7-Day Explore Wildlife Samburu Great Rift Valley Lakes

Safari in Nairobi, Samburu Reserve, Masai Mara

Tour Price : $1684 Duration : 7 days Languages: English

Day 1: Nairobi- Drive To Samburu National Reserve
Morning breakfast , thereafter you will be drive north past the equator to the northern frontier district. Continue to the semi arid Samburu National reserve and check in to your campsite.
12.30pm - Lunch at the lodge. There will be time to settle in before your safari adventure.
4.00pm - Set out for an afternoon game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge before dark.
7.30pm - Dinner in the Tented camp.
Overnight: Samburu sopa Lodge.

"Samburu National Reserve is situated about 350 kms north of Nairobi in the semi arid part of Kenya. Ewaso Nyiro River, the only water source in the dry season, bisects the reserve and apart from providing water to life, the river is home to some of the biggest Reptiles in the region and attracts a good number of birds. Some 300 different species have already been recorded.
An unusual forked palm, the doum palm, grows along the banks of this river and adds striking beauty to the panorama. Wildlife is surprisingly abundant for such a dry place and includes species such as Gerenuk, Dik-dik, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, Elephant, Cheetah, Leopard and Lion. There are several species, which are unique to this area including; Gravy’s zebra, Beisa Oryx, Somali Ostrich and reticulated Giraffe"

Day 2 : Samburu

6.00am: Wake up call.
6.30am: Set out for an early morning game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, Cheetah and Leopard roam the vast grasslands in search for their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog…whatever the players, the spectacle of nature unfolding is always awe inspiring!
8.30 am: Back at the lodge, enjoy your sumptuous breakfast.
12.30pm: lunch in the camp then its time at leisure to relax by the riverside watching crocodile
4.00pm: Afternoon game drive. Return to the campsite before dark.
7.30pm: Dinner in the camp
Overnight: Samburu sopa Lodge.

Day 3: Samburu Game Reserve - Nakuru National Park
7.30am: After early breakfast depart for a morning game drive in the reserve, en-route to the gate. Drive a southerly direction to the equator for a brief stop. Here, the locals do a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator and for a small tip you could be awarded an 'equator Certificate'
After the brief stop, Drive to the Thompsons falls for a photo-stop then down into the great rift valley. As you ascend the eastern wall of the rift Valley, lush coffee and tea plantations reveal themselves and your driver-guides will give you a brief talk about coffee farming in Kenya.
12.30pm: After checking in at your lodge in lion hills hotel, settle down for lunch.
7.30pm: Dinner in the Hotel.

Overnight at Lake Nakuru Buraha Zenoni suite and Hotel

Day 4: Lake Nakuru– Lake Bogoria to Lake Naivasha
Early morning breakfast leave lake Nakuru with packed lunch game en-route for Lake Bogoria which is a shallow soda lake with a beautiful scenery and home of flamingoes hot springs and the geysers. Game drive and walking safaris ,In the afternoon you will be able to set out for the drive to lake Naivasha. Overnight at the Naivasha West beach camp Included Bed ,Breakfast Lunch and Dinner.

Day 5: Samburu Game Reserve - Nakuru National Park
7.30am: Full buffet breakfast in the camp. Check out thereafter and drive via Narok town to Maasai Mara National reserve, the land of the Maasai tribe. The proud young Maasai warrior-nomads with their plaited hair, red cloaks, and spears, challenge your curiosity. The 700-square-mile Game Reserve is the Africa of your dreams, complete with wild animals grazing amid the superb rolling and scape of gentle hills and acacia woodlands. Check in to your lodge.
12.30pm: Lunch in the lodge. There will be time to settle in before your first game drive.
4.00pm: Afternoon game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge before dark.
7.30pm: Dinner in the Tented camp. Dinner and overnight atOvernight at Explore nature Mara Lodge

Day 6:Masai Mara Game Reserve

Optional:
Today there will be a possibility to take a hot air balloon ride. "Take to the skies for the ultimate Maasai Mara wildlife adventure, soaring in a hot air balloon over herds of game to the inner reaches of the Mara. You'll ascend in the early morning, when winds are calmest. Watch as the professional crew fills the balloon with hot air. Slowly the big, colourful bag begins to bulge and take shape. Now board the
traditional wicker gondola basket while the expert pilot makes final adjustments. As the pink and red fireball of the sun rises in splendour over the plains, you're up, up and away - for the flight of a lifetime!
Your balloon can soar over the most inaccessible and undisturbed parts of the Mara, with only the intermittent whisper of the balloon's gas burners punctuating the silence of your majestic flight. Because wind and weather conditions vary, every flight is a new and different experience! From your vantage point about 50-500 feet above the reserve, you have a fantastic
360-degree bird's-eye view as one of the most dramatic scenes in nature unfolds beneath you. Depending on the season, you might witness herds of antelope flowing like schools of fish across the plain, groups of elephants grazing undisturbed in a remote ravine, lionesses stealthily stalking a herd of grunting wildebeest, or zebras conferring in a confusion of black and white stripes and bark-like calls. After your incredible flight, it's time to come back down to earth for breakfast. As
you sip champagne and dig into a splendid breakfast of sizzling bacon, eggs, sausage, home-made breads, fresh tropical fruit and steaming cups of Kenyan coffee or tea under the clear blue sky, you might wonder what all the ordinary people are doing on this perfect African morning! Before leaving, the pilot will present you with your balloon flight certificate, and then you'll enjoy a game drive en route back to the camp. No flight of the imagination can match this airborne experience!
Note: Comfortable clothes, a hat or visor, sunglasses, sunscreen and a light jacket or sweater are recommended. This tour will be offered at a very special price if booked together with the safari.

Otherwise:
6.00am: Wake up call. Tea, coffee and cookies will be served in the lodge.
6.30am: Set out for full game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, Cheetah and Leopard roam the vast grasslands in search for their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog. Whatever the players, the spectacle of nature unfolding is always awe inspiring!
7.30pm: Dinner in the Mara lodge Dinner and overnight atOvernight at Explore nature Mara Lodge

Day 7:Masai Mara Game Reserve - Nairobi
Early morning breakfast then drive back to Nairobi via Narok for transfer to the airport for the further destination and this is the end of the our service., You will arrive in Nairobi airport by 1600hrs

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