10 Days Masai mara – Lake Nakuru – samburu – Sweetwaters – Amboseli

Destination: Kenya Safaris
Country: Kenya
Description:

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara

Early morning departure from Nairobi through the dramatic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley. Pause at the viewpoint for panoramic photos before continuing through rolling highlands to Masai Mara. After lunch, embark on your first game drive—the golden hour when predators emerge and the plains come alive. Dinner and overnight at your safari lodge or luxury tented camp.

 Day 2: Masai Mara

 After breakfast, head out for a full-day game drive. Explore the reserve’s iconic savannahs in search of lions, elephants, buffalo, rhinos, and the elusive leopard. Enjoy a picnic lunch at the hippo pool overlooking the Mara River, home to basking crocodiles and pods of hippos. Optional: Sunrise balloon safari with champagne breakfast (extra cost). Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.

Day 3: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru |

 Start with a sunrise game drive, then journey through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru. En route, admire Mt. Longonot and Lake Naivasha from scenic vantage points. Arrive in Nakuru in the afternoon and settle in. Dinner and overnight at a lodge overlooking the park or lake.

 Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Sweetwaters (Ol Pejeta Conservancy)

Rise early for a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Watch for flocks of flamingos, endangered Rothschild’s giraffes, and rare white rhinos along the lake’s shore. After breakfast, drive north to Ol Pejeta, a pioneering private conservancy. Enjoy a chimpanzee sanctuary visit and an afternoon game drive, where you may spot black rhinos, zebras, and lions. Dinner and overnight at a luxury tented camp or lodge inside the conservancy.

 Day 5: Sweetwaters – Samburu | Northern Frontiers

Enjoy a morning game drive, then depart for Samburu National Reserve, crossing the equator. Stop at Thomson’s Falls in Nyahururu before descending into Kenya’s semi-arid north. Arrive in time for lunch and an evening game drive, where the unique Samburu “Special Five” await. Dinner and overnight at a riverside lodge or tented camp.

 Day 6: Samburu | Unique Species & River Wildlife

Spend a full day exploring Samburu, famed for its rugged terrain and rare animals such as the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, beisa oryx, and Somali ostrich. Game drives along the Ewaso Nyiro River offer a chance to see crocodiles, elephants, and big cats cooling off. Optional: Cultural visit to a Samburu village. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 7: Samburu – Treehotel | Into the Forest

After breakfast, drive south to Mt. Kenya’s forested slopes.Lunch en route before ascending to your unique Treehotel nestled in the forest canopy. Spend the night watching wild animals visit a floodlit waterhole below, including elephants, forest hogs, and buffalo. Dinner and overnight in the Treehotel—truly a one-of-a-kind experience.

 Day 8: Treehotel – Amboseli

Descend from the forest to your base hotel for breakfast, then begin the long but scenic drive to Amboseli National Park. Travel through coffee and tea plantations, with views of Mt. Kenya and the countryside unfolding around you. Arrive in Amboseli in time for an evening game drive, capturing the elephants with Mount Kilimanjaro’s snowy peak as a backdrop (weather permitting). Dinner and overnight at a lodge with mountain views.

 Day 9: Amboseli | Elephants & Swamp Lands

Spend the day in Amboseli’s unique ecosystem, where herds of elephants roam freely. Explore its marshy springs, dried lakebeds, and open plains. Look out for lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, and over 400 bird species. If skies are clear, Kilimanjaro offers unbeatable photo ops. Optional: Visit a Maasai cultural village. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 10: Amboseli – Nairobi |

Enjoy a final sunrise drive through the park. After breakfast and early lunch, head back to Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon. Drop-off at your hotel or the airport. End of safari.

Cost of Safari

The cost of this safari will vary depending on date of travel, type of accommodation, transport mode, and number of people on the safari.

Price Start: $1,500.00

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