DURATION
6 days
DESTINATION
Kenya
FROM
USD 3,800
Six days combining Kenya's two most iconic reserves — Samburu in the wild north for the Special Five, then the Maasai Mara for the Big Five and the Great Plains.
BEST FOR
Repeat safari visitors, wildlife enthusiasts, photographers
Journey highlights
- —Samburu Special Five: reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, Beisa oryx, Somali ostrich, gerenuk
- —Ewaso Nyiro River drives — elephant, crocodile, lion
- —Maasai Mara Big Five game drives
- —Contrast between north and south Kenya landscapes
- —Night drives in Samburu for nocturnal species
Day by day
Nairobi → Samburu
Morning flight to Samburu (1 hr). Afternoon game drive along the Ewaso Nyiro River.
Samburu full day
Dawn drive for Special Five. Afternoon drive and night drive.
Samburu → Laikipia → Mara
Scenic transfer south. Lunch stop in Laikipia. Arrive Mara late afternoon.
Mara game drives
Full day on the Mara plains. Lion pride territory in the morning.
Mara River day
Full day at the river for crossings in season.
Final drive → Nairobi
Dawn drive before midday flight back to Nairobi.