10-Day Kenya Luxury Safari with Meru, Samburu and Rift Valley

After breakfast, start your journey from Nairobi to Meru National Park via Nyeri and Nanyuki or the Embu all-weather road.

Meru National Park is located 348 km from Nairobi.

Upon arrival at Ikweta Safari Camp, have lunch and then relax for a while.

After lunch, depart for an afternoon game drive. Be ready with your camera, as the Big Five and other animals can be easily spotted in this vast natural park.

Enjoy visiting the home of Joy and George Adamson and Elsa the lioness, witness views of Mt Kenya, and listen to the music of the free-flowing Tana River and Adamson's Falls. Meru National Park is mainly thorny bushland in the north.

Return to the camp for an overnight stay as the game drive ends.

Today, spend a full day in Meru National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Meru's wildlife includes large herds of African buffalo, bushbuck, elephant, gazelle, giraffe, and much more.

Expect to see baboons jumping from one branch to another, hyenas hunting prey, a pride of lions on the move, a leopard sleeping in a tree, and more.

You will also visit the Murera and Ura rivers, which abound with hippos and crocodiles. Watch for various bird species, including the Pel's Fishing Owl, kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters, starlings, and numerous weavers.

After the game drive, return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Wake up for an early morning game drive before breakfast. Return to the lodge at 0900 hrs for a full breakfast.

Check out of the lodge as you exit Meru Park with a game drive en route to Samburu Game Reserve, located on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River. Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya lies on the other side of the river.

Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy your meal. Later, set out for an afternoon game drive.

In the southern part of the park, you are guaranteed to see most of the famous animals found in Samburu, such as cheetahs, lions, leopards, impalas, buffalo, hippos, and the native gerenuk.

During the dry season, almost all animals visit the Usaso Nyiro River, as it is their main water source. This is the best time to spot wildlife here. You can also watch Nile crocodiles swimming in the river.

Return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

On this day, explore Samburu Game Reserve with an early morning game drive, then return to the camp at 0900 am for breakfast.

Prepare for check-out and proceed to Samburu villages, enjoying a game drive en route.

Take a brief stop in Isiolo Town for lunch.

After lunch, travel to the exotic Ol Pejeta Ranch and Rhino Reserve, also known as Sweetwaters Game Reserve. These magnificent animals are given a safe haven from poachers who kill rhinos for profit by selling their horns.

Meet primates at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and enjoy a view of the busiest waterhole in the area.

Enjoy special activities such as escorted game walks and horseback rides at the camp.

Dinner and overnight stay.

Enjoy an early morning game drive in the sanctuary and return for breakfast at 09:00 am.

After breakfast, check out of the lodge and continue with more game viewing as you depart for Aberdare National Park.

Upon arrival, have lunch.

After lunch, you will be transferred to the lodge.

Relax and enjoy the superb vantage point of the viewing bunker for game viewing, as the lodge is famous for its high perches and balconies overlooking a salt lick and a waterhole.

Enjoy high-altitude game viewing, followed by dinner and an overnight stay.

After an early morning breakfast, you will be driven to Nyahururu Thomson's Falls.

Upon arrival, have lunch while witnessing this 83-foot natural wonder. Do not miss the chance to take a walk around the falls, then head out for a full afternoon exploration tour.

After lunch, walk down a stony path to the bottom of the ravine, commonly known as T-Falls.

Upstream on the Ewaso Narok River is one of Kenya's highest hippo pools, spread across marshy bogland.

This is followed by a brief break at the Subukia Rift Valley and Equator Point.

Arrive in Nakuru for dinner and an overnight stay.

Early breakfast will be served at 06:00 am. Later, with a packed picnic lunch, leave for a day-long extensive game drive in Lake Nakuru Park. The lake is famous for its remarkable concentration of birds, especially the pink flamingos. The park also serves as a conservation area for endangered rhinos.

Drive up to Baboon Cliff, the highest point in the park, which offers scenic views of the park and its surrounding area. It is an excellent spot for taking pictures.

Embark on your afternoon game drive around the lake and glimpse various kinds of fauna such as waterbuck, gazelle, buffalo, rhino, the rare Rothschild giraffe, lion, leopard, and more. During the drive, you will also visit Nakuru Makaria Falls.

After that, take a short drive to Lake Elementeita for scenic views and a photo session of the Great Rift Valley.

Indulge in bird watching and keep looking for other wild animals.

Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, begin exploring beautiful Lake Elementeita on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. This beautiful lake attracts many visiting flamingos, while zebra, gazelle, eland, and families of warthog graze along the shores.

At the southern end of the lake lie the "Kekopey" hot springs. The springs are highly regarded for bathing, and the local Maasai claim that dipping in them can cure many diseases. The nearby reed beds are fishing grounds for night herons and pelicans.

Next, visit the Kariandusi Museum, an important prehistoric site where stone hand axes and cleavers were discovered in 1929 by Louis Leakey.

After lunch, proceed to Lake Naivasha, known for its export flower farming, arriving in the early afternoon.

Upon arrival, check in to your hotel or lodge. Relax for a while, then head to Lake Naivasha for an optional boat ride, coupled with fishing expeditions in which local fishermen join you as you travel to Crescent Island in the lake.

Drive across the narrow, swampy causeway from Sanctuary Farm to access the island for more activities during the rest of the day. This private island sanctuary is one of the few places in the Rift Valley where you can walk among giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, and impalas, and spot countless bird species.

Enjoy more island walks and a photography tour led by a tour guide for the rest of the afternoon.

Return to the lodge or hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, proceed on a short 10-minute drive to Hell's Gate National Park for a walking and cycling experience, accompanied by a local guide who will help you explore the park. Located in the Naivasha area, the park lies beside the lake.

The park was named for its pair of massive red-tinged cliffs framing a geochemically active interior of steam vents and bubbling springs. The looming cliffs and Hell's Gate Gorge offer a spectacular sight.

Walking is permitted here, making it ideal for hiking, biking, and rock climbing.

Next, visit another main attraction, Fischer's Tower, a 25-m-high volcanic rock. You will also visit Olkaria Geothermal Power Station, a spectacular site with steam plumes rising into the air.

After exploring Hell's Gate Park, drive back to Lake Naivasha. If time permits, take an optional boat ride to explore the lake and enjoy spending time with the local fishermen.

As dusk falls, return to the hotel or lodge to sit back, dine, and unwind.

Overnight at the lodge or hotel by the lakeshore.

After breakfast, head to Crater Lake Game Sanctuary. It is great fun to explore the sanctuary on foot, independently or with a local guide, as this area is home to hundreds of species of birds and mammals. While walking through the sanctuary, you can spot gazelle, giraffe, zebra, eland, baboon, and black-and-white colobus monkeys.

You can also take a short walk to the rim of the beautiful volcanic crater, which offers views down to the emerald-green lake below. Depending on the water levels of other Rift Valley lakes, there are sometimes large populations of flamingos on the lake.

Crater Lake Game Sanctuary is a haven for greater and lesser flamingos, little grebes, Cape teal, great white pelican, whiskered tern, marabou, grey and black-headed heron, African fish eagles, yellow-billed storks, pied avocets, Egyptian geese, and many more.

After experiencing the crater lake adventure, return to the hotel for check-out and depart for the final leg of your 10-day luxury bush safari to Nairobi.

Arrive for lunch at around 1:00 pm.

After lunch, transfer to your next destination, as per your choice.