10 Days / 9 Nights Amboseli, Samburu & Mara
Day 1: Nairobi
Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa’s most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa’s 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place, and although it has developed a reputation which keeps tourist visits brief, there are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world’s only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Day Itinerary
Arrive Nairobi at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After customs and immigration formalities, you will be welcomed and transferred to your Nairobi City Hotel where you are booked on Bed & Breakfast.
Day 2: Amboseli National Park
Located in the southern reaches of Kenya, the Amboseli National Park is renowned for its excellent variety of wildlife such as Masaai giraffe, elephant, lion and cheetah and not surprisingly it is one of Kenya’s most popular parks. The landscape of Amboseli is dominated by the majestic snow cap of Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as open plains, acacia woodland, swamps and the massif of Ol Doinyo Orok. The birding is excellent, especially closer to the lakes and swamps. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to large herds of elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Maasai people and soak up spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
Day Itinerary
Breakfast and at 0800hrs leave for Amboseli park, arriving for lunch at your camp. Afternoon game drive.
Meals and overnight at Tortilis Camp
Day 3: Amboseli National Park
Day Itinerary
Early morning game drive and return to your camp for breakfast. Midmorning at leisure and in the afternoon proceed for another game viewing drive,
Day 4: Samburu National Reserve
Resting on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River and neighbouring the Buffalo Springs National Park, Samburu National Reserve is remote, hot and arid. The reserve spans over 165 square kilometres of spectacularly scenic landscape featuring rugged hills, undulating plains and riverine forests. The park is home to abundant wildlife including a variety of rare species such as the reticulated giraffe, the long necked gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy’s Zebra and Beisa Oryx. Samburu was one of the homes of ‘Elsa the Lioness’, star of the best selling book and award-winning movie ‘Born Free’. Visitors can enjoy viewing over 900 elephants, a variety of predators, and over 450 bird species.
Day Itinerary
Early breakfast and transfer to Ambosli airstrip for your flight to Nairobi to reconnect with your sambuu flight ( No direct flight from Amboseli to Samburu) Amboseli flight departs at 0905hrs to arrive Nairobi at 0950hrs
Your flight departs Nairobi 1020hrs to arrive Samburu at 1130hrs – approximate timings.
Pick up from the airstrip and transfer to your camp for check in and lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive.
Meals and overnight in Samburu
Day 5: Samburu National Reserve
Day Itinerary
Full day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game drives . Meals and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp.
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve
The Masai Mara together with Tanzania’s Serengeti form Africa’s most famous wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The image of acacia trees dotting endless grass plains epitomises Africa for many, then add a Maasai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The undeniable highlight of the Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly the annual wildebeest migration traversing the vast plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. It is known as the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles and eland can also be spotted in the reserve. Aside from horse riding safaris and traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Mara plains has become almost essential.
Day Itinerary
Breakfast and transfer to your departure airstrip Masai Mara flight, departing at 0930hrs to arrive Masai Mara at 1100hrs.Pick up from your airstrip of arrival and trasnsfer to your camp for lunch and later an afternoon game drive.
Meals and overnight in Mara
Day 7, 8 & 9: Mara Intrepids Tented Camp, Masai Mara
Day Itinerary
Full day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives . Meals and overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp
Day 8: Mara Intrepids Tented Camp, Masai Mara
Day Itinerary
Full day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives . Meals and overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp
Day 10: End of Itinerary
Day Itinerary
Breakfast and transfer to the irstrip for your morning flight to Nairobi. Lunch at Eka hotel and day room use.
Transfer to the airport in good time for your international flight back home.
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