9 DAYS ABERDARE/ SAMBURU/ LAIKIPIA/ LAKE NAKURU/ MASAI MARA SAFARI

Day 01: Nairobi – Aberdare. https://kws.go.ke/content/aberdare-national-park Depart Nairobi at 7.30 AM and drive to the Aberdare Country Club in time for a country-style lunch - https://aberdarecountryclub.com

After lunch, transfer to the Aberdare National Park to the ARK lodge for an evening and night of game watching from the comfort of your lodge. Your simple but comfortable room overlooks a water hole, which attracts wildlife throughout the afternoon and night. Quietly observe the procession of wildlife that comes to drink: buffalo, rhino, leopard, hyena, and antelope. Meal plan: {L, D} https://thearkkenya.com 

Day 02: Aberdare - Samburu Game
After breakfast, drive back to the Samburu Game Reserve. Lunch is served on arrival, followed by afternoon game viewing drives. Meal plan: {B, L, D} http://www.simbalodges.com/samburu-simba-lodge 

Day 03: Samburu Game Reserve

.Full day spent in Samburu with early morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu Game Reserve, which covers 40 square miles (104 square kilometers). This is also our best chance to see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk gazelle, and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx antelope. Meal plan: {B, L, D} http://www.simbalodges.com/samburu-simba-lodge 

Day 04: Samburu - Laikipia.

After breakfast, drive to Laikipia - https://www.olgaboli.com/ Afternoon game drives. Meal plan: {B, L, D} https://www.olgaboli.com/lodge 

Day 05: Laikipia.

https://www.olgaboli.com/ Morning and afternoon game drives. Meal plan: {B, L, D} https://www.olgaboli.com/lodge 

Day 06: Laikipia - Lake Nakuru. https://kws.go.ke/lake-nakuru-national-park After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru National Park for an afternoon game viewing drive, a truly remarkable game drive that includes Flamingos as well as the rare white rhino in this world-famous ornithological paradise with over 450 species of bird life. Here is one of the few places where we can also see the endangered Rothschild's Giraffes. Meal plan: {B, L, D} https://www.sarovahotels.com/woodlands-nakuru/ 

Day 07: Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara.

After breakfast, depart for the Masai Mara game reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti - Mara ecosystem, and one of Kenya's most favored game viewing areas. Lunch is served on arrival, followed by afternoon game viewing drives. Meal plan: {B, L, D} https://orngatunymarakingcamp.com/ 

Day 08: Masai Mara.
Full-day game-viewing drives at the Masai Mara with picnic lunch provided in the park. Game drives from sunrise to sundown provide the greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time when the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Morning game viewing with a drive to the Mara River for a chance to see the Wildebeest migration as well as the resident hippos and crocodiles. Meal plan: {B, L, D} https://orngatunymarakingcamp.com/ 

An optional visit to the Masai Village for a cultural tour can be arranged – USD20 per person. Also, an optional Hot air balloon ride can be arranged this morning, then proceed with your game drive - US$465 per person.   

Day 09: Masai Mara – Nairobi.

After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi. Meal plan: {B}