3 Days Meru National Park

Meru National Park is wild and beautiful. Straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams, it is an especially beautiful area of Kenya. It has diverse scenery from woodlands at 3,400ft(1,036m) on the slopes of Nyambeni Mountain Range, north east of Mt. Kenya, to wide open plains with meandering riverbanks dotted with doum palms.

Game to view includes: lion, elephant, cheetah, leopard black rhino, zebra, gazelle, oryx and some of the rarer antelope, Lesser Kudu and duiker, also the more common Dik Dik, one of Africa’s smallest antelope. Large prides of lion can be seen and some of Kenya’s largest herds of buffalo. The rivers abound with hippo and crocodiles.

Meru National Park is wild and beautiful. Straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams, it is an especially beautiful area of Kenya. It has diverse scenery from woodlands at 3,400ft(1,036m) on the slopes of Nyambeni Mountain Range, north east of Mt. Kenya, to wide open plains with meandering riverbanks dotted with doum palms.

Game to view includes: lion, elephant, cheetah, leopard black rhino, zebra, gazelle, oryx and some of the rarer antelope, Lesser Kudu and duiker, also the more common Dik Dik, one of Africa’s smallest antelope. Large prides of lion can be seen and some of Kenya’s largest herds of buffalo. The rivers abound with hippo and crocodiles.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi – Meru National Park

Stop At: Meru National Park, Meru National Park, Eastern Province
Depart Nairobi early in the morning and head to Meru National Park a road safari that will take you about 5 hours. You will enjoy the beautiful sceneries en route such as views of snowcapped Mt Kenya. The road meanders through deep valleys especially after Embu town where you can make several stopovers for sightseeing.
Lunch stopover in Meru or Maua town.
Will be able to view several miraa plantations as well.

Arrive at Murera gate around 3pm. Afternoon will be spent in Meru National Park tracking animals in the bushes.
Dinner and night in the camp.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation at Ikweta safari camp or similar

Day 2: Full Day Meru National Park

Stop At: Meru National Park, Meru National Park, Eastern Province
After breakfast we will spend the entire day in Meru National Park which was made famous through the story of Elsa the lioness of Born Free fame. She was raised and released by George & Joy Adamson in this region.

Explore the area, enjoying memorable wildlife encounters on your guided game drives. See some of the smaller inhabitants of the bush.
Enjoy the lush riverine forests, coursing rivers and in contrast the vast dry open plains dotted with baobabs. Meru is a totally unspoilt part of Kenya, revel in the remote and rugged atmosphere found here.

Duration: 11 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ikweta Safari Camp or similar

Day 3: Meru – Nairobi

Stop At: Meru National Park, Meru National Park, Eastern Province
Breakfast, and leave the camp to Nairobi with lunch stopover in Meru town or Nanyuki. Enjoy the beautiful sceneries en route such as the large wheat, French beans plantations in Timau, the Mt Kenya views and many more.
Arrive Nairobi in the early evening where you will be dropped back to your resident hotel or at the airport.

Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Equator Marker, Nyeri – Nanyuki Road, Nanyuki Town, Nanyuki Municipality 10400 Kenya
Equator cuts accross kenya Through diffrent areas the best one being a tourist town Nanyuki. Here you will have a chance to cross both North and south of equator and take amazing pictures.
Duration: 5 minutes

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