
Please note that this is a suggested itinerary only … if this does not suit your needs, then we can tailor an itinerary that does.
Day 1
Depart Nairobi and drive south to Selenkay Conservancy (a four hour journey), arriving at Amboseli Porini Camp before lunch. Enjoy afternoon tea, followed by an escorted walk with Masai warriors to a village to get an insight into their fascinating culture and way of life. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight.
Day 2
After an early breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park for a morning game drive within the Park to see the elephants close up, followed by a picnic lunch.
In the afternoon you will return to Porini Camp for a rest and then an evening game drive in Selenkay Conservancy, ending with a sundowner at a scenic spot. Return to Amboseli Porini Camp for dinner after which there will be a night game drive using a spotlight to seek out some of the nocturnal animals such as aardvarks (antbears), serval cats, bat-eared foxes and possibly even the elusive leopard. Overnight at Porini Camp.
Day 3
Wake up for an early breakfast and then drive into Amboseli Park and on to the airstrip to catch your chartered flight to Samburu, arriving by 1pm for lunch at the Samburu Intrepids Club, which will be your home for two nights. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in Samburu National Reserve.
Day 4
Spend the day relaxing in between morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Club.
Day 5
Wake up for an early morning game drive and then after breakfast you will fly from Samburu to the Mara to stay the next two nights at Mara Porini Camp. In the evening you will take a game drive to explore the area around the camp and to seek out the wildlife for which the Mara is famous.
Day 6
Spend a full day in the Mara with a picnic lunch during which you can expect to find lions as well as many of the other species found in the Mara which include leopard, cheetah, hyena, elephant, rhino, topi, eland, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and buffalo.
Day 7
Transfer to the airstrip for the 11am flight back to Nairobi, arriving around 12.15pm.
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