DAY 1 SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Depart at 0700 driving north into plush Kikuyu farmlands and the Aberdare Ranges. Rest halt at “The Equator” in Nanyuki. Proceed further north into what is known as “the last frontier,” watching the landscape change from rolling hills and plains into semi arid savannah. Arrive at the lodge by 1300. Lunch. Early afternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600,
return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 2 SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Game drive 0630, return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Day at leisure.
North of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the reserve is in the semi arid part of this country and also home to the Samburu tribes people, the fearless cousins of the Masai. The Samburu people are known for crossing the crocodile infested Uaso Nyiro river which meanders through the reserve with inherent ease. A unique vista of rounded rugged hills and undulating plains are offered by the reserve. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine forest and swamp is home to lions, elephants, antelopes, hartbeasts, buffaloes, reticulated giraffe, grevy's zebra, leopard, Somali ostrich, hippo, crocodile, gerenuk, hyena and other plains game. The park is also a bird watchers paradise, there are over 600 species of birds, most with habitats on or around the river. Most lodges are situated on the river bank giving the guest the best of the plant, animal and bird life.
Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 3 NAIROBI
Game drive 0630, return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Depart at 0945, arrive Nairobi by 1600, drop off.
End of safari.
