5 days Northern circuit expedition
Destinations:Aberdare National park, Samburu National park,Meru National park
$1250.0020 min
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Day 1: Nairobi to Aberdare National Park (Forest Game Drive & Night Viewing)
06:30 Hours: Early morning departure from Nairobi to arrive early at Aberdare National Park.
10:30 Hours – 13:00 Hours: Extended morning game drive through the dense high-altitude forest, targeting black rhinos, colobus monkeys, and forest elephants.
13:00 Hours: Lunch at the lodge/camp.
15:00 Hours – 18:30 Hours: Afternoon game drive exploration around the park's key tracks.
Evening: Deck-side wildlife watching over the floodlit salt lick and waterhole.
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner.
Day 2: Aberdares to Samburu National Reserve (En-Route & Afternoon Game Drive)
06:00 Hours – 08:00 Hours: Early morning forest game drive before breakfast.
08:30 Hours: Depart for Samburu National Reserve across the Equator.
12:30 Hours: Check-in and lunch at camp/lodge.
14:30 Hours – 18:30 Hours: Extended 4-hour afternoon game drive searching for the 'Samburu Special Five' (Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Somali Ostrich).
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 3: Full-Day Game Drive in Samburu National Reserve
06:30 Hours – 17:00 Hours: Full-day continuous game drive with packed picnic lunch inside the reserve.
Highlights: Explore both the Ewaso Nyiro River banks and the dry scrubland interior to maximize sightings of predators (lions, leopards, cheetahs) and large elephant herds.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.
Day 4: Samburu to Meru National Park (Full Wilderness Safari)
06:00 Hours – 08:30 Hours: Sunrise game drive in Samburu before exit.
09:00 Hours: Transit to Meru National Park.
12:00 Hours: Check-in and lunch at lodge/camp.
14:00 Hours – 18:30 Hours: Extended afternoon game drive including a visit to the protected Meru Rhino Sanctuary.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 5: Meru National Park to Nairobi
06:00 Hours – 09:00 Hours: Final morning game drive through Meru's rivers and savannas.
09:30 Hours: Full sit-down breakfast at the lodge.
10:30 Hours: Check-out and departure back to Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon.
Meal Plan: Breakfast.