7 Days Kenya Big Five Safari: Samburu – Aberdare – Nakuru – Masai Mara 2025–2027
Embark on the ultimate Kenyan adventure with our 7 Days Kenya Big Five Safari, exploring the diverse landscapes and wildlife-rich parks of Samburu National Reserve, Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, and the iconic Masai Mara. This Big Five safari (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, rhino) is designed to offer exceptional wildlife encounters, scenic vistas, and rich cultural experiences across Kenya’s top-rated parks. From the arid terrain of Samburu, home to rare species like the Grevy’s zebra and Somali ostrich, to the forested highlands of Aberdare and the flamingo-filled shores of Lake Nakuru, the journey is nothing short of breathtaking.
Your adventure culminates in the world-renowned Masai Mara National Reserve, known for the Great Migration and excellent predator sightings. Enjoy luxury lodge accommodations, professional guides, daily game drives, and optional cultural visits to Maasai villages. This tour is perfect for wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, and families seeking a comprehensive Big Five safari in Kenya.
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Day-by-Day Kenya Big Five Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi- Samburu
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta you shall be met by our airport representative after the immigration formalities. Drive north to Samburu game reserve to arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Due to its remote distance and the fact that it was inaccessible for many years, the park has retained a naturally serene and quiet feeling. Besides the numerous wildlife found in this game reserve, the park is also a bird haven. Late afternoon game drive in the park famous as the place for the Samburu semi-nomadic tribesmen, It’s also one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness. Their story was made famous by the bestselling book and award-winning movie “Born Free”. The game reserve is renowned for its rare species of animals unique to the park, namely: the long necked gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa onyx. The elusive Kenya leopard is often known to visit the park, especially in the evenings. Other Kenyan wildlife present in the park includes cheetahs and lions, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge(FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve
Breakfast followed by morning and afternoon game drive in Samburu game reserve with spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forests. It is an area where the local people have a rich and colorful heritage. In the southern part of the park, you are guaranteed to see most of the Kenyan animals found in Samburu, namely: cheetahs, lions, leopards, impalas, buffalo, hippos, and dik-diks, as well as the native gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa Oryx. During the dry season majority of animals converge at the Usaso Nyiro River, their main source of water during the long dry weather. Elephants are also spotted during this time, and you can watch the Nile crocodiles swim in the river. Samburu reserve is a paradise for bird lovers, with over 350 species of birds already recorded. You can enjoy a colorful assortment of birds such as vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and many more.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge(FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Samburu –Aberdare National park
After breakfast, depart Samburu with an enroute game as you drive to Aberdare National park.
Arrive in good time for lunch and later transfer to your lodge for check-in. Rest of your time spent as you game viewing animals as they come to saltlick and drink in the floodlit waterhole.
Dinner and overnight at The Ark Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4:Aberdare-Lake Nakuru National park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru national park to arrive for lunch and afternoon game drive. This park was famous only as a bird sanctuary especially the lesser and greater flamingos. However, now it is home to the white rhino and Rothschild giraffe. It also offers sanctuary to huge numbers of native African animals including waterbucks, warthogs, impalas, buffalo, Rothschild giraffes, elands, endangered black rhinos, white rhinos and, occasionally, leopards. A large herd of hippos have a territory in the northern part of the lake, making for interesting game viewing. Enjoy the fabulous water birds and other bird species. The best place to view the birds is from Baboon Cliff, where you get an excellent view over the lake, and the wonderful spectacle of pink flamingoes along its edge. However, the number of birds in the park fluctuates as food conditions change, so check the bird population with the national park before making the journey.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge (FB)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Lake Nakuru -Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast depart for Masai mara game reserve. The Masai Mara” – Kenya’s finest game reserve –with gentle rolling grasslands teeming with a plethora of animals and bird life. See the Thompson’s and Grant Gazelles, Topi, Eland, Zebra, Water buck, Giraffe, Hippo, wild beast, warthog, Crocodiles, Ostrich, Vultures among others and over 450 birds species, with over 50 birds of prey. One thing is for sure. At Masai Mara, you will experience nature in its wild wonder. Arrive and Check in at the camp for lunch. The meals are buffet, enjoyed either in the dining or under the shade of indigenous trees. The culinary affair is indeed one to delight the senses, have a few minutes relaxing and enjoying the surrounding before you depart for an afternoon game drives returning back to the camp or Lodge for dinner and overnight. This is an extension of Serengeti National Park of Tanzania.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge(FB)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Full day Masai Mara Game Reserve
Spend the whole day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve with both morning and afternoon game drives or full day game viewing with picnic lunch. Masai Mara Game Reserve offers wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where a visitor may see animals in the same super abundance as existed a century ago. Masai Mara offers and absolutely unique variety of animals. The reason being that this hilly region is both humid and fertile and is crossed by Mara and Talek rivers full of crocodiles and hippos. The abundance of water and excellent availability of food are the reasons Masai Mara has greatest population of wild animals in the whole of Africa. There is a particularly dramatic spectacle from July to October, the annual migration of huge herds of Gnus and Zebras, predators such as Hyenas, Jackals, Leopards and Lions closely follow these herds.
Today you have a complimentary Maasai village visit where you shall have an opportunity to learn the culture of the Maasai people not forgetting their cultural dance.
Return to the camp for dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge(FB)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 7: Masai Mara -Depart
After breakfast, drive to drive back to Nairobi with an enroute lunch where shall be transfer to the airport for your homeward International flight.
The above package includes:
- Transport based on 7 seater 4×4 safari Jeep that is well converted with open roof hatch
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- All meals and accommodation as stipulated
- 2 nights accommodation at Samburu Simba lodge on full board
- 1 night accommodation at the The Ark Lodge on full board
- 1 nigh accommodation at Lake Nakuru Lodge on full board
- 2 nights accommodation at Mara Sopa Lodge on full board
- Game drives as indicated on the itinerary
- Complimentary Maasai village visit
- Park fees as per the itinerary
- 2 litre complimentary mineral water bottle per person while on road safari with Top Cream Safaris vehicle
- Park fees for the vehicle and driver.
- Complimentary enroute Lunch on the last day
The above package excludes:
- International and local flights
- Visa into Kenya
- All arrangements In Nairobi
- Tips and gratitude’s
- All drinks
- Extra meals
- Extra activities
- Optional activities
- Travel and personal insurance cover
- Telephone calls and laundry
💬Why Travel With Top Cream Tours?
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🧭 Handpicked lodges and custom safari itineraries
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🚙 4×4 vehicles with pop-up roof for better viewing
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👨⚕️ Reliable, experienced guides
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🕐 24/7 support before and during your safari
🙋♂️Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
❓ When is the best time for this safari?
Between July and October for the Great Migration, but wildlife viewing is excellent all year round.
❓ Is this tour suitable for children?
Yes. The lodges are family-friendly, and private game drives can be tailored to family needs.
❓ What should I pack?
Light clothes, warm layers for evenings, sunscreen, hat, binoculars, and camera.
❓ Can I request custom changes?
Absolutely! This itinerary can be tailored to fit your schedule and preferences.
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