6 FULL DAYS – 3 NATIONAL PARKS

6 Days, 5 Nights; Samburu National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park – Masai Mara Game Reserve Safari

Experience the Excitement of Kenya (by 4×4 land cruiser jeep)

Daily Private Safari in Pop-Top Jeep

Departure & Pickup

Departs from / returns to Nairobi airport / Nairobi area hotels. Starts Nairobi / Ends Nairobi – We’ll pick you up from the airport or your hotel.

Enjoy this amazing safari in a customized pop-up roof 4×4 Safari Jeep that has: Portable fridge/Cooler Box, 4 Binoculars, long-range high-frequency radio, Sand bags, 4G/LTE broadband WIFI connectivity, Power Outlets AC 230V, First Aid Kit, Safari Guide Books, Baby Seats (on request), Side steps (on request) and above all a professional multi-lingual safari guide who will ensure you have a memorable safari experience.

You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the excitement of Kenya’s wildlife and the variety of its landscapes in this active adventure safari. Your guide/driver will expertly share with you the highlights of 3 of Kenya’s premier game parks.

Thrill to The Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus rare species like the Somali ostrich, gerenuk and oryx. Topping it off you will delight to a fantastic assortment of birdlife including pelicans and flamingos.

If you wish, you can meet native African people such as the Maasai, with trips to their villages to learn about their lives and culture. In 6 days, you will experience the best that Kenya has to offer.

Starting out, you’ll head over the central highlands, viewing coffee, tea, sisal and pineapple plantations, complete with startling views of Mt. Kenya. Then, on to Samburu National Reserve. This sun-draped park offers a wonderful variety of unusual game like the reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra. Plus, opportunities to view more commonly known wildlife like leopard, cheetah, lion and buffalo.

Moving on we’ll stop to take in the drama of 74 m high Thompson Falls at Nyahururu.

We then arrive at one of the most beautiful of Kenyan parks, Lake Nakuru National Park. Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels, the flamingo numbers have been reducing, but the park itself remains stunning – one of Kenya’s finest. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, wooded hills and euphorbia trees dot the lake.

The few quantity of flamingos is accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. The scene here is bountiful, busy and full of color.

Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore. The park is also sanctuary to one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhino. So get your camera ready!

Your 6-day safari adventure next brings you up close to the richest eco-system in the natural world – the Masai Mara. You’ll enjoy plenty of large and small wildlife on the great acacia-accented savannah here.

You’ll visit the Mara River – site of numerous hippo and crocodile. During the migration season (July – October) you’ll witness thousands upon thousands of wildebeests and zebra crossing the river.

As a special finale to your safari, there will be an opportunity to visit with and learn about the Maasai people with an optional visit to their village.

All-Inclusive: Your 6-Day Samburu, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara Adventure Safari includes park entrance fees, accommodations and meals. Adventure In The Wild Safaris always offers a wide choice of accommodations. Depending on your budget and style, choose from economy, comfort or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

However… please know that whatever level of accommodation you choose, your actual safari adventure with us will always be at our highest standards.

Your Guide: For your entire 6-day journey you’ll be guided, hosted and cared for by your own experienced driver/guide.

Transportation between parks and game viewing will be in a customized pop-up top 4 x 4 Land Cruiser jeep.

Customize Your Holiday: If you’d like to customize your safari or have any special desires, please let us know. We’re here to make your safari wishes come true.

Tour Highlights:

• 2 nights Samburu Game Reserve
  • Rare species – Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx, gerenuk, Somali ostrich
  • Experience local cultures
  • Views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya
  • Experience multiple climate zones
  • Visit with local Samburu tribes, view their homes & culture
• 1 night Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Rhino sanctuary – guaranteed viewings of black and white rhinos
  • View the magnificent expanse of the Great Rift Valley
  • Rothschild’s giraffes
  • Flamingos and other birdlife
  • Scenic Thompson Falls at Nyahururu
• 2 nights Masai Mara Game Reserve
  • Iconic world-famous game park – unlimited game viewing drives
  • The Big Five
  • Immense herds of wildlife
  • Unforgettable savannah vistas
  • Maasai people and culture

We offer an optional visit to a Masai village at Masai Mara. Please arrange this with your driver/guide. Cost: $20 per person

Hot air balloon ride at Masai Mara – See vast wildlife herds and landforms below. An unforgettable experience. Please enquire with us. Cost: $480 per person.

6 Days Samburu – Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara Safari Itinerary

Day 1: NAIROBI – SAMBURU

Distance: 320 km | Approx. 5-6 hrs
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner

0700hrs Pickup from Nairobi airport / Nairobi hotel. Proceed via the central highlands of Kenya with views of coffee, tea, sisal, pineapple and subsistence farming activities.

Day 2: SAMBURU

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The day shall be spent with game viewing drives / relaxing interludes at the Samburu Game Reserve. Game viewing drives in this dry and scenic game reserve are concentrated along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river. This is where most wildlife is found.

Day 3: Samburu – Lake Nakuru

Distance: 250 km | Approx. 5 hrs
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early morning game and scenery viewing drive as you exit Samburu. Stop to view the Thompson Falls at Nyahururu. Proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, a birdlife haven, at the floor of the Great Rift Valley.

Due to some progressive natural factors like increasing water levels, the flamingo numbers have been reducing but the park itself remains stunning – one of Kenya’s finest. Great rocky escarpments tower over acacia forest, waterfalls, wooded hills and euphorbia trees dot the lake.

The few flamingos are accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers, ostriches, storks as well as herons and eagles. Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You’re sure to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore. The park is also sanctuary to one of Kenya’s largest populations of black rhino.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

Distance: 220 km | Approx. 4:30 hrs
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

An early bird game viewing drive at Lake Nakuru National Park. Proceed to the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive in time for an afternoon game viewing drive.

Day 5: Full Day – Masai Mara

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza! Masai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the natural world. It hosts the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.

The scenic appeal of the tree-studded savannah plains, moderate climate, and diversity of wild game species makes it a one-stop shop for game viewing activities. We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the Big Five and more of the lesser game.

We shall visit the Mara River where we may watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe witness the Great Migration (July – October).

Day 6: Masai Mara – Nairobi

Distance: 265 km | Approx. 5 hrs
Meal Plan: Breakfast

After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge/camp, your dedicated driver guide will assist you with the checkout process and proceed to Nairobi – Kenya’s colorful capital city.

On the way, your guide will point out the Longonot extinct volcano, a strato volcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s. Its name is derived from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, meaning “mountains of many spurs” or “steep ridges”.

You can opt to drive via Naivasha for lunch/excursions at an extra cost or drive straight to Nairobi and pass by Kiambethu Farm for the tea farm tour inclusive of a three-course buffet lunch (at an extra cost), or drive straight back to the capital and later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure.

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