nairobi mid-afternoon (optional), you’ll be picked up by one of our drivers from the local Nairobi airport and transferred to the international airport to connect with your flight. We can arrange for this flight for a small extra cost. This should be before we begin this tour package.
No accommodation
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