Overview
A promising 4-day Kenya adventure with a chance to experience two of Kenya’s most unusual parks, off the beaten trail. Ol Pejeta is dense with predators but also offers views of less-seen endangered wildlife species. As for Samburu, this is home to hundreds of elephants and also the unique Samburu Special Five (5), including varieties like Grevy’s zebra, Beisa onyx, and plenty of birdlife for the birdwatchers.
Both parks are close to Nairobi making it comfortable, for a slow-paced Africa safari.
Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy will introduce you to some of Africa’s Big Five – including a large population of lion and even greater number of endangered black rhinos. This is the only place in Kenya where you’ll see chimpanzees, protected at the Sweetwaters Sanctuary.
Close-by is Samburu National Reserve which beats many of other parks in Kenya, welcoming you with its great numbers of the big cats – lion, leopard, and cheetah. Not to mention the plenty of elephants found here. This is also the best place for birdwatching in Kenya with more than 390 bird species recorded in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves. The reserve offers sightings of the unusual oryx, Somali ostrich, and gerenuk… just to name a few.
Together, these two parks create a world-class memorable African holiday safari filled with authentic wilderness sightings, a rich wildlife encounters and a rich cultural encounter with the local tribes.
Whatever level of accommodation you choose, your 4-day adventure at Ol Pejeta and Samburu safari you get to choose your style from comfort to luxury safari lodges or tented camps.
Highlights
- The Samburu special five (5) wildlife.
- Unlimited game drives days filled with great wildlife sighting.
- Visits to neighboring reserves.
- Samburu tribes & culture.
- Epic views of Mount Kenya and its snow-capped peak (weather permitting)
- Game viewing drives including opportunities to see Rhino and Chimpanzee.
Itinerary
Expand allCollapse all1: Nairobi – Ol Pejeta
07:30 hrs. Your driver/guide will pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Nairobi airport for the drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
We’ll travel through the central highlands and even make stops at the Equator along our route.
Arriving at Ol Pejeta, we’ll break for lunch and then embark on our first game drive of the safari!
There’s so much to see in this special reserve – six prides of lions roam these plains along with other big 5 specials. We’ll explore the endangered species enclosure – a large drive-through area, home to a great population of black rhinos.
Adding more fun to this park is the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary – the only place in Kenya where you can observe the Chimpanzees.
We’ll spend the night at Ol Pejeta at your choice of safari lodge or tented camp.
2: Ol Pejeta – Samburu
Today we’ll rise early to enjoy the morning light and first stirrings of wildlife upon the grasslands here.
After breakfast, we’ll take a final game drive enroute through the sanctuary as we leave off to Samburu Park.
This will be an easy and picturesque drive over the Kenya highlands, and we’ll pass through several climate zones on our way north.
We’ll arrive at Samburu Park and its lifeblood, the Ewaso Nyiro River, providing the wildlife with its life-sustaining waters.
Here at the river, we will look for lion, buffalo, elephant, and even hippo.
We’ll spend the first of two nights at Samburu at your lodge or tented camp.
3: Full Day at Samburu
Let’s get up with the sun to enjoy the breaking of a new day in this wild and active park.
This is a day of unlimited game drives… if you wish. Just let your driver/guide know how you would like to plan your time.
At the Ewaso Nyiro River, we’ll be on watch for the park’s great populations of lion and elephant, who come to this watering spot to refresh.
At Samburu, we can also spot species not found elsewhere like the reticulated giraffe, oryx, Somali ostrich, and Grevy’s zebra.
The park also shows off over 450 species of avian life, including kingfisher, vulture, guinea fowl, falcon, and eagle. Despite its arid appearance, Samburu offers many surprises for the curious safari-goer.
Our final safari night will be at Samburu at your choice of lodge or tented camp.
4: Samburu - Nairobi
It’s our final safari morning so we’re up early to pack in as much as possible. Perhaps we’ll come upon a final elephant or roaming big cat. Anything is possible here.
We’ll enjoy a safari breakfast surrounded by the wonders nature has provided.
Then it’s time to trek back to Nairobi, through the highlands, passing imposing Mt. Kenya.
We should be back in Nairobi around 16:30 hrs. (4:30 pm).
We’ll drop you off at your hotel or the airport.
See you on your next Africa safari!
What’s Included
- Park fees to the mentioned park.
- Transport in a 4 X 4 Land Cruiser Jeep Open Rooftop.
- Services of an experienced driver /guide.
- All meals while on safari as per itinerary.
- Accommodation as per itinerary at the camp/lodge.
- Bottled drinking water on the vehicle.
- All game drives.
- Statutory taxes and local levies.
- Laundry, drinks & meals not specified.
- Passport and visa costs.
- Travel insurance.
- Accommodation pre and post the safari.
- Tips to driver guides.
- Visits to Maasai village.
- Hot air balloon rides.
- All expenses of personal nature (e.g. Activities etc.)