8-Days 7 Nights Kenya Expedition Safari

Pick up at Nairobi Hotel.

Depart from Nairobi to Samburu.

You will stop briefly enroute at the Equator Crossing point.

Arrive Samburu in time for lunch.

Relax after lunch and then take an afternoon game drive at 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm.

Samburu offers great wildlife viewing and four of the Big Five are present. Rhinos are absent, but herds of elephant cross the reserve. Of the big cats, leopards are commonly seen, with some high-quality sightings possible. Most interesting are the northern Kenya specials, often called the Samburu Five: Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich and gerenuk. Samburu is one of few parks where you can see the lesser kudu.

Return to the camp by evening.

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 2: Samburu

Breakfast at the camp.

Depart for full day game drives.

Samburu National Reserve in Kenya offers a unique safari experience, distinguished by several key features. Firstly, its arid landscape, dotted with rugged hills and Ewaso Nyiro River, provides a stunning backdrop and supports a diverse ecosystem. Unlike other reserves, Samburu is home to rare species such as Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, and gerenuk, often referred to as the ‘Samburu Special 5.’

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 3: Samburu – Nakuru

Breakfast at the camp.

Check out and depart for Nakuru.

Arrive for lunch at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.

After lunch depart for exciting afternoon game at Lake Nakuru National Park.

The park is no longer home to its once famous flamingo flocks, but it remains a world class game drive destination. Four of the Big Five are present (with elephants being the notable absence), with both buffalo and rhinoceros being especially common in the park.

You'll enjoy a day long game drive along the shores of Lake Nakuru taking in its diverse variety of both animal and bird life.

The bird life here is world renown and over 400 bird’s species exist here, White Pelicans, Plovers, Egrets and Marabou Stork. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the White Rhino and rare Rothschild Giraffe. Dinner & Overnight at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 4: Nakuru – Masai Mara

Breakfast at the lodge.

Check out and depart for Masai Mara.

Arrive for lunch Masai Mara Sopa Lodge.

1500 hrs, depart for an afternoon game drive.

Explore Masai Mara, Kenya's finest and most outstanding wildlife sanctuary where gentle rolling grassland ensures animals are never out of sight.

The first sight of this Game Park is breathtaking. There is nowhere else on earth to compare with this wildlife marvel. The combination of a gentle climate, scenic splendor and untold numbers of wildlife makes the Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya's most popular inland destination.

Centuries of close association with the wildlife has resulted in an almost symbiotic relationship where wildlife and Masai people live in peace with one another. You can pay a visit to a Masai Village. (Entrance fee payable direct)

1800 hrs, return to the Camp for dinner and overnight.

Dinner & Overnight at Masai Mara Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 5: Full Day Masai Mara

Depart for a full day game drive at 0830 hrs.

Enjoy about 6 hours of extensive game drives in the Mara.

This full day safari game drive will enable you to discover other areas of the Masai Mara game reserve at 1300 hrs, you enjoy a picnic in the vastness of the Mara.

Your will also make a few stops along the banks of the scenic Mara River to look out for hippos and crocodiles.

The reserve is famous for its exceptional population of game and the migration of the wildebeest, which occurs here every year in July and August.

Animals have no respect for boundaries, and hundreds of buffalo and wildebeest can be seen at certain times of the year, as part of the Mara lies across their migration route from the Serengeti in Tanzania. In the Masai Mara you really feel you are in the heart of Africa. It is fine country for lion, and you can hardly fail to see them. All the Big Five can be found - lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino, as well as nearly every other kind of animal found in all the other parks in Kenya such as plains zebra, giraffe, Coke's hartebeest, topi, impala, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, Defassa waterbuck, buffalo and cheetah.

1500 hrs, return to the Camp for dinner and overnight.

Dinner & Overnight at Masai Mara Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 6: Masai Mara – Naivasha

Breakfast at the lodge.

Check out and depart for Naivasha.

Arrive for lunch at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.

Lake Naivasha is famous for its high populations of hippos and flamingos. There are over 1,500 hippos in the area, and you are almost guaranteed to see one.

The lake is a birder’s paradise as it is home to over 400 bird species. Lesser and greater flamingos flock to the lake, forming a wash of bright pink across the lake's surface.

Giraffes, zebras, impalas, and waterbucks can be sighted in the immediate vicinity of Lake Naivasha, around Crescent Island, Crater Lake Game Sanctuary, and

Longonot National Park. Lucky adventurers may even glimpse a leopard.

Optional activities boat ride at Lake Naivasha or visit to Crescent Island.

Dinner & Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 7: Naivasha - Amboseli

Breakfast at the Lodge.

Check out and depart for Amboseli.

Check Inn and lunch at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge.

Afternoon Game drive to the exotic Amboseli national park.

Amboseli national park the magical land of Kenya is lies in the North West direction of Mount Kilimanjaro on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, this park stretches over the area of 392 square kilometers which is dominated by acacia woodland, rocky thorny bush, swamps marshland and a Pleistocene Lake. Amboseli national park is a home to a large concentration of wildlife estimated to be 80 different species including African elephant, African buffalo, impalas, lion, zebra, and wildebeest among other African animals, among the animals the park is more famous for habiting a large population of elephants. Amboseli park is also a home to a number of birds estimated to be 400 species which include African swamp hen, Common redshank, Dickinson’s kestrel, Eurasian thick-knee, Greater flamingo, Hartlaub’s bustard, Lesser flamingo, Long-toed lapwing, Pangani long claw, Rufous chatterer, Rufous-bellied heron, Spike-heeled lark, Steel-blue whydah, Taveta golden weaver, Von der Decken’s hornbill, Yellow-necked spurfowl and many more.

Dinner & overnight at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge or similar. (Full Board)

Day 8: Amboseli – Nairobi

Breakfast at the lodge and check out.

Depart for Nairobi.

***End of the tour with great memories!***