8 Days Samburu, Sweetwaters, Nakuru & Masai Mara | Lodge Safari
Day 1:8 Days Samburu, Sweetwaters, Nakuru & Masai Mara | Lodge Safari
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:
After breakfast, you will depart Nairobi and we drive down to dry scrub lands of Northern Kenya to 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 Samburu Sopa Lodge/similar lodge/Luxury Tented Camp.
Day 3:8 Days Samburu, Sweetwaters, Nakuru & Masai Mara | Lodge Safari
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 Samburu Sopa Lodge/similar lodge/Luxury Tented Camp.
Day 4:
After breakfast depart, Samburu National Reserve and drive towards Nanyuki, for Sweetwaters 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:
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 Lake Nakuru Lodge/similar Lodge/Luxury Tented Camp 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 at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Similar Lodge/Luxury Tented Camp.
Day 6:8 Days Samburu, Sweetwaters, Nakuru & Masai Mara | Lodge Safari
After breakfast, depart Lake Nakuru Lodge 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 Mara Sopa Lodge.
Day 7:
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 Mara Sopa Lodge/Similar Lodge/Luxury Tented Camp.
Day 8:8 Days Samburu, Sweetwaters, Nakuru & Masai Mara | Lodge Safari
After breakfast, depart Mara Sopa Lodge for Nairobi, lunch at Carnivore Restaurant and after lunch transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a flight to the next destination.
Cost includes:
Airport transfer from/to, transportation in a seven seaters safari van/cruiser, all meal as per the itinerary, game drives, park fees, all government taxes, all service charges, and a full time English speaking safari guide.
Price does not includes:
Items of personal nature, tips, visas, drinks, travel insurance and any other services which is not mentioned above.