Best of Kenya Itinerary Safari
KENYA PRIVATE SAFARI
7 Days Kenya lodge safari to Samburu - Mount Kenya - Masai Mara Reserve. This is Private Safari departing with a minimum of 2 person - we do not mixed group
 This 7
days safari features
three major reserves in
Kenya; namely Samburu
National Reserve,Lake Nakuru National
Park and Maasai
Mara Game Reserve,
and gives you the
opportunity to stay
overnight in a tree
hotel at Mount KenyaArea - the Serena
Mountain Lodge.
The Samburu National
Reserve, located about
220 miles north of
Nairobi is relatively
small, covering an area
of only 104 square km
with a unique landscapes
of rounded and rugged
hills and undulating
plains. Small herds of
elephant, buffalo, lion,
leopard, cheetah and
plains game are present
but a special feature of
this Reserve are the
various species of game
unique to these northern
parks - Beisa oryx, the
long necked gerenuk,
Grevy's zebra,
reticulated giraffe and
the blue shanked Somali
ostrich. The leopard is
often seen.
Lake Nakuru is one of
the greatest world�s
famous bird spectacles
with over 400 bird
species besides the
flamingoes that carpet
the lake. Many species
of game can be found in
the park including the
introduced Rothschild�s
giraffe, waterbuck,
reedbuck, lion, buffalo,
leopard, baboon and many
species of plains game.
Masai Mara Game Reserve
on the other hand is
Kenya's most spectacular
of all Kenyan parks and
reserves, and here you
have the best
opportunity of spotting
the Big Five - lion,
leopard, buffalo, rhino
and elephant. The
Reserve covers an area
of 700 square miles and
forms part of the
Serengeti ecosystem and
hence hosts the world
famous spectacle of the
annual migration of up
to two million
wildebeest, thousands of
zebra and an escort of
carnivores from the
Serengeti plains,
following the rains and
succulent new grass.
Itinerary
Day 1:
Nairobi/Samburu
Depart Nairobi in the
morning and drive
through central Kenya
and north across the
equator to Samburu
National Reserve
arriving Samburu Serena
Lodge in time lunch.
Afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at
Samburu Serena Lodge.
Approx Transit time: 5
hrs
Meal plan:
Day 2: Samburu
Full day in Samburu,
with an early morning
and late afternoon game
drive. Samburu is a
beautiful and and game
abundant park, home to
rarely found species
such as the Beisa Oryx,
Grevy's zebra,
blue-necked Somali
ostrich and reticulated
giraffe. Optional
activites include a
visit to a local Samburu
village, camel riding
and guided nature and
bird walks. All meals
and overnight at Samburu
Serena Lodge.
Meal plan:
Day 3: Mountain Lodge
Depart Samburu after
breakfast and drive to
the lower slopes of Mt.
Kenya arriving Serena
Mountain Lodge (tree
hotel) in time for
lunch. Relax the
afternoon away as you
watch game from the
balcony with an optional
guided nature walk.
Overnight floodlit game
viewing - Mountain Lodge
rightfully boasts of
having the highest
record of animal visits
and sightings in the
area. Dinner and
overnight..
Approx Transit time: 3�
hrs
Meal plan:
Day
4: Lake Nakuru
Depart Mountain Lodge in
the morning and drive to
the floor of the Rift
Valley - to Lake Nakuru
National Park making a
brief stop at Nyahururu
Thomson Falls. Arrive
Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
in time for lunch.
Afternoon game drive.
Besides the flamingos
that the lake is famous
for, there are approx
400 other species of
birds visiting the lake.
Also, many species of
game can be found in the
park including the
introduced Rothschild\'s
giraffe, black and white
rhino, waterbuck,
reedbuck, lion, buffalo,
leopard, baboon and many
species of plains game.
Dinner and overnight at
the lodge.
Approx Transit time: 3
hrs
Meal plan:
Day 5: Maasai Mara
Depart Lake Nakuru after
breakfast and drive
further along the floor
of the Rift Valley to
Maasai Mara arriving
Mara Sopa Lodge in time
for lunch. Afternoon
game drive. Dinner and
overnight at the lodge.
Approx Transit time: 6
hrs
Meal plan:
Day 6: Maasai Mara
Spend the day in Maasai
Mara, Kenya's most
popular game sanctuary
where you will have the
best opportunity of
spotting the Big Five -
lion, leopard, buffalo,
rhino and elephant.
Game drives are
flexible, with the
option of going out with
picnic lunch boxes to
spend entire day in the
the park, or you can
choose to have early
morning and late
afternoon game drives.
You will also have the
option of visiting a
local Maasai village
(US$20 per person).
All meals and overnight
Mara Sopa Lodge.
Meal plan:
Day 7: Nairobi
Another early morning
game drive in Mara, then
depart after breakfast
and drive back to
Nairobi arriving approx
13:00hrs. Drop at your
hotel or transfer to the
airport for onward
flight home.
End of services.
Approx Transit time: 5
hrs
Meal plan:
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