Day 1: Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve
The team will pick you up from your hotel in Nairobi. You will be met by a Features Africa Journeys representative for a short safari briefing and introduction to your Kenya safari. You will depart Nairobi, heading north through a rich, agricultural region with coffee, wheat, and horticulture farms among other plantations.
You will cross the equator at Nanyuki and proceed north before descending from the cool highlands into the wildlife-rich northern savanna woodlands. Arrive at Samburu National Reserve in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.
Day 2: Samburu National Reserve
You will spend a full day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game viewing drives. During the hot day, you will have the liberty to spend it in leisure.
Day 3: Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru, and Lake Elementaita
After breakfast, you will depart from Samburu, driving into the scenic Rift Valley escarpment before finally checking-in to Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch and your afternoon game drive. Later on, you will exit the park and drive to Lake Elementaita for your overnight stay.
Day 4: Lake Elementaita to Maasai Mara National Reserve
After an early breakfast, you will depart from your camp, heading for Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will drive into the Maasai land passing through the Kedong and Suswa plains, making a stopover in the Maasai town of Narok. You will continue towards the Mara, arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.
Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Depending on the wildlife migration patterns and the weather, you could either opt for morning and evening game drives or alternatively venture out for a full day in the Mara.
Day 6: Maasai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
For the last day of the safari, you will have breakfast and leave Maasai Mara. You will enjoy an extra game viewing in and out of the park as you drive through the Loita Plains and the floor of the Great Rift Valley, arriving in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi in the early afternoon.