6 Day Samburu-Nakuru-Masai Mara Safari

1. Nairobi airport – Samburu National reserve

Samburu Game Reserve is north of the equator in an area that is mainly grassland with some riverine
forests and scrubland.

This is an ideal time as the animals are moreactive at this hour due to a cooling down of the temperatures.
During this drive, lions , bush bucks,leopards and elephants will be sighted.

Time in Transit: 4 hrs
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Dinner & overnight at Samburu Lodge

2. Samburu National reserve
The second day will be dedicated to discovering and enjoying the sights of Samburu National
Reserve. This park is situated further up north and home to animals you will not see in the other
parks such as the reticulated giraffe, the beisa oryx, blue necked somali ostrich, kirk’s dik-dik and
grevy’s zebra.

Spend the whole morning and afternoon game drive at samburu spotting these animals and more
such as: buffalo,gerenuk, grant’s gazelle, elephants, leopards, cheetahs , hippos , crocodile , water buck,
impala among others. This park is also excellent for bird watchers with over 350 species seen here
among them , somali ostrich, kingfisher, sunbird, bee-eater, marabou stork, tawny eagle, bateleur,
guinea fowl and Vultures.

Additional Options: Visit to traditional Samburu village, Guided bird walk
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Dinner & overnight at samburu lodge

3 Samburu – Nakuru national park

A morning drive from Samburu to Lake Nakuru National park through the central Kenya highlands
. The drive will take guests through the diverse Kenyan landscape including towns as high as 7900ft
above sea level before plunging to the floor of the rift valley where to Lake Nakuru.

The view as one descends down hill from an altitude of 8000 ft is spell binding. Lake Nakuru
National Park is the premier bird watchers haven in Kenya and home to a third of the world’s
population of flamingos. These birds are so many, that it seems as if a pink ribbon surrounds the
lake from the highlands 40 km away.

Expect to arrive at Nakuru Lionhill Lodge in time for lunch. An afternoon game drive will follow
and you will discover that this park is teeming with animals from every corner. The flamingos,
pelicans and close 400 other bird species can be seen around the lake . Other big mammals that
abound in the park include buffalo, balck rhino, white rhino, lion , leopard, hippo, the rare
Rothschild Giraffe , waterbuck, eland, warthogs, reedbucks etc.

Time in Transit: 4 hrs
Additional Options: Stop at Nyahururu thompsons falls
Meal Plan:B,L,D
Dinner and overnight at Nakuru lionhill lodge.

4. Nakuru – Masai mara
After breakfast, we drive to Maasai Mara for lunch at Mara Sopa Lodge through Kenya’s
savannah. The drive will take us through panoramic scenary across wheat and barley fields.
Refreshed, we set out for the game drive of your life. After all, this is the masai mara. The setting
of the world famous BBC Documentary “Big Cat Diary” and hundreds of other National
Geographic films.

The Mara offers an unbelievable variety and abundance of wildlife with over
450 species of animals. Mara also has the highest concentration of lions in the world. Alongside
the lions, you can expect to see rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo,
warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopards, different types of antelopes and elephant.

Afternoon game drive followed by dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge.

Time in Transit: 3 hrs
Meal Plan:B,L,D
Dinner & overnight at Mara Sopa lodge.

5. Maasai Mara
A spectacular whole day that will be dedicated to viewing the animals. This wildlife extravaganza
will leave you spoilt at the sheer numbers of the animals in the park. If you are lucky, you may get
to experience the annual wildebeest migtration. An event so momentous that it has been referred to
as a wonder of the world. During this migration, millions of wildebeest (and zebras) migrate between
Serengeti and Masai mara .

There is a great spectacle when they cross the Mara river that is home to hundreds of nile crocodile.

Additional Options hot air baloon $450
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Dinner & overnight at Mara Sopa.
6. Maasai Mara – Nairobi
We take off for Nairobi after breakfast to Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Lunch will be in Nairobi.

Cost includes:-

• Transport in safari designed mini-van
• Services of a professional driver guide
• Accommodation in 2 person tents
• All meals on safari
• Park entrance and camp fees

Cost does not include:

• Items and services of a personal nature
• Bottled drinks
• Plane tickets
• Tips to driver guide or camp staff
• Sleeping bags