3 Days Northern Kenya Family Discovery

Family travel distance: Approximately 310–325 km
Driving estimate: Around 5–6 hours, plus planned comfort stops
Main experiences: Scenic countryside, changing habitats, luxury lodge arrival and introductory game drive

Our friendly driver-guide will collect your family from Nairobi and assist with luggage before beginning the northbound journey. Comfort stops will be included when needed, helping children and older family members travel more comfortably. On arrival at your selected luxury lodge or tented camp, you will check in, enjoy lunch and take time to settle into your family room or suite. Later, you will begin the first private game drive, searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, antelopes and possibly predators. The guide will introduce the Samburu Special Five and encourage younger travellers to identify animals and ask questions. Dinner will be served after returning to the lodge.

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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Reserve exploration: Usually 40–65 km across the day, adjusted for family comfort
Time in the vehicle: About 3 hours in the morning and 2½–3 hours in the afternoon
Family attractions: Elephant herds, rare northern species, river wildlife, animal tracks and birds

Your morning game drive will begin when the temperature is cooler and animals are active. Children may look for Grevy’s zebras, giraffes, elephants and gerenuks while the guide explains how each species survives in Samburu’s dry environment. You will return to the lodge for breakfast and enjoy a relaxed middle part of the day with lunch and optional use of lodge facilities. The afternoon drive will follow a different route, giving the family opportunities to search for lions, leopards, buffaloes and wildlife near the river. The private arrangement makes it possible to shorten the drive or include additional pauses when required.

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Final game-drive distance: Approximately 15–25 km
Homeward route: Approximately 310–325 km
Travel schedule: Around 2 hours of wildlife viewing followed by 5–6 hours to Nairobi
Last attractions: Sunrise wildlife, elephant families, birds and final Special Five sightings

Your family will enjoy one last morning game drive before breakfast. Younger travellers may try to remember the names of the Samburu Special Five or identify animals seen during the previous day. After taking final photographs, you will return to the lodge for breakfast and check out. The drive to Nairobi will include appropriate meal and comfort stops before drop-off at your hotel, home or airport.