Samburu Safari

Day 1 - Depart Nairobi, Samburu National Reserve

Pickup from JKI Airport and drive to the Samburu National Reserve (3 hours). Lunch at the lodge, then afternoon game drive. The Samburu Game Reserve is actually a collection of 3 national parks and boasts perhaps the most impressive diversity of wildlife in Kenya. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. (L, D, BB)

 

 

Day 2 - Samburu National Reserve

Enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive in Samburu, returning to the lodge for lunch. Keep watchful of the park's leopards, more common here than anywhere else in Kenya. Lion, cheetah, elephant, buffalo and hippo also call Samburu home. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

 

 

Day 3 - Lake Nakuru National Park

Depart Samburu and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park (5.5 hours) in time for lunch at the lodge. An afternoon game drive in Nakuru. Witness over 2 million flamingos on the shores of Lake Nakuru. Be on the lookout for rhinoceros, giraffe, cheetah and a host of other wildlife found in the park before heading back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

 

 

Day 4 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

Depart after breakfast, driving past the Loita Plains and on to the Masai Mara Game Reserve (5 hours), arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy your first game drive in the Mara. Predators and prey abound, providing the rare opportunity to photograph all of the 'Big 5' in just a few hours. View over 70 species of large animals and 470 species of bird. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

 

 

Day 5 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

Morning and afternoon games drives in the Masai Mara, returning to the lodge for lunch. See hyenas inspecting last night's kills, elephants wallowing at the waterhole and a grassland that captures the essence of the African wilderness. Observe the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo, lion, warthog and many other species that populate the Mara. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

 

 

Day 6 - Return to Nairobi

Enjoy a final breakfast at the lodge, then depart for Nairobi (5 hours). Dropoff at either your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

 

 

Suggested Accommodation Options:

1.  Samburu Sopa Lodge, Flamingo Hill Tented Camp & Keekorok Lodge

2.  Ashnil Samburu Camp, Sarova Lion Hill Lodge & Sarova Mara Camp