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The Northern Special Five: A 5-Day Samburu and Laikipia Safari

Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and the dry north in Samburu, then walking country in Laikipia.

Duration

5 days / 4 nights

Days

5 days

From

$11,000

Places

Nairobi, Samburu, Laikipia

Overview

What this journey is.

The animals that make Samburu different from the Mara need more than one morning. This week gives you three nights there, then Laikipia so the trip is not only game drives from a vehicle. Both regions are in Kenya.

Highlights

Why travellers choose it.

  1. 01

    Samburu’s northern species

  2. 02

    Three nights on the Ewaso Nyiro

  3. 03

    A shift to Laikipia

  4. 04

    A walking morning with an armed guide

  5. 05

    Flight or road from Nairobi

Day by day

How the days unfold.

  1. Day 1

    Nairobi

    A night in Nairobi after your international flight. Dinner and an early start north.

    Meals
    Lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Nairobi hotel
  2. Day 2

    Fly or drive to Samburu / Samburu

    North to the reserve. An afternoon drive along the river for elephant, giraffe and the special five. Dawn and dusk drives. The guide looks for Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, Somali ostrich and the cats of the dry country.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Samburu camp
  3. Day 3

    Another Samburu day / To Laikipia

    A full day in the reserve, with the river in the morning and the plains when they are cooler. South into a Laikipia conservancy. The afternoon can be a short drive or a settle-in at camp.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Laikipia camp
  4. Day 4

    Walking safari

    A morning on foot with an armed guide, then an afternoon drive on the conservancy.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner
    Where you stay
    Laikipia camp
  5. Day 5

    Back to Nairobi

    Flight or road to Nairobi.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch
    Where you stay
    Departure

Included and excluded

What the price covers.

Included

  • Airport or hotel meet in Kenya on the first day
  • Private vehicle and English-speaking guide on safari days
  • Park, reserve and conservancy fees on this route
  • Accommodation and meals named in the day plan
  • Domestic flights or road transfers named in the day plan
  • Bottled water in the safari vehicle

Not included

  • International flights into Kenya
  • Kenya visa and travel insurance
  • Tips, laundry and premium drinks
  • Activities that are not written into the day plan

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