Overview
This private seven-day safari combines a relaxed Mount Kenya foothills stay with wildlife drives in Samburu National Reserve. The six nights are divided into three in the foothills and three in the Samburu area. The foothills stage provides two full leisure days at the selected base rather than a trekking programme. It has no summit attempt, guided hike, mountain-hut stay or Mount Kenya National Park excursion. Samburu follows with an arrival-afternoon drive, morning and afternoon drives on two full days, and a final morning drive before returning to Nairobi. Full Board applies, with Budget, Mid-Range or Luxury accommodation and a private Land Cruiser 4×4 or Safari Minivan.
Trip Highlights
- Three-night Mount Kenya foothills stay with two full leisure days
- Three Samburu-area nights
- Samburu arrival-afternoon and final-morning game drives
- Two full Samburu days with morning and afternoon drives
- Private road journey from Nairobi and back
- Budget, Mid-Range or Luxury accommodation
- Private Land Cruiser 4x4 or Safari Minivan
Itinerary
This seven-day journey combines three nights in the Mount Kenya foothills with three nights in Samburu. Two full leisure days at the foothills base precede the northern safari. The Samburu programme includes an arrival-afternoon drive, two full days of morning and afternoon game drives, and a final morning drive before the road return to Nairobi.
The journey begins with the private road transfer from Nairobi to the Mount Kenya foothills. The route introduces the central highland landscape before arrival at the selected foothills base. The rest of the day is spent settling into the surroundings and enjoying time at the property. This is the beginning of a relaxed highland stay before the journey continues to northern Kenya. Views of the mountain depend on visibility rather than a scheduled climb.
The first full day is reserved for leisure at the Mount Kenya foothills base. The programme leaves the day unscheduled, allowing time to enjoy the property setting and the changing appearance of the surrounding highland landscape. Mountain views are available when cloud and the property location permit. Time remains at the base throughout the day, with no scheduled excursion.
A second full leisure day continues the Mount Kenya foothills stay. Time remains at the selected base, with no fixed excursion programme, altitude objective or summit departure. The day provides an unhurried pause in the central highlands before the safari changes setting to northern Kenya. The surroundings and mountain visibility shape the experience at the property during this second full day in the foothills.
The safari leaves the Mount Kenya foothills and travels by road to the Samburu area. An afternoon game drive introduces Samburu National Reserve and its dry-country landscape. Your private guide follows permitted vehicle routes through the habitats visited, with viewing stops shaped by the animals and birds encountered. The reserve’s riverine vegetation, acacia woodland and open country contrast with the highland setting of the first three nights. This arrival drive begins the three-night Samburu wildlife stage.
Morning and afternoon game drives explore Samburu National Reserve with your private guide. The outings follow permitted routes through riverine habitats, woodland and open country, with time to observe the wildlife encountered. Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Beisa oryx and Somali ostrich form the northern grouping known as the Samburu Special Five, but the programme does not require or guarantee all five sightings. The separate sessions allow the guide to respond to wildlife activity through the day.
A second day of morning and afternoon game drives continues the Samburu wildlife programme. Your guide explores permitted reserve routes and arranges viewing stops around the animals and birds encountered, giving more time to observe this dry-country ecosystem. The focus remains the Samburu landscape and its free-ranging wildlife. A cultural village visit remains optional and separately arranged.
A final morning game drive completes the Samburu stage before the road return to Nairobi. The outing provides another opportunity to observe the reserve’s wildlife and riverine landscape with your private guide, following permitted routes and the animals encountered. After leaving the reserve, the private road journey returns through the central highlands to Nairobi, where the seven-day safari ends.
Cost Details
What's Included
- Private road transport from Nairobi throughout the circuit
- Three nights in the Mount Kenya foothills and three nights in the Samburu area
- Full-board accommodation and meals as shown in the daily meal plan
- Professional English-speaking safari guide for the road safari and Samburu game drives
- Scheduled Samburu game drives and applicable reserve entry and conservation fees
- Drinking water during game drives
What's Not Included
- International flights
- Kenyan entry authorisation or visa charges, where applicable
- Travel and medical insurance
- Optional cultural village visit
- Tips and gratuities
- Alcoholic and premium beverages
- Personal expenses and services outside the stated programme
FAQs
No. The Mount Kenya stage is a foothills stay with two full leisure days at the selected base. It does not include a summit attempt, guided hike, mountain-hut accommodation or Mount Kenya National Park excursion.
Three nights are spent in the Mount Kenya foothills and three in the Samburu area. The seven-day programme begins and ends in Nairobi.
Days two and three are unscheduled leisure days at the selected foothills base. No external excursions, guided trails or specialist mountain activities are included.
An arrival-afternoon drive on day four, morning and afternoon drives on days five and six, and a final morning drive on day seven before the Nairobi return are included.
Full Board applies. The daily meal plan includes lunch and dinner on day one, breakfast, lunch and dinner on days two to six, and breakfast on day seven.
Budget, Mid-Range and Luxury accommodation options are available, with a private Land Cruiser 4×4 or Safari Minivan for the road safari. The quotation identifies the properties, room arrangements, vehicle, travel dates and party, and the price for those arrangements. These options do not necessarily have the same price.
No. Game drives follow permitted routes and focus on the wildlife encountered. Animal movements, habitat and visibility determine the sightings available during each outing.
Safari Route Map
A sense of the journey
Your route, at a glance.
Nairobi → Mount Kenya foothills → Samburu → Nairobi
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