Nairobi - Hell's Gate - Aberdare - Ol Pejeta - Meru - Samburu

Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Naivasha - Hell's Gate

Pick up from your city hotel/JKIA Airport at 8 am for a drive to Lake Naivasha. On arrival you will have a game drive in Hell's Gate National Park. Later check in at your lodge for lunch and some rest. In the afternoon you will have optional boat ride to Crescent Island.

Optional activities available at Hell’s Gate National park include hiking, cycling and rock climbing. Crescent Island is a unique destination that offers you the opportunity to explore the island on foot, surrounded by an array of wildlife, including zebras, giraffes, and wildebeest. Visiting Crescent Island gives you access to the entire island and the opportunity to explore its diverse wildlife and scenery.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Accommodation: Chui Lodge
Meals: Lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 2: Lake Naivasha to Aberdare National Park

Depart to Aberdare after breakfast. On arrival you will have lunch at Aberdare country club then transfer to the Ark lodge. The afternoon gives you chance to observe animals from the lodge’s observation decks.

The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick, which attracts a host of awesome wildlife. It comprises of three decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide a superb location for wildlife to be seen.

Dinner and overnight at the Ark Lodge.

Accommodation: The Ark Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 3: Aberdare to Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Depart Aberdare in the morning after breakfast for a drive to Ol Pejeta. On arrival visit the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary then have lunch at Sweetwaters Serena Camp. In the afternoon you will have a game drive in the ol pejeta conservancy.

The Sweetwater’s chimpanzee sanctuary has been home to orphaned chimpanzees since 1993 and has provided a natural environment to the non-indigenous species within an island on the park. Chimpanzees that arrive at the sanctuary are nursed to health and released into the conservancy.

In the evening return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 4: Full-day Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Have breakfast at your lodge then morning and afternoon game drives, with lunch break at your lodge. The afternoon also gives you a chance to participate in other optional activities including; lion tracking, horse riding, bush and bird walks.

Ol Pejeta conservancy is home to the Big Five, as well as endangered species like the African wild dog, cheetah and oryx, Grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx, and Jackson’s hartebeest. Alongside these you'll find giraffes, baboons, hippos and hyenas. The endangered species enclosure is the only area of the park that is fenced off for the animals. Here you'll find white and black rhinos that have to be monitored around the clock to protect them from poaching.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 5: Ol Pejeta to Meru National Park

Breakfast will be served in your lodge then depart to Meru. Arrive in time to have lunch followed by an afternoon of game viewing inside the park.

The park provides visitors with a variety of nature encounters including jungle, grasslands, swamps, rivers, and landscape with an abundance of termite created mounds. The elevation varies across the park with the lowest spot occurring in the southeastern part of the park along the Tana River.

In the evening return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Elsa’s Kopje Meru
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 6: Full-day Meru National Park

Have an early morning game drives in this wild and beautiful game reserve. Later return to the lodge for breakfast. You can take some time to relax at the pool before lunch. In the afternoon, have a game drive with a visit to the former home of Joy and Adamson and Elsa the Lioness.

Wildlife is varied and plentiful. Some of the more common species include elephant, giraffe, black rhino, white rhino, kudu, gazelle, hartebeest, reedbuck, zebra, and hippo. Predator species include lion, leopard, cheetah, jackal, African wild cat, and hyena.

Back to the lodge in the evening.

Accommodation: Elsa’s Kopje Meru
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 7: Meru National Park to Samburu

After a scrumptious breakfast depart to Samburu. Rest and have lunch at your lodge on arrival then enjoy an afternoon game drive.

Samburu National Reserve is made up of scrabby, open bush land and savanna, with fringing riverine forest of acacias and large doum palms extending along the edge of the Ewaso Ngiro River. The river is the heart of the park as it attracts a diversity of wildlife all year round.

Back to the lodge in the evening.

Accommodation: Samburu Intrepids
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 8: Full-day Samburu Game Reserve

Breakfast at your lodge followed by morning and afternoon game drives. You will return to your lodge for lunch before the afternoon game drive. You can have an optional visit to the local Samburu village in the evening.

The reserve has a rich and diverse collection of wildlife with an abundance of the Samburu “Special Five” animals which include; the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, Reticulated giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa oryx. These animals are mostly only spotted in Samburu and Northern Kenya.

Back to the lodge in the evening

Accommodation: Samburu Intrepids
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner (Drinking water is included)

Day 9: Samburu to Nairobi

Breakfast will be served at the lodge then bid Samburu goodbye as you drive back to Nairobi with sweet safari memories. On arrival you will be hosted for lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant. Later drop off at your city hotel/JKIA Airport depending on your flight timings.

Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Drinking water is included)