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5 Day itinerary in Kenya, Africa

Samburu Frontier, Lake Nakuru Paradise & Masai Mara Wildl...

Samburu is the most popular reserve in northern Kenya. Wildlife viewing is good, and most big safari animals are easily spotted. The arid environment is home to a variety of north Kenya specials – both birds and mammals. Samburu offers great wildlife viewing and four of the Big Five are present. Rhi... Read More

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By Wilberforce

Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, French, German

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Nairobi

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Indigenous culture

Visit markets

Meet local people

Historic & cultural landmarks

Nature & Wildlife

Water & Coastline

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara during the months of July to October

2

Unique wildlife in the northern frontier of Kenya like the Grevy Zebra and Somali Ostrich

3

The highlight of crossing the equator and realizing how objects rotate clockwise and anti clockwise

4

Birds paradise of Lake Nakuru popular among them are thousands of Flamingos

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Samburu Frontier, Lake Nakuru Paradise & Masai Mara Wildlife Park

• Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta airport or Nairobi accommodation and proceed to Samburu National Reserve • Drive in Samburu National Reserve with a game drive en-route. • Lunch in the lodge. • Afternoon game drive in the reserve. • Samburu is home to some of the rare wildlife species e.g., Beisa Onyx, Reticulated Giraffe, Masai Ostrich and Grey’s Zebra. Lions, Cheetah, Leopard, etc. can be seen with luck. • Dinner and Overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge or similar – FB Samburu is the most popular reserve in northern Kenya. Wildlife viewing is good, and most big safari animals are easily spotted. The arid environment is home to a variety of north Kenya specials – both birds and mammals. Samburu offers great wildlife viewing and four of the Big Five are present. Rhinos are absent, but big herds of elephant cross the reserve. Of the big cats, leopards are very rewarding, with some habituated individuals giving high-quality sightings. Most interesting are the northern Kenya specials including Beisa onyx, lesser kudu, reticulated giraffe, Grey’s zebra and the odd-looking gerenuk.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • The per person rate depending on the vehicle occupancy from 1-7: Samburu Simba Lodge
Day 2

place Full day game-drive at Samburu National

• 06:30 – 07:30 Hrs. Breakfast • 07:45 – 11:30 Hrs – Morning and Mid-morning game drive • Lunch at the lodge • After lunch, enjoy a short siesta. • Afternoon game drive in the reserve ( 16:00 – 18:30 Hrs ) • Dinner and Overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge or similar – FB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • The per person rate depending on the vehicle occupancy from 1-7: Samburu Simba Lodge
Day 3

place Samburu National Park & Lake Nakuru

• Breakfast in the lodge. Depart for Lake Nakuru national park by 07.15 Hrs. • Lunch on the way, visit Thomson Falls. Enter Lake Nakuru National Park and begin game drive en-route to Sarova Lion Hill • Check- in. Afternoon game drive in the park to visit the Baboon Cliff, Makalia Falls and the Lake itself with millions of Flamingos, Pelicans and Ducks. You may find other animals relaxing on the shore of the Lake or drink water. • Dinner and Overnight at Sarova Lion Hill – HB Lake Nakuru is a beautiful wildlife haven” – On the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by wooded and bushy grassland, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park. Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching, hiking, picnic and game drives.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • The per person rate depending on the vehicle occupancy from 1-7: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge: Kenya Safari Lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 4

place Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara

After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch at Mara Simba Lodge. In the afternoon at 4pm, embark on another game drive until sunset whereby you will go back to your lodge. • Dinner and overnight at Mara Simba Lodge Masai Mara – the Masai Mara is one of Africa’s most famous parks. The wildlife viewing is superb throughout the year. The grassy plains and regular rainfall supports a huge population of herbivores, in turn attracting many predators. All three big cats are relatively easy to see. The yearly wildebeest migration coming through the park is one of the world’s most amazing wildlife spectacles. The Wildebeest Migration – The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is home to the annual wildebeest migration where 2.5 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelles follow the rains in search of new grass. They make their way from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara somewhere around July and August, and usually arrive in September. The crossing of the Mara River along the way is one of the highlights of this spectacular event. They slowly head back into Tanzania around October.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • The per person rate depending on the vehicle occupancy from 1-7: Mara Simba Lodge
Day 5

place Masai Mara – Nairobi

Early morning game drive before breakfast. Breakfast and then return to Nairobi

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Samburu Simba Lodge
  • Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge: Kenya Safari Lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Mara Simba Lodge

Meals expand_less

  • Lunch (4)
  • Dinner (4)
  • Breakfast (4)

Transport expand_less

  • A 4x4 cruiser jeep
  • Minivan

Activities expand_less

  • Game drives in all the national wildlife parks mentioned

Extras expand_less

  • • Park fees or conservation fees • All activities(Unless labeled as optional) •
  • • A professional driver/guide • All transportation • All Taxes/VAT •
  • • Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section) • Drinking water(On all days in the bus during game

Not Included expand_less

  • • International flights(From/to home) • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour •

About Wilberforce

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Expertise: 

Indigenous culture

Snorkeling/Diving

Meet local people

Historic & cultural landmarks

Water & Coastline

Nature & Wildlife

I have guided in all the national parks in Kenya - Masai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru/Naivasha, Samburu, Tsavo East & West, Shimba Hills not ot forget Kisite Mpunguti Marine park in Wasini, Shimoni. All these areas I know like the back of my hand

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