7 Days 6 Nights Kenya Safari Samburu Aberdare Nakuru Mara | 7 Days 6 Nights Kenya Safari Holidays | 7 Days 6 Nights Kenya Road Safari | 7 Day Safari Samburu, Aberdare, Nakuru & Masai Mara | Samburu Game Reserve, Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park & Masai Mara Game Reserve Safari | 2 Nights Samburu, 1 Night Aberdare, 1 Night Lake Nakuru & 2 Nights Masai Mara Mara Safari | 7 Days Kenya Safaris
This is a wonderful 7-day once-in-a-lifetime 4×4 wildlife journey to 4 of Kenya’s most incredible game parks – Samburu National Reserve, Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, and the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Retire at night to elegant tented camps and lodges which provide exquisite personalized service, first-rate game viewing, and refined cuisine during your 7-day Kenya road safari.
The safari begins by travelling north to the remote and arid northern region of Samburu where you can see desert-adapted species such as the Gerenuk, Oryx, Grey Zebra, and Reticulated Giraffe. We enjoy a 4×4 game drive in Samburu National Reserve, situated along the Ewaso Ng’iro River.
Samburu is home to lions, cheetahs and leopards, elephants, hippos and buffalos. The park is also rich in bird life, hosting over 350 species. Samburu is one of the two areas where Elsa the lioness, of Born Free fame, was raised by George and Joy Adamson.
Another highlight is encountering the traditional Samburu people, with their indigenous culture that still follows ancient practices.
Next, we drive to the Aberdare National Park for high-altitude game viewing. We stay at the Ark Lodge or the Treetops lodge and watch the animals that frequently visit the lively waterhole beside the lodge, from a series of viewing decks and areas at different levels.
Spotting animals at the floodlit salt-lick and watering hole into the night, with common visitors including elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs, and bushbucks among others.
Continue the journey by road to scenic Lake Nakuru National Park, set around the shallow soda lake. Originally established as a bird sanctuary, Nakuru is a Ramsar Wetland Area, known for its spectacular bird life. When water levels are high enough massive flocks of flamingos have been known to gather at Lake Nakuru.
Lake Nakuru highlights include sightings of tree-climbing lions and both black and white rhinos, for which the reserve is better known today. Commonly sighted animals include giraffes, baboons, zebras, buffaloes, antelopes and hippos, with rare finds including leopards.
Then the time has come to explore Masai Mara – one of the most famous game parks on the planet, considered by many to be the finest wildlife safari destination in all of Africa. We spend two nights enjoying morning and afternoon 4×4 adventures in this Big Five Mecca.
We may come across herds of wildebeest, elephants, zebras and antelopes, along with prides of lions, coalitions of cheetahs, a crash of rhinos and lone leopards.
We may also see the Great Wildebeest Migration – the unparalleled wildlife spectacle that sees over a million wildebeest, gazelles, zebras and other herbivores stampeding across the plains and crocodile-infested rivers every year. The predators of Masai Mara also come out in full force for the migration, which provides plenty of fair game.
On the final day of this 7-day Kenya road safari, we journey back to the bustling city of Nairobi city arriving by mid-afternoon and getting dropped off at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your accommodation.
Safari Itinerary in Summary
Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Samburu Game Reserve
Day 2: Explore Samburu National Reserve
Day 3: Samburu – Drive to Aberdare National Park (Ark Lodge/ Treetops Lodge)
Day 4: Aberdare – Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Drive to the Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 6: Discover Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 7: Masai Mara – Drive to Nairobi
Safari Itinerary in Detail
Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Samburu Game Reserve
Depart Nairobi in the Morning by road to Samburu Game Reserve located in the North rugged Semi desert region. Samburu Game Reserve is a wild and little-visited region, well known for spectacular scenery and wildlife not found in the south.
They include the Reticulated Giraffe, the rare Grevy’s Zebra with its large furry ears, the gerenuk antelope standing on its hind legs to feed, and Somali Ostriches with their distinctive blue legs.
Lunch upon arrival at your lodge then proceeds on a ‘Spice’ game drive.
Overnight Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Lion King Bush Camp, Samburu Riverside Camp, Sinteti Hotel, Umoja Camp Site
Mid-Range Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp, Larsens, camp, Samburu Game Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Saruni Samburu, Sasaab Lodge, Joys Camp
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 2: Explore Samburu National Reserve
Full day in Samburu with morning and afternoon ‘Spice’ game drives. You may see Elephants, Cheetahs, leopards, Eland, Oryx, Impala, Dikdik, Waterbuck, and a variety of birds. This lava plain includes a varied landscape of red dirt, thorn scrub, broken volcanic rock, dried riverbeds, steep hills, and rocky outcroppings.
Following the river’s curves, a forest of Doum Palms, Acacia, and tamarind is a magical contrast of cool green. Other areas of the Reserve include the Uaso Nyiro River where crocodiles sunbathe themselves on the banks.
It also provides an oasis for a variety of games. Birds are abundant, with 365 species recorded, one for every day of the year. In between the game drives, there is an opportunity to visit a Samburu village at an additional cost.
Overnight Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Lion King Bush Camp, Samburu Riverside Camp, Sinteti Hotel, Umoja Camp Site
Mid-Range Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp, Sarova Shaba Lodge, Samburu Game Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Saruni Samburu, Sasaab Lodge, Joys Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 3: Samburu – Drive to Aberdare National Park
Depart Samburu after breakfast and drive to the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya/ Aberdare Ranges arriving at Serena Mountain Lodge (Forest tree Lodge) or The Ark Limited or treetops Tree Lodge in time for lunch.
