6
Days/ 5 Nights Samburu – Sweetwaters
– Nakuru – Naivasha Safari
Itinerary
Day
1: Nairobi - Drive to Samburu National Reserve
Breakfast
will be served at the city hotel followed by a safari
briefing on the adventures a head. After the briefing,
your safari adventure will start immediately you board
the safari vehicle, you will drive overland across
the equator from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere
to Samburu Game Reserve a semi arid region excellent
for the photographer.
Arrive at the camp in time for lunch followed by some
leisure hours for a siesta/swim before you depart
at around 1600 Hours for an afternoon game viewing
and return back to the camp before sunset.
Samburu
is a name of Maasai origin ‘Samburr’ being
a traditional leather bag for carrying honey and milk.
The region is characterized by vast, open landscapes,
dried riverbeds (depending on the season of the year)
and red volcanic soil.
Rock
outcroppings contrast against the dense woodland vegetation
along the banks of Ewaso Nyiro meaning ‘River
of brown water’, the river that gives life to
the reserve.
The
area is home to the famous Samburu people related
“cousin” to the Maasai people who have
retained their cultural tradition.
Meal
Plan {Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Samburu Simba Lodge or Similar
Day
2: Explore Samburu National Reserve
Spend
the day in Samburu Game Reserve, a hilly region with
riverine forests, acacia woodland and scrubland. This
combined to offer a dramatic and rugged landscape
in a rather remote location of Kenya.
Game
viewing searching for the big five, the Samburu five
and observing the vast unspoiled scenery, watching
crocodiles bask on muddy riverbanks and velvet monkeys
frolic in the late afternoon sun.
Samburu is renowned for its rare species of fauna
known as the ‘Samburu five’. These five
particular animals are usually only found north of
the equator – the long necked gerenuk, the reticulated
giraffe which is characterized by its liver-colored
geometric patches defined by narrow white lines.
The
Grevy’s zebra which is smaller than the common
zebra and looks more like a horse, the beisa oryx
with black horizontal stripe running across its lower
flank and the Somali ostrich males which have blue-grey
necks and thighs.
A
camel back safari is also a specialty in Samburu as
well as a cultural visit to the Samburu people who
depend on their cattle, goat, sheep and donkey.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Samburu Simba Lodge or Similar
Day
3: Samburu –
Drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy/ Sweetwaters
After
breakfast at the camp, you will depart by road to
Ol Pejeta Conservancy situated between the foot hills
of the Aberdares and the magnificent snowcapped Mount
Kenya. Arrive at the camp in time for lunch followed
by some leisure hours for a siesta/ swim.
Later
in the afternoon you will proceed on an afternoon
game viewing across the vast savannah grasslands,
a terrain favored by elephants. Visit the Chimpanzee
Sanctuary, the only one of its kind in Kenya.
The
sanctuary is home to orphaned chimpanzees from the
Jane Goodall Institute in Burundi. A walk around the
sanctuary will give you an opportunity to spot the
orphaned chimps. Sweetwater’s Game Reserve is
one of only for private game reserves in Kenya and
provides visitors with a unique combination of facilities
and activities.
This
24,000 acres reserve situated within 90,000 acres
of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy enjoys magnificent views
across the plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mt.
Kenya, and has abundance of wildlife and tropical
vegetation. Here guest enjoys special activities such
as game walk, night game drives, horse-back game drives
and meals in the bush.
You
will have a chance to view an amazing variety of wildlife
such as zebra, lion, leopard, thomson’s gazelle,
grant’s gazelle, oryx, eland, baboon, elephant
and various species of birds. Return
to the camp before sunset.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp or Similar
Day
4: Sweetwaters
- Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park
Breakfast
will be served at the camp then you board the safari
vehicle, you will drive overland to Lake Nakuru National
Park. Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake famous
for its flamingo population estimated to be more than
a million hence it is referred to as the ‘Birds
Paradise’ by birdwatchers and the rhino population.
Arrive
in time for lunch then relax before the afternoon
game-drive at 1600 Hours. In addition to the flamingoes,
the lake draws more than 450 species of birds.
There
are no elephants in the park but the other big five
can be spotted including tree climbing lions. Large
animals which strive in the dry land surrounding the
lake such as Rothschild giraffe, Cape buffaloes, Waterbucks,
Gazelles, Leopard, Primates etc can be spotted as
well at the park.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Lake Nakuru Flamingo Tented Camp or Similar
Day
5: Lake Nakuru - Drive to Lake Naivasha
Breakfast
will be served at the lodge followed by check out.
The Safari adventure today takes you to the sparkling
waters of Lake Naivasha arriving at the lodge in time
for lunch.
Lake
Naivasha is the highest of the Great Rift Valley lakes
and the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya. The
lake has no known outlet, usually a requirement for
a freshwater lake and is home to over 450 species
of birds.
Spend
the afternoon at leisure or have several optional
activities such as nature walk, biking, bird walk
along the shore of the lake, visit to Crescent Island,
cultural dance, horse riding, rock climbing, boat
trips in the lake excursions to Hell’s Gate
National Park, one of the few remaining places where
you can walk alongside wildlife.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Lake Naivasha Simba or Similar
Day
6: Lake Naivasha - Drive to Nairobi
Breakfast
will be served at the camp, depart by road to Nairobi
with game viewing en route. Lunch will be served at
the famous Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi.
After lunch, transfer
to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for
your international departure flight with Africa Safari
memories which will last forever.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast}
6
Days/ 5 Nights Samburu – Sweetwaters
– Nakuru – Naivasha Safari
Include:
*
All meals on safari
*
Park entrance fees
*
Services of a driver/ guide
*
Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
*
Pick up and drop off at respective hotel, residence
*
Accommodation in your choice accommodation unit
*
Transport in a customized open roofed safari vehicle
*
Nairobi airport-hotel-airport transfers: (complimentary
for safari participants)
6
Days/ 5 Nights Samburu – Sweetwaters
– Nakuru – Naivasha Safari
Exclude:
*
All bottled drinks
*
Tips and gratuities
*
The Flying Doctors
*
Items and services of a personal nature
Booking & Reservations
for 6 Days/ 5 Nights Samburu National Reserve –
Sweetwaters Game Reserve – Lake Nakuru National
Park – Lake Naivasha Safari from Nairobi:
African
Spice Safaris
Contact:
Booking Office Tel: + 254 (0) 20 2437871
Mobile
: 0721242711 (Safaricom) - Kenya
Email:
info@africanspicesafaris.com