5 Days Samburu – Sweet Waters (Olpejeta) – Aberdares

Pick up at the airport, after a short safari briefing, you will drive north of Nairobi passing through the Equator and the majestic Mount Kenya en route to the open savannah of Samburu Game Reserve. Arrive in time for lunch, Check in at a Lodge/camp. After lunch you will have some time to relax before you go for an evening game drive. The highlights of Samburu game reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage. The reserves have numerous permanent springs and a wealth of wildlife which includes leopard, hippo, elephant, lion, reticulated giraffe, grevy zebra and crocodile in the Ewaso Nyiro river. Over 365 species of birds have been identified in the reserve. Come back to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Spend another day with both morning and afternoon game viewing drives. The main attractions are the resident wildlife species like the Reticulated Giraffe, Gravy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx, and the blue-necked Somali Ostrich that are rare elsewhere in the country. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After an early breakfast and morning game drive, depart to Sweet Waters. You should be arriving in the afternoon in time for an evening game drive. Enjoy different optional activities like game viewing, walking safaris, or even night game drives. There is also an option of a visit to chimpanzee sanctuary. The sanctuary boasts of "The Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) and other wildlife like giraffe, zebra, eland, oryx, waterbuck, Grant's gazelle, Thompson's gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest, baboon, and several hundred bird species. Dinner and overnight will be in a lodge.

After an early breakfast, proceed to Sweet Waters where you will enjoy different optional activities like game viewing, walking safaris, or even night game drives. You will also make a visit to a chimpanzee sanctuary. The sanctuary also boasts of "The Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) and other wildlife like giraffe, zebra, eland, oryx, waterbuck, Grant's gazelle, Thompson's gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest, baboon, and several hundred bird species. Later leave for Aberdares arriving in time for lunch, have lunch and relax. Afternoon transfer across aberdares park to The Ark, The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge. The animals come to you! Later dinner and overnight at the hotel.