7 DAYS ABERDARE, SAMBURU, LAKE NAKURU, MASAI MARA

Day 01:  Nairobi – Aberdare. https://kws.go.ke/content/aberdare-national-park  After breakfast head to Nyeri via Nairobi, arriving at Aberdare Country Club in time for a country style lunch - https://aberdarecountryclub.com

After Lunch transfer into the Aberdare national park to the ARK lodge for an evening and night of game watching from the comfort of your lodge. Your simple but comfortable room overlooks a water hole which attracts wildlife throughout the afternoon and night. Quietly observe the procession of wildlife that comes to drink: buffalo, rhino, leopard, hyena and antelope. Meal plan: {B, L, D}

Day 02:  Aberdare - Samburu Game Reserve. After breakfast drive back to Samburu game reserve. Lunch is served on arrival followed by afternoon game viewing drives. Meal plan: {B, L, D}

NB// A brief stopover at The Equator for demonstration and photography.

Day 03:  Samburu Game Reserve. Full day spent in Samburu with early morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu Game Reserve, which covers 40 square miles (104 square kilometers). This is also our best chance to see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk gazelle and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx antelope. Meal plan: {B, L, D}

Day 04. Samburu – Lake Nakuru. https://kws.go.ke/lake-nakuru-national-park After breakfast drive to lake Nakuru national park for a full day game viewing drives, a truly remarkable game drive that includes Flamingos as well as the rare white rhino in this world famous ornithological paradise with over 450 species of bird life. This Lake is famous for its million plus flamingos. Meal plan: {B, L, D}

Day 05: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara. After breakfast drive to the Maasai Mara game reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti - Mara ecosystem and one of Kenya's most favored game-viewing areas. The reserve covers 700 square miles of magnificent wilderness. It is the Africa of the imagination; endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills and home to large concentration of Lions' in large prides, Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and numerous plain animals. Lunch is served followed by afternoon game viewing drives. Meal plan: {B, L, D}

Day 06: Masai Mara. Full day game viewing drives at the Masai Mara with picnic lunch provided in the park. Game drives from sunrise and sun downer provide greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time when the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Morning game viewing with drive to the Mara River for a chance to see the wildebeest migration as well as the resident hippos and crocodiles. Meal plan: {B, L, D}

Optional visit to Masai Village for a cultural tour can be arranged –USD20 per person. Also optional Hot air balloon ride can be arranged this morning, then proceed with your game drive - US$420 per person. http://keniamara.com/itinerary/special-safari-programmes/adventure-safarishot-air-baloon-safari  

Day 07: Masai Mara – Nairobi. Morning game viewing drives. After breakfast drive back to Nairobi airport where you arrive around 5.00pm. Meal plan: {B}