Day 1: Nairobi – Treetops Aberdares

Pick up in the morning at 8 a.m. and drive to the Mount Kenya region, arriving in time for lunch. Lunch at the base hotel. Afternoon transfer up to the tree lodge in their special vehicles. Afternoon game viewing from the lodge. Dinner and overnight game viewing from the tree lodge.

Day 2: Treetops – Samburu

Breakfast at the tree lodge. Morning transfer back down to the base hotel and drive via the equator to Samburu National Reserve, arriving by lunchtime. Lunch at the luxury camp. A restful afternoon and game viewing. Dinner and overnight at the luxury camp.

Day 3: Samburu full time

A full day of game viewing drives in this dry semi-arid park with its striking background view of the Mathew’s Range. The gently flowing Uaso Nyiro River which traverses this park and provides evergreen vegetation for the rare gerenuk, gravy zebra and reticulated giraffe among other animals. All meals included. Overnight at the luxury camp.

Day 4: Samburu – Lake Nakuru

Breakfast at the luxury camp. Leave Samburu with a morning game and drive via Thompson’s Falls to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving by lunchtime. Lunch at the Lodge. Afternoon game drive will enable viewing of flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds including a variety of terrestrial birds. There are a lot of mammals, 56 different species including white rhinos, waterbuck, etc.

• Viewpoints: Lion hill, Baboon cliff and Out of Africa Hills, Honeymoon, Lion hill ridge, etc. Dinner and overnight at lodge or camp.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

Breakfast at the lodge. Morning drive through the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve. The famous Masai Mara is named after a Masai name, which translates to “the spotted plains.” Lunch at the Ole Moran tented camp. After resting for about 30 minutes, proceed for an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at camp.

Day 6: Masai Mara full time

Spend the day in Masai Mara, Kenya’s most popular game reserve where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, and elephant. Game drives are flexible, with the option of going out with picnic lunch boxes to spend an entire day in the park or having early morning and late afternoon game drives. You will also have the option of visiting a local Masai village (at the cost of 20 USD per person). All meals and overnight in the camp.

Day 7: Masai Mara – Back to Nairobi

Early morning breakfast at your camp, check out of the camp and drive to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch. Lunch at Carnivore. Afterward, drop off at your respective hotel. There’s an option of extending your game drive and then leaving later with packed lunch arriving in Nairobi later evening (ideal for travelers with late-night flights).