DAY 1:NAIROBI TO SAMBURU NATIONAL PARK

You will leave Nairobi after breakfast driving through the central highlands and into the northern plains with stunning views across the slopes of Mount Kenya. You will be arriving at Samburu National Reserve in time for lunch at the Samburu Simba Lodge. You will enjoy an afternoon game drive that introduces you to this beautiful park, which is home to the famous (Samburu special five) very rare species which include; Beisa oryx, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, blue-necked Somali ostrich, and reticulated giraffe. The herds of elephants in this reserve will stun you. The Ewaso Ngiro River provides an excellent spot for game viewing.

DAY 2:SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Dawn breaks in golden bands as you start the day in the bush by scanning the surroundings from your lodge’s veranda with a cup of steaming coffee in hand. Before the dew is off the grass, you’re off in pursuit of the elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs that thrive in the reserve’s grasslands and acacia woodlands. The day is spent in alternating pursuits of exploration in the bush and relaxation in the lodge.

DAY 3:SAMBURU TO OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY

You will depart from Samburu National Reserve after breakfast and travel to the exotic Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp in the secluded heart of Ol Pejeta Ranch and Rhino Reserve. Here, these magnificent beasts are given sanctuary from those who would take their lives to sell their horns. The Jane Goodall Institute operates a remarkable chimpanzee sanctuary where you will meet the primates face to face and your camp also overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the area and offers elephants, giraffes and myriad plains game. This is Africa as Teddy Roosevelt saw it years ago when he led one of the first safaris to tour Africa in comfort and splendor; our tents at Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp will remind us of this bygone era. You will stay overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp. The evening game drives are from 3.00 pm to 6.45 pm.

DAY 4:OL PEJETA TO LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

You will rise up early for your last game drive and return to the camp for breakfast. You will leave Ol Pejeta Conservancy after breakfast and head to Lake Nakuru National Park with stopovers at the stunning Thompson Falls (Nyahururu) at 11:00 am and Great Rift Valley View Point (Subukia) at 12:00 pm. You will be arriving in time for lunch and later proceed for an afternoon game. You’ll view the millions of pink flamingos that colour this lake pink. Lake Nakuru is one of the rhino sanctuaries in Kenya and therefore, viewing rhinos in the wild is possible.

DAY 5: MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

You will enjoy an early morning game drive at dawn, returning to your lodge for breakfast at 7:30 am. After your breakfast, you will depart Lake Nakuru National Park and drive south to reach the game-abundant Masai Mara in time for lunch. An afternoon game drive in this magical environment reveals the giant herds of plains game and the numerous predators that have made the reserve so famous.

DAY 6-7 :MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

The Masai Mara is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary; everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grassland ensures that animals are never out of sight. Birds too are prolific, including migrant birds and 53 bird of prey species. The wildlife is far from being confined within the reserve boundaries and an even larger area, generally referred to as the ‘dispersal area’, extends north and east of the game reserve. The first sight of this park is breathtaking. Here the great herds of shuffling elephants browse among the rich tree-studded grasslands with an occasional sighting of solitary and ill-tempered rhinos; thousands of plains herbivores such as Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles, topis, and elands. They offer a rich choice of food for the dominant predators: lions, leopards, and cheetahs as they all hunt in this pristine wilderness.

DAY 8 :MASAI MARA TO NAIROBI

We will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Lake Manyara (2h).

This park has become famous for the tree-climbing lions and the flamingos on the lakeshore. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of giraffes and buffalos in the foreground with the lake, flamingos and flat plains on the horizon. You’ll have great photo opportunities and you can also do a walking and night safari.

Dinner and overnight at the selected tented camp or lodge.