7 day Kenya Lodge Safari visting three major National Parks in Kenya: Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park and Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Private Safari - perfect for photographers
Best of Kenya Itinerary: 7 days Kenya lodge safari to Samburu, Mount Kenya, Lake Nakuru & Maasai Mara Game Reserve. This is a Private Safari departing with a minimum of 2 persons - we do not mixed groups, so you are assured the full attention of our guide and have the flexibility to customise the itinerary
This 7 days safari features three major reserves in Kenya; namely Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park and Maasai Mara Game Reserve, and gives you the opportunity to stay overnight in a tree hotel at Mount Kenya Area - the Serena Mountain Lodge.
The Samburu National Reserve, located about 220 miles north of Nairobi is relatively small, covering an area of only 104 square km with a unique landscapes of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains. Small herds of elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and plains game are present but a special feature of this Reserve are the various species of game unique to these northern parks - Beisa oryx, the long necked gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and the blue shanked Somali ostrich. The leopard is often seen.
Lake Nakuru is one of the greatest world’s famous bird spectacles with over 400 bird species besides the flamingoes that carpet the lake. Many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild’s giraffe, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game.
Masai Mara Game Reserve on the other hand is Kenya's most spectacular of all Kenyan parks and reserves, and here you have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five - lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. The Reserve covers an area of 700 square miles and forms part of the Serengeti ecosystem and hence hosts the world famous spectacle of the annual migration of up to two million wildebeest, thousands of zebra and an escort of carnivores from the Serengeti plains, following the rains and succulent new grass.
Day 1: Nairobi/Samburu Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through central Kenya and north across the equator to Samburu National Reserve arriving Samburu Serena Lodge in time lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge. Approx Transit time: 5 hrs Meal plan: {L, D}
Day 2: Samburu Full day in Samburu, with an early morning and late afternoon game drive. Samburu is a beautiful and and game abundant park, home to rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy's zebra, blue-necked Somali ostrich and reticulated giraffe. Optional activites include a visit to a local Samburu village, camel riding and guided nature and bird walks. All meals and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge. Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 3: Mountain Lodge Depart Samburu after breakfast and drive to the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya arriving Serena Mountain Lodge (tree hotel) in time for lunch. Relax the afternoon away as you watch game from the balcony with an optional guided nature walk. Overnight floodlit game viewing - Mountain Lodge rightfully boasts of having the highest record of animal visits and sightings in the area. Dinner and overnight. Approx Transit time: 3½ hrs Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 4: Lake Nakuru Depart Mountain Lodge in the morning and drive to the floor of the Rift Valley - to Lake Nakuru National Park making a brief stop at Nyahururu Thomson Falls. Arrive Sarova Lion Hill Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive.
Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild\'s giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Approx Transit time: 3 hrs Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 5: Maasai Mara Depart Lake Nakuru after breakfast and drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to Maasai Mara arriving Mara Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Approx Transit time: 6 hrs Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 6: Maasai Mara Spend the day in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five - lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant.
Game drives are flexible, with the option of going out with picnic lunch boxes to spend entire day in the the park, or you can choose to have early morning and late afternoon game drives. You will also have the option of visiting a local Maasai village (US$20 per person). All meals and overnight Mara Sopa Lodge. Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 7: Nairobi Another early morning game drive in Mara, then depart after breakfast and drive back to Nairobi arriving approx 13:00hrs. Drop at your hotel or transfer to the airport for onward flight home. Approx Transit time: 5½ hrs Meal plan: {B}
More information - - This Kenya Safari departs daily with minumum 2 persons booking and we do not mixed groups. Not available for single travellers
- Price is discounted for 3 or more persons
- Low season prices apply between April and June
- International flights are not included in the price
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I am very happy to give a glowing reference, we had a wonderful time.
