Nairobi-Samburu
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Samburu National Reserve
We will pick you up from Nairobi i the morning, You will drive overland across the equator from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere to Samburu Game Reserve a semi arid region excellent for the photographer.
Arrive at the camp in time for lunch followed by some leisure hours before you depart at around 1600 Hours for an afternoon game viewing and return back to the camp before sunset.
The region is characterized by vast, open landscapes, dried riverbeds (depending on the season of the year) and red volcanic soil.
Rock outcroppings contrast against the dense woodland vegetation along the banks of Ewaso Nyiro meaning ‘River of brown water’, the river that gives life to the reserve.
The area is home to the famous Samburu people related “cousin” to the Maasai people who have retained their cultural tradition
Duration: 10 hours
Samburu National Reserve
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Samburu National Reserve
Spend the day in Samburu Game Reserve, a hilly region with riverine forests, acacia woodland and scrubland. This combined to offer a dramatic and rugged landscape in a rather remote location of Kenya.
Game viewing searching for the big five, the Samburu five and observing the vast unspoiled scenery, watching crocodiles bask on muddy riverbanks and velvet monkeys frolic in the late afternoon sun.
Samburu is renowned for its rare species of fauna known as the ‘Samburu five’.
These five particular animals are usually only found north of the equator – the long necked gerenuk, the reticulated giraffe which is characterized by its liver-colored geometric patches defined by narrow white lines.
The Grevy’s zebra which is smaller than the common zebra and looks more like a horse, the beisa oryx with black horizontal stripe running across its lower flank and the Somali ostrich males which have blue-grey necks and thighs.
Duration: 10 hours
Samburu-Olpejeta
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Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After breakfast at the camp, you will depart by road to Ol Pejeta Conservancy situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snowcapped Mount Kenya.
Arrive at the camp in time for lunch followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/ swim.
Later in the afternoon you will proceed on an afternoon game viewing across the vast savannah grasslands, a terrain favored by elephants.
Visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, the only one of its kind in Kenya.The sanctuary is home to orphaned chimpanzees from the Jane Goodall Institute in Burundi.
A walk around the sanctuary will give you an opportunity to spot the orphaned chimps.
Duration: 10 hours
Olpejeta-Lake Nakuru
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Lake Nakuru National Park
Breakfast will be served at the camp then you board the safari vehicle, you will drive overland to Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake famous for its flamingo population estimated to be more than a million hence it is referred to as the ‘Birds Paradise’ by birdwatchers and the rhino population.
Arrive in time for lunch then relax before the afternoon game-drive at 1600 Hours. In addition to the flamingoes, the lake draws more than 450 species of birds.
There are no elephants in the park but the other big five can be spotted including tree climbing lions.
Large animals which strive in the dry land surrounding the lake such as Rothschild giraffe, Cape buffaloes, Waterbucks, Gazelles, Leopard, Primates etc can be spotted as well at the park.
Duration: 10 hours
Lake Nakuru- Lake Naivasha
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Lake Naivasha
Breakfast will be served at the lodge followed by check out. The Safari adventure today takes you to the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha arriving at the lodge in time for lunch.
Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Great Rift Valley lakes and the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya. The lake has no known outlet, usually a requirement for a freshwater lake and is home to over 450 species of birds.
Spend the afternoon at leisure or have several optional activities such as nature walk, biking, bird walk along the shore of the lake and visit to Crescent Island.
Duration: 10 hours
Naivasha-Nairobi
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Naivasha
Breakfast will be served at the camp, depart by road to Nairobi to be dropped at your Hotel or airport.
Duration: 0 minutes
