Classic Explorer Safari

DAY 1: NAIROBI/MERU

Depart Nairobi Wilson Airport at 0730hrs for your 50 minute flight into the heart of Meru National Park. You'll be met at the airstrip by your safari guide from the camp and transferred to Elsa Kopje for check in. Lunch and afternoon game drive.

Overnight at Offbeat Meru Camp

OFFBEAT MERU CAMP

The camp is small, traditional and located on the edge of Meru National Park in the Bisanadi National Reserve in a stunning location overlooking the Bisanadi River with beautiful riverine forest.The camp consists of only six tents, each furnished with a large iron bed, its own en-suite bathroom, traditional hot bucket showers and flushing loo. In addition, there is 24 hour solar lighting in the tents, while the rest of the camp is lit by traditional 'tilly' lamps. Informal dining is hosted in the mess tent or around the campfire; the cooks here are quite brilliant. Adjacent to this is a spacious living room tent with comfortable sofas, a writing table and bar.

DAY 2: MERU NATIONAL PARK

Today enjoy morning and afternoon game drives at Meru National Park.

MERU NATIONAL PARK straddles the equator and is bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams. The park is wild and one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya.

It has diverse scenery from woodlands to wide-open plains, meandering riverbanks, hilly landscapes and rich grey volcanic soil deposits. Regular sightings include Beisa Oryx, Gerenuk, Elephant, Grevy's Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Lesser Kudu, Grant's Gazelle, Leopard, Lion, Cheetah, Rhino and the rare, elusive Greater Kudu. Meru is also famous for its bird life and day excursions can be taken to the Tana River.

Overnight Offbeat Meru Camp

DAY 3: MERU/SAMBURU

Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for the scheduled flight to Samburu Game Reserve. You'll be met at the airstrip by your safari guide and transferred to camp for check in. Lunch and afternoon game drive.

Overnight Larsen's Camp

LARSENS CAMP is a small, luxury tented camp set in lush lawns on the banks of Uaso Nyiro River inside Samburu Game Reserve in the Northern Frontier District.

The spacious luxury tents are beautifully furnished with comfortable beds, full linens, and en-suite bathrooms with flush toilet, vanity and hot showers.

DAY 4: SAMBURU GAME RESERVE

Today enjoy game drives in Samburu Game Reserve.

SAMBURU GAME RESERVE is a rugged semi-arid park in the Northern Frontier District of Kenya. The Uaso Nyiro river is the lifeline and the nerve center of this reserve and is bustling with a huge population of crocodiles. The game reserve is renowned for its rare species of animals that can only be found in this park, like the long necked gerenuk, gravy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the Beisa onyx. The leopard is a frequent visitor in this park and most evenings it pays a courtesy call to the camp's guests as it feeds on some bite on a tree across the river. The park has an abundant species of birds and is considered by Ornithologists a paradise for bird viewing.

DAY 5: SAMBURU/MASAI MARA

Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for the scheduled flight to Maasai Mara Game Reserve. You'll be met at the airstrip by your safari guide and transferred to camp for check in. Lunch and afternoon game drive.

Overnight Mara Explorer Camp

MARA EXPLORER CAMP is a luxurious riverside permanent tented camp situated under a canopy of trees in the heart of the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Following a long day of satisfying game viewing, guests enjoy the personal service of the camp and choose for dinner to be on their private decking or alternatively join the rest of the group by the camp-fire.

DAY 6: MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Full day Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives.

MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE - Masai Mara is the "new eighth wonder of the natural world" and Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. It is situated in the northern tip of the Serengeti National Park and just west of the Great Rift Valley.

The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight. Game drives in the Mara offer breathtaking views of an extraordinary density of animals including all the big five and many varieties of plains game as well as thousands of birds of prey.

Overnight Mara Explorer Camp

DAY 7: MASAI MARA/NAIROBI

Early morning game drive. Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for SAFARILINK flight to Nairobi departing 1100hrs and arriving Nairobi around 1215hrs at the end of your safari.

 

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