10-11-2022, 10:52 AM
Introduction.
This is a 7-day safari visiting Aberdare (1 night), Samburu (2 night), Lake Nakuru (1 night) and Masai Mara (3 nights). Samburu and Aberdare are not as famous as Mara and Lake Nakuru but they are extraordinary as well. With this itinerary, we can show you much more about Kenya's wildlife and landscapes.
Arrival: you'll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1: Nairobi/Aberdare National Park
You'll have an early morning drive to Aberdare National Park. The drive is scenic via the central Kenya highlands with stops to view tea and coffee plantations. There shall be a further stop to see and experience the largest open-air market in East Africa at Karatina. Aberdare National Park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others. Rare sightings include those of the giant forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat and the blue duiker.
Day 2: Aberdare National Park /Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast, we will depart to Samburu National Reserve for an afternoon game drive. Samburu National Reserve stands as one of the most beautiful Kenya parks in the Northern Circuit. It holds the most indigenous wildlife and is home to African elephants and beautiful species of zebras and the Maasai giraffes.
Day 3: Samburu National Reserve
The whole day will be spent exploring this amazing game reserve. It gives you the refreshment of mind as the park is not populated and not many people visit here. It's home to the big five (elephant, lion, rhino, leopard, buffalo) as well as gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, Gravy zebra, Besia oryx, endangered wild dog as well as the endangered pun cake tortoise. There are over 450 species of birds identified and aquatic species in the Ewaso Nyiro River including, vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others.
Day 4: Samburu/Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, we will depart to Lake Nakuru National Park. Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley's most famous Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingoes, it's alkaline and is recognized as being one of the natural Wonders of the World. Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harbouring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos, but the flamingos, of course, have always been the main attraction. At times there may be almost 2 million flamingos in the residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lakeshore. You will arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park /Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll have an early morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. It holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of wildebeest, zebras and attendant predators. You'll arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, we will have a full day game drive with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife. It is one of the few places where it's possible to see the Big Five during a morning game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one's vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the kori bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sunbirds.
Day 7: Masai Mara/Nairobi
You will wake up to the sights, sounds and smells of the African bush this morning for a final game drive in the Mara. Afterward, you'll depart late in the morning to Nairobi. Lunch will be served en route.
End of tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You'll be dropped off at the airport.
This is a 7-day safari visiting Aberdare (1 night), Samburu (2 night), Lake Nakuru (1 night) and Masai Mara (3 nights). Samburu and Aberdare are not as famous as Mara and Lake Nakuru but they are extraordinary as well. With this itinerary, we can show you much more about Kenya's wildlife and landscapes.
Arrival: you'll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1: Nairobi/Aberdare National Park
You'll have an early morning drive to Aberdare National Park. The drive is scenic via the central Kenya highlands with stops to view tea and coffee plantations. There shall be a further stop to see and experience the largest open-air market in East Africa at Karatina. Aberdare National Park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others. Rare sightings include those of the giant forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat and the blue duiker.
Day 2: Aberdare National Park /Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast, we will depart to Samburu National Reserve for an afternoon game drive. Samburu National Reserve stands as one of the most beautiful Kenya parks in the Northern Circuit. It holds the most indigenous wildlife and is home to African elephants and beautiful species of zebras and the Maasai giraffes.
Day 3: Samburu National Reserve
The whole day will be spent exploring this amazing game reserve. It gives you the refreshment of mind as the park is not populated and not many people visit here. It's home to the big five (elephant, lion, rhino, leopard, buffalo) as well as gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, Gravy zebra, Besia oryx, endangered wild dog as well as the endangered pun cake tortoise. There are over 450 species of birds identified and aquatic species in the Ewaso Nyiro River including, vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others.
Day 4: Samburu/Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, we will depart to Lake Nakuru National Park. Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley's most famous Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingoes, it's alkaline and is recognized as being one of the natural Wonders of the World. Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harbouring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos, but the flamingos, of course, have always been the main attraction. At times there may be almost 2 million flamingos in the residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lakeshore. You will arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park /Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll have an early morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. It holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of wildebeest, zebras and attendant predators. You'll arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, we will have a full day game drive with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife. It is one of the few places where it's possible to see the Big Five during a morning game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one's vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the kori bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sunbirds.
Day 7: Masai Mara/Nairobi
You will wake up to the sights, sounds and smells of the African bush this morning for a final game drive in the Mara. Afterward, you'll depart late in the morning to Nairobi. Lunch will be served en route.
End of tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You'll be dropped off at the airport.