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Kenya camping safari to masai mara camp,samburu Park
and Lake Nakuru
A safari to the north via the high shoulder of Mountain Kenya to the Game
Reserve of Samburu, the world famous Bird Sanctuaries of the Great Rift
Valley Lakes Baringo, Bogoria and Nakuru, then south over the Mau Escarpment
to Kenya's greatest concentration of game - the Maasai Mara.
Day 1 - Samburu
Depart Nairobi 9.30 a.m. passing through the rich agricultural farmland
on the slopes of Mount Kenya to the mainly dry scrub land and open Savannah
plains of Samburu Game Reserve. Here the Ewaso Nyiro River supports a
wide variety of game among them elephant, buffalo, cheetah leopard, lion,
grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx and the long necked gerenuk.
Dinner and overnight camping.
Day 2 - Samburu
Day spent game viewing in this Northern Kenya park. Dinner and overnight
as above.
Day
3 - Baringo
Leaving Samburu in the early morning, we make a scenic drive to the west
across the Lerochi Plateau, (lunch enroute) and later descend to the floor
of the Great Rift Valley, arriving at Lake Baringo in the afternoon. This
is a fresh water lake, which supports a great variety of birds as well
as hippos and crocodiles. Indeed, the lake is reputed to be the bird-watching
centre of Kenya. Take a boat ride to see the hippos and crocodiles. Dinner
and overnight camping.
Day 4 - Lake Nakuru
Early in the morning we head south via Lake Bogoria which is a shallow
soda lake with a beautiful scenery and also home to a sizeable number
of flamingoes and other species of birds. The highlight, however, is the
boiling hot springs and geysers - hot enough to boil an egg - which also
contribute to the beauty of the lake. Don't fall in! After lunch, proceed
to lake Nakuru in the south - another shallow soda lake that has been
described as "an ornithologists paradise and one of the world's most
magnificent sights". Here you have an opportunity to see up to two
million flamingoes besides tens of thousands of other birds if lucky.
Lake Nakuru also has rhino sanctuary and also harbours lions, warthogs,
waterbucks, buffaloes, hippo and many other animals. Dinner and overnight
in a campsite.
Day 5 - Maasai Mara
We head further south to Narok and into Maasai Mara Game Reserve arriving
by afternoon. Showers are available in the camp and meals are served in
the dining mess or in the open. Dinner and overnight camping.
Day 6 & 7 - Maasai Mara
Two full days to experience the Mara magic! This is the most popular reserve
in Kenya and it is famed for its astounding concentration of game. From
the base camp, we explore the Mara region, packed with the elephant, zebra,
rhino and all kinds of game throughout the year with the spectacular wildebeest
migration from Serengeti occurring mainly in July and August. Being at
Maasai Mara is as if you found yourself in "the New York of the natural
world" according to some authorities. Indeed, you have the best opportunity
of seeing all the "Big Five". Dinner and overnight in a camp.
Day 8 - Nairobi
We break camp and drive to Narok where Maasai souvenirs can be bought
or just for a cup of tea and then proceed to Nairobi to arrive by afternoon.
Drop off at your hotel. End of safari.
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