6 DAYS SAMBURU/NAKURU/MAASAI MARA
Day 1. Nairobi-Maasai
Mara National Reserve.
Depart Nairobi in the Morning for masai mara passing through
the dramatic Great Rift Valley stopping at the view point,
Ascend the western rim of the valley crossing the loita plains
(maasai-land),see red-clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored
herds amongst plains game. Game viewing enroute to lodge for
lunch. Afternoon game drive inside the most scenic park in
Kenya where great concentration of game is seen including
the "Big Five". Dinner and overnight at mara sopa
lodge/Keekorok lodge/similar.
Day 2.
Maasai mara National Reserve.
Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the Park. Search
for wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for,
cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle
are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the
thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to
the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach
of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble
their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river
banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit
to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if
clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/keekorok
lodge similar. Optional Balloon ride.
Day 3.
Maasai Mara-Lake Nakuru National Park
Early morning (before breakfast) game viewing drive at maasai
Mara in search of any wild game you might have missed previously.
Return to lodge for breakfast and afterwards depart for Lake
Nakuru arriving in time for lunch. Lake Nakuru is referred
as pink lake for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other
bird life-it's a bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly
number of animals, it is a rhino sanctuary and the "Big
Five" except the elephant can be seen here, afternoon
game drive .Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova
Lion Hill lodge.
Day 4.
Lake Nakuru - Samburu National Reserve.
Early morning game viewing drive to savour the beauty of the
park and go searching for any wild game you might have missed
previously, look for warthogs and water bucks as you leave
the Park ,Breakfast at lodge and depart for Samburu crossing
the Equator to the rugged semi-desert region in the northern
Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive
to search for the "stars of Samburu". Dinner and
overnight at Samburu lodge/Serena lodge.
Day 5.
Samburu
Early morning and afternoon game viewing drive at Samburu
in search of the rarely found species of wild game like the
liver-red reticulated giraffe, grevy's zebra, the long necked
gerenuk antelopes, beisa oryx, blue flanked somali ostrich,
vulturine guinea fowl and also braving lions on the grass,
leopards in the trees and plenty of other plains game. In
between meals there is optional visit to the Samburu villages
if clients so wish. All meals and overnight at Samburu lodge/
Serena lodge.
Day 6.
Nairobi
Breakfast and depart for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.
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