Northern Nomadic Trail safari

Safari Reference Id  k3
  • 8-days
    Safari
  • Easy
    Access
  • Adapted
    Vehicles
  • Pool (*)
     
  • Free
    Wi-Fi (*)

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Northern Nomadic Trail Safari (k3)

A 8-days safari through Samburu, Sweet Waters, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara

Safari highlights

During Northern Nomadic Trail Safari (k3) you will driven to explore these superb african spots:

Programme

Day 1 - Arrival at Nairobi International Airport
Our driver-guide will pick you up! Transfer to your hotel for overnight. In case of a late arrival we will plan one of the new airport hotels, very convenient and comfortable.

Day 2 - Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast you start your safari with a visit to the northern part of Kenya , a drive of about 5 hours - (make a brief stop at the equator )to Samburu National Reserve. Samburu is a game-reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river. It is here where George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best selling book and award winning movie Born Free! Arrival on time for lunch - check in at the camp - afternoon game-drive - Dinner & Overnight Samburu National Reserve

Day 3- Samburu National Reserve
Spend the whole day at Samburu National Reserve with game-drives - return to the camp/lodge for lunch or enjoy a picnic on game-drive - Samburu is a very beautiful park and not so many visitors, here you will find the Gravy Zebra Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe and the Beisa Oryx amongst predators like lion, leopard and cheetah. - Dinner & Overnight Samburu National Reserve

Day 4 - Samburu National Reserve - Sweetwaters Sanctuary
After breakfast depart for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, located between the foothills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya. The Conservancy hosts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. A visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary is also a great experience. Very good chance to spot the Big 5 here too! - arrive at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy around lunchtime, check in at the Sweetwaters tented camp - afternoon game-drive - Dinner & Overnight Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Day 5 - Sweetwaters Sanctuary
Spend the day at Ol Pejeta with early morning and afternoon game-drives. Today you will also visit the Rhino Sanctuary, Najin and Fatu, the last northern white rhinos in the world were moved to Kenya from the Czech Republic in 2009 and live in a 700-acre northern white rhino enclosure. You will visit with a ranger and learn more about their history , what it takes to protect them and what Ol Pejeta is doing to try and save this subspecies. Lunch/Dinner & Overnight Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Day 6- Sweetwaters to Lake Nakuru National Park
Today the safari proceeds to Lake Nakuru National Park - one of the Rift Valley’s soda lakes and famous for its flamingos but also here you will have a good chance to see both white and black rhinos which are rare in other areas. Lake Nakuru means “Dust or Dusty Place” in Maasai language. You will drive along the escarpment where you will stop to enjoy the stunning view over the Great Rift Valley. Arrival end morning, check in at the camp/lodge and enjoy lunch . Afternoon game-drive. Dinner & Overnight Lake Nakuru National Park

Day 7 - Lake Nakuru National Park - Lake Naivasha
Early morning game-drive followed by breakfast at the camp - continue to Lake Naivasha - one of the fresh water lakes at the Great Rift Valley. Check in at one of the lodges along the lake shore and enjoy lunch. Afternoon we have different options. You could relax and enjoy the beautiful gardens where antelope, giraffe, zebra come and graze. A boat ride on the lake where you will see lots of birdlife and hippos or a visit to Hells Gate National Park which is named after a narrow break in the cliffs. Dinner & Overnight at one of the lodges along the lake.

Day 8 - Lake Naivasha- Nairobi
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast, departure from Naivasha mid morning. Drive via Limuru back to Nairobi. Visit Kiambethu Tea Farm, which gives you an insight into the life of an early English settler farm. Mr Mc Donell bought the farm in 1910 and was one of the first farmers to grow and sell tea commercially in Kenya. Teas is now one of Kenya’s largest exports. The farm is currently run by his granddaughter Fiona who will welcome you with a tea talk followed by a walk around the tea plantation. Enjoy a delicious home made lunch in the beautiful gardens surrounded by an indigenous forest, home to the Colobus monkey. The safari finishes in Nairobi in the afternoon.

Some spots along the way

Following are some spots along the way of the "Northern Nomadic Trail" 8-days safari.
Here are also shown lodges, hotels and tented camps that you can choose from,
according to your preferences and your budget.