8-Day Flying Safari to Amboseli, Samburu and Maasai Mara

• You will be picked up from your hotel in Nairobi by our driver-guide and transferred to Wilson Airport for your flight to Amboseli National Park with Air Kenya Airlines, departing Wilson Airport at 07:30 hrs and arriving at Amboseli airstrip at 08:05 hrs. On arrival, you will be met at the airstrip by the driver-guide and transferred to the lodge with an en-route game drive for check-in and lunch.
• An afternoon game drive follows in the park. Amboseli sits on the lower slopes of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, whose peak lies across the border in Tanzania. It is quite an experience to see Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in the early morning. Animal pictures set against the dramatic backdrop of the mountain will thrill photography enthusiasts. Amboseli National Park is renowned for its huge elephant herds. You will also see buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, and other plains animals in their native jungle residence.

Dinner and overnight at Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli.

• Enjoy an early morning game drive in 4x4 lodge vehicle(s) before breakfast. Here, we expect to see the big cats, which are mostly seen at this time. Return to the lodge for breakfast.

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• For those who wish, the morning game drive starts at 10:00 hrs and continues until midday. An afternoon game drive follows later, with dinner and an overnight stay at Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli.

• After breakfast, transfer to Amboseli airstrip for your flight to Samburu National Reserve via Wilson Airport in Nairobi, departing at 08:20 hrs and arriving at Wilson Airport at 09:00 hrs. Then connect to the flight departing Wilson for Samburu at 09:15 hrs / 11:00 hrs, arriving at Samburu airstrip at 10:30 hrs / 12:30 hrs. On arrival, you will be met by your driver-guide and transferred to the camp with an en-route game drive.

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp.

• After an early breakfast at the lodge, explore Samburu National Reserve, located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro River. On the other side of the river lies Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. The reserve is 350 kilometres from Nairobi and ranges in altitude from 800 to 1230 m above sea level. It is rich in wildlife, with abundant rare northern specialist species such as Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and the beisa oryx, also called the Samburu Special Five.
• You will also have an excellent chance to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, and elephants. Spectacular rocky outcrops, wonderful doum palms, and the shaded Ewaso Nyiro River, the life source of the Samburu Reserve, make this reserve especially scenic.

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp.

• After breakfast, transfer to Samburu airstrip for your flight to Maasai Mara, departing Samburu at 08:30 hrs and arriving in Maasai Mara at 10:15 hrs. On arrival, you will be met by the lodge driver-guide, who will transfer you to the lodge with an en-route game drive in time for lunch.
• An afternoon game drive follows later, with dinner and overnight at Elewana Sand River Camp.

• There are two game drives per day: one early morning game drive before breakfast from 06:00 to 08:30 and the other from 15:30 to 18:30.

Dinner and overnight at Elewana Sand River Camp.

• There are two game drives per day: one early morning game drive before breakfast from 06:00 to 08:30 and the other from 15:30 to 18:30.

Dinner and overnight at Elewana Sand River Camp.

• After breakfast, check out of the camp and transfer to Mara Airstrip for your flight to Wilson Airport. On arrival, you will be met by your driver-guide and transferred to Carnivore Restaurant or a city restaurant for lunch. After lunch, transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight to the next destination, or transfer to a city hotel for an overnight stay.