4 Days Aberdares/ Mt. Kenya National Park & Samburu Safari

After breakfast, drive to Aberdares National Park/ Mt. Kenya National Park through lush coffee and tea plantations to reach the small town of Nyeri for lunch before leaving for Tree hotel of your choice, (Treetops, the Ark or Mountain Lodge) in the early afternoon. In case of Mountain Lodge you arrive directly at the lodge for lunch. Kind note: - owing to the small limited sizes of the cabins, only a small overnight bag is permitted in the Ark or Treetops Tree hotels. The rest of the luggage is left in the base hotels to be retrieved latter the following morning. Strictly Children under the age of seven (7) years are not allowed at the Tree Hotels. Enjoy the unique experience of all night and unlimited game viewing. Dinner and overnight at your Tree Hotel surrounded by forest and overlooking an illuminated waterhole and salt lick.

This morning after breakfast, transfer for onward journey via the Equator line from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere to the Samburu Game Reserve a dramatic semi-arid scrubland of the Kenya’s Northern Frontier District of the Kenya's Contrast Wildlife region excellent for the photographer. Arrive at the camp/ Lodge in time for lunch followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/swim before you depart at around 16:00hrs for an afternoon game viewing and return back to the camp/lodge before sunset. Wild and rugged, Samburu is fiercely beautiful with its arid savannahs watered by the lovely Uaso Nyiro River. It is also one of Kenya’s most protected areas and home to species only found north of the equator, from the reticulated giraffe to Grevy’s zebras, Beisa oryxes, and giraffe necked gazelle (gerenuk), and the Blue-necked Somali Ostrich. It also boasts the highest Elephant Population in Kenya. The scenery is unrivalled –numerous hills, valleys and scrublands stretching to the horizon. This reserve offers the best chance of seeing the Elusive Leopard along the riverine forest watch out for the beautiful Africa sunset with the orange sun setting behind the numerous hills. Dinner and overnight at one of the luxurious Samburu lodges/ Camps along the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River.

Further exploration of this fascinating reserve continues. This morning you will leave for the morning wildlife safari drives for more interaction with the wildlife. Early mornings are cool, serene and peaceful. This is when the wild animals are still active before the heat of the day sends them to hiding. You will return back for breakfast and spend the rest of the morning at leisure to enjoy the camp’s/lodge’s facilities like the swimming pool or extra activities like nature walks. You can also sit and enjoy the views of the wild from your room balcony. Lunch at the lodge/camp then at 16h00 return to the park for more wildlife experience. Return back to the lodge, wash off the dust and sit and enjoy the sumptuous buffet dinner in the open restaurant and thereafter a traditional dance group performance. Dinner and Overnight at one of the luxurious Samburu lodges/ Camps along the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River.

Have early morning game viewing drive in the park and return to the lodge for full breakfast. After breakfast you will then depart on a leisurely drive to Nairobi arriving late afternoon.