Kenya Off the Beaten Path

The group arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). Participants are met by a representative of African Diurnal Safaris and transfer you to your booked hotel in Nairobi.

Our guide will pick you up at the hotel in Nairobi and drive to Samburu Game Reserve. Samburu stands as one of the most beautiful wildlife environments in the Northern Circuit. Its aridity makes this territory the perfect home to a variety of animals – both birds and mammals. After this immersion in the wild, drive to the selected lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Enjoy an invigorating early morning breakfast and start a full day safari with packed lunch provided. Riverine forest along the Ewaso Nyero River, dry acacias and termite mounds form this incredibly beautiful reserve. Samburu offers great opportunities to observe wildlife and four of the Big Five are present (rhinos are absent), including big= herds of elephants. High-quality sightings of leopards are very usual and an absolute delight. After this immersion in the wild, drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Depart an early morning breakfast and proceed to Aberdare National Park. The scenic drive includes stops to view tea and coffee plantations, and a further stop to experience the largest open-air market in East Africa in Karatina. The Big Five are present in this forest habitat, the buffalo and the elephant being the most common ones. in the evening drive to the lodge / camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Today you depart to Lake Nakuru National Park, crossing the equator. This alkaline Lake is beautifully located in the Rift Valley and offers a stunning view due to the flock of pink flamingoes. Lake Nakuru is also fabulous for the number of white and black Rhinos, over 40 black and 60 white, that you can easily encounter while on safari. You’ll arrive in time for lunch which will be followed by an afternoon game drive with the lake in the background.

You’ll depart from Lake Nakuru after breakfast for the drive to Kenya’s most famous park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. As part of the Serengeti ecosystem, Masai Mara is the place where wildlife still reigns undisturbed and the stage of the spectacular seasonal migration of  thousands of Wildebeests, Zebras and of course predators. You’ll arrive in time for lunch which will be followed by an afternoon game drive through the endless plains of Masai Mara. On evening drive back at the camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Enjoy an invigorating breakfast and start a morning game drive followed by a transfer to Nairobi with lunch en-route. Arrive in Nairobi on evening where you’ll be dropped off at your own booked accommodation or being transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward travels.