Relax the afternoon away as you watch games from the balconies or take an optional guided nature walk. Overnight floodlit game viewing – Mountain Lodge or the Ark Limited or treetops Tree Hotel. All these lodges boast of having the highest record of animal visits and sightings in the area.
Overnight Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Fishing Lodge Guest House, The Tusk Camp
Mid-Range Accommodation: The Ark Lodge, Serena Mountain Tree lodge, Treetop Tree Lodge, Giraffe Ark Game Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Solio Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 4: Tree Hotel – Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park
Depart in the morning and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley – to Lake Nakuru National Park making a brief stop at Nyahururu Thomson Falls. Arrive at Lake Nakuru Lodge or Sarova Lion Hill in time for lunch.
Afternoon, conduct a ‘Spice’ game drive. The Lake is famous for flamingos as well as over 400 other species of birds. In addition, many species of game can be found in the Park including the introduced Rothschild’s giraffe, black and White Rhino, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Baboon, and many species of plains game.
Overnight Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Chester Hotel, Royal Palm Hotel, and Suites, Carnation Hotel, Sleepaway Cottages
Mid-Range Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge, Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
Luxury Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Drive to the Masai Mara Game Reserve
Breakfast at the lodge then drives via the Great Rift Valley to arrive in Masai Mara in time for lunch at your Lodge or Camp. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe; over 450 species of animals have been recorded here.
You will easily see Lions, Rhinos, Hippos, Crocodiles, giraffes, Wildebeests, Zebras, Buffalo, Warthogs, Hyenas, and Jackals, Wild dogs, Buffalo, Leopard and a variety of antelopes. It is in the Mara that the most spectacular event of the natural wonders of the world takes place.
This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Behind their heels are predators of the savanna – Lion, Cheetah, and Wild dog, Jackal, Hyena, and Vultures. Depart for an afternoon ‘Spice’ game drive until dusk.
Overnight Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Enchoro Wildlife Camp-Masai Mara, Rhino Tourist Tented Camp, Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Mid-Range Accommodation: Olumara Camp, Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Sarova Mara Game Camp, Keekorok Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Mahali Mzuri, Rekero Camp, Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Olare Mara Kempinski
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 6: Discover Masai Mara National Reserve
We spend a full day in the Masai Mara in the morning and afternoon ‘Spice’ game drives. The trees in the distance might turn out to be a family of Giraffes. Those clumps of bushes a pride of Lions, and the rock that moves a Rhino lumbering out of your way.
With diligence and some luck, you may encounter a family of Cheetahs, or a herd of Elephants crossing the path in front of you. Large animals are not the only entertainment – a family of warthogs may amuse you, running as fast as their little legs will carry them until they forget why they are rushing and stop to regroup.
Overnight Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Enchoro Wildlife Camp-Masai Mara, Rhino Tourist Tented Camp, Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Mid-Range Accommodation: Olumara Camp, Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Sarova Mara Game Camp, Keekorok Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Mahali Mzuri, Rekero Camp, Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Olare Mara Kempinski
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 7: Masai Mara – Drive to Nairobi
Another early morning ‘Spice’ game drive in Mara, then depart after breakfast and drive back to Nairobi arriving early afternoon.
Drop at your hotel or transfer to the airport for an onward flight home.
Meal Plan {Breakfast}
7 Days 6 Nights Kenya Safari Samburu Aberdare Nakuru Mara Prices
7 Days 6 Nights Kenya Safari Samburu Aberdare Nakuru Mara Prices Include;
Extensive Game drives + All meals included while on safari + All applicable Game Park entrance fees + Guaranteed window seating with open top + Safari vehicles carry cold drinks and mineral water + Guaranteed departures for two or more passengers booking this safari + Accommodation of your choice in Samburu, Aberdare, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara + Professional Safari Guide/ Driver & Round trip transport from Nairobi to Samburu, Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
| Dates From | Dates To | Price Per Person | Children Aged 2 to 12 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January 2023 | 31st December 2023 | Request for rates | Request for rates |
Notes
* All game activities included in the price
* All Park/ Reserve fees included in the price
* Flexible departures on any day of the week
* All road transport is in a private vehicle, just for your group
* Optional beach holiday add-ons available (supplements apply)
* Full Board Accommodation in superb quality, well-located lodges/ camps
* Fully escorted by friendly, professional safari driver guides (accredited by Kenya Professional Safari Guide Association)
* Optional extra nights can be added. Any level of accommodation can be chosen, from budget lodges, and mid-range camps to luxury hotels
* Tour transport is in a private 6-seater safari minivan with a pop-up roof. At an extra cost, you can choose our 6 seaters Toyota Land Cruisers (4×4)
7 Days 6 Nights Kenya Safari Samburu Aberdare Nakuru Mara Prices Exclude;
* International Airfare
* A visit to a Masai Village
* Accommodations in Nairobi
* Cost of obtaining passport and visas
* Gratuity for your professional driver-guide
* Sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner
* Christmas, New Year, and Easter Supplement
* Gratuity for Porterage/ waiters at hotels, camps, and airports
* Membership in Flying Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue
* Optional Hot Air Ballooning (cost per person is 500 US Dollars), Nature walks, etc
* Personal expenses such travelling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication charges that include, laundry, emails, faxes, and phone calls beverages including luxury champagne, luxury spirits, beer, and wines during meals or meals not indicated in the itinerary