6-Day Kenya Safari to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Samburu

• Get picked up from the hotel by your safari guide, followed by a safari brief and an introduction to the other participants.

• Depart by road, driving through the rich Kikuyu farmlands to the edge of the Rift Valley.

• Descend the escarpment and drive via Narok to Masai Mara Game Reserve, with a picnic lunch served en route. The Masai Mara is classic African savannah, and the sheer density of wildlife is amazing.

• It is famous for its black-maned lion and the yearly migration of wildebeest. Other animals found here include zebras, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, gazelles, leopards, and giraffes.

• Upon arrival, go for an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight at a safari camp in Masai Mara.

• After breakfast, go for a full-day game drive, viewing and exploring this spectacular national park.

• One can see an astonishing amount of wildlife in Masai Mara. Of the big cats, lions are found in large prides everywhere, while cheetahs and leopards, although fairly common, are harder to spot.

Return to the safari camp in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

• After breakfast, depart Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru with lunch en route.

• On arrival at Lake Nakuru Park, go for an extensive game drive.

• Lake Nakuru is famous for its pink flamingos and various other species of birds. The park is also home to rare species of animals like the white rhino and Rothschild giraffe, among a wide variety of game.

Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel in Nakuru.

• Depart from Nakuru after breakfast, proceeding to Samburu Game Reserve on the fringes of the semi-arid northern frontier district of Kenya. A picnic lunch will be hosted at Thomson Falls.

• Arrive at Samburu in the late afternoon.

• Go for game viewing en route to the lodge for check-in, dinner, and an overnight stay in camp.

• Spend the whole day viewing game in Samburu Game Reserve. The arid conditions have provided a habitat for the survival of distinct animals.

• Find animals resident to this park only, such as the reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, lion, elephants, cheetah, buffalo, and crocodiles at the Ewaso Nyiro River, which is the lifeline of the Samburu Game Reserve.

All meals and overnight stay in the same camp.

• Go on an early morning game drive.

• Return to camp for breakfast.

  • Optional game drive can be done before the return journey to Nairobi, with lunch en route in Mount Kenya at Nanyuki town, the base of Mount Kenya. The game drive also offers a spectacular view of the snow-capped mountain, the second-highest point in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro.

• After lunch, take a leisurely drive, admiring tea, coffee, sisal, and pineapple plantations before arriving in Nairobi in the early evening.

• Drop-off at your residence, hotel, or airport.

End of tour.