7-Day Samburu, Sweetwaters, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara

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

Nairobi-Samburu National Reserve

Start your safari with a pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Airport and drive to Samburu National reserve. Arrive at Samburu in the afternoon and check in to your lodge/camps, enjoy a hot meal for lunch and rest.
With beautiful landscapes and hundreds of animals, Samburu National Reserve guarantees you a wonderful game viewing. It has a semi-dry desert and savannah landscape, which allows for great visibility over the park and over its Ewaso Ngiro river that attracts many animals. Four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo) roam around, as well as the Samburu Special Five: Grevy Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe and the Somali Ostrich.
16:00hrs: - Depart for an afternoon game drive.
18:30hrs: - Return to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

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 Game Drive

This day is solely reserved for game viewing, with a flexible schedule plan. You can discuss with your Guide and plan several options.
Option 1: 06:00hrs: -Have an early morning game drive in Samburu where you will get the chance to really search for the Big Five. During the day it can be hot, and game viewing is best done in the morning and afternoon. Later return to your lodge/camp for breakfast and have morning rest at leisure, have Lunch at your convenient time. In between you can take a rest at your hotel or lodge, or visit the beautiful Samburu people at an extra cost.
16:00hrs:– Depart for an afternoon game drive.
18:30hrs: – Return to lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Option 2 – Picnic: you can exit the Lodge/camp for an optional whole day Game drive with picnic lunch to return in the evening for dinner and overnight at the Lodge/camp.
Alternatively, you can have an optional bush dinner in the wild under the African sky.

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 – Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary

After breakfast drive through the rich and fertile central highland of the Kikuyu countryside, get through to the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya, cross the equator to Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary, arrive at Sweetwaters a private ranch and Rhino sanctuary that lies between Mt Kenya and the Aberdares mountains. Arrive in Sweetwaters shortly after noon and check into your lodge/camp, have hot lunch and then rest.
16:00hrs: - Depart for an afternoon game drive.
18:30hrs: – Return to lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Sweetwaters (Chimp Sanctuary)

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

White RhinoCommon

Black RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogRare

Accommodation:

Comfort Gardens Sweetwaters

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary –Lake Nakuru

After breakfast drive departs towards Lake Nakuru arriving on time for lunch, check-in and enjoy hot meal and rest, before going for an afternoon game drive.
Lake Nakuru National Park is famous for its bird spectacle featuring over a million flamingos (Greater and Lesser). It is also famous for its population of black and white rhinos, giraffes, buffalos, lions, leopards, baboons.
16:00hrs: - Depart for an afternoon game drive.
18:30hrs: - Return to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

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

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ziwa Bush Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Nakuru NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Nakuru National Park-Masai Mara National Reserve

After your breakfast drive approximately 270kms, it takes about 6 hrs drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve. You will be arriving there at noon, check in at your lodge/camps and have lunch.
Proceed to an afternoon game viewing drive.
Later return back to the camp, enjoy dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or 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:

Mtito Safari Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara Game Drive

This day is solely reserved for game viewing.
Enjoy breakfast then depart with packed picnic lunch for a full day of game viewing drives. This famous game reserve is world famous for the spectacular wildebeest migration between July through to September each year, the abundant wildlife including the Big five of Africa. The reserve is surrounded by Maasai villages (traditional home-steads) which at a small extra cost you may want to experience a cultural visit to one of them.
Later return to your lodge/ camp, enjoy dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Mtito Safari Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Return to Nairobi

Enjoy your Breakfast, check out your lodge/camps, then drive back to Nairobi, organize with your Guide either to
transfer you to your hotel or to the Airport.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

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