7 DAYS: MARA / NAKURU / TREETOPS / SAMBURU LODGE

Day 1: Nairobi-Maasai Mara.
Drive from Nairobi down the Great Rift Valley with a stop at the viewpoint, cross to the western side of the rift to get to Maasai Mara in time for lunch at Keekorok lodge. After lunch, our expert driver guides and all-season vehicles ensure you get the maximum chance of spotting the animals and a real understanding of their lives. Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge.

Day 2: Maasai Mara.
Early start for a pre-breakfast game drive is at 0630hrs to 0930hrs. Ecologically the Mara is an extension of the great Serengeti plains and teems with wildlife. This is where we can see elephant, buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and a whole ark-full of other smaller animals and birds especially the birds of prey in their natural surroundings. From July to September, the Mara is home to the great wildebeest migration from Tanzania. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and relax by the pool as you wait for your lunch. Enjoy another evening game drive in this park as you watch the sundowner. Dinner and overnight Keekorok lodge.

Day 3: Maasai Mara-Lake Nakuru.
Check out the lodge after breakfast and enjoy a short game drive enroute. Drive from the western wall of the Great Rift Valley and get to the floor of the rift valley at Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch at the lodge. Relax by the pool as you wait for the best time to see the animals. The afternoon game drive is from 1600hrs to 1830hrs. Thousands of both greater and lesser flamingos blanket the shores of the Lake. You will also have a chance to see both black and white Rhino since the park is a Rhino sanctuary. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru-Treetops
Check out the lodge after breakfast and enjoy a game drive enroute. As you leave the main gate of the park, the baboons will say bye-bye. Drive via Nakuru town and climb the eastern wall of the Rift Valley to stop at Thomson's falls.
Its 100kms before you get to the Aberdares Outspan hotel for lunch. Transfer to the Treetops lodge after lunch to watch the game from the balcony. Animals frequent this area as they come to drink water and lick salt. Dinner and overnight lodge. Note that drivers are left at the Outspan and children below 5 years are not allowed at the Treetops.

Day 5: Treetops-Samburu.
Leave Treetops early morning and join your driver at the Outspan and have breakfast. Drive further North via Mt. Kenya base town and get to Samburu for lunch. Afternoon is spent exploring this wonderful game reserve. A visit to Ewaso Ngiro river gives you a chance to see the crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge.

Day 6: Samburu
This is a whole day spent in this park with 2 game drives; one in the morning and another one in the evening. Located in the semi-arid parts of northern Kenya, Samburu teems with wildlife and birds and it is a true representative of the semi-arid ecosystems of East Africa. Some of the unique wildlife species found here include the long-necked Gerenuk, Grevy's Zebra and birds such as the Batelleur and Buffalo weaver. Optional brief visits to a Samburu village ("Manyatta") to learn about the local people's unique culture and lifestyle is possible at an extra fee. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge.

Day 7: Samburu-Nairobi
An early morning game drive before breakfast marks the end of the visit to the game reserve. Enjoy a late breakfast in the lodge and later check out. Drive back towards Mount Kenya enjoying splendid views of the majestic Mountain ahead. Take lunch enroute then drive back to Nairobi, to arrive in the evening.

4 Days / 3 Nights Maasai Mara / L Nakuru

2 Days Lake Nakuru National Park

3 Days Amboseli National Park

7 Days Mara / Nakuru / Treetops / Samburu Lodge

15 Days / 14 Days Kenyan Bush

10 Days / 9 Nights Game Highlights of Kenya.

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