Our guide Michael was 1st class, friendly, knowledgeable and made my wish come true to see Hippo's. I had made my wishes known to to the operator beforehand that it was a priority to see Hippo's, however this was not included in the itinerary. Michael to the rescue! he juggled our time of departure and our meal times and fitted in in between transfer from one location to another.
For that reason I would give the company 9 out of ten. And a big fat ten to Michael, thank you so much you made our trip.
The location of our accommodation were all very different , with different experiences in each location, all in all it was well planned and I would definitely do it again, and would not hesitate to recommend,
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Client:
J.G - from United Kingdom
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
I am happy to provide some feed back on our recent safari and indeed the whole experience from initial enquiry to being escorted to the airport for our return to the UK.
Our initial was answered promptly and courteously with suggestions for suitable safaris taking into account our particular circumstances such as advancing years etc. The standard safari that we chose was then 'fine tuned' to suit our individual travel arrangements, with accommodation in Nairobi, travel to and from the airport, and additional visits arranged and then presented as a complete personal package.
All these arrangements and any enquiries we susequently had were dealt with personally by a single representitive, who came to meet us in Nairobi before we commenced our safari.
The actual safari experience and the Lodges chosen for us were beyond fault, all made the more pleasurable by the friendliness and in depth knowledge of our guide.
We were met at Nairobi airport by our guide who stayed with us throughout our visit until he finally escorted us back to the airport.
We travelled in a 6 seat, 4 wheel drive 'mini-bus' with lifting roof (which was always clean inside and out every morning) all to ourselves.
Although we visited 4 of Kenya's reserves, our guide found the 'Big Five' for us in the first two, well before we visited the Maasi Mara.
All in all a most memorable holiday and I would not hesitate to recommend the operator for arranging personalised safaris.
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Client:
Tony & Hayley Moore - from United Kingdom
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE! Tours Guides very knowlegable and helpful to enable the best photo/viewing experience. Would reccommend 'The Best of Kenya' itinerary to anyone looking to book a safari. Special thanks to Chris and Tom for making our honeymoon a special and memerable adventure!
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Client:
Gopal Choudary - from India
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
Our experience was excellent. Bernard, who handled the planning and booking of the trip, was superb. I must mention specifically that the responses to my queries were most prompt and precise to the point. There was never any evasion of any issue and each query was replied to in specific terms.
On arrival in Nairobi, though we had to face a cancellation of flight service and re-scheduling, we were met promptly and taken to our overnight hotel. The tour commencement briefing that Siema gave us was precise and clear and all formalities were completed promptly.
Ben Gitari, our guide and driver, was excellent and most courteous and prompt throughout. Ben gave us loads of information, enthusiastically tracked wild life and made our trip most worthwhile and excellent without any hitch or scope for regret whatsoever.
All in all, my wife, daughter and myself enjoyed our trip and we all commend the care and attention that we received all through from Bernard, Siema and Ben Gitari
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Client:
Sue & Owen Williams - from Qatar
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
Our trip was just wonderful, the operator was so professional and every aspect of the safari far exceeded our expectations.
We have not stopped talking about our trip, and have already passed on the company's name to our friends, who will be contacting them in the near future to book their own safari. We just never dreamed we would see so many animals, and so close, and Patricks knowledge was amazing.
Thank you again so much we had the best holiday we could ever imagine!!
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Client:
B V Venkatesh - from India
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
Six of us (Self, My wife, Son, Daughter-in -law, two grand sons(11 and8 Years) went on a Safari trip in Kenya,from Sept 4 to October3,2009. We went to Samburu National park, Mount Kenya, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha.
We had a wonderful Trip for the entire duration.We sighted a Lot of Animals including the Big5.The Flamingos in Lake Nakuru was fantastic. At lake Naivasha the Nature walk was fabulous. Mount Kenya was a lovely stay, though we were not lucky to sight any animals. Samburu was a very good experience as it was our first visit to any safari park in Kenya. We sighted alot of animals. Masai Mara was the ULTIMATE as we were there for 3 days and had 5 outings including one full day in the Park. It was great as we could see lots of animals, specially the Lions, cheetas, Elephants, Giraffes and Wildebeests. We took lot of Photographs throughout our trip.
