8 Days Samburu, Aberdares, Lake Bogoria & Naivasha Masai Mara Safari

Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet our safari driver guide and after a short session of safari briefing, drive off to Samburu Game Reserve to arrive in time for lunch followed with afternoon game drives in the Reserve.

Samburu National Reserve is one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness. Their story was made famous by the bestselling book and award-winning movie "Born Free". Samburu National Reserve is situated on the banks of Ewaso Ngiro River in the dry northern part of Kenya and it neighbours several homes of the Samburu tribe who are known for their remote culture, pastoral and nomadic way of life.

The presence of the Ewaso Ngiro River and its shady trees attract plenty of wildlife. Giraffes, large herds of elephants, buffalos, gerenuks, gazelles, waterbucks and zebras (including the endangered Grevy's zebra) from the surrounding savannah plains trek to the river in search of water. Lions, leopards and cheetahs are also quite easy to spot; thanks in part to the lack of plentiful grass cover. The reserve affords you the opportunity to see wildlife that only lives in this dry northern part of Kenya; notably the long necked gerenuks, Grevy's zebras, reticulated giraffes and Beisa Oryxes. The elusive Kenya leopard is often known to visit the park too, especially in the evening hours.

Birdlife is plenty with well over 350 different species of birds recorded including vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowls, Somali ostriches and others.

Optional visit to a Samburu Cultural Village at not less than US $20 pp (price guaranteed only with advanced booking)

Dinner and overnight at either of the following camps/lodges in Samburu 

• Option 1:- Standard Accommodation Option (4-Star Hotel): Samburu Simba Lodge
• Option 2:- Deluxe Accommodation Option (5-Star Hotel): Sarova Shaba Game Lodge Meals: Lunch and Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the camp/lodge and depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes or enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with hot lunch in between from the lodge/camp.

Dinner and overnight at either of the camps/lodges mentioned in day 1 above Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

After breakfast drive to Aberdares National Park to arrive in time for lunch. Well known to the world as the home of succession where in came a princess and out went the Queen of England while at Treetops lodge, Aberdares is a land of fortune and diversity. The Park got its name from Lord Aberdares who was one of the founder members of the Royal Geographical Society. Located in the central highlands, west of Mount Kenya and about 160kms from Nairobi, the foothills of the Aberdares National Park is covered with huge trees which as you go higher, it gradually gives way to bamboo forests.

From about 3, 000 meters upward, the landscape consists primarily of alpine moorland which gives way to an area of grass land with giant lobelias that present an attractive contrast. Try this destination of fortunes - and who knows? You might be the next ‘queen or king!’

Attractions: Major physical attractions include Lesatima and Kinangop peaks, numerous waterfalls, Twin elephant hills, Table Mounts, black rhinos, elephants, buffalos, giant forest hogs, lions, leopards, baboons, black & white colobus as well as syke monkeys. Bird viewing is incredible with over 250 species of birds recorded.

Lunch at the camp/lodge and enjoy your afternoon and evening watching wildlife from the hotel terrace as they come to drink water at the waterhole.

Dinner and Overnight at of the following lodge booked on FB basis.

Option 1 and 2: (We are proposing only 1 hotel in this destination): The Ark Lodge Meals: Lunch and Dinner at the lodge.

After breakfast drive to Lake Bogoria which is a beautiful place with a pink cloud of flamingos besides geysers bubbling with the most spectacular hot water volcanic springs. Much more is the fascinating phenomenon of the hot springs, an indication that molten rock does not lie far below the earth's surface.

For more details about Lake Bogoria click http://lake-baringo-lake-bogoria-national-reserve/

Dinner and overnight at either of the following hotels in Bogoria

Option 1 and 2: For both 4star and 5 star options, we are using: Lake Bogoria spa Resort

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the hotel.

Drive to Lake Naivasha after breakfast to arrive for lunch. Check in to your hotel/lodge/camp and after lunch, enjoy an afternoon boat ride plus bird watching inside Lake Naivasha.

Lake Naivasha Boat Ride: Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake lying North West of Nairobi. Lake Naivasha is well known for boat rides and as a gateway to Crescent Island. During the boat ride the boat captain will explain in detail the various animals and birds in the lake. Among the resident birds are fish eagles, ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes and a variety of herons. Hippos also live in the lake.  The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to the shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Hippos wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows.

Dinner and overnight at either of the following hotels/camps/lodges in Naivasha

• Option 1:- Standard Accommodation Option (4-Star Hotel): Lake Naivasha Country Club
• Option 2:- Deluxe Accommodation Option (5-Star Hotel): Great Rift Valley Lodge Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lunch at your camp/lodge and enjoy afternoon game drive in the Game Reserve.

Optional Afternoon Visit to a Masai Cultural Village: This afternoon, join the Masai dancers donning their African regalia and the jingling on their feet, flow by the rhythm of African beats and dance to their tunes that will leave you refreshed. Cost is not less than $20 per person.(Price guaranteed only with advanced booking)

Masai Mara Game Reserve: The Reserve is considered a "must see" for any new and repeat visitor traveling on a safari to Kenya. It is on the "to do" list for many Kenyans and visitors alike because the park is graced by a wide variety of unique and exquisite wildlife and birds. Masai Mara is the best place to see the "Big Five" (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalo).

Home of the Great Wildebeest Migration: The location of the ’Annual Great Wildebeest Migration’ – one of the natural wonders of the world – is a gloriously beautiful with wildlife-rich savannah landscape. The annual wildebeest migration from normally July to October consists of over 1.5 million wildebeests, gazelles, gnus and zebras who converge at the border of Tanzania’s Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara to make a spectacular entrance in a surging column of life that stretches from horizon to horizon before finally plunging wildly into the raging waters of the Mara River thereby creating a frenzy as the fight against swift currents and waiting hungry crocodiles takes priority. Those that survive crocodiles and raging waters cross over to the patiently waiting predators such as hyenas, jackals, leopards and lions for another survival battle.

Wildlife – The Mara is known as one of the finest wildlife destinations in the World. There is an excellent chance of seeing the Big 5, cheetahs, servals, hyenas, bat-eared foxes, black-backed and side-striped jackals, hippos, crocodiles, baboons, warthogs, topis, elands, Thompson gazelles and etcetera.

Dinner and overnight at either of the following camps/lodges in Masai Mara

• Option 1:- Standard Accommodation Option (4-Star Hotel): Mara Simba Lodge.
• Option 2:- Deluxe Accommodation Option (5-Star Hotel): Sarova Mara Game Camp. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the camp/lodge and depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes or enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve with hot lunch break in between the game drives.

Optional Masai Mara Balloon Ride: Early morning wake up at 5.30am and transfer to balloon launch site where you will gather for takeoff. Enjoy early morning ballooning over the plains, getting a bird’s eye view of the game below as the sun creeps slowly over the horizon. After approximately one hour aloft, the balloon lands and we transfer to the bush breakfast site. The smell of bacon, sausages and eggs drift on the breeze as we sample exotic Kenyan fruits and homemade pastries and, if you wish, glasses of bubbly to toast our flight, a tradition initiated by the Montgolfier brothers. Cost Per Person: not less than $450. (Price guaranteed with advanced booking)

Dinner and overnight at either of the camps/lodges mentioned in day 6 above Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the camp/lodge and drive to Nairobi, Optional lunch at a city restaurant (own arrangement-Pay direct). Transfer to JKIA in time for your home bound flight.

Meals: Breakfast Only.