8 Days Luxury Kenya Road Safari from Samburu to Maasai Mara

Your private driver-guide will collect you from your Nairobi hotel, residence, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or Wilson Airport between approximately 6:30 AM and 7:30 AM. After luggage assistance and a safari briefing, you will travel through central Kenya’s fertile highlands, agricultural communities and roadside towns before the landscapes gradually become drier and more dramatic. Refreshment, meal, washroom and authorised photography stops will be arranged at suitable locations. On arrival at your luxury Samburu lodge or tented camp, you will check in, enjoy lunch and relax. A short afternoon wildlife drive may be included when arrival time and reserve-entry arrangements permit, offering possible elephants, reticulated giraffes, Grevy’s zebras and sunset scenery.

Distance: Approximately 310–340 km
Driving Time: Approximately 5½–7 hours
Safari Time: Approximately 1½–2½ hours when arrival permits
Main Attractions: Northern Kenya scenery, elephants, giraffes and first wildlife encounters
Scenery & Habitat: Agricultural highlands, rocky hills, semi-arid plains and riverine vegetation

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Elephant Bedroom Camp

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will begin a full-day exploration of Samburu’s dry plains, rocky outcrops, acacia scrub and Ewaso Nyiro River environments. A picnic lunch may be carried, or the activity may be divided into morning and afternoon game drives depending on lodge location and your preferred programme. Possible sightings include reticulated giraffes, Grevy’s zebras, gerenuks, Beisa oryx, Somali ostriches, elephants, lions, leopards and numerous birds. Your guide will choose productive routes according to wildlife movement, water availability and current road conditions. Riverine areas may provide opportunities to observe elephants drinking, predators using shade and birds gathering around the greener vegetation.

Distance: Approximately 50–90 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Covered gradually throughout the wildlife programme
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Samburu special species, elephants, predators and river wildlife
Scenery & Habitat: Semi-arid plains, rocky country, acacia scrub and Ewaso Nyiro woodland

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Elephant Bedroom Camp

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Following breakfast and lodge check-out, you may enjoy a short exit wildlife drive when timing and park-entry validity permit. You will then travel south through changing landscapes, ranchland, highland farms and local towns toward Lake Nakuru. Your guide will arrange suitable meal, refreshment, washroom and stretching stops along the route. The drive provides a clear contrast between Samburu’s dry northern environment and the greener Rift Valley highlands. After arriving at your luxury accommodation, you will check in and spend the remainder of the afternoon relaxing after the long journey.

Distance: Samburu activity approximately 15–30 km; transfer approximately 275–300 km
Driving Time: Approximately 5½–6½ hours
Safari Time: Approximately 1–2 hours when permitted
Main Attractions: Final Samburu wildlife, highland landscapes and Rift Valley scenery
Scenery & Habitat: Semi-arid country, ranchland, agricultural highlands and woodland

Destination:

SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, you will begin a focused Lake Nakuru game drive through woodland, open grasslands and lakeshore environments. Possible sightings include white or black rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, baboons, zebras, waterbucks and numerous birds. Pelicans, cormorants and flamingos may also be present depending on local water and feeding conditions. After completing the activity, you will return for lunch and lodge check-out before travelling to Lake Naivasha. On arrival, you will check in at your luxury lakeside accommodation and enjoy a relaxed afternoon. A sunset boat experience may be available when included and when weather conditions permit.

Distance: Lake Nakuru game drive approximately 25–50 km; transfer approximately 85–100 km
Driving Time: Approximately 1½–2½ hours
Safari Time: Lake Nakuru approximately 3–4 hours
Main Attractions: Rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, birds and freshwater scenery
Scenery & Habitat: Woodland, grassland, lakeshore, papyrus margins and acacia shoreline

Destination:

LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Your morning may include a boat safari lasting approximately one to one and a half hours when it is included in the confirmed package. Possible sightings include hippos viewed from a safe distance, African fish eagles, pelicans, cormorants and kingfishers. After returning to the lodge, you will check out and travel toward the Maasai Mara through Rift Valley farms, rural towns, rolling hills and Maasai pastoral landscapes. Lunch and comfort stops will be arranged before your late-afternoon arrival. You will check in at your luxury lodge or tented camp and prepare for two complete Maasai Mara wildlife days.

Distance: Approximately 195–230 km
Driving Time: Approximately 4½–6 hours
Activity Time: Lake Naivasha boat safari approximately 1–1½ hours when included
Main Attractions: Hippos, fish eagles, freshwater landscapes and Maasai countryside
Scenery & Habitat: Freshwater lake, farmland, rolling hills, pastoral country and savannah

Destination:

LAKE NAIVASHA NATIONAL PARK

Overnight:

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, you will leave with a picnic lunch for a complete wildlife experience. Your guide will select routes according to recent wildlife reports, seasonal movement, road access and weather. Possible sightings include lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeest, zebras, hyenas, jackals and vultures. Lunch will be enjoyed at an authorised picnic site before the afternoon safari continues through another section of the reserve. The full-day programme provides time to explore open plains, woodland and seasonal water points without repeatedly returning to the lodge.

Distance: Approximately 60–100 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Covered gradually during wildlife viewing
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, herds and scavengers
Scenery & Habitat: Open grassland, acacia woodland, seasonal marshes and water points

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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The second full Maasai Mara day gives you time to explore habitats not fully covered during Day 6 or to search for wildlife that was previously difficult to locate. You may visit river environments for hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds, wooded drainage lines for leopards and resting lions, or open plains for cheetahs, elephants and large grazing herds. The additional day reduces pressure to rush and allows your guide to respond to changing wildlife information. Lunch may be enjoyed as a picnic or at the lodge when accommodation location and the agreed programme permit.

Distance: Approximately 50–100 km inside the reserve
Driving Time: Wildlife viewing throughout the selected programme
Safari Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Main Attractions: Leopards, river wildlife, predators, elephants and birds
Scenery & Habitat: Riverbanks, wooded drainage lines, grasslands and scenic viewpoints

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

  premium luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast and lodge check-out, you will begin the return journey to Nairobi. Wildlife may be observed naturally while leaving the reserve, although the day does not include a formal extended game drive unless clearly confirmed. The route passes Maasai communities, rural towns, Rift Valley highlands and agricultural landscapes. Your guide will arrange lunch, refreshments and washroom stops before drop-off at your Nairobi hotel, residence, JKIA or Wilson Airport. Guests connecting with an international flight should allow sufficient time for traffic and airport procedures.

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