Day 1
Saturday or Monday
Aberdares
Met at Nairobi airport and transferred to the Somak
Safari Lounge, where you can freshen up and store any
additional luggage before departing for the Aberdares
(180 km – approximately 4 hours). Arrive in time for
lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing, or on a nature
walk with the resident naturalist (weather permitting).
Overnight: Aberdare Country Club. (l,d)
Day 2
Sunday or Tuesday
Samburu
Drive north across the equator to the Samburu National
Reserve (190 km – approximately 4 hours). Lunch. Late
afternoon game drive. Overnight: Ashnil Samburu
Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 3
Monday or Wednesday
Samburu
Morning and late afternoon game drives in this open
savannah which is traversed by the Ewaso Nyiro River.
Overnight: Ashnil Samburu Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 4
Tuesday or Thursday
Aberdares
Drive to Mountain Lodge on the slopes of Mount Kenya
in time for lunch (240 km – approximately 4 hours).
Spend the afternoon viewing game from the lodge, or
join a nature walk led by a local guide (payable locally
and weather permitting). Overnight: Serena Mountain
Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 5
Wed or Fri
Lake Nakuru–Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, descend into the Great Rift Valley and
continue to Lake Nakuru Lodge (240 km –
approximately 4 hours). Lunch. Afternoon game drive in
the national park. Drive to Lake Naivasha (80 km –
approximately 1 hour). Overnight: Lake Naivasha Sopa
Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 6
Thursday or Saturday
Masai Mara
Drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve (320 km –
approximately 5.5 hours). Arrive in time for lunch
followed by an afternoon game drive. Overnight: Ashnil
Mara Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 7
Friday or Sunday
Masai Mara
Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by
breakfast at the lodge. Alternatively, take an early
morning balloon flight over the Mara followed by a
‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional extra). After lunch,
relax before a late afternoon game drive. Overnight:
Ashnil Mara Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 8
Saturday or Monday
Extension or Home
After breakfast, return to Nairobi by road (300 km –
5 hours), or fly from the Mara to Nairobi on the
morning flight (optional extra), or, lunch in the Mara
then take the afternoon flight (optional extra). Proceed
with your chosen extension or return home. (b)
Alternatively, fly directly from the Mara to Mombasa,
with lunch in the Mara (optional extra).
(15kg luggage allowance on all light aircraft).
Where Next
Complement your Cheetah Safari with a beach stay on
the Kenya Coast, Zanzibar, Seychelles or Mauritius.
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda or Uganda is a superb
addition to a safari – see pages 82-87.
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Cheetah Safari
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Safari by road
A traditional seven-night safari visiting Samburu, home to unique wildlife, followed by the Rift
Valley Lakes where thousands of pink flamingoes often tint the horizon. The final destination is
the Masai Mara where vast numbers of plains game and spectacular big cats abide.
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Samburu
Mt Kenya
Aberdares
Naivasha
Masai Mara
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Ashnil Mara Camp
