Adventure Backpackers Tanzania

4 Days Samburu Ol Pejeta Conservancy Safari

Overview

Here’s a chance to experience two of Kenya’s most special parks, off the beaten trail. Ol Pejeta is dense with predators but also offers views of less-seen endangered, species.

Samburu hosts hundreds of elephants and also unique varieties like Grevy’s zebra, Beisa onyx, and plenty of birdlife. Both are relatively close to Nairobi for a comfortable, easy-paced African safari. 

 

Destination:Ol Pajeta Conservancy 
Departure:Nairobi 
Departure Time:0800hrs 
Return Time:1700hrs 
Included:
  • Air fares
  • 4 Nights Hotel Accomodation
  • Entrance Fees
  • Tour Guide
  • The services of our knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide
  • Full board accommodation  in lodges Meals on Safari (B.L.D)
  • Picnic-lunches at the Mara-River on the second day as indicated
  • All the Park entrance/ conservation fees
  • Transport in a safari Micro-Toyota 4×4 wheel-drive with a pop-up-roof for wildlife viewing and photography.
  • guaranteed window/and comfortable seats
  • 03nights 4 days staying in the Olpajeta conservancy/ Samburu/
  • game viewing-drives as per safari program
  • bottled mineral water throughout the safari
  • Return transfer to your place of staying
  • All applicable taxes & government tolls
Excluded:

 

  • Soft drinks, juices, alcoholic and other beverages taken with lunch/dinner
  • Tip to driver/guide

Tour Plan

01

0800hrs to 1800hs

Nairobi to Ol Pajeta Conservancy

Breakfast at 0730, depart by 0800 for Sweetwaters, we drive we drive north into plush Kikuyu farmlands watching the landscape alternate from rolling green hills to never ending plains. Brief rest halt at Nanyuki Equator Point. Arrive at Sweetwaters at 1130. Check in. time at leisure, lunch at 1230, afternoon game drive at 1530, visit the chimp sanctuary and Morani, the tame rhino. The Sanctuary is home to the endangered Chimpanzee species, many are babies and orphans rescued from Central African countries where the trade in bush meat (meat from chimps killed by illegal forest loggers and sold to unsuspecting customers). Dinner and overnight stay at Simba hotel in Nanyuki.

    Ol Pejeta Game Sanctuary - Game viewing drives including opportunities to see Rhino and Chimpanzee - Elephants, Tree hyrax, White tailed mongoose, Black Fronted Dicker, Mole Rat, Bushbuck, Waterbuck, Elands, Rhino, Chimpanzee
02

0600hrs to 1800hrs

Ol Pajeta to Samburu National Reserve

After Morning breakfast depart by 0930 for Samburu, we drive into the scenic Lewa Downs area. Past Isiolo town, you enter the last frontier, the landscape changes form rolling green hills and plains to semi arid savannah. Dinner and overnight stay at Umoja Camp North of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the reserve is in the semi arid part of this country and also home to the Samburu tribes people, the fearless cousins of the Masai. The Samburu people are known for crossing the crocodile infested Uaso Nyiro river which meanders through the reserve with inherent ease. A unique vista of rounded rugged hills and undulating plains are offered by the reserve. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine forest and swamp is home to lions, elephants, antelopes, hartbeasts, buffaloes, reticulated giraffe, grevy's zebra, leopard, Somali ostrich, hippo, crocodile, gerenuk, hyena and other plains game. The park is also a bird watchers paradise, there are over 600 species of birds, most with habitats on or around the river. Most lodges are situated on the river bank giving the guest the best of the plant, animal and bird life.

03

0600hrs -1800hrs

Samburu National Reserve Fullday

After breakfast morning and afternoon game viewing drive in the Samburu game reserve. The surrounding terrain is renowned for rare game, -long necked gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the Beisa Oryx. Leopard is the frequent passer-by. Game drives and bird watching safaris are the ideal way to experience the native wildlife in its natural splendor. Meals and overnight stay at umoja camp

04

0600hrs -1800hrs

Samburu - Nairobi

Pre-breakfast sun-rise game viewing-drive to see leopard, cheater, lions and other cuts hunting. This is the best time to spot the cats family when making a kill for their breakfast/lunch as the sun rises-up. Back to the camp for your full breakfast before departing with an en-route game viewing-drive as you leave Mara region to Nairobi. Break for lunch at Nanyuki. After lunch proceed to Nairobi where you’ll arrive between 04:00pm & 05:00pm. Wishing you a holiday-safari of a lifetime…..

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