Best of Explorers Kenya Road Safari 7 Days

Your safari begins with an early morning pick-up from the airport or your Nairobi hotel. Drive north through scenic countryside to Samburu National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon, embark on your first game drive across this semi-arid reserve, home to elephants, Grevy’s zebra, Masai giraffe, and predators like lions and leopards.

• Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve

• Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp (Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu NR)

• Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner (Breakfast not included), Drinking water

Enjoy a full day of game drives exploring Samburu. The park is renowned for its unique wildlife species, including reticulated giraffes, Somali ostriches, gerenuks, and Beisa oryx. Over 450 bird species thrive here, making it a paradise for birdwatchers. Spend your day tracking elephants, cats, and other wildlife along the Ewaso Nyiro River.

• Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve

• Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp

• Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water

After breakfast, depart for Aberdare National Park via the lush central highlands. Stop to view coffee and tea plantations, and visit the Karatina open-air market. Upon arrival, check into your lodge before enjoying a unique game-viewing experience in Aberdare’s dense forests and mountain landscapes, where elephants, buffalos, bushbucks, and rare species like bongos roam.

• Main Destination: Aberdare National Park

• Accommodation: Aberdare Country Club (Mid-range lodge located just outside Aberdare NP)

• Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water

After breakfast, head south to Lake Nakuru National Park. Famous for its flamingo-dotted shores and rhino sanctuary, Nakuru offers incredible wildlife viewing. Enjoy an afternoon game drive to spot white and black rhinos, Rothschild giraffes, buffalos, zebras, and possibly leopards.

• Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park

• Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge (Luxury lodge inside Lake Nakuru NP)

• Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water

Today you journey to Kenya’s most iconic reserve – the Masai Mara. Arrive in time for lunch, then head out on your first Mara game drive. Known as the northern extension of the Serengeti, the Mara hosts the Great Migration (July–October) and is home to abundant predators and plains game.

• Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

• Accommodation: Emayian Luxury Camp (Luxury tented camp just outside Masai Mara NR)

• Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water

Spend the entire day exploring the Mara. With packed lunches, you’ll enjoy uninterrupted game drives across rolling savannahs in search of the Big Five and other species. Witness cheetahs stalking prey, elephants in family herds, and possibly the wildebeest migration depending on the season. For bird enthusiasts, the Mara is home to nearly 500 recorded species.

• Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

• Accommodation: Emayian Luxury Camp

• Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water

Enjoy a final morning game drive in the Mara before departing back to Nairobi. Lunch will be en route, arriving in Nairobi in the late afternoon. You will be dropped off at your hotel or the airport for your onward flight.

• Main Destination: Nairobi (City)

• Accommodation: None (End of tour)

• Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water