5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari

5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari package is one of the most memorable safari packages offering an opportunity to tourists to visit three prominent destinations and wildlife habitats that are Samburu national park, Lake Nakuru national park and Hell’s gate national park found in Naivasha. 

5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari 

This safari begins and ends in Nairobi 

Highlights of the 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari 

  • Day 1: transfer from Nairobi to Samburu national reserve 
  • Day 2: full day exploration of Samburu national reserve
  • Day 3: transfer from samburu to Lake Nakuru 
  • Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Naivasha 
  • Day 5: explore Hell’s gate national park and transfer back to Nairobi

Detailed itinerary of the safari 

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Samburu national reserve 

  • Transfer from Nairobi to Samburu: On the 1st day of 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari you are to transfer from Nairobi to Samburu national reserve marking the start of your safari, after morning breakfast at your hotel in Nairobi you will be picked up by your safari driver and after a short briefing you will embark on a drive to Samburu national reserve.  You will arrive in Samburu national reserve at time for lunch which you will have at your lodge after checking in, in the afternoon you will go for a game drive on which you will enjoy sights of animals like Grevy’s zebras, gerenuk gazelles, greater and lesser kadu, Tanzanian cheetah and many more. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.

Samburu national reserve 

Accommodation is got from 

  • Luxury: Samburu Sopa lodge
  • Mid-range: Elephant bedroom camp
  • Budget: Sasaab lodge

Meal plan: half board (lunch and dinner)

Day 2: Full-day exploration of Samburu national reserve

  • Full-day exploration of Samburu: On the 2nd of 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari you are to spend a full day exploring Samburu national park, after morning breakfast you will set off for the reserve for a full day of exploring. On a game drive you will enjoy sights of many animals such as elephants, cheetahs, leopards, lions and many which thrive in the savannah grasslands and acacia woodlands of the reserve. At lunch you will head back to your lodge for lunch and in afternoon you will return for another game drive, in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.

Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 3: Transfer from Samburu to Lake Nakuru

  • Transfer from Samburu: On the 3rd day of 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari you are to transfer from Samburu to Lake Nakuru, after morning breakfast you will head to the reserve for a morning game drive on which you will enjoy sights of predators such as Tanzanian cheetah, lions and many more. Then depart for Lake Nakuru national with en-route lunch, when you arrive in Lake Nakuru national park you will check into your lodge and in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from 

  • Luxury: Lake Nakuru sopa lodge 
  • Midrange: Flamingo hill camp
  • Budget: Mbweha camp 

Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha 

  • Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha: On the 4th day of 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari you are to transfer from Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha, after morning breakfast you will head to Lake Nakuru national park for a game drive. Lake Nakuru national park lies in the Great Rift Valley and comprises of Lake Nakuru one of the 8 lakes in the chain of the great lakes, on the game drive you will spot many animals such as lions, white rhinos, black rhinos, waterbucks, hippos, zebras, tree-climbing lions, Thomson gazelles and many more. When you visit the beautiful lake Nakuru you will enjoy sights of millions of flamingoes, pelicans, woodpeckers, herons and many more.
5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari 
5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari
  • After the game drive you will drive back to your lodge, have lunch and then embark on your drive to Lake Naivasha, upon your arrival you will check into your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight 

Accommodation is got from 

  • Luxury: Sopa lodge Naivasha 
  • Midrange: Burch resort Naivasha
  • Budget:  Sleepway cottages 

 Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 5: Explore Hell’s gate national park and transfer back to Nairobi

  • Explore Hell’s gate national park and transfer back to Nairobi: On the 5th and last day of 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari you are to transfer back to Nairobi for drop-off, after early morning breakfast you will head to Hell’s gate national park for game viewing experience.
  • Hell’s gate national park lies south of Lake Naivasha hosting an ecosystem comprising of savannah grassland and a variety of wildlife species,  a game drive in this parks offers an opportunity for spotting animals like African buffalo, klipspringer antelope, chanler’s mountain reedbuck, Thomson’s gazelle, hartebeests, elands, zebras and many more. On this same experience you will enjoy sights of many bird species such as vultures, verreaux’s eagles, augur buzzards, swifts and many more. After the experience you will have lunch, checkout and then depart for Nairobi, while in Nairobi you will be dropped off at your hotel or at the airport for your flight back home.

Meal plan: half board (lunch and dinner)

End of 5 Days Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha safari 

Safari inclusions 

  • Accommodation as per the itinerary
  • Meals as per meal plan 
  • Transportation in a mini-van with a pop-up roof for purposes of  game-viewing and photography.
  • Services of English speaking guide/driver
  • Bottled mineral water on the whole safari 
  • Park entrance fees 
  • game drive experience 
  • All government taxes, levies, and fees
  • All arrival and departure transfer fees between airports, hotels, parks, etc.

Safari exclusions  

  • Domestic and international flight airfares and departures  
  • Personal communications charges for telephone calls, faxes, email, etc.
  • Tips and gratuities for hotel, lodge and camp staff and for your driver/guide.
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. (Bottled mineral water is provided in the minivan while on game drives.)
  • Laundry services.
  • Between meal snacks, additional entrance fees to reserves, parks, attractions, and events not included in your itinerary.
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