Northern Nomadic Trail safari

Safari Reference Id  k3
  • 8-days
    Safari
  • Easy
    Access
  • Adapted
    Vehicles
  • Pool (*)
     
  • Free
    Wi-Fi (*)

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Northern Nomadic Trail Safari (k3)

A 8-days safari through Samburu, Sweet Waters, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara

Safari highlights

During Northern Nomadic Trail Safari (k3) you will driven to explore these superb african spots:

Programme

Day 1 - Arrival at Nairobi International Airport
Our driver-guide will pick you up! Transfer to your hotel for overnight. In case of a late arrival we will plan one of the new airport hotels, very convenient and comfortable.

Day 2 - Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast you start your safari with a visit to the northern part of Kenya , a drive of about 5 hours - (make a brief stop at the equator )to Samburu National Reserve. Samburu is a game-reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river. It is here where George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best selling book and award winning movie Born Free! Arrival on time for lunch - check in at the camp - afternoon game-drive - Dinner & Overnight Samburu National Reserve

Day 3- Samburu National Reserve
Spend the whole day at Samburu National Reserve with game-drives - return to the camp/lodge for lunch or enjoy a picnic on game-drive - Samburu is a very beautiful park and not so many visitors, here you will find the Gravy Zebra Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe and the Beisa Oryx amongst predators like lion, leopard and cheetah. - Dinner & Overnight Samburu National Reserve

Day 4 - Samburu National Reserve - Sweetwaters Sanctuary
After breakfast depart for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, located between the foothills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya. The Conservancy hosts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. A visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary is also a great experience. Very good chance to spot the Big 5 here too! - arrive at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy around lunchtime, check in at the Sweetwaters tented camp - afternoon game-drive - Dinner & Overnight Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Day 5 - Sweetwaters Sanctuary
Spend the day at Ol Pejeta with early morning and afternoon game-drives. Today you will also visit the Rhino Sanctuary, Najin and Fatu, the last northern white rhinos in the world were moved to Kenya from the Czech Republic in 2009 and live in a 700-acre northern white rhino enclosure. You will visit with a ranger and learn more about their history , what it takes to protect them and what Ol Pejeta is doing to try and save this subspecies. Lunch/Dinner & Overnight Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Day 6- Sweetwaters to Lake Nakuru National Park
Today the safari proceeds to Lake Nakuru National Park - one of the Rift Valley’s soda lakes and famous for its flamingos but also here you will have a good chance to see both white and black rhinos which are rare in other areas. Lake Nakuru means “Dust or Dusty Place” in Maasai language. You will drive along the escarpment where you will stop to enjoy the stunning view over the Great Rift Valley. Arrival end morning, check in at the camp/lodge and enjoy lunch . Afternoon game-drive. Dinner & Overnight Lake Nakuru National Park

Day 7 - Lake Nakuru National Park - Lake Naivasha
Early morning game-drive followed by breakfast at the camp - continue to Lake Naivasha - one of the fresh water lakes at the Great Rift Valley. Check in at one of the lodges along the lake shore and enjoy lunch. Afternoon we have different options. You could relax and enjoy the beautiful gardens where antelope, giraffe, zebra come and graze. A boat ride on the lake where you will see lots of birdlife and hippos or a visit to Hells Gate National Park which is named after a narrow break in the cliffs. Dinner & Overnight at one of the lodges along the lake.

Day 8 - Lake Naivasha- Nairobi
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast, departure from Naivasha mid morning. Drive via Limuru back to Nairobi. Visit Kiambethu Tea Farm, which gives you an insight into the life of an early English settler farm. Mr Mc Donell bought the farm in 1910 and was one of the first farmers to grow and sell tea commercially in Kenya. Teas is now one of Kenya’s largest exports. The farm is currently run by his granddaughter Fiona who will welcome you with a tea talk followed by a walk around the tea plantation. Enjoy a delicious home made lunch in the beautiful gardens surrounded by an indigenous forest, home to the Colobus monkey. The safari finishes in Nairobi in the afternoon.

