6-Day Samburu Frontier, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara Reserve

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

Nairobi Airport/CBD Hotel to Samburu National Park

Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta airport or Nairobi accommodation and proceed to Samburu National Reserve.
Drive in Samburu National Reserve with a game drive en-route. Lunch in the lodge then proceed for the afternoon game drive in the reserve.
Samburu is home to some of the rare wildlife species e.g. Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe, Masai Ostrich and Grevy Zebras, Lions, Cheetah & Leopards. Samburu is the most popular reserve in northern Kenya. Wildlife viewing is good, and most big safari animals are easily spotted.
Samburu offers great wildlife viewing and four of the Big Five are present. Most interesting are the northern Kenya specials including Beisa Oryx, lesser kudu, reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra and the odd-looking gerenuk.

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

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Samburu Simba Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Samburu NR without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Samburu National Park

Enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast,
Morning and Mid-morning game drive followed by Lunch at the lodge. After lunch, enjoy a short siesta. Afternoon game drive in the reserve.
Spot specials including Beisa Oryx, lesser kudu, reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra and the odd-looking gerenuk.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

Accommodation:

Samburu Simba Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Samburu NR without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Samburu National Park & Lake Nakuru

Breakfast in the lodge. Depart for Lake Nakuru national park by 07.15 Hrs.
Lunch on the way, visit Thomson Falls. Enter Lake Nakuru National Park and begin game drive en-route to Lake Nakuru Sopa. Check- in. Afternoon game drive in the park to visit the Baboon Cliff, Makalia Falls and the Lake itself with millions of Flamingos, Pelicans and Ducks. You may find other animals relaxing on the shore of the Lake or drink water.

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

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

WildebeestVery Rare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara

After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch at Mara Simba Lodge.
In the afternoon at 4pm, embark on another game drive until sunset whereby you will go back to your lodge. Masai Mara – he Masai Mara is one of Africa’s most famous parks. The wildlife viewing is superb throughout the year. The grassy plains and regular rainfall supports a huge population of herbivores, in turn attracting many predators. All three big cats are relatively easy to see. The yearly wildebeest migration coming through the park is one of the world’s most amazing wildlife spectacles.

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

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Mara Simba Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mara National Reserve

The Whole day to soak up life in Masai Mara with two main game drives plus meals. This will involve breakfast, lunch and dinner and early morning game drive before breakfast, midday and afternoon
The Wildebeest Migration – The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is home to the annual wildebeest migration where 2.5 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelles follow the rains in search of new grass. They make their way from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara somewhere around July and August, and usually arrive in September. The crossing of the Mara River along the way is one of the highlights of this spectacular event. They slowly head back into Tanzania around October.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Mara Simba Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara – Nairobi

Early morning game drive before breakfast. Breakfast and then return to Nairobi.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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