Mr Bernard had made Lovely arrangements. From the time we arrived in Nairobi Airport till the time we finished our trip and came back to Nairobi Airport,we were taken care of Fully without any hitch.
We had an excellent Driver and Guide, Rafael,who was outstanding in taking care of us.
We were more than satisfied and got more than our Money's value.On a scale of 10,I would rate our trip in Excess of nine,as there is nothing equivalent to PERFECT10.
Please Continue your high Quality of Services through your Network
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Client:
Imari McDermott - from United States
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
I am happy to give you some feedback!
I recently had the lucky experience of going on a week long safari and it changed my life! Everything was amazing starting as soon as we were picked up from our wonderful guide Rafael.
It is hard to put into words what one experiences while on safari in Kenya, but I can say that it was the most mind blowing experience I've had to date.
My mother and I were beyond pleased with the services provided us with and were treated so well at all of the lodges and at each stop. We saw the most beautiful landscapes and were face to face with animals one can only dream of seeing in their natural environment. The lodges were all wonderful with very pleasant staff and clean accommodations. The sites were breathtaking and each place had something different than the last.
Overall - this was the best trip we have been on and I highly recommend it to anyone considering it.
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Client:
Pooja - from India
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
"An African Safari was on my mind since many years, just had to choose between Kenya,Kruger,Tanzania. Kruger was way beyond my budget and so was Tanzania.
Eventually finalised on Kenya. The tour operator made it possible for me. I had a completely off-track personalised itinerary- had my own cook - Easton and my driver - Rafeal.
My Tour Manager, Boaz was extremely patient with my doubts and helped me choose the best places. The Safari van was well maintained and the resorts we chose were 100% comfort.
I opted to use a conbination of a 5 star resort, forest lodges & executive tents inside the sanctuary too ! Easton cooked a lot of variety and served us HOT food everyday and Rafeal never showed a sign of fatigue.
So, we landed at Nairobi on 23rd Oct 08, and set off for Samburu-Mt Kenya-Nakuru- Naivasha-Masai mara. 10 Days of Wild life bonanza and 19 GB of some astonishing animal pictures/sunsets/tribal potraits and mara landscapes...Ofcourse we saw the Big 5 and loads of others too..
Tipping is important in Kenya, also because the Country is not so rich especially porters/Dirvers/your cook etc, and also because these people take care of you and your precious luggage all the time. I felt obliged and gave them tips out of love and not out of any pity...
You must use this tour operator - they are professional and clean in their transactions."
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Client:
Nigel Smith - from United Arab Emirates
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
We are just back form a safari in Kenya... and I can say that it will not be the last time..!!! It was really an experinece that will last a lifetime...
our guide Francis Wathika was just faboulous... he made sure we saw the best in the time we had... and I must say that the arrangements made by Boaz were great... so much so that he even arranged for me to have a Kenya SIM card (telephone) before I arraived so that I could be in touch with my office and people back in Dubai even before I left for the safari. The hotels that we stayed in were exceptional... the quality of food food was great.. the staff very warm.. all in all a wonderful experience...
I would recommed my friends to visit Kenya and use this Safari Operator for Sure..!!!
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Client:
Debbie Neilson - from United Arab Emirates
Trip:
This trip: Best of Kenya - Lodge Safari
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
Having returned from our safari we are totally convinced that this was was absolutely the best choice in tour operators.
Bernard was wonderful to work with; the itinerary he put together for us was magnificent. We were grateful to have Raphael as our tour guide. His knowledge, experience and humor everyday was a joy. The animals well-being always came first which we truly admired and repected.
The whole safari they provided had a "family run" feel but with price and luxury you assume only large operators could provide.
We will use only them when we safari again, and will recommend only them to anyone who asks.
