Dhahabu Tours and Safaris

Depart Nairobi in the morning driving across the equator from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere, and onwards to the semi-arid region of the Samburu Game Reserve.The next two days are spent game viewing in Samburu National Reserve. Samburu is known for its unique species like the Gravy’s zebra, the long necked gerenuk among other species. Arrive at the lodge/camp in time for lunch, followed by some leisure hours for a siesta before you depart for an afternoon game viewing drive.  Return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, you will start with early game drive.  You will spend the full in the Samburu Game Reserve searching for the big five, the Samburu five and enjoying the beautiful unspoiled scenery during morning and afternoon game viewing drives. The park is plentiful with crocodiles that bask on muddy riverbanks and velvet monkeys that frolic in the late afternoon sun. Samburu is renowned for its rare species of fauna known as the ‘Samburu five’, only found north of the equator – the long necked gerenuk, the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy’s zebra, the beisaoryx ,the Somali ostrich males which have blue-grey necks and thighs. All meals will be at your lodge/camp.  Return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

• Luxury: Ashnil Samburu Camp or Elephant Bedroom
• Mid-Range: Sarova Shaba Game Lodge or Samburu Sopa Lodge

Depart Samburu after breakfast and drive to the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya/Aberdare Ranges arriving at your lode/camp in time for lunch. Aberdare National Park is renowned for its game viewing of wild animals such as Lion, Baboons, Black and white monkeys, Leopards among others.  Relax the afternoon away as you watch game from the balconies or take an optional guided nature walk. Overnight floodlit game viewing – Mountain Lodge or the Ark Limited or treetops Tree Hotel. All this lodges boast of having the highest record of animal visits and sightings in the area. Return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options:

• Luxury: Serena Mountain Lodge, Tree Tops or The Ark Lodge.

After an early breakfast at your lodge, depart Aberdare for Nakuru,  arriving in time for lunch and check in at your lodge/camp. Have a siesta before we go for an afternoon game drive to see one of the largest ornithological spots, flamingos, and a variety of wildlife not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black rhino found in this park. Return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options: 

• Luxury: Mbweha Camp or Lake Nakuru Flamingo Hill Lodge
• Mid-Range: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge or Sarova Lion Hill Camp

After an early breakfast at your lodge, depart Lake Nakuru for Masai Mara Game Reserve, jewel of Kenya’s Game Park, arriving just in time for lunch. This enormous Reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti plains famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and is a true home of the big five – Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Rhino and Cape Buffalo. After lunch, have a siesta before embarking on a game drive.  Return for dinner and overnight  stay at the lodge/camp Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

The next two full days will be spend exploring Masai Mara Game Reserve. After breakfast, leave for a full day’s game drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve with a picnic lunch by Mara River with views of hippos and crocodiles. Our morning and afternoon game drives take us in search of Africa’s Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Masai Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunsets well-worth capturing on camera. The vast Masai Mara offers abundance of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, hippos and  bird species. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the wild plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common. Return to lodge/camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation Options: 

• Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge or Mara Sarova Lodge
• Mid-Range: Mara Sopa Lodge or AA Lodges

Early breakfast before we proceed for an early morning game drive.After the game drive we depart by road to Nairobi.

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch

These will be 8 unforgettable days of your life!  Thank you for choosing Dhahabu Tours and Safaris. We value you like ‘dhahabu’ and look forward to serving you again. Karibu Tena!

• Round trip transport from Nairobi
• All Game Park entry fees
• Services of professional tour guide driver
• Transport in a luxury open roof tour van or land cruiser
• Services of a professional English speaking driver/ guide
• 7 Nights Full Board accommodation at the lodge of your choice
• Meals on Full board
• Comprehensive game drives for 8 days
• Complimentary bottled water

• A visit to a Masai/Samburu Village
• Tips for your professional driver guide
• Beverages not included in the programme
• Airport transfers
• Christmas, New Year and Easter Supplement
• Optional Hot Air Ballooning, Nature walks, Boat ride etc
• Sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner
• Personal travel and medical insurance
• Expenses of personal nature