08 Days Tree Hotel Samburu/ Mt. Kenya / Lake Nakuru / Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Day 01 - After breakfast drive north climbing towards Nyeri through a fertile and hilly Mosaic of small farms and coffee plantations. Enjoy a buffet lunch, a dramatic wooden lodge built dip within the Aberdare Forest. A floodlit waterhole and saltlick in full view of the comfortable lounge areas allow guests to watch animals at any time of the night. Rhino, Lion, Elephant and Buffalo are regular visitors.

Dinner overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge or Ark.

Day 02 - After breakfast you cross the Equator and drive further north to Samburu Game Reserve for lunch. This is an area of wild and stark beauty with thorn scrub, volcanic rock and drimatic rocky mesas. Doum palms grow on the banks meandering Ewaso Ngiro River which attracts many wild animals of the region. Samburu is the home to many rare species of animals such as the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy Zebra, Beisa Oryx and the long – necked Gerenuk Antelope. An afternoon game drive in this Reserve is followed by dinner overnight in a Lodge / Camp.

Day 03 – A full day to appreciate the wild beauty of the area and to enjoy an early morning and afternoon game drive. Families of Elephants come to the River to drink, Herds of long – horned Oryx roam the plains you will even spot a pride of Lions while on game drive. Dinner overnight at the Camp / Lodge.

Day 04 – After breakfast, drive to Mt. Kenya Safari Club in time for lunch, founded by William Holden. This luxurious Club is set at foot of and facing Mt. Kenya. Afternoon free for relaxation in the beautiful gardens in the Club, where peacocks and other exotic birds roam at will. For the more energetic there is riding, tennis, golf and swimming in the heated pool. Ladies ans gentlemen are requested to dress smart / casual for a gourmet candlelit dinner and overnight at Mt. Kenya Safari Club.

Day 05 - After breakfast drive to the edge of the Great Rift Valley. A spectacular view opens up with the land dropping dramatically from conifer forest to the dry and dusty plain way below. Distinctive shapes of extinct volcanoes rise from the floor of the Rift Valley and in the distance is the glint of Lake water. You drive down into the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park where lunch is served at your Lodge. After lunch proceed on a game drive to see the best known for its flocks of pink Flamingoes, sometimes numbering over a million. The park is also rich in birdlife and home to many wild animals including a Rhino sanctuary. Dinner overnight at your lodge in Lake Nakuru.

Day 06 – After breakfast drive through the Loita plains via the Maasai town of Narok to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Lunch at your lodge / camp and in the afternoon enjoy a game drive in this wonderful Reserve. The Mara is home to virtually every type of wildlife, including black – manned Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant ( Known as the Big Five ) Return to your lodge / camp for dinner, with the stars bright above the night sounds of the African Bush. Overnight at the Lodge / Camp.

Day 07 – Early morning and afternoon game drives allow you the chance to enjoy the interaction of the wild animals in the magnificent park like setting of the Maasai Mara. As well as searching for the Big Five, you will see herds of plain game and spot many marvelous birds. Overnight at the Lodge / Camp.

Day 08 – Enjoy breakfast before driving back via the Great Rift Valley to arrive in Nairobi at approximately 13:00hrs.