7 Days Kenya Luxury Rare Wildlife, Rhinos and Big Cats Safari

Your guide will collect you from your Nairobi hotel, residence or airport in the early morning. After a briefing, you will travel north through central highland farms, towns and changing landscapes. Lunch, refreshments and comfort stops will be arranged before reaching the increasingly dry and dramatic Samburu region. After lodge check-in and a short rest, an introductory wildlife drive may be included when arrival time permits.

Distance: Approximately 310–340 km
Driving Time: Approximately 5½–7 hours
Safari Time: Approximately 1½–2½ hours when arrival permits
Main Attractions: Northern landscapes, elephants, giraffes and first wildlife encounters
Scenery and Habitat: Highland farmland, rocky hills, dry plains and riverine vegetation

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will explore Samburu’s plains, rocky habitats and Ewaso Nyiro River environment. Possible sightings include reticulated giraffes, Grevy’s zebras, gerenuks, Beisa oryx, Somali ostriches, elephants, lions and leopards. A picnic lunch or lodge-based break will be arranged according to the accommodation location. The guide will select productive areas based on wildlife movement, water availability and road conditions.

Distance: Approximately 50–90 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Wildlife viewing throughout the day
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Samburu special species, elephants, predators and river wildlife
Scenery and Habitat: Semi-arid plains, rocky outcrops, acacia scrub and riverine forest

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast and check-out, you will travel toward Ol Pejeta Conservancy through changing northern and highland landscapes. Following arrival, lunch and lodge check-in, you may begin an afternoon wildlife drive. Possible sightings include white or black rhinos, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and other grassland wildlife. Mount Kenya may be visible when atmospheric conditions are clear.

Distance: Approximately 160–190 km
Driving Time: Approximately 3½–4½ hours
Safari Time: Approximately 2½–4 hours
Main Attractions: Rhinos, elephants, buffaloes and conservation landscapes
Scenery and Habitat: Highland grasslands, woodland, ranchland and possible mountain scenery

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Ol Pejeta Bush Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you may enjoy another Ol Pejeta wildlife drive for rhinos and animals not observed during the previous afternoon. You will then check out and travel through the central highlands toward Lake Naivasha. Lunch and comfort stops will be arranged along the route. On arrival, you will check in at your luxury lakeside lodge and enjoy a relaxed evening.

Distance: Ol Pejeta drive approximately 20–40 km; transfer approximately 180–220 km
Driving Time: Approximately 4–5 hours
Safari Time: Approximately 2–3 hours at Ol Pejeta
Main Attractions: Rhinos, elephants, highland landscapes and freshwater scenery
Scenery and Habitat: Grasslands, farmland, Rift Valley escarpments and lakeshore

Destination:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Overnight:

Sawela Lodge

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you may enjoy another Ol Pejeta wildlife drive for rhinos and animals not observed during the previous afternoon. You will then check out and travel through the central highlands toward Lake Naivasha. Lunch and comfort stops will be arranged along the route. On arrival, you will check in at your luxury lakeside lodge and enjoy a relaxed evening.

Distance: Ol Pejeta drive approximately 20–40 km; transfer approximately 180–220 km
Driving Time: Approximately 4–5 hours
Safari Time: Approximately 2–3 hours at Ol Pejeta
Main Attractions: Rhinos, elephants, highland landscapes and freshwater scenery
Scenery and Habitat: Grasslands, farmland, Rift Valley escarpments and lakeshore

Destination:

LAKE NAIVASHA NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will leave with a picnic lunch for a complete Maasai Mara game drive. Possible sightings include lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, wildebeest and zebras. River environments may provide hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds. The guide will select routes according to current wildlife activity, road access and weather conditions.

Distance: Approximately 60–100 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Wildlife viewing throughout the day
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants and grazing herds
Scenery and Habitat: Open plains, riverbanks, woodland and seasonal marshes

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will check out and travel to Nairobi. Wildlife may be observed naturally while leaving the reserve, although the day does not include a formal extended game drive unless specifically confirmed. Lunch, refreshment and comfort stops will be arranged before final drop-off.

Distance: Approximately 260–280 km
Driving Time: Approximately 5–6 hours
Activity Time: Scenic road transfer
Main Attractions: Maasai scenery, Rift Valley views and final wildlife memories
Scenery and Habitat: Savannah, pastoral country, agricultural highlands and escarpments