7 Days 6 Nights Mt Kenya, Samburu, Nakuru – Masai Mara – Nairobi

Day 1 : Nairobi – Drive To Serena Mountain Lodge Tree Hotel

Morning pick up from your Nairobi hotel and depart by road to the beautiful and rugged scenery surrounding Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest mountain.

Check in to your tree hotel called the Serena Mountain Lodge in Mount Kenya National Park – an important area of protected ancient forests and a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site with diverse plant and animal life.

Serena Mountain Lodge is a timbered tree hotel set on Mount Kenya’s lower slopes with wonderful views over a flood-lit water hole and salt-lick which attract many animals including elephant and buffalo.

Afternoon at leisure to relax overlooking the waterhole, Lunch, dinner and overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge.

• Main destination: Mt Kenya
• Accommodation: Serena Mt Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 : Tree Hotel – Drive To Samburu Game Reserve

After breakfast at the tree Hotel, we continue by road to Samburu National Reserve – a relatively remote and less-visited area away from the crowds and one that offers excellent game viewing. Check in to Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar where we will spend 2 nights.

Lunch at the lodge, Afternoon Game drive in the Samburu Reserve

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

• Main destination: Samburu Reserve
• Accommodation: Samburu Ashnil, Simba or Sopa Lodge
• Meals & drinks: Meals Lunch and dinner included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3 : Samburu Game Reserve

Early breakfast at the lodge followed by morning and afternoon game drives exploring Samburu National Reserve on the look-out for elephants and big cats as well as the unusual animals for which Samburu is noted such as the endangered Grevy’s Zebra and the Reticulated Giraffe.

Lunch break is at the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

• Main destination: Samburu Reserve
• Accommodation: Samburu Ashnil, Simba or Sopa Lodge
• Meals & drinks: Meals Lunch and dinner included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 : Samburu – Drive To Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast we set off towards the stunning scenery of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, picnic lunch served enroute at Thomson Falls.

Arrive in the afternoon at Lake Nakuru

We head out to explore Lake Nakuru National Park which is famous for the spectacular pink flamingos that gather on its salt encrusted shores as well as for other bird species including African fish eagles and pelicans.

The woodland and grassland surrounding the soda lake are home to an abundance of wildlife including black rhino, white rhino, hippo, leopard, lion and the rare Rothschild giraffe.

After a sundowner at a scenic point we head back to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Main destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
• Accommodation: Lake Nakuru lodge or Lake Nakuru Lion hill lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5 : Lake Nakuru – Drive To Masai Mara Game Reserve

After an early breakfast we continue our safari by heading to the world-famous Maasai Mara, arriving for lunch at Keekorok Lodge or similar where we will stay for 2 nights. At the lodge you can observe wildlife from the Elephant Deck or at the Hippo Bar which overlooks a waterhole.

Alternatively, enjoy the swimming pool or other optional activities (payable locally) such as the spa or nature walks. In the afternoon you will have a game drive in the Mara Reserve. Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge or similar

• Main destination: Maasai Mara National reserve
• Accommodation: Keekorok Lodge or Siana Spring Tented
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6 : Masai Mara Game Reserve Full Day

Early breakfast at the lodge followed by a morning game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve returning to the lodge for lunch. In the late afternoon you will take another game drive in the Mara Reserve.

You can expect to see a wide variety of Kenya’s animals – great and small – such as elephants, buffalo, giraffe and plains game and we will go in search of the big cats for which the Mara is famous. Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge or similar.

• Main destination: Maasai Mara National reserve
• Accommodation: Keekorok Lodge or Siana Spring Tented
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7 : Masai Mara – Drive To Nairobi

After breakfast we transfer back to Nairobi. Drop off at the international airport for your flight home. Alternatively, fly direct from the Masai Mara to the Kenya coast to relax on the beach for a few days before flying back to Nairobi.

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