The Ultimate Kenyan Safari
Accomodation
Aberdare National Park - The Ark or Similar
Mount Kenya- Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club or Similar
Samburu National Reserve- Samburu Sopa Lodge or Similar
Ol Pejeta Conservancy- Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Lake Elmenteita- Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp or Similar
Masai Mara National Reserve- Mara Sarova Game Camp or Similar
Day 1
Nairobi - Aberdare National Park
Pick up from your residence and drive north towards the lush foothills of the Aberdare Mountain Range to the Aberdare Country Club for lunch.
After lunch transfer to The Ark overlooking a waterhole and salt lick where animals occasionally gather for an exhilarating night of wild encounters. The Ark comprises three decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing.
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Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2
Aberdare - Mount Kenya
After breakfast drive further north to arrive at the Mount Kenya Safari club in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure with optional activities such as horse-riding, golf, croquet, a bowling green, table tennis, swimming, an animal orphanage, nature walks with the Resident Naturalist.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3
Mount Kenya - Samburu
Depart after an early breakfast anddrive north through the lush Kikuyu farmlands and coffee plantations to the cool Kenyan highlands to arrive at your lodge in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon, enjoy a game drive within Samburu National Reserve to introduce you to the game in the area.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4
Samburu
Enjoy a full day in Samburu National Park with game drives at 0630hrs and 1600hrs.
Samburu is famous for its rare mammals that only survive north of the equator. These are the gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, Beira Oryx and grevy's zebra. Meals and overnight at the lodge.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5
Samburu - Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Depart after breakfast and drive to OL Pejeta Conservancy. Along the way, stop at the Equator point briefly before continuing to the Sweet waters Tented Camp, arriving in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon, enjoy a game drive within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy to view game.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6
Ol Pejeta Conservency
Enjoy full day in the reserve with both morning and afternoon game drives at approximately 0630hrs and 1600hrs respectively. Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five' (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private conservancies to have been founded in Kenya. At the forefront of the Kenyan conservancy programme, the conservancy boasts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, hosts the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species. A sheltered oasis, clustered around a water hole and set in the pristine calm of the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwaters Tented Camp offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and safari luxury.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7
Ol Pejeta Conservency - Lake Elementaita
Depart after breakfast with enroute game drive and proceed to Lake Elmenteita Serena arriving in time for lunch.Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elmenteita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate, the small and exclusive Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp in Kenya invites guests to experience an immersive and intimate 5 star safari experience. This area of breathtaking beauty, also home to many rare species of animals, is less than two hours’ drive from Nairobi and just a short distance to the famous Flamingo filled Lake Nakuru. Evocatively styled to echo the area’s rich history, the safari camp blends aristocratic elegance with modern luxury and offers cuisine and service of fittingly high standards.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8
Lake Elementaita - Maasai Mara
​Depart Lake Naivasha after breakfast and drive through the floor of the Rift Valley to the world famous game reserve, the Masai Mara National Reserve arriving at your camp in time for lunch.
Later, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the reserve. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9
Maasai Mara
Enjoy full day in the reserve with both morning and afternoon game drives at approximately 0630hrs and 1600hrs respectively.
The Masai Mara, Kenya’s finest wildlife reserve, is the northern extension of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and its rolling plains are home to hundreds of plains game together with predators that feed on them. Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight. Birds, too, are prolific. Including migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57 species of birds of prey.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10
Maasai Mara - Nairobi
After the morning at leisure, enjoy a final game drive on the way to Nairobi. On arrival in Nairobi you will be transferred to your hotel/airport.
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Meals: Breakfast