8 Days Samburu, Sweetwaters, Nakuru & Masai Mara Safari

Category
Kenya Safaris, Premier Safaris
Accommodation
Lodge or Camp
Game drives
Pop-up Roof Minivan or Jeep
Luxury/Mid-Range/Budget
Depending on accomodation (Lodge/mid-range camp/Budget Camp) & Vehicle used (Landcruiser Jeep/ Minivan)
Activities
Game drives, Masai Village, Balloon Safaris

Discover Samburu’s desert landscapes, home to unique species including Grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, long-necked gerenuk, elephants, lions and cheetahs. Kingfisher, sunbird, bee-eater, marabou stork, bateleur and palm-nut vulture add to your delightful holiday while splendid Mount Ol Olokwe spills stunning colors in it. Sweetwaters welcome you for private visit with the tame animals including chimps at the wildlife orphanage while Lake Nakuru, famous for flamingo, is bird watchers paradise. Home to black and white rhinos. Finally, explore Masai Mara’s region for the big five, big cats, wildebeest.

Tour Highlights

Masai Mara Game Reserve

Unlimited game viewing drives
Experience the Big Five
World-famous Mara – rolling grassland, acacia trees & immense herds of zebras and wildebeest

Lake Nakuru National Park

Bird watching
Both black and white rhinos

Samburu

Night game drives
Nature walks conducted by the local Samburu warriors
Shaba Game Reserve -Dramatic scenery including river-side forests, scattered woodlands and dry grasslands dominated by the Shaba Hill volcano
Game species common to Kenya’s northern plains – Oryx, Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Grevy’s zebra, Grant’s Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe

Sweetwaters

Home to a variety of wild game, bird-life, and exotic flora. T
Highest ratio of game-to-area among any other parks in Kenya.
Waterhole that is floodlit by night thereby providing an exotic game viewing experience.
Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Checklist

Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash.
Hair brush or comb, hair ties, barrettes/bobby pins.
Deodorant.
Shampoo and conditioner
Sunscreen and face lotion with SPF.
Night time Moisturizer/Lotion.
If under any medication, enough stock

Day 1:

Arrival

Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the evening and then transfer to a city hotel. Dinner and overnight at a city hotel.

Day 2:

Nairobi - Samburu

After breakfast, depart Nairobi and head north leaving the highlands, we drive down to dry scrub lands of Northern Kenya and head towards Samburu National Reserve.
The permanent water and forest shade on the banks of Ewaso Nyiro River attract plentiful wildlife from the region including elephant, cheetah, giraffe, oryx, vervet monkeys, zebra, and crocodiles. Leopards are usually spotted. This is one of the pleasantest parks in Kenya and is not too crowded. Arriving in time for lunch, and enjoy a late afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at lodge/Camp.

Day 3:

Samburu

After breakfast, morning game drive. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive.
Optional: You can visit local Samburu village. The Samburu people are close relatives of the Masai tribes men and share a lot of similarities as both depend on livestock for livelihood with nomadic lifestyles. Dinner and overnight at Lodge/Camp.

Day 4:

Samburu - Sweetwaters

After breakfast depart, Samburu National Reserve and drive towards Nanyuki, for Tented Camp just 30 kms from the turn off to Nanyuki town. En-route we cross the equator, which is very close to the second highest mountain in Africa, the snow capped Mount Kenya. Sweetwaters Tented Camp is located on a private game ranch and set on a 22,000-acre rhino and chimpanzee sanctuary on Ol Pejeta Ranch. Lunch at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. A late afternoon game drive where you may be able to see a variety of animals like rhino, buffalo, giraffe, and zebra and plains game.
Optional: A night game drive is done before dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. Dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp.

Day 5:

Sweetwaters - Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, depart Sweetwaters Tented Camp for Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley passing through the arid lands and the highlands of Kenya. En-route game drive to Nakuru Lodge/Hotel for lunch. Afternoon game drive.
The Lake Nakuru National Park, commonly referred to as the pink lake is also home to a huge colony of flamingo and the endangered black Rhino. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6:

Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara

After breakfast, depart Lake Nakuru Lodge/Hotel for Masai Mara National Reserve, Lunch at the Mara Sarova Tented Lodge. Masai Mara is located in the Great Rift Valley primary on the open grasslands. The reserve is the Jewel of Kenya Wildlife areas. After lunch proceed for a game drive in search of Rhino, black Manned Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Buffalo and others plains games. Dinner and overnight at Lodge/Camp.

Day 7:

Masai Mara National Reserve,

This day is spent game viewing across the rich three studded grassland and rolling Hills. The famous Masai Mara is renowned for its great leads of plains game that abound in plenty.
Optional: Visit the Masai village for a Cultural learning Experience or Balloon safari over the plains of Masai Mara to enjoy the vista. On landing you will be treated to a heart full champagne breakfast in the bush. Dinner and overnight at Lodge/Camp.

Day 8 :

Masai Mara - Nairobi

After breakfast, depart Lodge/Camp for Nairobi, lunch at Carnivore Restaurant and after lunch transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a flight to the next destination.

Included