Some spots along the way

Following are some spots along the way of the "Northern Nomadic Trail" 8-days safari.
Here are also shown lodges, hotels and tented camps that you can choose from,
according to your preferences and your budget.

Ashnil Samburu Camp Ashnil Samburu Camp Ashnil Samburu Camp is a luxury tented set in the spectacular backdrop drop of the Mighty Ol Olokwe mountain fronting Ewaso Nyiro River. The 30 exclusive luxury Tents are spread out along the shady [...]
Baboon Cliff Baboon Cliff View of Lake Nakuru from the Baboon Cliff lookout. [Photo: Patty Chang]
Sunset at Lake Nakuru Sunset at Lake Nakuru [Photo: Laura Weinkam]
Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru A lion on a tree, in Lake Nakuru National Park. [Photo: Yvonne Matiba]
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Chimpanzee Sanctuary The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee was originally estabilished in 1993 in order to receive and shelter a group of three orphaned chimps .In 1995, nine older chimpanzees arrived, followed - at the beginning [...] [Photo: Nick Fraser]
Flamingo Hill tented Camp Flamingo Hill tented Camp The twenty-five tents of the camp are all furnished with the understated luxury required by the modern traveler. Decorated with natural woods, wrought iron and crisp cottons each tent has been [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Intake Springs (Samburu) Intake Springs (Samburu) [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Larsens Camp Samburu Larsens Camp Samburu [Photo: Wilderness Lodges Kenya]
Sweetwaters Sweetwaters A lion is surveilling its cub [Photo: HawBone]
Limuru tea fields Limuru tea fields Tea fields in Limuru. [Photo: Ninara (Flickr)]
Lake Nakuru Lodge Lake Nakuru Lodge
Ereri multi-cultural Manyatta Ereri multi-cultural Manyatta Located on the north border of Sweetwaters, one kilometre outside the Serat Gate, this multi-cultural village is the perfect introduction to the tribal Kenya. You can enjoy traditional dancing, buy [...] [Photo: G. Portland]
Serena Sweetwaters Morani Wing Serena Sweetwaters Morani Wing Boasting views of Mount Kenya, the new Morani Wing features 17 deluxe double, twin and triple tents, one of which is specially adapted for guests with mobility concerns. Bathrooms include a two-hand [...]
Mount Kenya Mount Kenya Mount Kenya - actually, an extint volcano - is the highest top in Kenya (5.200 meters) and the second highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). Its northern flanks across the Equator. The [...]
Flamingos at Lake Nakuru Flamingos at Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru national Park is the home to over a million flamingoes. Fleets of Lesser and Greater Flamingoes line the shores of Lake Nakuru giving it a pinkish appearance. Besides flamingoes, Lake [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Giraffes at Lake Nakuru Giraffes at Lake Nakuru Within the Lake Nakuru Park, are a number of Rothschild’s giraffe, translocated for safety reasons from western Kenya [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
White rhino at Lake Nakuru White rhino at Lake Nakuru Both the black and white species of Rhinoceros are in fact gray. The white rhino name is a corruption of the Afrikaans word for wide. The wide refers to the white rhino’s broad upper lip that is [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Lake Nakuru National Park Main Gate Lake Nakuru National Park Main Gate Lake Nakuru National Park is the only park in Kenya that is completely fenced since it is located at only 4 km from Nakuru, the fourth largest town of Kenya. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Python Python Game-driving through the Lake Nakuru National Park, large sized pythons can often be seen as they’re crossing the roads or dangling from trees.
Orix Orix Orix are highly skilled in finding water and they dig for it in dry river beds. If they can’t drink plain water, they can get it from their food (including things such as wild melon). It is [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Impala Impala Females of impala are used to form into harems with their young. Eeach harem is surveilled by a single male who fights other males to defend his group and territory. This can be a very exhausting [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Puff adder Puff adder The Puff Adder is one of the most common snakes in sub saharan Africa. It gets its name from its habit of inflating its body and emitting a deep, low warning hiss to warn intruders to stay away. Its [...] [Photo: Wikipedia]
