8-Day Kenya Nature & Wilderness Mid Range-Luxury Safari

This 8 Day Safari is as exciting as it is luxurious. Travel in 4X4 wheel drive vans with pop tops for safe viewing of your animals and sleep in mid range to luxury lodges and hotels.The safari starts at Samburu National Reserve and ends with a thrilling balloon flight in Masai Mara. Mount Kenya Hiking and nature walks, Lake Nakuru flamingo party, and rhino sanctuary! Lake Naivasha and Hells gate gauge trekking for nature and for transformation. Enter the Mara region of the Big Five Kings of African wildlife. The balloon safari is the epitome of this trip with breakfast in the jungle and picnic lunch by Mara river. Bingo!

Enjoy The Countryside Ride To Samburu National Reserve

You will be picked from your Nairobi hotel by your Driver/guide early morning. Immediately depart for Samburu and drive north passing through the open countryside. Cross the equator line to Samburu land. Arrive with a short game drive en-route to the Lodge/Camp and you’re just in time for lunch.

After lunch, relax before a game drive at 4 p.m. Samburu Park has unique residents including the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx, and the Blue legged Somali Ostrich. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Park

Samburu National Reserve is situated on the northern safari circuit of Kenya alongside Shaba and Buffalo Springs. This circuit is less visited due to its remote location in the north of Laikipia.However, visitors are rewarded by untouched wilderness, great wildlife densities and a safari experience away from some of Kenya's busier parks.Striking volcanic mountains backdrop the park, and scattered across Samburu's semi-arid plains between the red dust and shrubbery are large granite rocky outcrops, tall acacias and deep craters.Meandering through the heart of the park is the Ewaso Nyiro River. A green oasis of large doum palms and lush vegetation line the banks, breaking from the otherwise arid ecosystem and is a vital haven for wildlife.Samburu is home to the rare northern 'special five': Grevy zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and the beisa oryx. Large elephant herds, endangered wild dogs and big cats are also found in high densities here. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 recorded species like the lesser kestrel, vulturine guinea fowl, and the Taita falcon. It is named after the Samburu people, nomadic pastoralists whose traditional attire is among the most vibrant, beautiful and delicate in Africa.

Enjoy this 2nd day with the morning and afternoon game drives in search of unique northern Kenya animal species such as the reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, Grevy’s zebra, and the long-necked gerenuk. Much of the reserve consists of the distinct desert landscape; dusty red plains broken by thorny scrub, featuring dramatic views of tabletop Mt Ol Olokwe on the horizon. All meals are taken at the lodge/camp. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Main Destination:

Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, check out and have a game drive en-route. Arrive Nanyuki and check in to your lodge/hotel, have lunch. Head out with your guide on trekking trails to get you to the Mau-Mau caves. Enjoy the spectacular waterfalls and hide out rocks. Take a hike into one of the most breathtaking wild sites you could ever visit in Kenya.

Dinner and overnight in your Lodge /Hotel in Nanyuki.

After breakfast, check out and drive south in the Rift Valley to Nakuru in time for Lunch. Check into your Lodge/hotel and go for a game drive at the Lake Nakuru National Park. See the spectacular parade of flamingoes and 400 other species of birds including the big land mammals saluting you. Enjoy the big party with heightened sense, be fascinated by the sight, hearing, smell and perception. Here is the forever home of the rare black and white rhino.

Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Hotel.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Start this adventure with a bike ride for a stretch of 8 Km from the gate of the park to the gouges, or transfer in the van with your guide. Walk, climb and trek into the gouges with a local tour guide and scale this landscape with stunning geographical rock formations.

Leave the park and ride back to the gate. Join your tour guide, head for lunch.

Afternoon and evening have the strong wish to get to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride. Lake Naivasha boat ride is very refreshing. You can also have other options to relax in your hotel or go for a guided nature walk around Naivasha or go shopping in the town.

Main Destination:

Hells Gate National Park

After breakfast, leave Naivasha for Masai Mara. Drive south along the floor of the rift valley arriving in the Masai country in time for lunch.

You will have a game drive as you head to the camp for lunch. Check into your room at the lodge and relax. Another game drive will be at 4 pm. Look out for the Lion, Elephant, Buffalo wild beast, giraffe, zebra, on this introductory game drive. This is home to thousands of different animals and birds; These animals drink at the Mara River where the crocodile and hippo, claim territory. Tomorrow you'll watch out for the big cats.

Head for dinner and refreshment and overnight at the Lodge.

Start early this morning on an anticipated balloon flight. This is a one hour ride high above the park. This ride gives you some wonderful panoramic views of the animals, the rolling hills and dotted plains,  plus the Mara River.

The sunrise at the Mara is spectacular. The experience is exhilarating, the balloon flight is dramatic and you descend to breakfast served in the jungle.

Spend the rest of today with morning and afternoon game drives that lead you to some of Africa’s largest lion prides, herds of elephants, zebra, antelopes, buffaloes, wildebeest, giraffes, cheetahs, baboons, wild dogs and hyenas. It is possible to see all the big five in this park.

Take a break between game drives, and what a treat to have picnic lunch along the banks of Mara River while watching the crocodile and the hippo sharing space on the river.