Kenya is famous as the original safari country and on this 5 day safari you will gaze in awe at the towering Mount Kenya, visit one of the most remote and wild national reserves, Samburu, seek for black and white rhinos at Solio Ranch and be amazed by beautiful landscapes at Aberdare.
All these things with the assistance of a tour operator based in Kenya, a personal guide, exclusive use of a 4×4 vehicle and high quality selected lodgings.
DURATION
5 DAYS – 4 NIGHTS
(you can do it in 4 days)
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
DAY 0: LANDING AT NAIROBI JKIA
DAY 1: NAIROBI – ABERDARE
DAY 2: ABERDARE – SAMBURU
DAY 3: SAMBURU
DAY 4: SAMBURU – SOLIO RANCH
DAY 5: SOLIO RANCH – NAIROBI
SERVICES INCLUDED
- Private Toyota LandCruiser with a pop-top roof hatch
- Bottled water on your vehicle
- Private professional english speaking guide
- National Parks and concession fees
- Full Board accomodation
- Sundowners
- Lunch in the forest
- Daily game drives
- Flying doctors insurance
SERVICES EXCLUDED
- Items of personal nature
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- Visa fees (50$)
- International flight
- Extra lunch on the last day
- All drinks
- Visit to Nairobi attractions
- Exclusive bush dinner at Samburu – upon request
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY:
DAY 0: JOMO KENYATTA AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO NAIROBI
You will leave from Nairobi for the first destination not later than 6 a.m.
We recommend you to stay one night in Nairobi the day before your safari. You can use this time visiting the city and its main attractions: David Sheldrick Orphanage, Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum. Or you can just rest and refresh up after your flight.
You will meet your guide/driver on the following day , leaving for the first destination.
We wish to suggest you some accomodation you would love:
DAY 1: ABERDARE
You’ll left behind Kenya’s capital city very early in the morning, heading to Aberdare National Park.
Today will be spent marveling at the beauty of this breathtaking region which offers a wide range of landscapes: from the mountain peaks to their deep, v-shaped valleys intersected by crystal streams, rivers, and waterfalls. Moorlands, rainforests and bamboo forests are inhabited by elephants, black and white colobus mokey, leopards and rhinos.
You’ll have a pic nic lunch in the forest, then you will continue the game drive to see Chania Falls and the tallest waterfalls in Kenya, Karuru falls, plunging 273 metres below the viewing point.
Dinner and overstay at Treetops lodge, where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II descended as queen.
DAY 2: SAMBURU
After breakfast this morning, leave the forests of Aberdare Range and cross the equator line travelling to Samburu National Reserve, a remote and pristine protected area, far away the mass market tourism.
This is your typical enchanting African landscape that attracts a wide variety of game including the Grevy zebra, the biggest zebra in Africa. Leopard can also be seen wondering through the tall grasses in pursuit of a meal.
Lunch and dinner at the camp.
We have selected the best accomodation for you. You can choose between:
DAY 3: SAMBURU
Enjoy great game drives and the stunning wildlife of Samburu today.
The stars of the show up here in the remote north are undoubtedly the Special 5, a rare collection of unusual animals not found in the southern reserves. Gerenuk, Reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich and Oryx Beisa.
In the late afternoon, stop on a hill and watch the captivating sunset with a drink in hand!
Dinner and overstay at your camp.
DAY 4: SOLIO RANCH
After a morning game drive en route to the Park Gate, you will continue by road to Solio Ranch, a special private reserve nestled between Mount Kenya and the Aberdares. It’s defined as the most successful private rhino conservation reserves in Kenya, where black and white rhinos graze in harmony with other ungalates.
The area is fenced meaning that game is dense and easier to find than in a more wilderness setting. The slightly cooler climate will be an ideal break from the hotter weather in Samburu for some.
We have selected the best accomodation for you. You can choose between:
DAY 5: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS
It’s time to bid farewell to the bush.
After breakfast you will go back to Nairobi in time to connect with your international flight or domestic flight to the coast for a Beach Holiday: you may choose to stay at our exclusive Nyumba ya Paka Boutique Hotel or you can rent our whole villa Lions House, if you are a big group.
REDUCTION
If you prefer to reduce costs and duration, you can do this safari in 4 days – 3 nights. In this case you will skip Aberdare National Park, driving from Nairobi directly to Samburu National Reserve. This will take approximately 6 hour drive, in the middle of a beautiful landscape in the heart of Aberdare Range.
PRICE
if you’d like to get a personalized quotation, according to season and number of pax, contact us through [email protected] or our Reservation Office in London
