Samburu, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara 6 Days Private 4×4 Jeep Safari

You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the excitement of Kenya’s wildlife and the variety of its varied landscapes in this active adventure safari. Your guide/driver will expertly share with you the highlights of 3 of Kenya’s premier game parks.

Thill to The Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus rare species like the Somali ostrich, gerenuk and oryx. Topping it off you will delight to a fantastic assortment of birdlife including pelicans and flamingos.

If you wish you can meet native African people such as the Maasai, with trips to their villages to learn about their lives and culture. In 6 days, you will experience the best that Kenya has to offer.

You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the excitement of Kenya’s wildlife and the variety of its varied landscapes in this active adventure safari. Your guide/driver will expertly share with you the highlights of 3 of Kenya’s premier game parks.

Thill to The Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus rare species like the Somali ostrich, gerenuk and oryx. Topping it off you will delight to a fantastic assortment of birdlife including pelicans and flamingos.

If you wish you can meet native African people such as the Maasai, with trips to their villages to learn about their lives and culture. In 6 days, you will experience the best that Kenya has to offer.

Itinerary

Day 1: NAIROBI – SAMBURU: 320Km: Appr. 5-6 hrs

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Nairobi Kenya
Pickup from Nairobi airport / Nairobi hotelProceed via the central highlands of Kenya with views of coffee, tea, sisal, pineapple and subsistence farming activities.
Local African homesteads dot the red soiled slopes of this region.

View the Mount Kenya with its snow – capped peaks along the safari route.
Afternoon game viewing drive the Samburu, Shaba and buffalo springs reserves.
Overnight at your Samburu safari lodge or tented camp.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Samburu Sopa or similar category lodge/ tented camp.

Day 2: SAMBURU

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Nairobi Kenya
The day shall be spent with game viewing drives / relaxing interludes at the Samburu game reserve.

Game viewing drives in this dry and scenic game reserve are concentrated along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river.

This is where most wildlife is found.
Overnight at your Samburu luxury lodge or tented camp.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Samburu Sopa or similar category lodge/ tented camp.

Day 3: Samburu – Lake Nakuru – (250 km – Approx. 4-5 hrs)

Stop At: Lake Nakuru National Park Kenya
Early morning game and scenery viewing drive as you exit the Samburu.

There shall be a stop to view the Thompson falls at Nyahururu.

Proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, a birdlife heaven, at the floor of the Great Rift Valley.

Birdlife abounds with few flamingos seen together with pelicans and other bird species.

The lake is host to the black and white rhino species, warthogs, lions, zebras, giraffe, hippopotamus and many more.

Overnight at your Lake Nakuru safari lodge or tented camp.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lake Nakuru safari lodge or similar category lodge/tented camp.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara (300 km – Approx. 6 hrs.)

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
An early bird and game viewing drive at the Lake Nakuru National Park

Proceed to the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.

Arrive Masai Mara in time for an afternoon game viewing drive.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mara Sopa or similar lodge/tented camp.

Day 5: Full Day – Masai Mara

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza!

Masai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Natural world.
It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.
The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.

We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.

We shall visit the Mara river where we may watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October)
Overnight shall be at our Masai Mara safari lodge/ Tented camp
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mara Sopa or similar lodge/tented camp.

Day 6: Masai Mara – Nairobi (265km – Approx. 5-6hrs)

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Early pre-breakfast game viewing drive.

Extra final game drive as you exit the Masai Mara.

Depart the Masai Mara for Nairobi to arrive in the late afternoon.

Safari finishes at approximately 4:30PM
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.