6-Day Kenya Safari Overview
Experience the ‘Samburu Special Five’ and enormous groups of elephants on this 6-day Kenya safari. Visit Lake Nakuru, which has one of the greatest populations of Black Rhinoceros in the world. Finish the safari by visiting Masai Mara, which has a superb year-round concentration of wildlife and the Great Migration of wildebeest.
6-Day Kenya Safari Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Depart Nairobi for Samburu National Reserve.
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A professional safari guide from Laba Africa will pick you up from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or a Nairobi city hotel early this morning. Meet your safari guide and travel for Samburu National Reserve after a briefing on the events ahead. Arrive at your safari lodge on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River for lunch. After lunch, you will have some free time before embarking on your first game-watching drive.
Samburu National Reserve, which covers just 165 square kilometers of mostly desert plains, is nourished by the Ewaso Nyiro river, whose banks are fringed with palm groves and lush riverine forest, and attracts a diverse diversity of animals. Zebra, giraffe, buffalo, waterbuck, elephant, lion, cheetah, and leopard are more prominent during the dry season but can be seen all year.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Day 2: Explore Samburu National Reserve
With morning and afternoon wildlife-watching, we will explore the Samburu nature reserve. Several distinct Northern species, like Gerenuk, the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Somali Ostrich, and Oryx, are found in the Samburu region. Many birds live in the trees along the river’s banks, including native species like the Palm Nut Vulture and the Vinaceous Dove.
These woodlands are also home to a large number of Leopards, who are frequently observed at dusk. It is always a rare treat to see one of these magnificent and secretive animals. Lions and cheetahs can also be seen on the riverbanks and on the broad plains. Packs of African Hunting Dogs have been spotted going through the reserve on rare occasions.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Day 3: Samburu to Lake Nakuru National Park
Following breakfast, we will proceed south across the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park. You will have lunch en route. Arrive in Lake Nakuru National Park and go on a wildlife drive before being driven to your safari lodge for diner and an overnight stay. Lake Nakuru is one of Kenya’s most recognizable pictures. Thousands of flamingos form a large flock and along the shoreline of this lake. The park, which was established as Kenya’s first rhino refuge, today has one of the highest populations of black rhinos in the country.
Spotted hyena, lions, wild cats, leopard, hippopotamus, Defassa waterbuck, rock hyrax, bat-eared fox, golden cat, Bohor reedbuck, Colobus monkey, Rothschild’s giraffe, and black and white rhinoceros are among the other endemic creatures observed in the park.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Depart this morning for Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve with beautiful landscapes and an abundance of animals. Arrive and go on a wildlife drive on your way to your safari lodge for lunch. This afternoon, relax before heading to the reserve for a game-watching drive till nightfall. Because of its abundance of animals, Masai Mara is recognized as one of Africa’s top wildlife reserves. Visitors usually always encounter lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, hippos, cape buffalo, and rhinoceros, as well as giraffes, hyenas, wildebeest, Nile crocodiles, zebra, gazelles, antelopes, and other animals.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 5: Masai Mara Safari
Take a picnic lunch box from the resort with you for a full-day wildlife-watching drive around Masai Mara. Because of its abundance of animals, Masai Mara is recognized as one of Africa’s top wildlife reserves. Visitors to the Mara nearly always witness lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, cape buffalo, and rhinoceros, as well as giraffes, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and crocodiles, zebra, gazelles, antelopes, and other animals. The yearly wildebeest migration (July to September) across the park is one of the most incredible animal spectacles on the planet.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 6: Masai Mara to Nairobi - Return Home
Today, we said our goodbyes to the Masai Mara and began our trip back to Nairobi. When you arrive in Nairobi this afternoon, our safari guide will take you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your city hotel.
Main Destination: Jomo Kenyatta Airport
