9 Days Samburu – Sweetwaters – Aberdares – Lake Nakuru – Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara Safari

Pick up in the morning at your hotel/airport then depart for the remote Samburu Game reserve. You will drive past the northern tip of Mount Kenya to the Lewa downs and finally to the buffalo springs for enroute game viewing drive. After lunch, enjoy afternoon game drives within this scenic reserve which is home to rare plant and wildlife species Dinner & overnight at Lodge/camp.

Spend the whole day at leisure with unlimited game viewing drives (morning and evening game drives)in this reserve inhabited by special game adapted to the semi arid conditions. These special animals: the Gerenuk, Gravy Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich and the Beisa Oryx can only be seen on the northern park of the Equator. Samburu game reserve is a semi desert with a rugged hilly terrain, with great rocky kopjes and lots of springs supporting the abundant wildlife. Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George Adamson and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous in the best selling book and award winning movie Born free. The Samburu National Reserve is also the home of Kamunyak, a lioness famous for adopting Oryx calves. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge/camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast you will check out, do an enroute game drive as you leave for Sweet Waters arriving in time for lunch, after lunch, proceed to sweeter’s water ranch.
Sweet Water’s is a private ranch that supports a large number of game, including elephants and giraffe. In the afternoon you will visit the rhino and chimpanzee sanctuary and then go on an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge/camp

Early morning game drive at sweet waters then leave for Aberdare arriving in time for lunch and check in at Aberdare Hotel, have lunch and relax. Afternoon transfer across aberdares park to The Ark, The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge. The animals come to you! Later dinner and overnight at The hotel.

After breakfast, do an enroute game drive as you check out of the park and leave for lake nakuru. Arrive at the Nakuru in the late - afternoon. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge/camp.

Early morning breakfast, then proceed to the Lake Nakuru National Park. The Lake Nakuru national park is the smallest in the class A category Kenya national parks. Birdlife abounds with flamingoes in their thousands together with pelicans and other bird species. The lake hosts the black and white rhino species, warthogs, lions, zebras, giraffe and many more. Later proceed to Lake Naivasha. Dinner and overnight at lodge/camp

Wake up early morning for the full breakfast, proceed to crescent island using a boat ride enjoy a boat ride where you will have a chance to feed the birds with small fish, also you will see hippos at a close range, at crescent island is where you will take a walk. The shores host abundant birdlife especially huge numbers of pelicans, cormorants and fish-eagles with their haunting cry. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan Park, hence herds of Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Zebra and Gazelle. Hippo graze all over at night then sleep under the acacia or rest in the water by day. The giraffe who were born on the Island return to give birth; sometimes you see three generations at a time. Hyena come to hunt at night but are not resident on the island, the many python that do live here can be seen occasionally with a kill. Groups of Buffalo come and go but they are always monitored. Later depart for Masai Mara with lunch in Narok town. After lunch proceed to Masai mara, On arrival check in the camp/lodge, then leave for the late afternoon game drive, Afternoon game viewing in this fascinating wildlife paradise with a chance to view; giraffes, elephants, monkeys, leopards, lions, gazelles and different bird’s species. Dinner and Overnight at lodge/ Camp

Enjoy a full day game viewing with picnic lunch on the Mara River over-looking the Hippo Pools and the savannah,also watch millions of wildebeest crossing the river as crocodiles grabs them, its survival for the fittest. The Mara is also rich in resident game with over 95 species recorded including the ‘Big Five’ - elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino - as well as giraffe, cheetah, hyena and numerous species of antelope. The Reserve is also rich in birdlife with over 480 species. You can also decide to take an optional hot air balloon ride at USD 450. Return to accommodation for dinner and overnight Camp/Lodge

Pre-morning game drive to see animals and after breakfast drive back to Nairobi. Drop off at your hotel or airport.