Mount Kenya National Park:
Mt. Kenya is an imposing extinct volcano dominating the landscape of the Kenyan Highlands, East of the Rift Valley. Mt. Kenya lies about 140 km North, North-East of Nairobi with its Northern flanks across the Equator. The mountain has two main peaks - Batian (5200m) and Nelion (5188m). The mountains slopes are cloaked in forest, bamboo, scrub and moorland giving way on the high central peaks to rock, ice and snow. Mt. Kenya is an important water catchment area, supplying the Tana and Northern Ewaso Ngiro systems. The park includes a variety of habitats ranging from higher forest, bamboo, alpine moorlands, glaciers, tarns and glacial morains.

The park, which was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 and is also a Biosphere Reserve, covers 715 km2, and includes the Peaks consisting of all the ground above 3200m with two small salients extending lower down to 2450m along the Sirimon and Naro Moru tracks. Surrounding the park is Mount Kenya National Reserve with an area of approximately 2095 km2.

Climate: Climate, flora and fauna on Mt. Kenya varies with altitude.
Accommodation is available at Serena Mountain Lodge, the only tree hotel in Kenya ever to be constructed on Mount Kenya National Park.

 

Samburu National Reserve:

Samburu Game Reserve is situated in the hot and arid fringes of Kenya's vast Northern Frontier District. The area is home to the Samburu tribe, pastoral relatives of the Masai. The landscape is rugged and dramatic - against a backdrop of volcanic mountains, gaunt hills and withered scrub tree punctuate the sparse and dry terrain with clusters of the incredibly hardy desert rose providing the ocassional flash of vivid colour. The Ewaso Nyiro river, lifeline of the area, runs along the southern boundary dividing Samburu Game Reserve from Buffalo Springs Reserve. Crocodile and hippo share the river with the many small herds of elephant which bathe and frolic in the muddy brown waters during the heat of the day before returning later to browse on the lush vegetation of the riverine forest. Buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and plains game may also be seen but a special feature of this Reserve are the various species of game unique to these northern parks - Beisa oryx, the long necked gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and the blue shanked Somali ostrich.Samburu Reserve covers an area of 104 km2 on the northern bank of Uaso Nyiro river. Samburu Game Reserve has a unique landscapes of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains.

 

Accommodations at Samburu Game Reserve available at  Samburu Serena Lodge, Samburu Lodge, Sarova Shaba Lodge, Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu Larsens Camp & Samburu Intrepids Camp.

Access of Samburu Game Reserve is either by road or air

 

06 Days Mount Kenya, Samburu & Masai Mara Lodge Safari:

Day 1: Nairobi - Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya

0900hrs: Depart to Mount Kenya National Park located north of Nairobi through the central Kenya farmlands of coffee and pineapple plantations. Arrive at Mountain Lodge Serena for lunch. Afternoon leisure game viewing from the lodge as animals come to drink at the lodge's floodlit waterhole. The only 'tree hotel' ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya's legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya's highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve, the lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colorful cavalcade of wildlife but also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa's second-highest mountain. Afternoon leisure and overnight floodlit game viewing. Optional nature walk can be arranged at USD 30 per person. Dinner and overnight stay at Serena Mountain Lodge, L,D.
 

Day 2: Mount Kenya - Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Drive further north through the Equator to the semi-arid northern frontier district and on to Samburu National Reserve for lunch. Afternoon game drive in this reserve famous for its exclusive game viewing. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge,B,L,D.

 

Day 3 : Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya
Full day of game viewing drives in this dry semi-arid park with its striking background view of the Mathew's Range. The gently flowing Uaso Nyiro river which traverses this Park provides evergreen vegetation for the rare gerenuk, Grevy zebra and reticulated giraffe found in this park. All meals and overnight at Samburu Serena  Lodge, B,L,D.

 

Day 4: Samburu - Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Morning game viewing. Transfer to the airstrip for a light aircraft over the Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara. Transfer to your lodge for lunch and afternoon leisure game viewing. Masai Mara National Reserve is a pristine wilderness of haunting beauty, it promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife, prolific bird life and the unprecedented opportunity of catching up with all the members of the 'Big Five' in one morning. The 1,800 sq kilometres of this veteran reserve offers the classic mix of African imagery; miles of lion-gold grasslands, shoals of lilac-misted hills, a meandering river, acres of thorn-bush and mile upon mile of undulating wilderness. The Mara Serena Lodge is built in a traditional Maasai Manyatta village of domed huts, depicting a true Maasai lifestyle blending in very well with the environment. Rooms are en suite overlooking the plains and with excellent game views. It has a swimming pool overlooking a waterhole where big game come to feed. Afternoon game viewing. Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

 

 

Day 5: Masai Mara

Full day in the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight stay at Mara Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

 

Optional activities:
1. Hot air balloon Safari: USD 425 per person
2. Visit to a local Maasai village: USD 25 per person
3. Nature walk: USD 45 per person
4. Day fishing expedition to Lake Victoria: USD 475 per person

 

Day 6: Maasai Mara - Nairobi
Morning game drive. After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for a return flight back to Nairobi where the tour ends, B.

Tour Cost: USD 1,869 Per Person Sharing. Single room supplement: USD 312

To reserve the above 6 days Mt Kenya, Samburu and Masai Mara luxury safari, please contact us!

Samburu Serena Safari Lodge:
Situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River, in the center of the Samburu Game Reserve, the Samburu Serena Safari Lodge echoes the robust rhythms of African riverfront life. The lodge was inspired by the architecture of the indigenous Samburu tribe; it blends into its natural environment by making full use of native materials. Thatched cabins built using exotic African woods create an escapist atmosphere. Accommodations are cooled by breezes off the river and overhead punkah fans. All guestrooms have private verandahs with uninterrupted vistas of the languid river and the wildlife it attracts, as well as the countless crocodiles that make the waters their home. Gracious dining and lounge areas are enhanced by Samburu details and murals depicting local nature. The Samburu dancers will entertain you during one of your days here, and it might even be possible to visit one of their villages if you're interested, for a nominal small fee.

 

 

Serena Mountain Lodge:
The only ‘tree hotel’ ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya, Serena Mountain Lodge offers game viewing opportunities while combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest.

Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya’s highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve, the lodge offers the clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest, a colorful cavalcade of wildlife, and the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa’s second highest mountain.

The lodge has 42 attractive bedrooms furnished with indigenous wood and African art, each with private bath-room. Their spacious balconies overlook the water-hole where a continual procession of animals come to drink.

Guests can awake to the trumpeting of elephant, fall asleep to the symphony of the African night or sit in stillness and observe the fascinating interplay of the animals as they arrive to drink, bathe, spar and forage around the water hole. Guests can venture down to the secret viewing hide by the water’s edge and experience the awesome thrill of being only meters away from some of the most massive beasts on earth. Arrangements can be made for forest walks, game sightings, and even hikes for the daring and adventurous to the top of Mount Kenya.
 

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