Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi to Samburu

   • Early pickup from hotel or airport and drive to Samburu National Reserve.

   • Arrive at the camp or lodge in time for lunch and relax in your room.

   • Head out for a late afternoon game drive in Samburu National Reserve. The guide will concentrate on famous routes where wildlife can be spotted with ease.

   • Be on the lookout for elephants, zebras, reticulated giraffes and many other animals found here.

   • Return to the camp or lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

   Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the lodge.

2. Day 2: Samburu Full Day

   • Explore the rugged terrains of Samburu in the morning.

   • Visit Samburu villages to learn about the preserved Samburu culture (Optional).  

   • Head out for afternoon game drives or even full day game drives if you wish to.

   • Look out for creatures like the Nile crocodile, long-necked gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa oryx and even the elusive Kenyan Leopard. 

   Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the lodge.

3. Day 3: Samburu to Lake Nakuru National Park

   • Early morning breakfast at 7:30 am and depart for a morning game drive in the reserve as we exit. 

   • Drive a southerly direction to the equator with a brief stop; here, the locals do a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator. 

   • After the brief stop drive to the Thompson falls for a photo-stop, then down the rift valley. As you ascend the eastern wall of the rift Valley, lush coffee and tea plantations reveal themselves, and your driver guides will give you a brief talk about coffee farming in Kenya.

   • After checking in at your hotel, settle down for lunch and relax all day. 

   Dinner and overnight stay at your camp or lodge.

4. Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara

   • Full buffet breakfast and enjoy a morning game drive at Lake Nakuru, the home of the white rhino and flamingo. 

   • Thereafter, drive via Narok town to Maasai Mara National Reserve, the land of the Maasai tribe. The proud young Maasai warrior-nomads with their plaited hair, red cloaks, and spears challenge your curiosity.  The 700-square-mile Game Reserve is the Africa of your dreams, complete with wild animals grazing amid the superb rolling landscape of gentle hills and acacia woodlands.

   • Check in to your camp/lodge and have lunch in the lodge.

   • Move out for our first game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Lion and cheetah are easily spotted here together with a host of other wild animals. A bit of luck is required to sight the elusive leopard and Rhino. We may probably sight them on the second day. 

   Return to the lodge/camp before dark for dinner and overnight stay. 

5. Day 5: Masai Mara Full Day

   • After breakfast, spend the whole day exploring the vast open grassland savannas of Masai Mara. Note the park’s abundant vegetation and regular rainfall support a huge population of herbivores, in turn attracting many predators.

   • Marvel at the yearly wildebeest migration coming through the park.

   • Witness the big cat family stalk their prey before lunging into a pursuit.

   • Take lunch in a scenic part of the park before proceeding with the game drive. 

   Return for dinner and overnight stay at the camp or lodge.

6. Day 6: Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha

   • On this day, you can do a hot air balloon safari (optional) or have an early morning game drive. 

   • Come back to the camp for breakfast, check out and leave for Naivasha. 

   • Arrive in the afternoon at the camp or lodge. 

   • Have lunch and relax by your room, take a walk along the lake shores or even opt for a boat ride in the Lake Naivasha

   Overnight and dinner at the camp or lodge.

7. Day 7: Hell's Gate National Park

   • After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in Hell's Gate National Park, known for its beautiful rocks and the only park that you can cycle around. 

   • After lunch, drive to Amboseli National Park, arriving in the evening. 

   Dinner and overnight at the camp.

8. Day 8: Amboseli National Park

   • Enjoy unlimited game drives at Amboseli National park, returning for lunch at the lodge.

   • Proceed with a game drive in the afternoon or opt for a visit to the Masai Village. 

   • Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

   • This park which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos bathe. A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can also be seen, and Mt. Kilimanjaro's peak too, if weather conditions permit.

   • Have a picnic lunch on this day at the observation hill 

   Return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.

9. Day 9: Amboseli to Nairobi

   • Head for a pre-breakfast game drive to catch stunning views of Mt Kilimanjaro and sunrise in the park.
   • Return to the lodge for breakfast and leave for Nairobi with a brief game en route. Lunch will be en route or upon arrival at Nairobi.
   • Arrive in Nairobi and be dropped at the airport, hotel or residence. 

   Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch