Samburu Safari

KENYA

A superb introduction to the splendours of Kenya, visiting a variety of key national parks and game reserves along a classic safari circuit. Accommodation in memorable locations includes a special overnight stay at Treetops.
Treetops is one of the most famous game viewing lodges in the world. It overlooks a water hole and salt lick high in the Aberdare National Park. The lodge rises straight out of the ground on stilts, and open balconies are the ideal vantage points for viewing and photographing game.
Keekorok Lodge was the first lodge built in the Masai Mara and is in a prime position to enjoy the wildebeest migration.
This itinerary takes in either Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha where a variety of birds and numerous bright pink flamingoes often entertain.
Time spent in Samburu and the Mara completes the itinerary on this safari, which represents excellent value for money.

7 Nights
1 night Nairobi (Holiday Inn Nairobi)
2 nights Samburu (Samburu Game Lodge)
1 night Aberdares (Treetops)
1 night Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha (Lake Nakuru Lodge or Lake Naivasha Lodge)
2 nights Masai Mara (Keekorok Lodge)

Fly from Heathrow overnight to Nairobi.

On arrival transfer to your hotel for a day at leisure or choose from a selection of optional excursions (book and pay locally).

Holiday Inn Nairobi

LOCATION
Situated in a popular shopping and residential suburb close to the city centre.

FACILITIES
Offers two restaurants & a bar. Leisure facilities include an outdoor pool, a health & fitness centre, sauna, beauty salon & gift shop.

ACCOMMODATION
171 air-conditioned rooms with private bath, TV, radio, telephone & tea/coffee making facilities (2 adults and 1 child).

BOARD BASIS
Breakfast included

Renowned for its traditional warmth and hospitality, the Holiday Inn Nairobi offers a full range of services and facilities.

Drive north across the equator to the Samburu National Reserve (360 km) and check in to your lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive. (b,l,d)

Samburu Game Lodge

LOCATION
Overlooking the Nyiro River, this purpose built lodge is in the heart of Samburu National park, & in the hot and arid fringes of Kenya's vast Northern Frontier District.

FACILITIES
Offers a dining room, a lounge & two bars. Leisure facilites include a swimming pool, jacuzzi, game drives, leopard & crocodile viewing, Samburu dancers & a shop.

ACCOMMODATION
67 rooms with en suite bathrooms with showers (2 adults and 1 child). Superior rooms (2 adults and 1 child) & cottages (2 adults and 1 child) are also available.

BOARD BASIS
Breakfast, lunch & dinner included.

Against a backdrop of volcanic mountains, gaunt hills and withered scrub trees, this lodge blends in perfectly with the natural environment, using native materials and surrounded by lush gardens.

Morning and late afternoon game drives in this open savannah which is traversed by the Uaso Nyiro River. The river is populated by hippos and crocodiles, whilst the park is home to a host of animals including several species which are rarely seen in numbers elsewhere including Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffes and long-necked gerenuks. (b,l,d)

Drive south into the Aberdares (220 km) and take lunch at the Outspan Hotel. Transfer to Treetops (please limit your luggage to an overnight bag - the remainder can be stored at Outspan. Bathroom facilities are shared). (b,l,d)

Treetops

LOCATION
Placed in the path of an ancient elephant migratory route between the Aberdare ridges & Mt Kenya National Park, & strategically sited right in front of a watering hole & salt lick.

FACILITIES
Offers a restaurant, lounge & two bars. Leisure facilities include viewing points from the lodge, game drives*, photographic hides, a Treetops lecture & a full day trip to the moorlands*.
*Various charges payable locally.

ACCOMMODATION
50 rooms with communal showers (2 adults). Suites with en suite showers also available (2 adults).

BOARD BASIS
Breakfast*, lunch*, tea and dinner included.

*Breakfast and lunch is served at Outspan hotel

In the magnificent Aberdare National Park, this world renowned rustic treehouse is legendary for its historical royal connection, for the animals it attracts and for the sheer joy of exploring a tree house visited by rhinos, elephants, buffalos, bushbucks, waterbucks and many others.

An early morning transfer to Outspan Hotel for breakfast and to collect your luggage. Descend into the Great Rift Valley and continue on to Lake Nakuru for an afternoon game drive. Overnight at Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha. (b,l,d)

Lake Nakuru Lodge

LOCATION
Situated in the southeast ecological niche of the Lake Nakuru National Park.

FACILITIES
Offers a main restaurant, bar, outside dining, bush barbecues and sundowners. Leisure facilities include a swimming pool with panoramic views, gift shop, game drives, horseback safaris* and bird watching.
*Various charges payable locally.

ACCOMMODATION
88 rooms that are wonderfully stylish with rustic African furniture to compliment the parks safari experience and at the same time offer a warm and cosy ambience. The beautifully furnished rooms offer modern en suite bathrooms (2 adults and 1 child). Private cottages (2 adults and 1 child) offering a more homely feel, and private suites (2 adults and 1 child) are also available.

BOARD BASIS
breakfast, lunch & dinner are also included.

Situated in a wonderland which lies in the heart of one of Kenya's most densely animal-populated wetland national parks. The Lake Nakuru Lodge provides quality and service that makes it one of the finest lodges in the world, and the perfect relaxation getaway.

The lodge blends well with it environment, allowing for commanding views of the lesser flamingo interspersed with greater flamingo for which Lake Nakuru is justly famous.

Drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve (320 km). An afternoon game drive. (b,l,d)

Keekorok Lodge

This lodge was the first of its kind to be built in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve. It has recently been refurbished and attains the highest standard of comfort and luxury, yet still retains its intrinsic 40 years of history, tradition, character and charm.
There's always plenty of activity around the waterhole but during the migration, the lodge is enveloped by the swarming mass of animals.

LOCATION
Situated at the southern end of Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve.

FACILITIES
Offers a main restaurant serving international and local delicacies, three bars, café and TV lounge. Leisure facilites include an outdoor swimming pool, hot-air ballooning*, game viewing*, bird watching*, culture safaris*, Lake Victoria fishing expeditions* and board games.
*Various charges payable locally.

ACCOMMODATION
101 rooms with en suite baths and private balconies (2 adults and 1 child).

BOARD BASIS
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the Mara, followed by a 'bubbly' bush breakfast (optional extra), or an early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge.
Relax by the pool overlooking the endless panorama stretched out before you. Afternoon game drive. (b,l,d)

After breakfast, return to Nairobi (300 km), proceed with your chosen beach extension (see opposite) or return to Heathrow. (b)

Children aged 7 and below are not permitted on this safari.