OUR PRICES.
SINGLE ROOM; Low Season – $ High season – $
DOUBLE ROOM – Low Season – $ High season – $
TRIPLE ROOM – Low Season – $ High season – $
CHILD (2-11 YRS) – Low Season – $ High season – $
Private safari available at request.
A Day Before Departure.
At Request: Transfer from airport (JKIA) and Accommodation at Nairobi Safari Club on Half board meals (Arrival date only)
$ 169 – Per person in a single room $ 140 – Per person sharing $ 110 – Per child
Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1: – Nairobi – Samburu National Park
At a five to six-hour drive from Nairobi you will today find yourself in beautiful landscapes and hundreds of animals, Samburu National Reserve guarantees the sort of game viewing you otherwise would only experience watching National Geographic. At a five-hour drive from Ol’ Pejeta, it has a semi-dry desert and savannah landscape, which allows for great visibility over the park and over its river that attracts many animals.
This park is 165 square kilometers big and, with over nine hundred elephants roaming around in large families, this is a spectacular park to visit. Follow the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River for the best game viewing. It is is the only source of water for many animals, especially during dry seasons. Four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo) roam around, as well as the Samburu Special Five: Grevy Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe and the Somali Ostrich.
DAY 2: – Samburu National Park Full Day.
In this full day in Samburu you get the chance to really search for the Big Five, and of course observe the elephants. During the day it can be hot, and game viewing is best done in the morning and afternoon. In between you can take a rest at your hotel, or visit the beautiful Samburu people.
This is a traditionally nomadic tribe related to the Masai. They live in secluded bomas: little villages with a circular wooden fence. Their huts have rounded roofs made out of cowdung, since they are pastoralists with mostly herds of cows, sheep or goats. Especially the Samburu women wear complicated and colourful necklaces and headwear, that they make themselves out of small beads.
As a break in between safaris, it’s possible to visit one of their bomas to get familiar with the traditional life of Samburu people. You will see their houses, learn about their way of life, how their necklaces are made and what the secret messages are inside.
DAY 3: – Samburu National Park – Ol pejeta Conservancy.
On this fine day you will find yourself in what we call heaven on earth for rhino fans. With a population of 140 black rhinos the Ol’ Pejeta Conservancy is the largest sanctuary for these massive animals in East and Central Africa.
Black rhinos are critically endangered since 1993. Back then, there were only an estimated 2300 left worldwide. These days their number is up to over 5000 again. In Ol’ Pejeta, their number grew steadily from 20 in 1995 to a population of 140 today. Besides, it’s also home to the last two remaining northern white rhinos in the world and 39 southern white rhinos.
To top it off Ol’ Pejeta also hosts a sanctuary for abused chimps, and in the park itself you can spot the Big Five and many more animals.
DAY 4: – Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Lake Nakuru National Park
Picture yourself as you drive above the hills of the Great Rift Valley, bend a corner and see a glimmering lake in between the hills. Welcome to Lake Nakuru! At a mere three hour drive from Solio Ranch, this 45 square kilometer big lake lies at the bottom of the Lake Nakuru National Park. With its 88 square kilometers, this national park is relatively small but home to four of the Big Five.
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the soda lakes in the Great Rift Valley. It used to have millions of flamingos, but ten years ago, rising water levels caused these birds to move elsewhere. Fortunately, they slowly came back again.
Besides, Lake Nakuru is famous for its population of black and white rhinos (introduced in the 1990s), giraffes, buffalos, lions, leopards, baboons and over 400 different bird species. It’s especially easy to spot the white rhino on the edge of the lake – a unique sight!
DAY 5: – Afternoon safari in Masai Mara National Reserve
Today you make the beautiful five-hour drive from Lake Nakuru through Kenya’s Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara National Reserve Be ready for a jaw dropping sensation when you arrive on the amazingly beautiful savannah plains of the Masai Mara…!
After lunch you will get your first impression of these plains with its abundance of wildlife. The Masai Mara borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and together they are home to Africa’s best-known natural wonder: the Great Migration. Over 2,5 million animals roam the plains of Serengeti and the Masai Mara together, following the rains in search of green pastures.
The Reserve is named Masai Mara in honour of the Masai people. The Masai (also spelled Maasai) have lived in this region since they migrated from the Nile Basin centuries ago. Mara means spotted in the Maa language and refers to a landscape marked by many short bushy trees scattered all over the outstretched savannah.
DAY 6: – Full day safari in Masai Mara National Reserve
The Masai Mara is known for its abundance of wildlife, and today you have a full day to try and see it all! The National Reserve is home to more than 95 animal species and over 400 species of birds. From mid September to mid October the great migration arrives here. This means that huge herds of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, antelopes and impalas can be seen trying to cross the Mara River.
In other months you can spot the famous Big Five in the Masai Mara, as well as cheetahs, servals, hyenas, bat-eared foxes, black-backed or side-striped jackals, hippos, crocodiles, baboons, warthogs, topis, elands, waterbucks, oribis, reed-bucks and many, many more… A perfect way to end your safari adventure!
DAY 7: – Maasai Mara – Lake Naivasha & Crescent Island
The mesmerizing Lake Naivasha lies in the Kenyan Rift Valley at 1,884 meters above sea level and is the highest lake within the Great Rift Valley. Today you drive in four to five hours from Masai Mara National Reserve to this 139 square kilometres large freshwater lake.
Between 1937 and 1950, Lake Naivasha was a landing place for Imperial Airways planes. They flew from Durban to Dublin at a time when this took several days of flying. Nowadays the lake forms a popular day trip for Nairobi residents due to its proximity to the capital.
Nestled in between swamps, forests and rock formations, Lake Naivasha is the perfect place for an amazing boat safari in between groups of hippos and flamingos! On the shores, you might see zebras, wildebeests and giraffes. After that, you experience walking amongst them as you take a guided walking safari on Crescent Island (the ‘hidden gem of Naivasha’) in the middle of the lake. It is a truly atmospheric place, where you might find some familiar settings as it was the primary filming location for the 1985 romantic drama Out of Africa.
DAY 8: – Naivasha – Afternoon safari in Amboseli National Park.
Amboseli National Park lies on the border between Kenya and Tanzania at a seven to eight-hour drive from Lake Naivasha. You arrive here just in time for an afternoon game drive at sunset…!
Amboseli is almost 400 square kilometres in size and offers a magnificent view of the beautifully snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. The park is home to many animals but foremost famous for its large groups of free-roaming elephants. Here you will have the chance to take some iconic pictures of elephants in front of the Africa’s highest lone-standing mountain.
Up until 2020 the park was a safe haven to an incredible bull elephant named Tim (see picture). This mighty leviathan quickly became one of Amboseli’s major attractions because of his size and iconic tusks that reached the ground. He was around 50 years old at the time of his death in February 2020.
DAY 9: – Full day Amboseli National Park.
This is a full day game drive day in the wild, appreciating the wild animals, having a clear picture of Mount Kilimanjaro. Lunch and dinner at your lodge/camp.
DAY 10: – Amboseli National Park – Nairobi
As all good things come to an end, today is the day you fly back home. Enjoy your last hours in the Amazing Amboseli National Park before our driver takes you to Nairobi for your flight home.