Overview
Day by day
Price
This tour includes a visit to 4 of Kenya’s Premium Parks. Including Samburu, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara. Samburu NP is famous for its northern frontier wildlife species and for its great scenery beauty. Lake Nakuru NP home to the black & white rhinos. Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts the largest black rhinoceros sanctuary in East Africa; It also houses the two last remaining northern white rhinos in the world and the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary is situated here which provides a haven for orphaned, abandoned, and rescued chimpanzees; It is the only place in Kenya where chimpanzees can be seen. We will cruise through the Maasai Mara, home to the 7th wonder of the world, the Wildebeest Migration in July to September. As we head to the Mara River we will also search for Kenya's magnificent big 5: The Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Elephant and Buffalo. A combination of semi luxury and adventure, this safari will let you experience the Magic of Kenya.
- You visit
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)(Start) SamburuOl PejetaLake NakuruMasai MaraNairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)(End)
- Highlights
- Wildlife safarisGreat migrationRhino safarisHot-Air balloon
- Vehicle used
Day 1: Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve
On arrival, you will be met by our representative at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or at your hotel for tour briefing before you begin your drive from Nairobi to the dramatic semi-arid scrub-land of the northern frontier for your three-day Samburu National Reserve safari by road. We will arrive to your camp/lodge where you can check in and have lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive. We then return to your camp/lodge for dinner and overnight.
Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Explore Samburu National Park
Full day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game drives in the semi-arid park with its striking views. This place has got abundance of trees, water and shade, which entice wildlife. Have an opportunity to see the unusual reticulated giraffe, gravy zebra, Somali ostrich, beisa, Oryx, vulturine, guinea fowl among others.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Samburu to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After breakfast, This morning we drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Sweetwaters Sanctuary). Both Sweetwaters land, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and its sumptuous ranch were once the private domain of famed multi-millionaire, Adnan Kashoggi.
We visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a charming haven established by the Jane Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned chimps, and the specially protected and fenced refuge of black rhino with its stunning forty specimens! In fact Sweetwaters boasts excellent game viewing with the highest ratio of game to area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Return to your lodge for dinner. Early evening at leisure admiring the magnificence of the mountain.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4: Ol Pejeta to Lake Nakuru National Park
After your morning breakfast depart for Lake Nakuru. Enjoy your afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. This Park which covers 180 sq km. The park is home to warthogs, waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbucks, and the occasional leopard. White and black rhinos were introduced to the park some years ago and you may find white rhino at the southern end. The park has also retained its reputation as an ornithologists’ delight with more than 400 species of bird found here. Full board accommodation included in the tour price Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Depart after your morning breakfast for Masai Mara Game Reserve. Wherever you go in the Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos also exist in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common. The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus in July, August and September when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. Full board accommodation is included in the tour price. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Camp.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Full Day Maasai Mara National Reserve
Head to the Mara River again with hopes of seeing the wildebeest crossing (Jul-Sep). If you have seen crossing yesterday, you can choose to return to the river or go around the Mara in search of the big 5 you have not spotted plus more of other resident wildlife. Again, you will have picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty. Return to the lodge before dusk for dinner & overnight.
Optional Activities:
1. Early morning balloon safaris. You will be dropped off at the takeoff site by the balloon company and picked up from your landing site by our safari driver. Balloon safaris are a romantic and evocative way of experiencing the wilderness of East Africa, as you gracefully and silently fly over the plains teeming with herds of wildlife in the early morning. Typically, a balloon safari begins at break of dawn, about 6 am, and lasts for around 1 hour, during which you will fly over parts of the vast Masai Mara plain, seeing the magnificent wildlife below, spread over several square kilometers of the reserve. Balloon flights are available daily in Masai Mara and take off from designated sites where the disturbance to animals is kept to a minimum. The flight is followed by a champagne breakfast "in the bush", with a well laid out seating arrangement and waiters on hand, to give you a fitting final to your memorable flight in the wild . Then you will start a game drive again with our driver guide. Picnic lunch offers wonderful scenery. The lunch box is packed by the hotel you stay. After lunch you will continue with game drive. The cost is USD480 per adult.
2. In the afternoon game drive, you can visit a village of the Masai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. The cost is USD 30 per adult.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve To Nairobi
Enjoy your early morning breakfast and thereafter, depart Mara for Nairobi. Here we find the Old Africa of the movies, with rolling grasslands dotted by acacia trees and sweeping plains teeming with wildlife. Depending on your flight schedule be dropped at the airport for your onward journey.
Breakfast, Lunch