Kenya Classic Safari - 7D/6N

The Samburu People photo courtesy of Kenyan Tourist BoardSamburu & Buffalo Springs N.R - Samburu is different from many of the other frequently visited areas. This forty square miles of reserve is not the oft-seen Kenyan landscape of savannah and flat-topped acacias, but harsh, dramatic terrain. The people from this area, the Samburu, are similarly dramatic to the outsider. Dressed in bright red, with their braided hair and skin daubed with red ochre, the “moran”, the youthful warriors of the Samburu almost always spear-in-hand, are a wonderful sight. The permanent water supply of the Uaso Nyiro River is what attracts the game to Samburu. Samburu and Buffalo Springs are becoming more sought after as a wildlife destination.
Masai Mara National Reserve - Probably the most famous of the reserves, the Masai Mara, in Kenya’s south western corner, boasts an astonishing amount of game. Unfenced, the Mara is bounded in the east by the Ngama Hills and in the west by the Oloololo or Siria Eascarpment. Gazelle, wildebeest and zebra graze in large numbers and where prey is found so are predators. Not only is this a great place in which to find game, but the wide greeny-gold savannahs spotted with thorn trees make it ideal for photography. The landscape is stunning.

Included - Accommodation is on full board basis on safari and bed and breakfast in Nairobi in standard rooms. Transport in 8-seater minibuses, game drives, park entrance fees for clients, drivers and vehicles. Bottled water on road safaris in the vehicle
Not Included - Beverages, tips. All domestic and international flights, airport taxes and visas. Items of personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, faxes and anything that is not mentioned on the above itinerary. Please Note: Children under 7 years of age are not allowed at any treehotel.

Hippo photo courtesy of Kenyan Tourist BoardAccommodations

  • Treehotel - Mountain Lodge
  • Samburu - Sarova Shaba Lodge
  • Lake Naivasha - Great Rift Valley Lodge
  • Masai Mara - Siana Springs Intrepids Camp

    • Departs - Daily

    Sketch Itinerary

    • Day 1 Treehotel - Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – Nairobi, you will be welcomed by our representative and briefed on your safari. Drive north through the banana, pineapple, coffee and tea plantation to arrive at your lodge in time for lunch. Transfer in the lodge vehicle to your overnight game viewing treehotel, to watch wildlife drinking at the floodlit waterhole. Overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge on full board basis
    • Day 2 Samburu - Return to the base hotel after breakfast. Drive to Kenya’s rugged north eastern region, arriving at your lodge around noon. Afternoon game drive to see Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, elephant and other game. Overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge on full board basis
    • Day 3 Samburu - After breakfast depart for a morning and afternoon game drive to explore this arid wilderness and photograph its teeming wildlife. Overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge on full board basis
    • Day 4 Lake Naivasha - Drive via Nyaururu Falls down the eastern escarpment of the magnificent Rift Valley to Naivasha and on to your lodge perched on the cliffs overlooking Lake Naivasha. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at Great Rift Valley Lodge on full board basis.
    • Day 5 Masai Mara - After breakfast traverse the Rift Valley and ascend its western rim into the Masai land. Red-clad, with spear Masai warriors tend their herds of cattle among the wildlife, admirably unmoved by the presence of large predators. You find the Masai giraffe in this park. Afternoon game drive in the Mara, famous for the Wildebeest and Zebra migration and its abundance of wildlife. Overnight at Siana Springs Intrepids Camp on full board basis.
    • Day 6 Masai Mara - Morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains game. The “big five” – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino are quite common. Today you may opt for an early morning balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye view (optional and not included in the price). Overnight at Siana Springs Intrepids Camp on full board basis.
    • Day 7 Depart - Depart for Nairobi to catch your onward flight.

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