Day 1 | Nairobi/Amboseli National Park | On arrival at JKIA, you are met by a Nature Expeditions representative and drive to Amboseli National Park, located to the southeast of Nairobi. The Park is famous for its big game and scenic beauty with the landscape dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro. Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon nature walk until sunset. Ol Tukai Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 2 | Amboseli National Park | Spend another day in Amboseli on morning and afternoon game drives. The park offers an interesting contrast with its dry and dusty appearance, which can be attributed to the volcanic ash that came out of Mt Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. Despite the appearance, there is a continuous supply of water that gets filtered through volcanic rocks from Kilimanjaro's melted snow. Ol Tukai Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 3 | Aberdare | After breakfast check out and drive to Aberdare followed by an afternoon game drive at Solio Ranch. This ranch plays a very major part in the protection and breeding of black rhinos, the ranch is a fenced, privately-owned protected area geared toward rhino conservation, Rhino is a member of the Big 5 group which includes lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants. Rhino Watch Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 4 | Samburu National Reserve | After breakfast, check out and drive further north of Kenya to Samburu Game Reserve, within the land of the colorful Samburu people, close relatives of the Maasai, and harbors several wildlife species found only north of the equator. It offers unique vistas of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine forest and swamp is home to a wide variety of animal and birdlife. Check-in at the lodge, lunch, and later in the evening proceed on a game-viewing until sunset. Samburu Simba Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 5 | Samburu National Reserve | Spend another day in this Reserve where game viewing and visibility are excellent. Bird life is superb with over 380-recorded species and the game. Scenically, for most of the year, Samburu is under the unsympathetic equatorial sun. Relief comes from the Ewaso Ng'iro River, which rises hundreds of kilometers west on the Aberdare's foothills and vanishes beyond Samburu in the recess of the Lorian swamp. Samburu Simba Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 6 | Ol Pejeta | After breakfast, check out and drive to Sweetwaters, Ol Pejeta Conservancy. The Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals including all the big 5 animals among others. Check-in and all meals and overnight at the camp.Sweetwaters Serena Camp [Full Board] |
Day 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | Breakfast, check out, and proceed to Lake Nakuru for a full-day game drive. It is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingos nesting along the shores. See the notable game within the lake including hippos and clawless otters. All meals and overnight at the hotel.Sarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa Nakuru [Full Board] |
Day 8 | Crescent Island | After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Naivasha. Have Lunch at the lodge and later visit Crescent Island. Take a boat ride to Crescent Island and enjoy a nature walk on Crescent Island, a crescent-shaped peninsula.Naivasha Kongoni Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 9 | Maasai Mara Game Reserve | Check out after breakfast and drive to Masai Mara. Arrive and check in at the camp in time for lunch. Depart later for an evening guided nature walk in this spectacular place of breathtaking sceneries. Clients also enjoy a bush dinner.Mara Simba Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 10 | Maasai Mara Game Reserve | Spend a further day on game-watching with morning and afternoon game drives. Wildlife is abundant in the Mara Reserve with the gentle grasslands ensuring that animals are never out of sight. Birds are prolific including immigrants. The big cats - lion, leopard, and cheetah - follow the wildebeest, essentially their main source of food, into the Mara River.Mara Simba Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 11 | Nairobi | Depart after breakfast and drive to Nairobi, transfer to the airport for a departure flight at JKIA upon arrival. |