7 Days Kenya Safari: Samburu – Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

A7 Days Kenya Safari Tours and Holidays

The 7 Days Kenya Safari Tours and Holidays takes you to the most popular wildlife destination in Northern Kenya; Samburu National Park which is also home to 4 of the Big  mammals. You will then visit Maasai Mara National Reserve which is a famous destination for Wildebeest Migration making it one of the 7 wonders of the World.

Safari destinations

Samburu National Reserve

Located in Northern region of Kenya on the banks of Ewaso Ng’iro River which is also the main water distributor in this region.

The reserve was established in 1985 and covers an area of 165sqkm. The park is home to various mammal species including Lions, Leopard, Cheetah, Gravy Zebra, wild dogs, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, grant gazelles, impalas, water bucks, hippos, dik-diks, warthogs, cape Buffaloes, elephants, elands, jackals, fox, hyena, aardvark klipspringer, mongooses and Bats. The reserve is also home to about 450 bird species including golden breasted starling, white-headed moosebird, Sulphur breasted bush shrike, blue-necked Somali ostrich, Kori bustard, martial eagle, secretary bird, Egyptian vulture, vulturine guinea fowl, yellow-billed hornbill, golden pipit, palm nut vulture, chestnut weaver, lanner falcon among others.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Located in the South Western region of Kenya along the Great Rift Valley area in Norok County Kenya adjacent to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Maasai Mara National Reserve was established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 520sqkm of the current Mara Triangle.  Later it was converted into a Game Reserve and by 1984 the park had a total area of 1510sqkm. The park is dotted with acacia trees, shrubs and bushes and has 2 draining rivers which are Maasai Mara River and Talek River.

A unique wildlife conservation haven famous for its Natural diversity of wildlife like the Big 5 mammals which are Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffaloes and Rhinos in large numbers as well as other mammals like Cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles. also boosts of over 500 bird species like Bateleur, Secretary bird, Schawlow’s turaco, Abdim’s stork, Hammerkops, Temminck’s courser, Southern ground hornbill, Usambiro barbet, Saddle-billed stork, Giant kingfisher, Woolly-necked stork, Black-headed heron, Giant kingfisher, African jacana, Crowned lapwing, Malachite kingfisher, Grey-headed kingfisher among others. Maasai Mara National Reserve is also famous for its annual Wildebeest Beast Migration where Millions of these creatures migrate from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park which occurs between July and October making it one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

Day 1: Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Hotel – Fly to Samburu National Reserve

The 7 Days Kenya Safari Tours and Holidays will start with a pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Hotel by our Professional driver guide from Paradise Adventure Vacations who will meet and greet you, he will then brief you about the entire journey and thereafter drive you to Wilson Airport for a domestic flight to Samburu National reserve located in the Northern region of Kenya. You will pass over the glaciered slopes of Mount Kenya and the lush farmlands before dropping down to the park’s airstrip. Upon arrival, you will be picked up and transfer to your accommodation for check in and lunch and relaxation from your long flight. Later you will have your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Samburu National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 2: Samburu National Reserve – Full day Game Drive  

Day 2 of your 7 Days Kenya Safari Tours and Holidays will begin with an early morning breakfast and thereafter you will head out to the park for an exciting encounter with Samburu’s wildlife offerings. You will catch sights of different wildlife species like grant gazelles, impalas, water bucks, hippos, dik-diks, warthogs, cape Buffaloes, elephants, elands, jackals, lions, leopards, cheetahs.

Your guide will also be on the watch out for the rare and endangered species of Samburu National Reserve like Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Somali Ostrich, Gravy Zebra and wild dogs. You will then return back for a delicious lunch at your lodge. Spend your entire afternoon relaxing as you await a unique evening game drive which will enable you spot some of the cats you failed to see during your morning game drive, you will as well continue to the Ewaso Ng’iro river where you will see hippos and crocodiles . Return back for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Samburu National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 3: Morning Game drive – Fly to Maasai Mara National Reserve – Evening Game drive

Upon waking up on day 3 of your Safari, you will have a delightful breakfast and head out for your last encounter with the wildlife. Here you will search for some of the rare species that you could not find in your previous game drives. You will then return back, check out of your lodge and continue to Samburu Airstrip where you will catch your flight to Maasai Mara National reserve.  Upon arrival, you will be picked up and transferred with an enroute game drive to your lodge for a delicious hot lunch. Later in the evening, you will go for a relaxed scenic drive until sunset in the rosy grassy hills in search for African wildlife like Elephants, Buffaloes, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles. Later you will return for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 4: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Full day Wildebeest Migration Experience 

After your delicious breakfast, you will embark on an encounter with Maasai Mara’s Wildebeests at Mara River. While here, you will enjoy watching millions of Wildebeests and Zebras migrating from Serengeti National Park to Maasai Mara while crossing the Mara River amidst the big Nile Crocodiles waiting to grab food, here you will witness survival for the fittest as lions are on the other hand waiting at the river banks for the same. This experience is an unforgettable one since you will watch these creatures searching for greener pastures.

You will enjoy a packed lunch in the reserve while maximizing your time with the migrating Herds. You will continue with your exploration of Maasai Mara reserve and search for more wildlife like giraffes, duikers, impala, hartebeests, roan antelopes, Topis, Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants among others. Later in the evening, you will enjoy the sunset as you drive back to your accommodation for your dinner and overnight while searching for leopards and cheetahs.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Full day Game Drive 

After your delicious breakfast, you will embark on a full day game drive with your packed lunch  which will give you an encounter with mammal species like zebras, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and if lucky you will as well spot leopards, lions, hyenas. Later in the evening hours, return back to your lodge with an amazing game drive which will give you sights of more wildlife species to spice up your day. You will then have your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 6: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Morning Game Drive – Maasai Cultural Encounter

Your day 6 of your 7 Days Kenya Safari Tours and Holidays will start with an early morning lovely breakfast and thereafter proceed to the park to have an encounter with the Big 5 mammal species including elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos. You will as well encounter more mammals like hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles among others. You will return to your accommodation for a finger licking lunch and have relaxation. Later you will head out to the Maasai Community living near the park for a rich encounter which will give you the definition of a true African Culture. You will then return back for your dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 7: Morning Game Drive – Fly to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Hotel

Your final day of the 7 Days Kenya Safari Tours and Holidays will begin with an early morning lovely breakfast and thereafter you will head out for your final encounter with the magical wildlife species of Maasai Mara. You will then return back to your lodge for check out and thereafter fly to Wilson Airstrip where you will be picked up and transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in order to catch up with your flight or drive to your Hotel for another night in Nairobi. Thank you so much for specifically choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations on the 7 Days Kenya Safari Tour and Holiday and we hope to see you again!!!

Location: Nairobi

Accommodation Option: No

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey