1. Safari Duration: 7days/6 nights
2. Pick Up and drop Off: Nairobi
3. Departure Dates: Daily departures

Accommodation:
This tour is based on accommodation at Samburu Lodge, Flamingo hill luxury camp, Mara Sarova luxury tented Camp but several other accommodation alternatives can be arranged to suit your needs.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Nairobi- Samburu Game Reserve

0700hrs pick up and proceed north to Samburu National park arriving in time for lunch at Samburu Lodge. At 1600hrs, proceed for an afternoon game drive.

Samburu National Reserve is located 325 kms north of Nairobi in the hot and arid northern region of Kenya. The reserve is placed within the ancestral lands of the Samburu, who are close relatives of the Maasai. Despite being so far flung, the reserve harbours a number of species rarely found anywhere else. Among these are Grevy's zebra, the reticulated giraffe and the beisa oryx, all of which are only found north of the equator.

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge

Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve

0600hrs, early morning game drive followed by breakfast. Lunch at Samburu Lodge. 1600hrs proceed for an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge

Day 3: Samburu- Aberdares National Park

Pick up at 0800hrs and drive to Outspan hotel where you will have lunch at 1230 hrs. Later in the afternoon transfer to Treetops Lodge.

Aberdares National Park has a diverse topography that includes icy rivers, spectacular waterfalls and rain forests. The flora and fauna is quite unique and is not found elsewhere in the country, expect on Mount Kenya. Leopard, elephant, serval, waterbuck, reedbuck, dikdik, rhino and the rare bongo can all be found here.

You are sure to see elephants, buffalos and some other animals at the floodlit waterholes of Treetops Lodge.

Dinner and Overnight at Treetops Lodge.

Day 4: Aberdares- Lake Nakuru National Park

0800hrs, pick up and drive to Lake Nakuru National park arriving in time for lunch at Flamingo Hill Luxury Camp. 1600hrs, proceed for an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and 0vernight at Flamingo Hill Luxury Camp

Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara National Reserve

0700 hrs pick up and drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at Maasai Mara in time for lunch. Along the way we will have a distant view of Mt. Longonot, Mt. Margaret and Mt. Suswa.

1600 hrs - An afternoon game drive till dusk.

The Masai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's finest wildlife reserve. Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight.

Birds, too, are prolific. Including migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57 species of birds of prey. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well-spread rainfall year round. Rain, when it falls almost always chooses the late afternoon or night. Between July and October, when the great wildebeest migration is in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the sensation is unparalleled.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp

Day 6: Maasai Mara National Reserve

0630 hrs -Early morning game drive in the Mara. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast. Rest of the morning at leisure.

(On this day, you also have an optional balloon ride- at an extra cost with pick up from the lodge at 0500hrs)
1600 hrs -After lunch at the lodge, proceed for an afternoon game drive till dusk.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp

Day 7: Maasai Mara- Nairobi

Breakfast at the lodge and at 0800hrs, return to Nairobi arriving around 1300 hrs.

Cost Includes:
- Park entrance fees
- Full board accommodation on safari
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on a Safari vehicle with pop up roof for game viewing
- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Government taxes
- One bottle of mineral water per person per day

Excludes:
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Balloon Safari which can be arranged at a cost of US$ 410 per person subject to confirmation at the time of booking. (Price variation on the balloon safari depends on your lodge choice and the balloon carrier that operates in the lodge location)