Silver Spark Africa Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Nairobi City - Aberdare National Park

Nairobi City - Aberdare National Park

Morning picked up from the airport/ hotel with a short briefing and driven to depart to Aberdare National Park. Check into your lodge, have lunch. After lunch have a thirty minutes rest before proceeding with your game drive. The Aberdare National Park also hosts a large eastern black rhinoceros’ population and over 250 bird species including the endangered Aberdare cisticola, Jackson's spurfowl, sparrowhawk, African goshawk, African fish eagle, sunbirds and plovers. Accommodation: The Ark Hotel.

Main Destination:
Aberdare National Park
Best Time To Visit June to September and December to February (Driest months)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Aberdare NP

ElephantCommon
BuffaloCommon
HyenaCommon
LionVery Rare
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ZebraNone
HippoNone
Accommodation:
The Ark
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Aberdare NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Aberdare National Park – Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Aberdare National Park – Ol Pejeta Conservancy

After breakfast, you will depart for Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki via Nairobi. Check into your lodge, have lunch. After lunch have a thirty minutes rest before proceeding with your game drive. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 360 km² not-for-profit wildlife conservancy in Central Kenya's Laikipia County. It is situated on the equator west of Nanyuki, between the foothills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya
Accommodation: Comfort Garden Nanyuki.

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:
Comfort Gardens Sweetwaters
  • Mid-range hotel located just outside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Meru National Park

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Meru National Park

After an early breakfast, enjoy a game drive en-route to the gate driven to depart for Meru National Park. The park is brilliant on a magnificent scale, the Meru and Kora sister parks feature luxuriant jungle, coursing rivers, verdant swamp, khaki grasslands and gaunt termite cathedrals all under the sky’s great blue bowl. Little visited and utterly unspoilt, few places are comparable to the remote and rugged atmosphere found here. Visitors can see Grevy's zebras, elephants, Bohor reedbucks, hartebeests, pythons, puff adders, cobras, buffalos and more than 427 recorded species of birds. Accommodation: ikweta Safari Camp.

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:
Ikweta Safari Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located just outside 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

You will be driven north past the equator to the northern frontier district. Continue to the semi-arid Samburu National Reserve and check in to your campsite. Have lunch at the lodge. There will be time to settle in before your safari adventure in the afternoon. Set out for an afternoon game drive in the reserve. Enjoy twice daily game drives where you will see huge majestic elephant, lion, leopard and cheetah and all of the ‘special five’ which include the Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Gerenuk antelope and Somali ostrich.
In the hot and arid lowlands of the Northern districts of Kenya, featuring doum palms and over 450 species of birds, there are interesting experiences to keep you fascinated over the next day or two. Return to the lodge before dark, settle and have your dinner in the tented lodge. Accommodation: Samburu Elephant Lodge.

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
Show more
HippoOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Accommodation:
Samburu Elephant Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve

Set out for an early morning game drive in the Samburu Reserve for a whole day. In the morning is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours’ temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, cheetah, and leopard roam the vast grasslands in search of their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog. The spectacle of nature unfolding is always amazing to watch over the top pop-up roof. Accommodation: Samburu Elephant Lodge.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation:
Samburu Elephant Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve

Set out for an early morning game drive in the Samburu Reserve for a whole day. In the morning is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours’ temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, cheetah, and leopard roam the vast grasslands in search of their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog. The spectacle of nature unfolding is always amazing to watch over the top pop-up roof. Accommodation: Samburu Elephant Lodge.

Main Destination:
Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation:
Samburu Elephant Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Samburu NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Samburu National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park

Samburu National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park

After an early breakfast, enjoy a game drive en-route to the gate. Drive a southerly direction to the equator. Here, the locals do a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator and for a small tip. After the brief stop, drive to the Thompsons Falls for a photo-stop then down into the Great Rift Valley. As you ascend the eastern wall of the Rift Valley, lush coffee and tea plantations reveal themselves and your driver guides will give you a brief talk about coffee farming in Kenya. Arrive at the hotel for check-in, and have lunch. In the afternoon, have an en-route for the game drive. Dinner will be at Lake Nakuru Lodge. Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge.

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:
Lake Nakuru Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Lake Nakuru National Park – Nairobi City

Lake Nakuru National Park – Nairobi City

Early in the morning, have breakfast then drive back to Nairobi airport for the further destination.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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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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