WILDLIFE SAFARI · 14 DAYS · NAIROBI TO THE COAST
14-Day Samburu & Kenya Grand Circuit
Route: Nairobi → Samburu → Ol Pejeta Conservancy / Nanyuki → Lake Nakuru → Lake Bogoria → Lake Naivasha & Hell's Gate → Maasai Mara → Nairobi → Amboseli → Tsavo West → Taita Hills → Tsavo East → Watamu / Malindi / Mombasa
A 14-day Kenya safari circuit from Nairobi through Samburu, Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate, Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo West, Taita Hills and Tsavo East to the Kenya Coast. Settimo helps coordinate the route and arrangements around your plans.
The itinerary
DAY 01
Nairobi → Samburu
Travel from Nairobi toward Samburu; the transfer is approximately 6.5 hours. Arrive in time for lunch and settle into the selected lodge or tented camp. After an afternoon break, take a game drive until sunset, followed by dinner and overnight.
DAY 02
Samburu
Depart at dawn after breakfast for a full-day game drive with a packed lunch, returning in the late afternoon. A Samburu village visit may be possible as an optional activity, subject to arrangements; it is not automatically included.
DAY 03
Samburu → Ol Pejeta Conservancy / Nanyuki
Depart Samburu at 06:30 after breakfast for the approximately 3.5-hour journey to Ol Pejeta Conservancy / Nanyuki. The itinerary includes an Ol Pejeta wildlife experience and a visit to Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Ol Pejeta is a major rhino conservation area and home to the world's last two northern white rhinos; monitoring and protection are central to the conservancy's work, and its teams know individual rhinos and their home ranges. Rhino viewing is unusually reliable on these visits, though wildlife sightings are never guaranteed. Sweetwaters provides refuge for rescued chimpanzees, which are not native to Kenya; it is the only place in Kenya where chimpanzees can be seen. Have lunch around 13:00, then take an afternoon game drive around 16:00 until sunset. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 04
Ol Pejeta Conservancy / Nanyuki → Lake Nakuru
Depart at 06:30 for Lake Nakuru; the supplied transfer estimate is approximately five hours. Game viewing is planned before lunch, followed by lunch and an afternoon break, then an afternoon game drive until sunset. Wildlife sightings, including rhinos or flamingos, are not guaranteed.
DAY 05
Lake Nakuru → Lake Bogoria
Depart at 06:30 for the approximately 3.5-hour journey to Lake Bogoria. Explore the area, with lunch and an afternoon break, then continue exploration or game viewing from around 16:00 until sunset. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 06
Lake Bogoria → Lake Naivasha via Hell's Gate
Depart at 06:30 for the approximately 4.5-hour journey toward Lake Naivasha via Hell's Gate. The Hell's Gate cycling experience is approximately two hours with ranger accompaniment. Reach the lodge around 13:00 for lunch and rest; take a Lake Naivasha boat experience around 16:00 and return around 18:00. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.
DAY 07
Lake Naivasha → Maasai Mara
Depart at 06:30 for the approximately five-hour journey to the Maasai Mara. Game viewing and photography continue until lunch, followed by an afternoon break and further viewing until sunset. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 08
Maasai Mara
Depart at 06:30 after breakfast for a full-day safari with a packed lunch, returning for dinner and overnight. Great Migration viewing is seasonal and dynamic; no wildlife sightings are guaranteed.
DAY 09
Maasai Mara → Nairobi
Depart around 06:30 for a morning game drive until around 08:00, then continue to Nairobi, arriving around 13:30. After lunch and rest, visit the Giraffe Centre around 16:00, then return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 10
Nairobi → Amboseli
Travel after breakfast; the supplied transfer estimate is approximately 3.5 hours. Game viewing is planned before lunch, followed by lunch and rest, then an afternoon game drive around 16:00 until sunset. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.
DAY 11
Amboseli → Tsavo West
Depart around 08:00 and arrive around 09:30. Visit Mzima Springs for the ranger-accompanied walk as arranged, followed by lunch and rest, then an afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight in Tsavo West.
DAY 12
Tsavo West → Taita Hills
Depart at 06:30 for a sunrise game drive until around 09:30, then continue to Taita Hills, arriving around 10:00. Game viewing continues until about 13:00, followed by lunch and rest. An afternoon drive around 16:00 continues until sunset; dinner follows, then a ranger-accompanied night safari from approximately 20:30 to 22:30. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.
DAY 13
Taita Hills → Tsavo East
Depart around 06:30 for game viewing until around 10:00, then leave Taita Hills around 10:30 for Tsavo East. Continue with game viewing toward lunch, followed by lunch and rest and an afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 14
Tsavo East → Kenya Coast
Depart around 06:30 after breakfast for a final game drive until around 10:00, then leave the park for hotels in Watamu, Malindi or Mombasa, arriving around lunchtime.
PRACTICAL PLANNING
Plan the details with Settimo
Final accommodation, quotation, departure and return arrangements are confirmed with Settimo during planning. The Samburu village visit is optional and not automatically included. Safari timings are planned around the route and may adjust slightly according to conditions on the day.
How many days is this safari?
This is a 14-day Kenya safari circuit focused on Samburu and a wider route through central and southern Kenya to the coast.
Where does the circuit start and finish?
The published route starts in Nairobi and finishes toward the Kenya Coast; final arrangements are confirmed during planning.
Does the Samburu route include Hell's Gate?
Yes. The published route continues from Lake Bogoria to Lake Naivasha via Hell's Gate before travelling toward the Maasai Mara.
How is Ol Pejeta included in the route?
Ol Pejeta Conservancy / Nanyuki follows Samburu and comes before Lake Nakuru, with the published itinerary including a wildlife experience and Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Can the circuit be customized?
The published itinerary is a starting point; Settimo can discuss the route, timing and arrangements before the final quotation is prepared.
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