DAY 1: Nairobi

Arrive Nairobi, Kenya.

A representative from Exotic Journeys International Group will meet you in the arrival lounge and escort you to your hotel.

Balance of the day at leisure.

Overnight: Crowne Plaza Hotel

DAY 2 – Nairobi – Samburu Game Reserve

After breakfast, our guide will meet you and you will begin exploring this beautiful country. You will drive to the North, past vast vegetation and agricultural fields in what used to be called the ‘white highlands’. As you drive, you will notice different climatic conditions; warm, cold then hot as you approach the Northern corridor. Arrive at your Camp in Samburu right on time for lunch. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive.

Samburu game reserve is a unique reserve; in the sense that it is home to Five special rare species like gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Beisa Oryx, Reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra. These are only found in the Northern part of Kenya. Other animals found here includes the elephants, lion, impalas, cheetahs, civet Cats, African wild dogs, hippos and a variety of different bird species where over 350 have been recorded.

After the game drive, return to your Camp for dinner and overnight.

Overnight at Samburu Intrepid Camp

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 3 – Samburu Game Reserve

Spend the entire day inside this beautiful reserve that is locally owned by the local community and managed by the local government. Enjoy the undulating landscapes, the warm and sometimes hot weather, the friendly local residents and immense wildlife. Mid-morning, you will visit one of the Samburu villages and get to learn about their unique lifestyle. The Samburu’s are Maa speakers who are cousins to the Maasai people. For ages now they have preserved their culture and up to date their traditions still count. Their bead work, songs and dance and different colorful ceremonies makes them one of the most conservative tribes of Kenya.

Enjoy the full day game drives.

Overnight at Samburu Intrepid Camp

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 4: Samburu – Olpejeta Conservancy, Nanyuki

After breakfast at your Camp, you will drive down to the foot of Kenya’s highest mountain, Mt. Kenya. Here you will experience drastic weather changes as it gets colder towards the mountain. You will be able to see the highest peak on a clear day. Arrive in time for lunch at Olpejeta Conservancy. This conservancy is the home to the last remaining Northern white rhinos in the world. Although it is unfortunate that SUDAN, the only remaining Male died on 19^th March 2018 due to age complications, there are still Two female that are heavily guarded within the conservancy at an endangered species Boma. You will have the once in a life time experience of getting up close and be personal with them, and listen to their story. Other animals to see are the Jackson’s hartebeest, Grevy’s zebra, and chimpanzees among others.

Dinner and Overnight will be at the Camp.

Overnight at Sweetwater’s Tented Camp

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 5: Olpejeta – Lake Nakuru National Park

After a sumptuous breakfast at the Camp, you will drive down past Kenya’s highest mountain, Mt. Kenya. You will pass through the equator and some beautiful landscape down to one of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley fresh water Lakes; Lake Nakuru. Arrive in time for lunch.

The park offers excellent bird-watching and game viewing, with slightly over 315 bird species recorded. Some of the wildlife present includes; Eastern black rhino, southern white rhino, Rothschild giraffe, waterbuck, Rock pythons, gazelle and baboon among others. There are hundreds of lesser flamingos which dominate the lake and make it more attractive. Visit the baboon cliff and have a great view of the entire lake.

After enjoying the afternoon game drive, you will have an overnight at a Lodge inside the Park.

Overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 6: Lake Nakuru - Maasai Mara National Reserve

After a leisurely al fresco breakfast, you will now drive to the extraordinary destination of the Maasai Mara. The journey by road takes you past the floor of the Great rift Valley. You will notice recent fissures caused by the tectonic movements that are suspected to have been aggravated by the heavy rainfall in April 2018. These cut huge and long trenches along peoples farms, roads and even buildings for several kilometers. Arrive to the Maasai Mara Reserve for Lunch.

After lunch you will have a rest, and then you will have an evening game viewing drive.

The Maasai Mara is perhaps one of the most prolific and famous reserves in Africa. Apart from being the home to the famous Big Five of Lion, leopard, Rhino, African Elephant and Buffalo, and having featured in perhaps hundreds of films forming up the ‘Big Cat Diaries’, the reserve got the status of the Seventh world wonder due to the annual wildebeest migration that takes place between July – September. This natural phenomenon is quite incredible. Over 1.3 million wildebeests cross the Mara River from Serengeti; many are swept away by currents, hundreds of predators get easy prey and this just gets dramatic. With crocodiles in the rivers, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs on land awaiting and the vultures in the skies, this creates a pile of activities that one never gets bored of watching.

Later before dusk, return for dinner and overnight at your Camp.

Overnight at Sarova Mara Camp

DAY 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Today you will have an early wakeup call; then you will have an early game drive at this vast reserve. This time you are likely to see more wildlife as this is their most active time. Return for breakfast, then mid-morning you will take a visit to the Maasai village (Manyatta) where you will see their traditional beadwork, learn some of their culture from the village. After lunch, you will have another game drive till late in the evening. Return then for Dinner and overnight at your Camp.

Overnight at Sarova Mara Camp

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 8: Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Today you will spend the entire day in the reserve. Drive along the Mara river, arrive at the hippo pool and follow the migratory roots for the wildlife. You are likely to see some action, or other animals like the black backed jackals, bat eared foxes, topi, white tailed mongoose, serval cats, caracal, crested porcupines among others.

Return for Dinner and overnight at your Camp.

Overnight at Sarova Mara Camp

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 9: Maasai Mara – Nairobi – Departure

You can have an early game drive, and then return for breakfast at the Camp. After breakfast, you will depart back to Nairobi. You will have lunch at Kenya’s capital city, Naiorbi, before being transferred to the airport for your departure flight back home.

Meals: B

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