Explore 7-Day Bush Trail in Samburu, Aberdares, Nakuru and Masai Mara
Highlights
Nairobi, Samburu, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Aberdare National Park
Locations Covered
Nairobi, Samburu, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Aberdare National Park
nature, safari, Tribal
Private Tour
7 Days
Easy
English
Description
On this tour, you will drive across the central part of Kenya's highlands through coffee and tea plantations and vast open grassland and get past Mount Kenya after a short break at Nanyuki base town before arriving at Samburu Game Reserve. In the lower south of this great reserve lies Aberdare ranges laid in the dense temperate forest trees of Aberdare National Park, the ideal tree hotel location. Proceeding across over the Great Rift Valley, you will drive from the top of trees down to the floor of the valley's blue lake of Nakuru, then to the Southerly end at Masai Mara Game Reserve, home to the Big Five - Elephant, Lion, Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Nairobi - Samburu Game Reserve
Pick up at 06:30 am; after early breakfast, the safari begins in Nairobi at your residence hotel. Depart by road, driving past coffee farms, pineapple and tea plantations towards Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest point, with a break at base town Nanyuki, where you will also have an opportunity to cross the Equator shortly before lunch here.
After lunch, proceed to Isiolo town. The journey takes 6 hours to arrive in Samburu via Isiolo town through Archer's Post on a journey that took 6 hours to arrive in Samburu Game reserve.
Upon arrival, check-in at the lodge and proceed for a game drive, which will bring you to the Elephant bedroom tower. Proceed on to game drive searching for Lion, Leopard up the tree, Gerenuk, the long-necked antelope who likes to stand high on its hind legs; Grevi zebras, Crocodile and Hippos in Uaso Nyiro river.
Return to the lodge before sunset for dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 2: Full Day at Samburu Game Reserve
The whole day will be spent exploring this amazing game reserve; it will refresh your mind as the park is not populated, and not many people visit here. It is home to the Big Five, Elephant, Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich, Gravy Zebra, Besia Oryx, Endangered Wild Dog, as well as Endangered Pun cake Tortoise. There are over 450 species of birds identified and aquatic species in the Waso Nyiro River, including vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others. The whole day will be spent exploring the park on the game drive. Dinner and overnight in Samburu Lodge, Samburu Sarova Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge.
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Day 3: Samburu - Aberdares
Breakfast at the lodge; then, depart and drive to Nyeri Out Span for your lunch; after lunch, proceed on to Tree Tops Hotel or the ARK, where you will have a lifetime experience in these tree hotels, which was once used by the British as their holiday getaway. In the evening, you will see huge elephant herds coming into the water hole near the lodge for water.
Dinner and overnight in the Tree Top Hotel or the ARK.
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Day 4: Aberdares - Lake Nakuru National Park
Depart after breakfast; check out of the lodge, and on your way, have the morning game drive as you drive to Thompson Falls Nyahururu. Stop here for a few minutes and then head to Lake Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch at Sarova Woodlands Hotel.
After lunch, you will proceed for the afternoon game drive in search of the Rhinos as well as other animals. Explore the park until 18:30hrs, when you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight in the Woodlands Hotel.
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Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, check out of the hotel, drive past the Mau forests and head to Masai Mara. This will be a 4-5 hour drive, and upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge for lunch and thereafter proceed for the game drive.
This afternoon game drive will offer you one of the magnificent African game drives, which will bring you to the Big Five, best known in the National Geographic documentaries. The game drive ushers you to the African Sunset with the beauty of the weather-bearing PANORAMA set! Dinner and overnight in the lodge or luxury camp - Mara Sopa Lodge or Base Camp.
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Day 6: Masai Mara - Full Day - The Migration Day!
Wildebeest annual migration takes place from July to late September and is a natural phenomenon. Today, you wake up at 06:00hrs and have your full breakfast - carry lunch boxes - as the day will be spent exploring this amazing game reserve, which has become the world's 7th wonder because of wildebeest and zebras. Visit Mara River, where the great migration normally takes place; you will witness millions of wildebeest cross the Crocodile invested River. An opportunity to take the photo at the border between Masai Mara and Serengeti since both reserves share a common border. Spend the whole day in search of the Big Five. Then, after exploring the reserve, start driving back to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay at a lodge/luxury camp - Mara Sopa Lodge or Base Camp.
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Day 7: Maasai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart Masia Mara and embark on your return journey to Nairobi; drive 5 hours to arrive in the city, where you will be dropped off at your hotel or transferred to the airport for your flight back home.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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3 to 5 | /person |
This is a private tour |