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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrival and Overnight Stay in Nairobi

Arrival and Overnight Stay in Nairobi

Upon landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be picked up on time by our airport representative. Thereafter, you'll be transferred to Sarova Stanley where you will have dinner and spend your night there, resting and relaxing as you await your safari the next day.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
Sarova Stanley Hotel
  • Luxury hotel located in Nairobi (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Nairobi - Meru National Park

Nairobi - Meru National Park

You'll be picked up from Sarova Stanley at 7:30 am and leave for Meru National Park to arrive in good time for lunch and rest. In the afternoon, you will head for a game drive in this semi-arid park famous for its former home of Joy and George Adamson and Elsa the lioness, get a great view of Mount Kenya and a variety of animal species: Grevy’s Zebra, elephants, eland, bush pig, waterbuck, cheetah, leopard, Reticulated giraffe, hippopotamus, bohor reedbuck, hartebeest, python, puff udder, cobra, buffalo, different species of birds. In the evening, you'll return to your cottage for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Meru National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Little to no rainfall)
High Season December to March and July to October (Not busy)
Best Weather June to September (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Meru NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
White RhinoOccasional
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LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogRare to None
Accommodation:
Elewana Elsa's Kopje Meru
  • Luxury lodge located inside Meru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Meru National Park

Meru National Park

After breakfast, you'll take an early morning walk in the bush or take an extended game drive with a picnic lunch to explore the many rivers transecting the park. The untamed wilderness of Meru National Park is renowned for its elephant herds, rare northern endemic species with fantastic flora, and changing terrain. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at your cottage.

Main Destination:
Meru National Park
Accommodation:
Elewana Elsa's Kopje Meru
  • Luxury lodge located inside Meru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Meru National Park - Samburu National Reserve

Meru National Park - Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, you will leave for Samburu National Reserve to arrive at your camp for lunch and rest. In the afternoon, you'll head for an evening game drive. The reserve is well supplied with water by the Ewaso Nyiro River. You will be lucky to spot uncountable wildlife that comes to drink water from this River. You'll return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Best Time To Visit June to September and January to February
High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)
Best Weather June and December (Cool and fresh after rain)

Wildlife in Samburu NR

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
ZebraCommon
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
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HippoOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Accommodation:
Ashnil Samburu Camp
  • Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, you will leave for a full-day game drive carrying a picnic lunch. You'll search for the unique species of animals that inhabit this same reserve such as the gravy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, necked generuk, and Beisa onyx. Other animal species are popular and can be found there like lions, lionesses, buffalos, cheetahs, and zebras among others. You'll enjoy a lunch break within the reserve. At 6:00 pm, you'll return to your camp for dinner and rest.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation:
Ashnil Samburu Camp
  • Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Samburu National Reserve - Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Samburu National Reserve - Ol Pejeta Conservancy

After breakfast, you'll leave for Ol Pejeta Conservancy to arrive in good time for lunch and rest. In the afternoon, you'll have a game drive at the sanctuary and also, visit the Sweetwater's Sanctuary which boasts an outstanding variety of animals including the non-indigenous orphaned chimpanzees and the Big Five: the endangered black rhino, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and lion. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plains of Ol Pejeta guarantees an unforgettable safari experience. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry season)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
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HyenaCommon
LionOccasional
CheetahOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
HippoOccasional
Accommodation:
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

After breakfast, you'll leave for a full-day game drive. You'll spend the full day until 3:00 pm exploring Sweetwater's; a privately owned conservancy: overlooking the peaks of Mount Kenya. The Conservancy has a great number of wildlife including all the Big Five animals (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo) among other games. The Conservancy also has a special sanctuary that is a home for orphaned and abused chimpanzees, rehabilitating them to help them learn to live by themselves as in their habitat. In the evening, you'll return to your cottages for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Accommodation:
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Nakuru National Park

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Nakuru National Park

You'll do an early morning game drive then return to your camp for a full breakfast. Thereafter, you'll leave for Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in good time for lunch and rest. The park offers easy wildlife viewing of most big safari animals except elephants. Black and white rhinos were re-introduced in the 1990s and have been bred to healthy populations. The white rhino is usually easy to see on the lakeshore. Rothschild giraffes, buffalos, and hippos are numerous as well. Lucky visitors might see lions, which occasionally climb trees. Leopards are present, but not often encountered. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Lake Nakuru National Park
Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)
High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)
Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Black RhinoOccasional
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LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
WildebeestVery Rare
Accommodation:
The Cliff
  • Luxury+ tented camp located inside Lake Nakuru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Lake Nakuru National Park - Lake Naivasha

Lake Nakuru National Park - Lake Naivasha

You will do an early morning game drive; and return to your camp for a full breakfast. Thereafter, you will leave for Lake Naivasha to arrive in good time for lunch and rest. You'll spend the afternoon at leisure enjoying the hotel amenities. You'll enjoy the nature around the camp and later in the afternoon, you can have an optional boat ride safari at Lake Naivasha.

Main Destination:
Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
Accommodation:
Enashipai Resort & Spa
  • Luxury resort located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, you will leave for Masai Mara National Reserve arriving in good time for lunch and rest. In the afternoon, you'll embark on a game drive, tracking the various animal species and birds that inhabit here with your driver-guide until sunset. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve
Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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BuffaloCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Ashnil Mara Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11

Masai Mara National Reserve

Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, you'll carry your packed lunch and head for a full-day game drive. You'll explore the incredible Mara wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. You'll witness the frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyenas, topis, impalas, hartebeests, and wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. The ultimate action here is, without doubt, the annual wildebeest exodus, the great migration, in July and August when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. Thereafter, you'll have dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation:
Ashnil Mara Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12

Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi

Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi

You will do a morning game drive and return to your camp for a full breakfast. Thereafter, you will check out and leave for Nairobi to arrive in good time to be dropped off at the hotel/airport.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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