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6-day Kenya: Samburu and More – Diamond

A lot of animals in a relatively short time and a chance to see something special – that is this 6-day route to the Ol’ Pejeta Conservancy, Samburu National Reserve, and Aberdare National Park.

This beautiful program is your chance to see the Samburu Special Five – five animals that you cannot find together anywhere else. Think the Grevy’s zebra with its beautiful narrow stripes and big ears, the Beisa oryx with its crafty fur and long horns, and the gerenuk with its gracious long neck. Besides, you have plenty of chances to see rhinos in either Ol’ Pejeta or Aberdare, and an opportunity to stretch your legs for some hikes to the waterfalls of Aberdare.

This is an exclusive, private safari that allows you to travel at your own pace. There are numerous advantages to such a trip. First of all: rejoicing in a private safari vehicle and a personal guide. This allows you to decide what time to leave in the morning and what time to come back, taking into account your guide’s advice. Secondly, once you are in a national park, you can observe specific animals or herds for as long as you like. No one will push you to move along. And lastly, your personal guide knows your wishes and will advise accordingly, turning your trip into an unforgettable experience… which begins tomorrow morning!

The hotels shown below are our Diamond Class. This is the most luxurious Kenya has to offer…! They are usually located on amazing locations, serve the most exquisite food and offer the best possible service.

Our prices

6-day Kenya: Samburu and More Diamond
2 persons
4 persons
6 persons
Low season
(March, April, May and 1st of November - 19th of December)
(2 persons)
(4 persons)
(6 persons)
Mid Season
(the rest of the year)
(2 persons)
(4 persons)
(6 persons)
High season
(January, July, August, September and 20th to 31st of December)
(2 persons)
(4 persons)
(6 persons)

* Prices mentioned above are per person.
* Minors (below 16 years of age) travel at a discount. This discount is calculated when you request a personal travel offer.
* Prices as shown above are subject to change, due to fluctuating exchange rates and other factors.

 

Prices above include:

 

  • Pickup from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to the lodge.
  • Transfer from the lodge to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when departing.
  • All accommodations.
  • Game drives in the national parks.
  • Park fees for all national parks.
  • Luxurious, private 4×4 safari Jeep with pop-up roof and big windows, designed specifically for high-end safari game drives.
  • Private, English speaking guide for the duration of your safari.
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner during your safari (Full Board).
  • Drinking water in our safari jeeps.
  • 24/7 service from our local office in Kenya.
  • Reservation costs.
  • Fully accredited and bonded under SGR.

 

Prices above exclude:

 

  • International flight tickets and eTA.
  • Insurances such as a travel- or cancellation insurance or the Flying Doctors insurance.
from $1968 p.p. *

Day 1: Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

‘Jambo!’ As you walk out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, your personal Africa Safari Trips guide greets you with a big smile on his face. ‘Karibu Kenya – welcome to Kenya!’

Our Africa Safari Trips guide takes you straight from the airport to your hotel, which gives you the first impressions of the vibrant city of Nairobi. You take in the skyscrapers, the traffic with the motortaxis and colourful matatu’s (local public transport), and the hussle and bussle of people living their every day life…

Ask your guide anything that comes to mind, because he knows all about Kenyan life and culture. But not only that; he also gladly tells you everything about the beautiful national parks you are about to visit. So ask whatever you want – he will do his utmost best to answer all your questions…!

Diamond hotels

You will stay in hotel:
Karen Gables

Day 2: Ol' Pejeta Conservancy

At a three to four hour drive from Nairobi you will find yourself in what we call heaven on earth for rhino fans. With a population of 140 black rhinos the Ol’ Pejeta Conservancy is the largest sanctuary for these massive animals in East and Central Africa.

Black rhinos are critically endangered since 1993. Back then, there were only an estimated 2300 left worldwide. These days their number is up to over 5000 again. In Ol’ Pejeta, their number grew steadily from 20 in 1995 to a population of 140 today. Besides, it’s also home to the last two remaining northern white rhinos in the world and 39 southern white rhinos.

To top it off Ol’ Pejeta also hosts a sanctuary for abused chimps, and in the park itself you can spot the Big Five and many more animals.

Diamond hotels

You will stay in hotel:
Sweetwaters Serena Camp

Day 3: Afternoon safari in Samburu National Reserve

With beautiful landscapes and hundreds of animals, Samburu National Reserve guarantees the sort of game viewing you otherwise would only experience watching National Geographic. At a seven hour drive from Nairobi, it has a semi-dry desert and savannah landscape which causes the wildlife to be easy to spot…!

This park is 165 square kilometers big and, with over nine hundred elephants roaming around in large families, this is a spectacular park to visit. Follow the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River for the best game viewing. It is is the only source of water for many animals, especially during dry seasons. Four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo) roam around, as well as the Samburu Special Five: Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, and the Somali ostrich.

Diamond hotels

You will stay in hotel:
Elephant Bedroom Camp

Day 4: Full day safari in Samburu National Reserve

In this full day in Samburu you get the chance to really search for the Big Five, and of course observe the elephants. During the day it can be hot, and game viewing is best done in the morning and afternoon. In between you can take a rest at your hotel, or visit the beautiful Samburu people.

This is a traditionally nomadic tribe related to the Masai. They live in secluded bomas: little villages with a circular wooden fence. Their huts have rounded roofs made out of cowdung, since they are pastoralists with mostly herds of cows, sheep or goats. Especially the Samburu women wear complicated and colourful necklaces and headwear, that they make themselves out of small beads.

As a break in between safaris, it’s possible to visit one of their bomas to get familiar with the traditional life of Samburu people. You will see their houses, learn about their way of life, how their necklaces are made and what the secret messages are inside.

Diamond hotels

You will stay in hotel:
Elephant Bedroom Camp

Day 5: Aberdare National Park

With its mountains, rainforests, moorlands, and possibilities for great hikes, Aberdare differs from most – savannah-filled – parks. It’s a protected area within the Aberdare Mountain Range, on the east of the Rift Valley at a five-hour drive from Samburu National Reserve. Here you can enjoy game drives as usual, alternated with beautiful hikes chasing the multiple waterfalls of the park.

Aberdare was established as a national park in 1950. It covers an area of 766 square kilometers and boasts both high mountain peaks (up to 4000 meters) and deep valleys. It’s a very green park with streams, waterfalls up to 300 meters high, rainforests, and bamboo forests with many animals. Elephants, lions, leopards, East African wild dogs, bushbucks, giraffes, baboons, buffalos, eastern black rhinos, and several endangered bird species are just a few of the animals you might encounter here. And if that’s not enough, a lucky observer might even spot a very rare black leopard.

Diamond hotels

You will stay in hotel:
Ark Lodge

Day 6: Ready for your flight back home...?

Take the time for some last game drives in the Aberdare National Park, as on day 6 you drive back to Nairobi. Here your personal guide drops you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home.

Feel like you want more? Instead of going home it is possible to add more national parks to this program, or to end your holiday on the beach!

Kenya has some amazing tropical beaches to help you unwind after your safari. We at Africa Safari Trips especially like the stunning stretches of beach in the south of Kenya, which are reachable by plane or train. There is the beautiful Diani Beach 20 kilometers south of Mombasa, and lively Bamburi Beach north of the city. Think crystal blue oceans, sandy white beaches, endless pools and colourful cocktails. As a plus, historical Mombasa is just around the corner…!

How to book this safari?

  1. Make your choice of Gold, Platinum or Diamond Class lodges at the top of this page.
  2. Click on the price button on the bottom of this page.
  3. Fill your departure date (approximately).
  4. Send…! We will respond with a personal travel offer as soon as possible.