Experience the best of Kenya explorer 10 day private safari. You start 2 nights with the scenic Samburu National Reserve with another 2 nights at a large private reserve in the Mt. Kenya highlands Ol Pajeta Conservancy, before driving down into the great rift valley to the flamingo covered Lake Nakuru. Visit Lake Naivasha and Hells gate ending with 3 nights in the world famous Masai Mara. Accommodation in Lodge or Tented Camp and activities include game drives. Travel is by modified 4×4 safari minivan and your guide is with you throughout your journey.
After breakfast in your Nairobi Hotel you will drive by road through the coffee estates and pineapple plantations and around Nyeri if Mt Kenya will be clear you will stop for some photo shooting. You will arrive at Samburu National Reserve at around lunch time and you will drive doing game drives to your lodge or Tented Camp where you will stay for 2 nights and you will relax before going for afternoon game drives.
The concession is one of extreme scenic beauty, with vast sweeping vistas leading to the mountains of the Northern Frontier shimmering in the distance. It is also a harsh landscape where the majority of animals depend on the river to survive. It is here you will discover the ‘Special Five’ of this region: the endangered Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, Beisa oryx and the peculiar gerenuk antelope. Game drives allow you to encounter the area’s wildlife, while a walking safari with your Samburu guide will make the intricacies of the wilds come alive. Cultural experiences with the Samburu are a highlight, where you visit a manyatta at an extra small cost and learn about a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries. After game drives you will drive back to your lodge or Tented Camp for overnight on Full Board.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp ( Dinner and activities)
Recommended lodges and tented camps are;
- Ashnil Samburu Lodge
- Samburu Serena Safari Lodge
- Elephant Watch Camp
- Samburu Intrepids
After breakfast in your Nairobi Hotel you will drive by road through the coffee estates and pineapple plantations and around Nyeri if Mt Kenya will be clear you will stop for some photo shooting. You will arrive at Samburu National Reserve at around lunch time and you will drive doing game drives to your lodge or Tented Camp where you will stay for 2 nights and you will relax before going for afternoon game drives.
The concession is one of extreme scenic beauty, with vast sweeping vistas leading to the mountains of the Northern Frontier shimmering in the distance. It is also a harsh landscape where the majority of animals depend on the river to survive. It is here you will discover the ‘Special Five’ of this region: the endangered Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, Beisa oryx and the peculiar gerenuk antelope. Game drives allow you to encounter the area’s wildlife, while a walking safari with your Samburu guide will make the intricacies of the wilds come alive. Cultural experiences with the Samburu are a highlight, where you visit a manyatta at an extra small cost and learn about a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries. After game drives you will drive back to your lodge or Tented Camp for overnight on Full Board.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp ( Dinner and activities)
Recommended lodges and tented camps are;
- Ashnil Samburu Lodge
- Samburu Serena Safari Lodge
- Elephant Watch Camp
- Samburu Intrepids
After breakfast at your lodge or Tented Camp you will depart by road in your 4×4 Safari minivan vehicle for a scenic drive to the Laikipia Plateau. The conservancy is now the largest rhino sanctuary outside of South Africa, situated on nearly 100,000 acres on the equator, in Kenya’s Laikipia region. Ol Pejeta has the highest ratio of game-to-area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Rare species of wildlife include black and white rhino, the extremely rare Grevy’s zebra, and Jackson’s Hartebeest, along with lion, elephant, buffalo, hippo, cheetah, leopard and plains wildlife, all in full view of Mount Kenya.
