6 DAYS - SAMBURU / LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK AND MASAI MARA
6 FULL DAYS – 3 NATIONAL PARKS
You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the excitement of Kenya’s wildlife and the variety of its varied landscapes in this active adventure safari. Your guide/driver will expertly share with you the highlights of 3 of Kenya’s premier game parks.
Thill to The Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus rare species like the Somali ostrich, gerenuk and oryx. Topping it off you will delight to a fantastic assortment of birdlife including pelicans and flamingos.
Your 6-day adventure safari will be a rich roll-out of topography and natural wonders sure to keep you active and engaged.
We at Hadven-Tours Kenya would like to make your adventure even more special with any special wishes you may have.
SAFARI ITINERARY
NAIROBI – SAMBURU: 320Km: Appr. 5-6 hrs
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
0700hrs Pickup from Nairobi airport / Nairobi hotel
Proceed via the central highlands of Kenya with views of coffee, tea, sisal, pineapple and subsistence farming activities.
Local African homesteads dot the red soiled slopes of this region.
View the Mount Kenya with its snow – capped peaks along the safari route.
Afternoon game viewing drive the Samburu, Shaba and buffalo springs reserves.
OVERNIGHT – Overnight at your Samburu safari lodge or tented camp..
Choose from economy, comfort, or luxury accommodations, depending on your budget, style, and taste.
SAMBURU
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
The day shall be spent with game viewing drives / relaxing interludes at the Samburu game reserve.
Game viewing drives in this dry and scenic game reserve are concentrated along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river.
This is where most wildlife is found.
OVERNIGHT – Overnight at your Samburu luxury lodge or tented camp.
Choose from economy, comfort, or luxury accommodations, depending on your budget, style, and taste.
Samburu – Lake Nakuru – (250 km – Approx. 4-5 hrs)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Early morning game and scenery viewing drive as you exit the Samburu.
There shall be a stop to view the Thompson falls at Nyahururu.
Proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, a birdlife heaven, at the floor of the Great Rift Valley.
Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels , the flamingo numbers have been reducing but the park itself remains stunning – one of Kenya’s finest. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, wooded hills and euphorbia trees dot the lake.
The few quantity of flamingos is accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. The scene here is bountiful, busy and full of color.
But that’s only the beginning of what this special park has to offer because the wildlife viewing here is easy and accessible. Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore.
The park is also sanctuary to one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhino.
OVERNIGHT – Overnight at your Lake Nakuru safari lodge or tented camp.
Choose from economy, comfort, or luxury accommodations, depending on your budget, style, and taste.
Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara (300 km – Approx. 6 hrs.)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
An early bird and game viewing drive at the Lake Nakuru National Park
Proceed to the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Arrive Masai Mara in time for an afternoon game viewing drive.
OVERNIGHT – Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.
Choose from economy, comfort, or luxury accommodations, depending on your budget, style, and taste.
Full Day – Masai Mara
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza!
Masai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Natural world.
It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.
The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.
We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.
We shall visit the Mara river where we may watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October)
DROP-OFF – Our final safari night will be spent here at your Mara accommodation.
On behalf of the entire team at Homeland Adventures Kenya, a big thanks for letting us host your safari. Hope to see you soon!
MASAI MARA – NAIROBI (265 km – Approx. 5-6 hrs)
We’ll enjoy a final safari breakfast at our lodge or tented camp and then exit the park on our way back to Nairobi.
We will stop for lunch along the way and should arrive at about 16:30 hrs. (4:30 pm).
DROP-OFF – We should arrive back in Nairobi toward the early evening and will bring you to your hotel, residence, or the airport
We will bring you to your hotel, residence or the airport.
It’s been six days of exotic birds and wildlife, geysers, hot springs, and wonderful landscapes, not to mention some dazzling sunrises and sunsets. We hope you’ve stored up plenty of photos and memories to go with them.
On behalf of the team at Hadven-Tours Kenya, a big thank you for choosing us as your safari professionals. We hope to see you again when you next get the desire to visit our beautiful natural world.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- 2 nights Samburu Game Reserve
– Rare species – Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx, gerenuk, Somali ostrich
– Experience local cultures
– Views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya
-Experience multiple climate zones
– Visit with local Samburu tribes, view their homes & culture - 1 night Lake Nakuru National Park
– Rhino sanctuary – guaranteed viewings of black and white rhinos
– View the magnificent expanse of the Great Rift Valley
– Rothchild’s giraffes
– Flamingos and other birdlife - Scenic Thompson falls at Nyahururu
- 2 nights Masai Mara Game Reserve
– Iconic world-famous game park – unlimited game viewing drives
– The Big Five
– Immense herds of wildlife
– Unforgettable savannah vistas
– Maasai people and culture - Masai village visit at the Masai Mara (Optional) = $ 20 per person (arrange with your driver / guide)
- Hot air balloon excursion at the Masai Mara (Optional) =$ 420 per person (enquire with us)
- 2 nights Samburu Game Reserve
ACCOMODATION
- Tour in our Standard Customized Pop-top roofed Safari Vehicle.
- Services of an experienced driver/ guide
- Stay in your preffered accommodation choice
- Game viewing drives
- Park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle.
- Pick up/drop off at Nairobi hotel or residence.
- Government taxes and local levies
- International flights.
- Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
- Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
- Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.)
- Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled & Soft Drinks.
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
Tips and Gratuities.