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Samburu + Aberdare + Lake Naivasha + Masai Mara
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7 NIGHTS
FROM $1,805
International flights quoted separately
This escorted small group tour of Kenya's great game parks travels northwards across the equator to Samburu, home of Elsa the lioness of "Born Free" fame. We continue through Aberdare National Park and Lake Naivasha to the famous Masai Mara National Park. Tour departs Saturdays from Nairobi, subject to a minimum of 2 people. Children welcome.
HIGHLIGHTS
Safari Tour Kenya National Parks Safari Tour Samburu Aberdare Treetops Lake Naivasha Masai Mara Migration Kenya
• Samburu • Game Drives • Aberdare • Birding
• Lake Naivasha • Rift Valley • Flamingos • Masai Mara asai Mara
• Predators • Plains Game
Day 1
You will be met at Nairobi Airport and transferred to your hotel in this bustling city.
 
Check in and relax by the hotel swimming pool in your warm and friendly African surroundings.
Day 2
Depart Nairobi early for the scenic 5-hours drive northwards to Samburu National Reserve, travelling in a safari minibus with pop-up roof for game viewing and window seat guaranteed.
 
We cross the equator and check in to your lodge. Relax amongst the dramatic arid landscapes of the Great Rift Valley, before setting out for a game drive in the late afternoon in this wonderful wildlife wilderness.
Day 3
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives today in Samburu National Reserve, one of the two reserves in which conservationists Joy and George Adamson raised Elsa the lioness, made famous in the book and award winning movie "Born Free".
 
Situated in the hot and arid northern region of Kenya, this reserve is located within the tribal lands of the colorful and semi-nomadic Samburu people, who are close relatives of the Maasai. The reserve is home to a variety of wildlife found only north of the equator - including the strange gerenuk, which stands upright on its spindly hind legs to browse from trees, the large Grevy's zebra, the reticulated giraffe and beisa oryx.
 
Crocodiles and hippo can be found in the broad Ewaso Ngiro River that runs through the park, as well as large herds of elephants and buffalo along its banks. You can also hope to see lion, cheetah, Grants gazelle, the small dik dik and waterbuck, as well as Somali ostrich and over 350 different bird species. By arrangement with your lodge, it is also possible to visit a local Samburu village.
Day 4
We leave Samburu today and travel southwards for 4-hours to Aberdare National Park.
 
Aberdare National Park is a wonderful wildlife wilderness area that offers unique flora and fauna not found elsewhere in Kenya. This beautiful park forms part of the Aberdare Mountain Range and stretches over a wide variety of terrains with its mountains and valleys varying in altitude from 7,000 to 14,000 feet above sea level with streams, rivers, waterfalls, bamboo and rain forests.
 
After checking in to your lodge, enjoy superb game viewing from the deck - including elephant, buffalo, lion and rhino which drink at the waterhole. Night viewing is also excellent.
Day 5
After returning to your base hotel for breakfast, rejoin your driver/guide and depart for the 3-hour drive to Lake Naivasha in the heart of the Great Rift Valley.
 
Enjoy an evening boat ride on the lake, with the opportunity to see hippo and over 400 different bird species.
Day 6
Today we drive westwards for 4-hours to the Masai Mara National Park, named after the Masai people and the Mara River, which divides the park.
 
Masai Mara National Park is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra and wildebeest from the adjoining Serengeti National Park. This phenomenon occurs every year from July to October, when game migrates along a circular route from the plains of the Serengeti to the Masai Mara and back again in search of fresh pastures, followed by hungry predators - most notably lions and hyena.
 
After checking in to your lodge, enjoy a late afternoon game drive in this magnificent wildlife sanctuary.
Day 7
Today is dedicated to game viewing on the open plains of the world famous Masai Mara National Park.
 
Nestled within the enormous Great Rift Valley, Masai Mara National Park is famous for its many prides of lions, packs of hyena and other predators - as well as huge herds of wildebeest, which number over one million, zebra and giraffe. All the Big Five can be seen here, as well as numerous other species including the Thomson's gazelle, topi, kongoni, impala, roan antelope and hippo. The nocturnal bat-eared fox, rarely found elsewhere in Kenya, also inhabits this park as well as the endangered cheetah and black rhino. Bird watching is also excellent with over 450 different species including the vulture, marabou stork, secretary bird, hornbill, crowned crane, ostrich, long-crested eagle and african pygmy-falcon.
 
Set off early each morning, when game viewing conditions are at their best, to view the abundant wildlife of the Masai Mara region. Return to the lodge to rest in the heat of the day, before setting off again in the late afternoon for another game drive.
Day 8
Enjoy some final game viewing in the Masai Mara, before your light aircraft flight to Wilson Airport and onward transfer to Nairobi International Airport for your flight home.
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