8 Day Samburu and Masai Mara Safari

8 Day Samburu and Masai Mara Safari is the perfect luxury Kenya safari for those who want to experience exceptional game viewing and the rich traditional cultures of the Samburu and Maasai people.

Samburu and Masai Mara Safari Experience

Spend a short week on a luxury Kenya safari in Samburu and Masai Mara for an unforgettable look into the wildlife, the landscapes and the people of Kenya. Track black rhino on foot, interact with the semi-nomadic Samburu tribe and learn about local Maasai traditions and culture. During your luxury Kenya safari, see herds of elephant, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and desert dwelling animals such as the Gerenuk and Beisa Oryx while on guided game drives. Witness the wildebeest and zebra migration numbering in their millions, moving in search of fresh water and grazing. Delight in the wide-open sky and space of the plains while on a walking safari with a Maasai warrior during your luxury Kenya safari.

8 Day Samburu and Masai Mara Safari

This 8 Day Samburu and Masai Mara Safari is the perfect luxury Kenya safari for those who want to experience exceptional game viewing and the rich traditional cultures of the Samburu and Maasai people. Spend 8 Days on a luxury Kenya safari in Samburu and Masai Mara for an unforgettable look into the landscapes and the people of Kenya.

Day 1: Arrive Nairobi, Kenya

Arrive in Nairobi, Kenya, where you are met and transferred to your luxurious accommodations, located just 10 miles from the bustling city and overlooking the tranquil Ngong Hills. Hemingways Nairobi.

Hemingways Nairobi is one of the best 5 star luxury hotels in Kenya offering exceptional services and comfort. This boutique hotel in Nairobi is the place for you.

Day 2: Fly to Samburu National Game Reserve

From Wilson Airport, catch a scheduled flight to Samburu. On arrival at the bush airstrip, a lodge representative will be there to drive you to your safari lodge in the Samburu National Reserve. Ashnil Samburu Camp is situated in the refreshing natural environment of Buffalo Springs Game Reserve. This luxury camp is a place where you can indulge in wilderness goodies and pleasure without any distractions. This will become your home for the next three nights.

Day 3: Samburu National Reserve

Spend the day exploring Kenya's remote and rugged north and see reticulated giraffe and Grevy's zebra. Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Samburu Camp.

Day 4: Samburu National Reserve

Morning game drive, then thereafter you can visit a Samburu village for A Cultural Immersion.

Day 5: Fly to the Masai Mara

Today after a morning game drive and breakfast, you will be driven to the airstrip for a scheduled flight to the iconic Masai Mara. Upon landing, you'll be met by a lodge representative and be taken to Mara River Camp.

Mara River Camp has molded the true spirit of safari retreat for visitors and locals who want to explore and enjoy the biggest game in Kenya. Located on the North West boundary of Masai Mara, on the scenic woodland bend of the Mara River, and set at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment, Mara River Camp is one of the prettiest luxury safari camps in Kenya. The camp features about 22 tents – 19 superior and 3 deluxe tents, plus 1 two bedroom en suite log cabin with private dining facilities. Each tent has its own patio that offers amazing views of the Mara River and game views.

Day 6: Masai Mara

Spend this whole day with a game drive in search of the big five and many other wildlife that inhabits this beautiful Savannah plains. There will be picnic lunch in the course of the day.

Day 7: Masai Mara

Hot air balloon ride though optional adding to the drama is the unmatched natural spectacle of the annual Migration of the Wildebeest, when millions of wildebeests, zebras and other herd animals go on a relentless drive to find fresh grazing land, traversing the Mara from approximately July through to early October.

Day 8: Masai Mara - Nairobi

Fly back to Nairobi spend the afternoon at leisure in your day room accommodations. This evening, transfer to the airport for your departing flight.

Accommodation: Hemingways Nairobi (day-room) | Meals: B L

What to expect

Experience game drives, bush walks, night game drives, bush meals & sun-downers

Highlights of 8 Day Samburu and Masai Mara Safari

• Meet and interact with Samburu and Maasai warriors
• Stay in the only lodge, in the Kalama Conservancy, with 200,000 acres of unspoiled wilderness to explore exclusively, teeming with game
• Sit at the photographic hide, that is buried underground overlooking an active waterhole
• Stay in the Mara North Conservancy, an exclusive, private wildlife concession, which borders the Masai Mara National Reserve
• Enjoy traversing the Masai Mara area, famous for the great migration of wildebeest and zebra
• Year round regular sightings of large predators

• Return flights from Wilson Airport to Samburu and Masai Mara
• Shared road transfers to and from airports
• 6 nights’ accommodation in luxury safari lodges in the Masai Mara and Samburu
• All meals including breakfast, lunch and dinner as per itinerary
• Local drinks including teas/coffees, soft drinks, local brand beers,non-luxury spirits and house wines
• Shared game drives, night game drives, guided bush walks accompanied by experienced guides
• Bush meals, sun-downers and picnic excursions
• Entrance and conservation fees for all reserves as per itinerary

• Drinks
• Tipping
• Cultural visits to Masai and Samburu villages 
• Personal effects
• Travel, Medical and Evacuation Insurance