The Great Kenya Adventure – Mountains, Lakes & Plains

Your flight for Nairobi will land on Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. It is the largest aviation centre in Kenya among the four international airports, located within the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. Our representatives will be waiting for your arrival and guide you to your transportation. We immediately head to your pre-booked hotel at Sarova Stanley Hotel as your guide will brief you on your trip here. You’ll have free-time to spend exploring the area or to rest after the journey before spending the night at the hotel.

• Enjoy an early morning breakfast at the hotel before we check-out. We’ll immediately head for Samburu National Reserve and arrive around 1PM, just in time for lunch.
• Samburu National Reserve is a unique game reserve of Kenya, located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river. It may not be impressively large in size as some of the more famous reserves down south, but this place is well-known as home to some of the rarest animals in comparison. It is a safe haven for grevy zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and the Beisa oryx. Sighting of the Big 5 is naturally common as it’s also home to over 900 elephants. One of the lions have gone famous for adopting a baby Oryx. The reserve also works with many group ranches and offers a variety of living quarters for a truly luxurious camping experience.
• We’ll help with your check-in and drop your luggage at Elephant Bedroom Camp. You’ll have free time to walk around the camp or just rest until before the evening game drive starts at 4PM. Enjoy a ride exploring the reserve as we look at how these animals opted to spend their evening. The game drive typically ends at around 6.30PM, in time for dinner at the camp. Afterwards, spend an overnight at Samburu Reserve.
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• We’ll head out by 6.30 AM to catch nocturnal animals going about their life and catching their last prey of the day before retreating back to their nests and burrows on an early morning game drive. Catching glimpses of these subtle animals can be rather tricky, but it’s still a worthwhile trip as they’re on our way to catch a view of the sunrise. By 8.30 AM, we’ll be back at the camp for a buffet breakfast, and we’ll leave you spend the day at your own pace, whether it’s to catch more sleep before lunch or to explore the area around. Lunch takes place at 12.30 PM, and you’ll have time to spend on your own to walk around the vicinity and maybe visit nearby attractions before the evening game drive.
• From the camp, we’ll head out at 4 PM for a game drive through the park to catch glimpses of the games in the afternoon. Samburu National Reserve is a unique safe haven to a huge range of rare species and is a perfect way to get your pictures with the vast sky, especially when it starts glowing red as the sun goes down. Enjoy the ride and we’ll head back to the camp as the sun sets and in time for dinner and to spend the night here.
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• Enjoy your early buffet breakfast at the camp as we have to depart from the camp by 7.30 AM for Mount Kenya Safari Club. It is a luxurious club build on the base of Mount Kenya on over 40 hectares of gorgeous landscape, one can marvel the beauty of Mount Kenya while enjoying the best things life has to offer here. There 110 available accommodations ranging from hotel rooms to villas and cottages. Guests can break some sweat at the pool, try horse-riding, or just relax in your room while enjoying the priceless view right outside your window.
• There are also children’s playground for those who bring their young ones here. The polished bar is equipped with entertainments such as darts and pools. When you’re done with the games, walk around the garden and enjoy the fresh air. You have the whole day to explore and spend at the club with lunch and dinner served here. Spend the night like a celebrity.
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• Breakfast at the club is in buffet style, so enjoy the meal before we check-out by 8.30 AM for Great Rift Valley’s Lake Nakuru National Park. While the ride may be long, it’s one adorned with gorgeous sights of nature, particularly the Aberdare Ranges which sight will become your longest companion on this journey.
• We’ll arrive in time for lunch and to check-in at Mbweha Camp and drop off your luggage. Your afternoon is free for you to spend to explore the local area or just to rest after a long ride here.
• Lake Nakuru is well known in Kenya as one of the most beautiful and rich lakes of the Great Rift Valley, where you can observe a handful of faunas here. Located at 1.7km above sea level, the freshwater system here brims with life with the pink flamingos turning the lake into fuchsia being some of the most remarkable sightings. There are also waterbucks, hippopotamuses, and several grazing species such as impalas and giraffes.
• By evening time around 4 PM, we’ll invite you on a game drive around here to catch sightings of these animals, and with luck, you might see glimpses of small packs of lions around here. The lush forestry and bushes, the wildlife that flourishes, and just being back to nature; these are things you should never missed in life!
• We’ll return in time for dinner before going back to the hotel/lodge for an overnight at Lake Nakuru.
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• After breakfast, get ready on another exciting day in the Great Rift Valley and check-out. We’ll head to Masai Mara National Reserve today and make a temporary stop at Tipilikwani Mara Camp to check-in and drop your luggage. We’ll be in time for lunch before continuing down to the reserve. Stock up as we’ll have a long exciting day exploring the park for wildlife sighting. Spend the next few hours resting and just taking in the new view around here.
• Masai Mara is also known locally as the Mara, this National Reserve is a famous wildlife conservation park where the rivers Mara and Talek crosses. One can also find several villages of Maasai people around the area. Maasai Mara has all of the “Big Five” animals: lions, leopards, African elephants, African buffaloes, and black rhinoceros. The park is also known for being home to one of the largest cheetah populations.
• From the camp, we’ll head out at 4 PM for a game drive through the park to catch glimpses of the games in the afternoon. Masai Mara is a favourite of wildlife enthusiasts especially around July to November when zebras and gnus would cross the area as part of their annual migration. Enjoy the ride and we’ll head back to the camp as the sun sets and in time for dinner and to spend the night here.
