Duration: 7 days
This itinerary showcases the major highlights of Kenya.
Highlights: Mount Kenya, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Samburu
Depart and drive north to Mount Kenya National Park. Check-in at Serena Mountain Lodge, a timbered tree house located on the slopes of Mount Kenya.
Named after Kenya's highest mountain and the country's namesake, Mt Kenya National Park is a pristine wilderness that comprises of a variety of landscapes from lakes and springs to forests and glaciers. The park is home to some unique animal species including the rare bongo.
Overnight game viewing at the flood-lit water hole from the lodge‟s viewing decks.
Overnight: Serena Mountain Lodge
Meal Plan: L,D
Depart after breakfast for Samburu Game Reserve. Set against the backdrop of the Ol Olokwe mountain, Samburu is a harsh, savagely beautiful wilderness in Northern Kenya. Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserves lie adjacent to each other within Samburu land.
Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive in the reserve.
Overnight: Samburu Simba Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Enjoy an early morning game drive before breakfast at the lodge.
Samburu is famous for its own 'Big 4' - the reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, thin-striped grevy's zebra and the gerenuk antelope which stands on its hind legs to feed. These animals can only be found in Northern Kenya. The Ewaso Nyiro river, the area's primary water source, also attracts a wide variety of animals including elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard.
Balance of the morning spent at leisure with lunch at the lodge. Thereafter, enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Overnight: Samburu Simba Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Depart Samburu and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley. Kenya's Rift Valley is popular for the many lakes found within this vast region. These lakes attract a variety of terrestrial birdlife numbering over 450 species. Lake Nakuru in particular is famous for the hundreds of greater and lesser flamingos that paint the lake pink - literally! Other notable species that can be found in the park are the white rhino and leopard.
Lunch at lodge followed by a game viewing/ bird watching drive around the lakeshore.
Overnight: Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Depart after breakfast and drive past Loita Plains to Masai Mara Game Reserve. The Masai Mara is one of Africa's most dramatic wildlife arenas, home to the 'greatest wildlife show on earth' the renowned wildebeest migration.
Lunch at Keekorok Lodge en route before arrival at Mara Serena Lodge and check-in followed by an afternoon game drive.
Overnight: Mara Serena Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
See all the members of the Big Five in the early morning and afternoon game drive in the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Overnight: Mara Serena Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi. You will be dropped off at your Nairobi hotel.
Meal Plan: B