9-Day Kenya Wildlife Safari with Samburu, Ol Pejeta and Masai Mara

• Pick up from the airport or your accommodation in Nairobi and proceed to Aberdare National Park, where you will have lunch at Treetops. The afternoon and evening will be spent game viewing. Aberdare National Park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs, and bushbucks, among others. Rare sightings include the giant forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat, and the blue duiker.
• Check in to The Ark Lodge for dinner, where you will enjoy game viewing from a deck overlooking a waterhole.

Overnight stay at Treetops.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Depart after breakfast and set out for Samburu National Reserve, with a stop at the equatorial crossing.
• Enjoy a short game drive en route to your lodge in Samburu. Have lunch at the lodge and relax until it is time for a game drive at 4:00 PM. Then set out to see some of Samburu's unique residents, including the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, and the blue-legged Somali Ostrich.

Overnight: Sarova Shaba or equivalent

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in search of unique northern Kenyan species such as the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, and the long-necked gerenuk. Much of the reserve consists of a desert landscape, with dusty red plains broken by thorny scrub and dramatic views of tabletop Mt Ol Olokwe on the horizon. All meals will be taken at the camp.

Overnight: Samburu Shaba or equivalent

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Have breakfast at camp in Samburu and immediately depart for Sweetwaters. This beautiful private game reserve is home to rare species such as Beisa Oryx, Rothschild's Giraffe, and Black Rhino. Game drives here reveal the full range of African wildlife, including lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, and hippo.
• Enjoy a private visit with the tame animals at the wildlife orphanage. Observe chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

Overnight: Sweetwaters

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

• Leave Sweetwaters for Lake Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch at the lodge or camp.
• Relax by the pool area and set out for a game drive at 4:00 PM. You will encounter great masses of flamingos as well as the endangered white and black rhino found in this park.

Overnight: Sarova Lion Hill or equivalent

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Have breakfast and depart for Lake Naivasha, which is less than 2 hours away from Nakuru. Arrive and check in at the lodge by lunchtime.
• Have lunch and later enjoy a boat ride. This is a good chance to see numerous bird species and hippos. Enjoy the return ride to the shore and head back to the lodge. Alternatively, have a game drive and hike in Hell's Gate.

Overnight: Simba Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

• Have an early breakfast and depart for Masai Mara. Arrive, have lunch, check in, and relax until 4:00 PM, when you set out for a game drive. See the animals returning home and perhaps even catch a glimpse of a natural chase. Return to your lodge for dinner after the drive.

Overnight: Enkorok Lodge or equivalent

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

• A game-viewing extravaganza, this day you can take unlimited game drives. Masai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife ecosystem in the natural world. It hosts the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals compared to any other wildlife park in the region. Traverse the Masai Mara Reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing, encountering the Big Five and more of the lesser game. Picnic lunch shall be had by the Mara River as you watch hippos and crocodiles, or maybe even the Great Migration (July-October). Optional activities for the day include a balloon safari and a visit to the Masai Village.

Overnight: Enkorok Lodge or equivalent

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

• Have breakfast at the camp and check out. Drive towards Nairobi, arriving in time for lunch at Carnivore Restaurant. Alternatively, you can have a short trip to Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen, or shop for souvenirs at Kazuri Beads. Afterwards, you will be dropped off at the hotel or airport.

Meals: Breakfast & lunch