Day 1: Samburu
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where a guide will transfer you to Wilson Airport for your flight to Samburu. Arriving at Samburu an hour later, where your guide will meet you and transfer you to the lodge, or take you on a game drive.
Day 2: Samburu
Early morning game drive into Samburu National Reserve to seek out the ‘Samburu Special Five’: the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy zebra, the beisa oryx, the Somali ostrich and the gerenuk, all rare species are only found in this part of the country. Also look for its well known larger wildlife including elephants, lion and leopard. Enjoy a picnic lunch before heading back to the lodge to relax for the afternoon.
Day 3: Samburu
Continue to explore the wonders of Samburu with a morning game drive and after lunch head out on a nature walk discovering animals, plants and the caves in the local area with rock paintings, led by your skilful and knowledgeable guides.
Day 4: Fly to Masai Mara
Depart Samburu on your flight in the morning and arrive in the Masai Mara an hour and a half later. Game drive with a picnic lunch to enjoy under an acacia tree or by the river next to a pond of hippos.
Day 5: Masai Mara
Early morning game drive to look for the big cats and other predators of the Mara, returning to the camp or lodge for lunch and treatments at the Maasai Wellbeing Space. In the afternoon, a game drive will take you to a special area where the largest tower of giraffe can be seen, followed by dinner at the camp and an optional night game drive.
Day 6: Masai Mara
Experience first-hand what makes the Mara one of the most exciting wildernesses in the world. Weather permitting, experience a bush dinner in the middle of nature under the vast African sky, with Maasai warriors singing and dancing around the fire.
Day 7: Departure
Visit the rhino sanctuary on the way to the airstrip and once again admire the hippos and the crocodiles of the Mara River. The flight back to Nairobi leaves the Mara at 11:00 AM and arrives in Nairobi at 12:20 PM.Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your international flight.