You accommodations for the next two nights will be at your lodge or Tented Camp.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp (all meals & most activities)
Recommended lodges and tented camps are;
- Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp
- Ol Pajeta House
- Ol Pajeta Bush Camp
You have one more day of exciting wildlife viewing activities on day and guided wildlife walks on the open plains and along the river, visits to the Morani Information Centre and the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, or to local community projects such as schools and the opportunity to join the Ol Pejeta rangers tracking Rhino at an extra cost.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Lodge (all meals & most activities)
This morning after breakfast, you depart with your guide with packed lunch box, driving down into the Great Rift Valley, on your way to Lake Nakuru National Park. Then after lunch you will depart on an afternoon game drive in the park. Lake Nakuru National Park is famous for its flocks of flamingos, at times numbering in the millions. The Park has a rhino sanctuary and it also contains many leopards in addition to fantastic bird life and the usual plains game.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp (all meals & activities)
Recommended lodges and Hotels are
- Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
- Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
- Hotel Citymax
- Ziwa Bush Lodge
This morning after breakfast you’ll leave the Lake Nakuru area with packed lunch and continue to Hell’s Gate, a spectacular area of gorges, natural hot geysers and the two extinct volcanoes: Olkaria and Hobley. A haven for ornithologists and rock climbers, the cliffs of Hell’s Gate are breeding grounds for Verreaux’s Eagles, vulture and thousands of swifts. You’ll have a chance to do some walking in the area before departing for Lake Naivasha . Enjoy picnic lunch and driving to Lake Naivasha you can take a boat-ride in the Lake with some up-close hippo viewing before returning to your Lodge or Tented Camp in the late afternoon which is optional at extra Cost of 30$ per client and paid directly.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp on Full Board (all meals & activities)
Recommended lodges and Hotels are;
Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Lake Naivasha Country Club
Lake Naivasha Resort
Sweet Lake Resort
After an early breakfast, depart with packed lunch box by road across the Rift Valley escarpment to the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve, the jewel of Kenya’s game reserves. Located in the northern section of the great Serengeti Plains, it has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife anywhere in Africa. The reserve is the home of the “Big Five” … elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino, as well as cheetah, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, hippo, impala, gazelle and numerous other wildlife, and hundreds of species of birds. During August to October, the Mara is the scene of annual migration of millions of wildebeest up from the Serengeti plains in search of water and grasses.
Your home for the next three nights will be the secluded Lodge or Tented Camp. After getting settled in, enjoy your packed lunch and some time to relax. In the afternoon depart on your first game drive in the Mara. Return to Lodge or Tented Camp in time to freshen up and enjoy a sundowner around the campfire before dinner.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp (all meals & activities)
Recommended lodges and tented camps are;
- Mara Sentrim tented camp
- Mara Sopa lodge
- Mara Serena Safari Lodge
- Ilkeliani Tented Camp
- Ol Moran Tented Camp
You have one more day for multiple or all day game drives – it’s up to you and your guide and the movement of the animals. You may also want to take a walk in the hills escorted by Masai guides who demonstrate their extensive knowledge of plants and animals while surrounded by spectacular landscapes in every direction.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp (all meals & activities)
Recommended lodges and tented camps are;
- Mara Sentrim tented camp
- Mara Sopa lodge
- Mara Serena Safari Lodge
- Ilkeliani Tented Camp
- Ol Moran Tented Camp
You have one more day for multiple or all day game drives – it’s up to you and your guide and the movement of the animals. You may also want to take a walk in the hills escorted by Masai guides who demonstrate their extensive knowledge of plants and animals while surrounded by spectacular landscapes in every direction.
Overnight – Lodge or Tented Camp (all meals & activities)
Recommended lodges and tented camps are;
- Mara Sentrim tented camp
- Mara Sopa lodge
- Mara Serena Safari Lodge
- Ilkeliani Tented Camp
- Ol Moran Tented Camp
Arise early this morning for a sunrise game drive and late breakfast and then drive back to Nairobi. On arrival you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International airport.
Rates inclusive of:
- Use of a safari minivan vehicle fully converted for Safaris with open pop up roof for game viewing ( Option with extra rate use of 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser )
- Service of an English speaking guide
- Accommodation as indicated
- Meals and indicated
- Lunch on the last day of the safari en route to Nairobi
- All park entry fees
- Guide allowances
- All government taxes
- Pick from Nairobi Hotel before the safari
- Drop off in Nairobi after the safari
- Unlimited game drives
- Two bottles of mineral water per day
Rates exclusive of:
- International flights
- Any local flights
- Extra drinks of alcoholic nature
- Tips to the guide and cook
- Boat tour
- Any excursion not included in the itinerary
- Personal Insurance
- Travel Insurance cover
- Flying Doctors cover
