Kenya's Best Game Reserves

Day 1:  On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by a representative and given a short safari briefing before being transferred Sunbird Lodge, located one hour’s drive from Nairobi, in Lake Naivasha.  After check in, you will have time to relax in your room or take a walk before lunch is served in the dining room.  Sunbird lodge provides you with comfortable and eco-friendly luxury in a wonderfully picturesque setting that is quiet and uninterrupted. The Lodge looks over Lake Elementaita and has fabulous bird life. Each private bungalow is fitted with huge glass sliding doors with an impeccable view, large bed and huge shower. Overnight at Sunbird Lodge (Full Board)

Day 3: This morning drive to Hell's Gate National Park.  The Park is famous for its wide open grassy plains and towering cliffs offering an amazing walking or Mountain Biking experience alongside giraffe, eland, buffalo and a variety of small plains game like gazelles and antelopes. Fischer's Tower and Central Tower are high rocky towers formed of semi-molten rock.  The walk through the gorge is an amazing experience, follow the spring (it can sometimes be slippery in the gorge) through the water eroded walls which is narrow in places and pass through small waterfalls, hot water springs and interesting rock formations. Back at Sunbird Lodge, enjoy lunch and thereafter you will have a relaxed afternoon, away from the maddening crowds. You can take a dip in the lodge’s refreshing pool or even enjoy a walk down to the lake.  Overnight at Sunbird Lodge (Full Board)

Samburu

Day 5: In the mornings you are woken up with tea or coffee, and a selection of freshly baked biscuits which should see you through your morning activity before returning to camp and a full breakfast. Afterwards spend the full day in the game reserve.  Samburu National Reserve is situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River which attracts plenty of animals from the surrounding plains and various other habitats such as acacia, river forest, thorn trees and grasslands.  Large herds of elephants, reticulated giraffes, buffalo and gerenuks and frequent spotting of big cats form part of the reserve’s large and diverse wildlife population. You will also be privileged to see the red –robed Samburu tribesmen bringing their cattle down to the river to drink. Overnight Elephant Bedroom Camp (Full Board)

Masai Mara

Day 7 & 8:  Spend two days exploring this majestic park with its large diversity of beautiful scenery, including its meandering rivers, towering escarpments and rolling grasslands that provide the perfect habitat for the abundance of game, including the Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and black rhino. In the morning, there is the opportunity to rise early and experience a game viewing adventure from an entirely different perspective! A hot air balloon safari across the Masai Mara (at additional cost) which takes off in the crisp morning air, and lasts for approximately an hour, allows for a beautifully peaceful experience floating silently high above plains, forests and rivers. Otherwise if you have not booked a balloon ride, after breakfast you will drive across the Mara plains in search of the big five and other plains game. Keep your eyes peeled as you hunt for the last members on your “must see” list. Overnight Sentinel Mara Camp (Game Package)