Kenya Birding & Big Five Safari

Welcome to Kenya and enjoy an exhilarating journey. As soon as you arrive at Nairobi International Airport, you will easily find our local Safari representative waiting for you outside the customs. After a warm greeting, you will be transferred to the hotel in downtown Nairobi. The rest time will be at your disposal and you're suggested to have a good rest at the hotel to restore energy for the following exciting tours in Kenya.

Accommodation: Sarova Stanley Hotel (5 stars)

Please get up early this morning and have a substantial breakfast as we will drive for around 5 hours to the Samburu National Reserve, which is one of the three dreamlands for wildlife photographers. Upon your arrival in the national park, you will be guided to check into the camp and enjoy a hearty lunch. 

In the late afternoon, you are about to embark on your first adventurous game drive. Although only for a short time, it will be exciting to seek some rare wild species, such as antelopes, birds, and elephants. You may be lucky enough if you can witness the spectacle of an animal hunting its prey. After that, you will be escorted back to the camp for dinner and for a unique overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp (4 stars)

After a big breakfast, you will be guided to enjoy a full day game drive in Samburu National Reserve. Samburu area is located in the north-central of Kenya, away from the central highlands. There are lush shrubs in the north and bushy trees in the south, especially along the banks of the river inside the natural reserve. You will drive through the thick forest and seek many kinds of wild animals in the beautiful reserve. The Samburu region rivals the Masai Mara in the south with the "Big Five" of reticulated giraffes, zebra, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa Oryx.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp (4 stars)

In the early morning, we will depart for the Lake Nakuru National Park, which has been given the nickname of Birds Paradise. After driving for around 4.5 hours, we will first arrive at Nyahururu, where we will enjoy the spectacular view of the Thompson Falls, Kenya's second largest waterfall. It's also the world's famous equatorial waterfall and you could experience the fun of having one foot in the southern hemisphere and the other in the northern hemisphere. Then after around 2 hours' drive, we will get to the Lake Nakuru, which boasts a vast variety of bird species. Seen from afar, the lake seems to be pink on account of the large number of flamingos. In addition, you can also see leopards, giraffes, black and white colobus monkeys, otters, hyraxes, hippopotami, antelopes, impalas, gazelles, hyenas and other wild animals inside the lake reserve. After finishing the guided safari, return to the lodge and have a good dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge - one of the best lodges in Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, we will head to the most favorable safari paradise, Masai Mara National Reserve, which borders the Serengeti Reserve in Tanzania. You're highly recommended to come here in July and August when the amazing and exhilarating yearly wildebeest's great migration through the Mara River occurs. You'll be lucky to see a wildebeest struggle with a crocodile as it crosses the Mara River. After about 4.5 hours driving, we will reach the lodge inside the reserve. After settling down, enjoy a good lunch. Then, you will be escorted to enjoy a short safari in this beautiful area to look for the rare animals and feel the charm of Africa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp (4 stars)

The whole day today will be devoted to exploring Masai Mara National Reserve, which is home to over 90 species of mammals and 400 species of birds, making it one of the best wildlife reserves in the world. Under the company of your guide, you will enjoy a morning game drive and a late afternoon safari as it's very hot in the middle of the day and all the animals are sunburned and drowsy. The famous Big Five, namely lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and cape buffalo, are the highlights of today's Kenya sightseeing. Your guide will take you to find them as well as other rare wild animals on the endless grassland. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp (4 stars)

After a hearty breakfast at the lodge, we will drive for around 5 hours back to Nairobi International Airport where your Kenya travel packages will conclude. Your English-speaking driver guide will see you off there, and we sincerely wish you a nice homeward flight!

Meals: Breakfast