5 Days Samburu & Masai Mara Flying Safari

This 5 Days Samburu & Masai Mara Flying Safari is an ideal Kenya Safari for visitors seeking a safari combing both Masai Mara National Reserve and Samburu National Park. These stunning Kenya Safari destinations are home to a variety of wildlife including the Big Five, lion, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants and the Samburu Special Five – Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and beisa oryx.

Highlights of 5 Days Samburu & Masai Mara Flying Safari

  • Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve
  • Day 2: Samburu National Reserve
  • Day 3: Samburu – Masai Mara
  • Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve
  • Day 5: Masai Mara – Nairobi

Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Samburu & Masai Mara Flying Safari

Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu National Reserve

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide and transfer you to Wilson Airport to catch your flight to Samburu Airstrip. Upon arrival, our guide will pick you up and transfer to your camp for check-in, lunch and relaxation.

In the afternoon, you will go for a game drive exploring Samburu National Reserve. Samburu has a lot to offer in terms of wildlife, birds and scenery. Some of the animals to lookout for include elephants, leopards, lions and buffaloes among others. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

  • Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve
  • Accommodation: Samburu Intrepids Camp Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu
  • Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)

Day 2: Samburu National Reserve

Enjoy an early morning game drive in the reserve, then return back to the camp for breakfast. Relax at the camp before lunch, you ca cool off in the lovely pool before a late afternoon game drive in this beautiful national reserve.

Samburu National Reserve is located in the north providing a strong contrast to other scenic areas in Kenya, the desert-like landscape is dominated by the yellow-brown savannah grass, interspersed with acacia trees and thorny bushes. Along the many source pools and rivers that run through the region seasonally, growing gallery forest and doum palms.

 The rivers are colored brown and invite elephant to swim. Here you have the opportunity to spot the rare species such as the Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk antelope which are otherwise not found in Kenya.

  • Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve
  • Accommodation: Samburu Intrepids Camp Luxury tented camp bordering Samburu
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 3: Samburu – Masai Mara

After breakfast, you will enjoy a morning game drive in search of wildlife and later be transferred to the airstrip for your departure flight to the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve. Upon arrival transfer to your camp, have lunch. In the afternoon you will go for a game drive in the reserve, you will have a good chance of seeing herds of buffaloes and zebras as well as hippos and lots of bird species.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve
  • Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp Luxury camp located inside Masai Mara
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included

    5 Days Samburu & Masai Mara Flying Safari
    Samburu People

Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve

Wake up early for breakfast and head to the reserve for a full day game drive and you can take an optional hot air balloon safari early morning at an additional cost. The Masai Mara is one of the most unique regions of the world with breathtaking scenery of natural beauty, the reserve is home to the highest concentration of savannah animals in the world including various species of antelopes, giraffes, elephants to high population of big cats.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
  • Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp luxury tented camp located inside Masai
  • Mara
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 5: Masai Mara – Nairobi

Have early morning game drive followed breakfast. Later transfer to the airstrip for your departure flight back to Nairobi. Upon arrival at Wilson Airstrip, you will be transferred to your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight back home.

End of 5 Days Samburu & Masai Mara Flying Safari

 

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All flights during the tour
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks
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