Best of East Africa Safari

Nairobi | Samburu

Day 1: Nairobi - Samburu National Reserve After the meet and great at the airport or at your hotel, you will be off to Samburu Game Reserve. Samburu National Reserve is one of the lesser-known national parks, but is nevertheless teeming with life. Situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River, there is plenty of wildlife drawn to the water from the surrounding savannah plains. The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa Oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five). The reserve is also populated with more than 900 elephants. Large predators such as the lion, leopard, and cheetah are also an important attraction. You will arrive in time for lunch at Samburu Sopa Lodge. After lunch you will have an evening game drive and later return for dinner in the late evening.

Mount Kenya | Samburu

Day 3: Samburu National Reserve - Mount Kenya After breakfast you will drive to Mount Kenya region. You will arrive in time for lunch at Sweet Waters Serena Camp. Later in the afternoon you will have a game drive at Sweet Waters Olpajeta Conservancy. OlPejeta Conservancy is East Africa’s Largest Black Rhino Sanctuary, the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees and a place with one of the highest predator densities in Kenya. Ol-Pejeta boasts an astounding variety of animals including non-indigenous chimpanzees and the big five. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plaons will guarantee you an unforgettable safari experience. You will later return in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp.

Lake Nakuru | Masai Mara | Serengeti

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara After breakfast, you will depart for Masai Mara, one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves. Masai Mara is situated in south-west Kenya and is one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves. Together with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania it forms Africa’s most diverse, incredible, and most spectacular Eco-systems and possibly the world’s top safari big game viewing Eco-system. It is globally famous for its exceptional population of lions, leopards, and cheetahs. This park is home to the annual migration of Thomson's gazelle and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great Wildebeest Migration. Arrive in time for lunch at Mara Base Camp Explorer Tented camp. After lunch you will have evening game drives and later return for dinner in the late evening.

Masai Mara

Day 7: Masai Mara Today you can choose if you would like to partake in a hot air balloon ride. If you choose the morning balloon ride, you would begin the day at the lodge and wait to be picked up and transferred to the balloon launch site. Here you will meet your pilot, receive a briefing, and watch the inflation of your balloon. The actual ride starts at 6am. The pilot controls the altitude of your balloon; sometimes you will be flying at treetop height, sometimes lower, offering a unique perspective and great photographic opportunities of the wildlife that is below. Later you will drive back to the lodge for breakfast and game drives later on. Alternatively you could begin the day with a morning game drive and return for breakfast before going out again for an mid-morning drive. You will return again for lunch and then spend the rest of the afternoon at your leisure, maybe swimming or relaxing at the pool You will go out on more game drives n the evening and have dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Serengeti

Day 9: Serengeti National Park After breakfast at the lodge, you will depart with packed lunches for a whole day game drive at the park for a chance to see the big five and even many more animals. You will later return for dinner and overnight at the lodge. Alternatively you could break up the game drives by returning to the lodge for breakfast and lunch and then remaining at the lodge to relax all afternoon. With this option you would head out before dinner for another drive.

Amboseli | Kilimanjaro

Day 11: Ngorongoro - Amboseli Have breakfast and then drive to Amboseli National Park via the Namanga Border. After visa formalities at The Namanga border, you will proceed to Amboseli National Park. The ecosystem here is mainly savannah grassland spread across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Maasai and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. You will drive to Amboseli AA Lodge for lunch with game drive en-route. Go for an afternoon game drive at 4pm and later drive to the lodge in the evening for dinner.