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Nairobi
Nairobi
7 Days 6 Nights
Kenya
Masai Mara, Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park
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DAY 1: Nairobi to Nanyuki (L / D)
Leaving the hustle and bustle of Nairobi we head north, crossing the equator, before reaching the
market town of Nanyuki. Founded in 1907 by English settlers, Nanyuki is home to the main base of
Kenya’s Air Force. It’s popular amongst tourists because of it’s proximity to impressive Mount Kenya,
Kenya’s highest peak at 5199 m. It’s also home to the Mount Kenya Safari Club, now a hotel, but in the
60’s an exclusive club whose members included Winston Churchill, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. |
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DAY 2: Nanyuki to Samburu National Reserve (B / L / D)
Leaving this old frontier town, we head north-west through the Kikuyu area around Mt Kenya to the
Samburu National Reserve. We’ll encounter the Masai’s distant relatives, the semi-nomadic proud
Samburu, tending their cattle along the way. The Samburu National Reserve is a relatively small reserve
at just 104 km2. It is a remote, hence unspoilt, reserve and attracts a wide range of animals because of
the Ewaso Ng’iro River (brown water) that runs through it. This afternoon we take a game drive in the
reserve.
DAY 3: Samburu National Reserve to Nakuru (B / L / D)
The Samburu National Reserve is made up of a mixture of scrub, desert and open Savannah plains
interspersed with small rugged hills. It is home to most of the Big 5 (except the rhino, which has been
decimated by poachers). What makes this reserve unique is its populations of Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx,
Reticulated Giraffe and Somali Ostrich.
Leaving the unique Samburu National Reserve, we head west towards the Great Rift Valley and the 4th
largest town in Kenya and the capital of the Rift Valley Province, Nakuru. We overnight here before
entering Lake Nakuru National Park tomorrow.
DAY 4: Lake Nakuru National Park (B / L / D)
Today we head into Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for the thousands of lesser and greater flamingos
that flock to this soda lake’s edge. The numbers vary depending on the water level, and when it’s low,
the lake almost turns pink. A truly spectacular sight! The park was established as a sanctuary for black
and white rhino, which are often seen. We spend the day searching for these pre-historic looking beasts
as well as the elusive leopard, encountering buffalo, giraffe, various antelope and the occasional hippo
along the way.
DAY 5: Nakuru to Masai Mara (B / L /D)
We depart from Nakuru and enter Masai land where these habitual pastoralists are often seen tending
their cattle from the side of the road. We pass through the town of Narok, before arriving at our campsite,
Acacia Camp. Acacia Camp looks on to the Meguarra hills and the stream that meanders by on the
bottom end forms a natural border to the Masai Mara National Reserve.
DAY 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve (B / L /D)
We spend the day driving through nature as it was intended to be - huge plains, rolling hills and an
abundance of game matched nowhere else on earth. We keep an eye open for the Big 5 - elephant,
rhino, buffalo, lion & leopard. If travelling between July and October, we may get to witness the
impressive herds of over 1 million wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle in their Annual Migration.
Sitting around the camp fire, watching the sun set is the perfect way to finish a day’s game viewing in this “Garden of Eden.”
DAY 7: Masai Mara to Nairobi (B)
After breakfast, we begin our journey back to Nairobi. On arrival in the late afternoon, we exchange
addresses and part ways, having just experienced a trip of a lifetime!
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