4 Day Aberdare and Samburu Adventure Trip

The safari departs Nairobi by road to the central highlands of Kenya for overnight game viewing at a tree hotel within the Aberdare. Animals abound in the Aberdare National Park includes Elephant, Buffalo, Giant forest hog and Kenya’s indigenous endangered Black Rhino. Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, The Ark is a unique tree lodge with a veranda that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt.

The safari departs Nairobi by road to the central highlands of Kenya for overnight game viewing at a tree hotel within the Aberdare. Animals abound in the Aberdare National Park includes Elephant, Buffalo, Giant forest hog and Kenya’s indigenous endangered Black Rhino. Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, The Ark is a unique tree lodge with a veranda that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi – Aberdare National Park

Pass By: Aberdare National Park, Nyeri Kenya
Depart Nairobi after breakfast. Our destination today is the Aberdare National Park. We travel overland through plantations of coffee and tea to The Aberdare Country Club, nestled on the slopes of Mweiga Hill. After lunch, set off for the Ark tree lodge, located in the forest on mountain slopes of the Aberdare Mountains at 7,000 feet. This outstanding lodge offers high altitude game viewing, including animals that are rarely encountered elsewhere: Giant forest hog, Bush pig, Tree Hyrax, large Spotted Genet, and the elusive Bongo Antelope. Wildlife can be observed from different levels – and from outside where you can see, hear and smell everything and inside where you can sit with a cup of tea and stay warm and cozy. You can put in a request to be awakened during the night if your favorite animals show up. A herd of Elephants might be just feet away and if you are lucky, a Leopard or large male Lion might put in an appearance.

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: The Ark or similar

Day 2: Aberdare National Park – Samburu National Reserve

Pass By: Samburu Trails, Kenya
This morning we travel by road to Kenya’s northern frontier. Wild and rugged, Samburu is fiercely beautiful with its arid savannahs watered by the lovely Uaso Nyiro River. It is also one of Kenya’s most protected areas and home to species only found north of the equator, from the reticulated giraffe to Grevy’s zebras and Beisa oryxes. Dinner & overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar

Day 3: Samburu National Reserve

Stop At: Samburu Trails, Kenya
The whole day will be spent exploring this amazing game reserve, it gives you the refreshment of your mind as the park is not populated and not many people visits here, we have concentration of the Its home to the big five, Elephant, Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich, Gravy Zebra, Besia Oryx, Endangered Wild Dog as well as Pun cake Tortoise – Endangered. There are over 450 species of birds identified and aquatic species in the Uwaso Nyiro River including, vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others. The whole day will be spent exploring the park for the whole day game drive.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar

Day 4: Samburu National Reserve – Nairobi

Pass By: Nairobi CBD, Biashara St, Nairobi, Kenya
On this last day you will have a wake-up call at 0600am, then proceed for the early morning game drive, this gives you a chance to spot the early morning Kills from the big five, after the gem drive returns to the camp for the main breakfast. Visit the local Samburu villages where you get a chance to interact with the colorful Samburu people in their traditional setting and experience their culture. This is a good opportunity to purchase traditional Samburu souvenirs, art, and collectibles. Thereafter leave and head back to Nairobi with a stopover in Nanyuki for lunch. Arrive Nairobi late afternoon with a drop off to the hotel or to the airport.

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