9 Days best of Kenyan luxury safari at Samburu, Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha safari

9 Days best of Kenyan luxury safari involves  travelling to the 4 parks and staying in a lodge or any other form of luxury accommodation of your choice. At samburu,you will be able to spot elephants walking in large groups .At the Maasai Mara is where all the magic happens you will spot many animals e.g. lions ,Giraffes,cheetahs,leopards,rhino and the hippo. At Lakes Nakuru and Naivasha, you will be able to enjoy the scenic view of the lake, bird watching and exciting game drives.

Highlights

• Game drives
• Bird watching
• Game watching

Day 1 Nairobi to Samburu National park

You will be met/picked from the airport/hotel by a company representative followed by a short briefing before you depart to Samburu.You will arrive at the lodge in time for a late lunch, check in, freshen up a bit then head out to the wild for an evening game drive. After the game drive, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 2 Samburu full day

After an early breakfast, you will leave for an early morning game drive in the park. You will carry your picnic lunch to be taken at a picnic site at the park.  The samburu National park is situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River; there is plenty to attract wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains. The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the samburu National park is beisa Oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five). The reserve is also popular with a minimum of 900 elephants. Large predators such as the lion, leopard and cheetah are an important attraction (Kamunyak the miracle lioness that adopted the baby Oryx is a resident in the reserve).Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 3 Samburu to Maasai mara

You will have an early breakfast and have a game drive before checking out of the lodge, have lunch then starting the journey to Maasai mara National Reserve. . Upon arrival at the Maasai Mara, we will check-in at the lodge then proceed for an afternoon game drive around the Maasai mara before getting back to the lodge  have dinner followed by entertainment from the Maasai cultural dancers then proceed to take a rest at your own time for the long day ahead.

Day 4 Maasai mara full day

After breakfast, we will commence the tour of Maasai Mara. We will go round the reserve on a game drive on which we will be able to come across some of the animals and the tour guide will explain about the animals ,there behavior and what they eat and respond to any questions. You will be able to take photos of the animals we spot along the way. We will then have our packed lunch before embarking to the second half of our game drive. In the evening, we will get back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 5 Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru

 After an early breakfast, we will proceed to an early morning game drive where we will be able to spot more animals and from a distance the Serengeti plains in Tanzania which also doubles up as Serengeti National park separated from the Maasai Mara by the Mara River. After the game drive, we will come back to the lodge, have lunch, check out then start the journey to Lake Nakuru where we will spend the night.

Day 6 Lake Nakuru full day

After breakfast, we will head out for a morning game drive in the park. We will be able to spot lions. Gazelles, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, hippos among other animals. We will also be able to spot over 100 species of birds in the park. We will head back to the lodge for lunch then go back to the park for the afternoon game drive looking for more animals of the members of the big 5.

Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 7 Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, you will head out for a morning game drive around Lake Nakuru National Park. Where you will spot other wildlife that maybe you had not spotted due to various reasons. By about midday, you will be done with the game drive, get back to the lodge, have lunch, check out, then head out to Lake Naivasha which is about 2-3 hrs. Drive from Nakuru.

Upon arrival at Lake Naivasha, You will have the option of either an afternoon game drive or an optional boat ride at the Lake Naivasha National park .You will then check in at the lodge then proceed for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 8 Hells gate full day

After breakfast, you will head out to the Hells gate National Park, which is only 5 km from Naivasha .Upon  arrival at hells gate national park, we will be joined by a ranger and a guide who will guide us on the dos and don’ts of the park. The guides will also lead us on different trails during our activities at the park.First,we will have mountain biking then we will have to ditch the bikes and continue the trail on foot ,otherwise known as rock-climbing we will spot beautiful gorges and caves which dot the park, the beautiful gorges provide drinking places for the animals. Along the way, we will be able to spot some buffalos and zebras among other game in the park. We will then take our packed lunch at the park and continue with our hiking. We will then go back to Lake Naivasha for a game drive before going to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9 Lake Naivasha to Nairobi

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive .After the game drive, you will proceed to the crescent island for more game viewing. At the island you will see more flora and fauna on the beautiful island which is crescent shaped. After the tour, you will get back to the lodge, check out then start the journey to Nairobi. Upon arrival; you will be dropped off at the destination of your choice.

Price is 4,245usd for 2 Persons Sharing Private Room

Cost inclusive

• Transport
• Accommodation
• Driver and car allowance
• Park entrance fee
• Driver and car allowance
• Airport/hotel transfer

Cost exclusive

• Items of a personal Nature
• Sodas, beers, whiskeys, wines and spirits
• Optional boat ride
• Hot air balloon

For last minute booking call/ whatsapp/ sms us on +254 734 878643 / +254720650869

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Date of experience: July 2019