AAS 09 — 7DAYS /6 NIGHTS –SAMBURU PACKAGE
Day 1 :
Arrival into Nairobi. You will be met by our local representative and transferred to the Panafric Hotel or similar. Day free for orientation and Safari briefing. Overnight stay at the Hotel. (BB)
Day 2:
08.00 hrs. Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through Central Kenya and North across the Equator to Samburu National Reserve arriving Sarova Shaba in time for Lunch. Afternoon game drive with an optional visit to a local Samburu village. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day 3:
Full day in Samburu, a beautiful game abundant park, home to rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy’s Zebra, blue-necked Somali Ostrich and reticulated giraffe. Morning and afternoon game drives with an optional visit to a local Samburu village. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.
Day 4 :
After breakfast, link up with your driver/guide for the morning drive to Lake Nakuru National Park via Thompson Falls and other spectacular countryside. Lake Nakuru: was the first place in Africa to be designated a National Park primarily because of its numerous bird population. Lake Nakuru is a very shallow, strongly alkaline lake of 62 square kilometers/38 miles. It is set in the picturesque landscape of the Great Rift Valley with surrounding woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. This is a saline Lake hosting the Pink Flamingos, Black and White Rhinos, Pelicans, Buffalos and Lions among others. Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge. Afternoon game drive at the lake shore. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 5 :
Breakfast at the Lodge. Embark on the morning drive to the spectacular countryside. Arrival at Mara Sopa in time for lunch. Seated on a corner of the Reserve with plenty of Game, the Mara Sopa is a dream come true. The Lodge reflects the Masai people’s culture in its décor; the Masai ar the surrounding community. They have remained proudly aloof from Western civilization. Afternoon game drive. Lunch, Dinner and overnight at the Mara Sopa Lodge.
Day 6 :
You have one full day at the Masai Mara. Here you may undertake optional Balloon rides, or optional visits to Lake Victoria, the second biggest fresh water lake in the world. You may also visit a Masai tribal village as an option. Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives. All the meals are included. Overnight stay at Sarova Mara. Masai Mara is famous for its annual Great Migration of more than two million wildebeest and thousands of Thomson’s gazelle, zebra and impala. Aside from the Migration, game-viewing is excellent throughout the year. For the bird enthusiast 500 species have been recorded. The Masai Mara is well-known for its spectacular black-maned lion and for up-close-and-personal cheetah sightings. Lunch, Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge .
Day 7 :
Breakfast at the lodge. Later, you have the morning drive to Nairobi arriving at about mid-day. Lunch at a Nairobi Hotel. Rest of the day free for own activities and shopping. Transfer to the Airport for a flight back home.