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6 nights Safari Day 1 Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve Depart Nairobi a6t 7.00 am and drive north to Samburu on the south bank of the Uaso Nyiro River, downriver from Archer’s Post. North of the Equator some of the animals and vegetation are a little different from those commonly found south. Elephant, black rhino, lion, buffalo and cheetah and the usual buck and antelopes are common to both north and south of the equator. However, unfamiliar animals are the Grevy’s zebra, the reticulated giraffe and the Somali ostrich. There is also the long neck gerenuk, beisa, and hunting dog. Crocodiles in the river can be seen from the lodge. The vegetation is usually dry grass with a few swampy patches. There is some forest cover along the Uaso Nyiro River and an abundance of doum palms. Overnight in a lodge or camp in the Reserve. Meals: Lunch and Dinner Day 2. Samburu National Reserve After breakfast a full day of game viewing and exploration in this harshly beautiful terrain where wildlife abound especially near the river which is their only source of drinking water. The Uaso Nyiro River flows gently through the dry landscape sustaining life in this harsh land. Shaba National Reserve is where the famous conservationist George Adamson did his research on lions. Overnight in a lodge or camp in the Reserve. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Day 3 Samburu – Mt. Kenya After breakfast, the safari begins. Drive to Mt. Kenya National Park & Forest Reserve, at the slopes of Mt. Kenya. The park is a teo and half hour drive from Nairobi. Apart from the Big Five animals, the bird life is prolific. At the height of 7,200 feet, on the slopes of Mount Kenya is Mountain Lodge. The lodge is ringed by a dense forest which comes alive at dusk with myriad sounds of animals. It is the closest “tree lodge” to Nairobi and can be reached by a good road passing through coffee, sisal and pineapple plantations. The property is built on stilts overlooking floodlit waterholes and salt licks. It is regularly visited by elephant, buffalo, waterbuck, antelope and sometimes members of the cat family. Each of the lodge’s rooms has a private showers and toilets. Once in the snug surrounding of the lodge, with its spacious public verandahs or from one of the bedroom balconies, the visitor looks beyond the branches of the tall trees to witness the endless parade of the game animals. A specially constructed viewing bunker, connected to the lodge by short tunnel, affords a spectacular close – up view of the game at the waterhole. Constantly towering over the scene, at their clearest in the early morning or late afternoon, are the rocky peaks of Mount Kenya, with a half dozen glaciers.
Overnight at Mountain lodge or Mountain Rock Lodge Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Day 4 Mt. Kenya – Lake Nakuru/Naivasha After breakfast the tour leaves for Nyahururu (Thompson’s Falls) at an altitude of 7,738 feet. The falls are named after the Scots explorer Joseph Thompson who was the first European to discover the Falls in 1884. Then comes the descent into the Rift Valley to Overnight at a lodge in Nakuru or a camp in Lake Naivasha Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Day 5 Lake Nakuru/Naivasha – Masai Mara There is time after breakfast, to savour the beauty and tranquility of the lake before departing for the Masai Mara, which is reached by lunchtime. An afternoon game drive during which it would be possible to locate the huge black-manned lions, for which the reserve is famous. Overnight in a lodge or camp in the Reserve. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Day 6 Masai Mara A full day of game viewing and exploring Kenya’s finest reserve or alternatively a morning game drive followed by an afternoon swim in the cool water of the hotel swimming pool. You may witness the lion making a kill or a leopard enjoying the meal he had dragged up the tree with him. The vegetation is mostly savanna type with forested areas near the rivers and of course the dwarf acacias to cater for the giraffes. More than 60 species of animals are found here and countless bird species, this includes the Masai ostrich and the secretary bird. This is where the great migration of the wildebeest takes place Overnight in a lodge or camp in the Reserve. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Day 7 Masai Mara – Nairobi After breakfast return to Nairobi which is reached by lunchtime. . Lunch on own Meals: Breakfast only Included features:
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