This safari starts with Aberdare National Park, then to the northern frontier of Samburu where you have the opportunity to see leopards, cheetahs, and giraffes. You proceed to Nakuru, a birdwatcher’s paradise, where you will have the chance to see black and white rhinos, flamingos, leopards, lions, and other species of birds. You will pass by Lake Naivasha where you will have the opportunity to partake in a boat ride and enjoy an overnight stay before continuing to the world-famous Masai Mara.
7-Day Aberdare / Samburu / Nakuru / Mara Safari Trail
Day by Day Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi – Aberdare National Park
You will be picked up from your hotel or the airport and driven to Aberdare National Park, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, you have the opportunity to see lions, buffaloes, elephants, etc.
You will have dinner and your overnight stay at the famous Ark Lodge from where you have a view of the waterholes.
Day 2
Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast, you drive to Samburu National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch at the Ashnil Samburu Camp. You will have an afternoon game drive opportunity to see lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, etc.
For most of the year, the reserve is dry but animals are encountered easily at the rivers and waterholes. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the luxury camp.
Day 3
Samburu National Reserve
Enjoy breakfast and then a mid-morning game drive, returning for lunch at the lodge. During the afternoon game drive, you have the opportunity to see Grevy’s zebras, Rothchild’s giraffes, elephants, lions, leopards, etc.
Dinner and overnight will be at the Ashnil Samburu Camp. The Samburu National Reserve is well known for its resident lions who fight all new incoming lions.
Day 4
Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru National Park via Thomson Falls, arriving in time for lunch. You will have an afternoon game drive opportunity to see lions, leopards, flamingoes, rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffalos, etc.
The park covers an area of 188 sq km and provides visitors with some of Kenya’s best bird watching. Thousands of flamingos join into a massive flock that fringes the shores of this soda lake – a pulsing pink swathe of life that carpets the waters. The flamingos are truly a breathtaking sight! This is also an important sanctuary for rhinos, both the black and the white species, which are found under the acacias. Your dinner and overnight will be at the luxury lodge.
Day 5
Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara where you will arrive in time for lunch at Keekorok Lodge. You will enjoy an afternoon game drive in one of the Seven Wonders of the World and have the opportunity to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, etc.
Covering an area of over 1,500 sq km, the Masai Mara is regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife-viewing areas and is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. It is situated in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Nowhere else in Africa is wildlife more abundant, hence the opportunity to see the Big Five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhino).
Day 6
Masai Mara National Reserve
You will have a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch at the Mara River. You may have the opportunity to witness the spectacular migration of wildebeest, hippos, crocodiles, etc.
Wildebeest are by far the dominant inhabitants of the Masai Mara. The great wildebeest migration occurs from August to October each year. There are plenty of accommodation options both inside and outside the reserve, including lodges, camps, and temporary tents. Balloon safaris are also available. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the luxury lodge.
Day 7
Nairobi
Depending on the time available in the morning, you may enjoy one last early game drive before breakfast and then drive to your hotel or the airport in Nairobi.
Tour Inclusions
Park fees
All activities
All accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All transportation
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals
Tour Exclusions
International flights
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips
Personal items
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Drinks