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• Enjoy a pleasant buffet breakfast at the camp at 6.30AM while the cool morning breeze blows through the plain. Make sure to get your fill as we’ll be heading out for a full-day of game viewing in Mara. Your group will go with packed lunch boxes that we’ll enjoy at noon at a designated spot before continuing the game drive. Don’t miss the rare sight of the annual animal migrations before we head back to the camp with the sun setting on the horizon.
• We’ll be back in time for dinner at the camp before resting for the night.
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• Enjoy your buffet breakfast at Masai Mara before we check-out and head to the other lake of Great Rift Valley we’ll be visiting: Lake Naivasha. After one hour and 45 minutes, we’ll reach outside the town of Naivasha where another beautiful freshwater lake of the Great Rift Valley can be seen. The name translates in the local Maasai name as “rough water” due to the volatile weather and sudden storms are often observed in this area. It is slightly higher than Lake Nakuru and is seated at 1.8km above sea level.
• If Lake Nakuru is a perfect spot to view wildlife, Lake Navisha offers a different experience where visitors can take a boat ride and take the observation closer than ever. For an hour, you can observe hippopotamuses and the thriving bird species that rely on this lake at an extra cost.
• We’ll head back to where your hotel/lodge and enjoy your dinner with a beautiful view of the lake to accompany your meal before spending an overnight here.
• Optional: Lake Naivasha Boat Ride
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• Buffet breakfast is served in the morning at Lake Naivasha. Enjoy your meal before we check-out from the lodge and leave for Amboseli National Park at 8.30 AM. The national park that represents the flourishing flora and fauna around the famous snow-peaked Kilimanjaro is also home to the giants. Amboseli covers almost 40,000 hectares of land and is the favourite land of African elephants covering as well the Kenya-Tanzania border. Amboseli means salty dust in Masai language.
• We’ll arrive at 1 PM and you’ll be taken to Amboseli serena Lodge for a buffet lunch. We check-in at the camp and drop off your luggage before setting off for an afternoon game drive. Safari around this area usually brings the best sightings of elephants complimented with a beautiful view of the mountain. Although the peak can sometimes be hidden behind clouds and fogs.
• By evening time, we will return to the camp for dinner and to spend an overnight here.
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• Today we’ll enjoy double game drives in the early morning and late afternoon. We’ll head out by 6.30 AM to catch nocturnal animals going about their life and catching their last prey of the day before retreating back to their nests and burrows. Catching glimpses of these subtle animals can be rather tricky, but it’s still a worthwhile trip as they’re on our way to catch a view of the sunrise. By 8.30 AM, we’ll be back at the camp for a buffet breakfast, and we’ll leave you spend the day at your own pace, whether it’s to catch more sleep before lunch or to explore the area around. Lunch takes place at 12.30 PM.
• From the camp, we’ll head out at 4 PM for a game drive through the park to catch glimpses of the games in the afternoon. Masai Mara is a favorite of wildlife enthusiasts especially around July to November when zebras and gnus would cross the area as part of their annual migration. Enjoy the ride and we’ll head back to the camp as the sun sets and in time for dinner and to spend the night here.
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• Enjoy your breakfast in Amboseli before we set off at 8.30 AM for Tsavo West National Park. The ride will be long, but beautiful as we slowly enter the mountainous area of Tsavo Conservation Area. The west part of the park is the second largest national park in Kenya with both east and west combine making in the largest in Kenya. Tsavo West National Park is wetter than the East side and is well known for the higher large mammal populations and bird life.
• Upon arrival, we’ll check-in at the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge and enjoy a buffet lunch by 1 PM. Drop your luggage and rest up before we hop on an afternoon game drive through the park.
• Also known as the Land of Lava, Springs, Man-Eaters & Magical Sunsets, there are many things to see here. From the magnificent geographical formations of river, swamps and waterfalls, to the beautiful animals ranging from the rare black rhinos, hippos, to the big cats like leopards and Masai lions, you won’t be short of things to see here. Keep your eyes peeled to spot smaller species that can be subtle, such as the bush baby, and hartebeest.
• We’ll return as the sun goes down to the camp and enjoy our dinner before going back to our room to rest for the night.
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• Enjoy our breakfast at the lodge before we leave the camp to visit the other side of the park: Tsavo East National Park. We’ll head to Severin Safari Camp for check-in. The east side of the park is one of the oldest parks in Kenya, featuring dry, flat plains that include the Galana River, Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls. There are several gates leading into the park with one of them being near the city of Voi.
• We’ll have our lunch at the camp here after checking-in and you’ll have a few hours to explore the place before the afternoon game drive starts. Game drive on the east side is different from thee west side, as it’s where the falls and river can be easily seen. In addition to the rhinos and hartebeests, Tsavo is also home to the infamous “man-eating” lions, stemming from an 1898 story of two male lions that feast on railway workers before being shot death. The lions you’ll see here are only descendants that’ve never taste human flesh before, so don’t worry! The red elephants here are also common elephants, but they look red due to the red volcanic dust that covers them.
• We’ll return back to the camp in the evening for dinner. Spend the night in Tsavo East National Park.
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• Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge before we check-out and leave Tsavo National Park. We will leave at 8.30 AM for Nairobi, a 5-hour ride through the beautiful nature of Tsavo. Enjoy your lunch at the city once we’re arrived.
• We’ll go on a short city tour while taking you to several shopping spots to get your souvenirs. Once you’re done, we will go to Four Points by Sheraton for check-in near the airport. Rest up as it would’ve been a long day for you and pack up for tomorrow.
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• Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel before we check-out. It’s time to bid Kenya goodbye as we head to JKI Airport for your flight home.
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