Archer’s gate (east gate) at Samburu Archer’s gate (east gate) at Samburu The three game reserves of Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba all cluster in one largest area of more than 800 square kilometers. Nevertheless, most of the game viewing is concentrated in the narrow [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
In Samburu there is a remarkable opportunity to see the Samburu Five: five rare and endemic animals to the Samburu ecosystem. The Reticulated Giraffe is one of them. Others are Gerenuk, Somali [...] [Photo: Leong K. Liew]
Gravy zebra Gravy zebra The Grévy’s zebra is relatively common in Samburu National Reserve. It is the most endangered of the three zebra species (the other two being the mountain zebra and the plains zebra). It is [...]
Leopard Leopard Many reserves have all the big five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo - but it’s not that easy to see them all, particularly leopard. Leopards are nocturnal, secretive and well [...]
Leopard Leopard Leopard is a powerful and versatile predator that varies greatly in size and habitat. It uses stealth and camouflage to ambush prey at close quarters, typically taking small to medium-sized [...]
Leopard Leopard A leopard and his kill; a male reedbuck noticeable by curved horns pointing forward [Photo: Laura Helsdon]
Samburu Simba Lodge Samburu Simba Lodge Watch the fiery sunset as you enjoy a cockatil by the pool and watch when nature plays the evening trumpets or close your eyes and drift off into the african dreamland. This is place where you can [...]
Samburu Sopa Lodge Samburu Sopa Lodge [Photo: Sam Stearman]
Sweetwaters Tented Camp Sweetwaters Tented Camp The Sweetwaters Tented Camp is located within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy Area. The camp is 25 kilometers west from Nanyuki, in Laikipia District. Sweetwaters is one of only four private game reserves [...] [Photo: Sinthrex]
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Ol Pejeta Conservancy Ever since 1974, Morani, a tame black rhino, lives in its own sanctuary within Ol Pejeta Conservancy, located few kilometers away from the Sweetwaters Tented Camp. The young rhino was brought to the [...] [Photo: Patty Chang]
Sweetwaters Sweetwaters A giraffe at the waterhole at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. [Photo: Chris D Oakley]
Chameleon Chameleon At the belvedere opposite to the Thomson’s falls some guys are used to playing around with chameleons, giving the tourists the opportunity to pose with them for a picture. Thomson’s falls are [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Thomson falls Thomson falls Thomson’s Falls originate where the Ewaso River plummets 75 metres into a boulder-strewn gorge discovered in 1880 by the explorer Joseph Thomson. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Treetops, Aberdares National Park Treetops, Aberdares National Park In 1928, a couple of English settlers - Mr Sherbrooke Walker and his wife Bettie - started the Treetops. They began opening a small four-bedroom hotel in Nyeri calling it Outspan and shortly [...]
Treetops, Elephants Treetops, Elephants A trio of Elephants at the waterhole just outside the Treetops. [Photo: Graham Dean]
Buffalos at Treetops Buffalos at Treetops Some buffalos on the way to the waterhole at the Treetops Hotel in the Aberdares National Park. [Photo: Graham Dean]
Elephants are refreshing at Uaso river Elephants are refreshing at Uaso river Uaso stands for brown water (river) in the local Samburu tribe’s language. Huge herds of elephants are likely to be seen drinking and cooling off along the banks. [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Uaso river Uaso river The Samburu area is very dry with a lot of scrub and some acacia trees, except along the banks of the quiet Uaso Nyiro river where there’s a narrow stripe of doum palms which contain and shelter a [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]
Crocodile at Uaso river Crocodile at Uaso river Crocodiles are typical inhabitants of Uaso river. They are able to survive through dry spells by burying themselves in the mud. During the hottest hours of the day they’re used to keep their mouths [...] [Photo: Paolo Cecchellero]