7 Day Wildlife and Culture, This 7-day Samburu and Masai Mara safari is the best luxury Kenya tour for people who want to see a lot of wildlife and learn about the rich traditional cultures of the Samburu and Maasai people.

Safari in the Samburu and Masai Mara

Take a luxury tour in Samburu and Masai Mara for a week to get to know the people and places of Kenya that you will never forget. You can walk to see black rhinos, talk to the nomadic Samburu people, and learn about Maasai practices and culture.

During your high-class Kenya tour, you can go on guided game drives to see elephant herds, Grevy’s zebras, reticulated giraffes, and animals that live in the desert, like the Gerenuk and Beisa oryx. Witness the huge movement of wildebeest and zebras as they move in search of water and grass to graze on. As you walk through the plains with a Maasai warrior as part of your luxury Kenya tour, enjoy the open sky and space.

Highlights of Safaris in Samburu and Masai Mara

You can go on game drives, walks in the bush, night game drives, bush meals, and sundowners.
Talk to and meet Samburu and Maasai fighters.
Stay in the Kalama Conservancy’s only lodge. You’ll have 200,000 acres of pristine forest all to yourself, full of wildlife.
Sit at the underground camera hide that looks out over a busy waterhole.
The Masai Mara National Reserve is right next to the Mara North Conservancy, which is a private game concession that is only open to guests.
Take your time traveling through the Masai Mara area, which is famous for the great migration of wildebeest and zebra.
Large predators are regularly seen all year long.

Day 1: Fly to Samburu

Timed flights leave from Wilson Airport for Samburu in northern Kenya. Someone from the lodge will be at the bush airport to greet you and drive you to your safari lodge in the Samburu National Reserve. For the next three nights, this will be your home. You can see a lot of wildlife, including elephant groups and animals that live in the desert, like the gerenuk and the Beisa oryx.

Day 2 – 3: Samburu Warriors

The next few days of your Samburu safari will be spent visiting the remote and rough north of Kenya. You will see Grevy’s zebra and reticulated giraffe. Aside from game drives, walking is one of the best ways to see Africa. Go on walks with a Samburu fighter and see some of the many bird species that live in the area.

It is a bird lover’s dream with over 450 kinds of birds recorded here. You will learn about the plants and how to use them from the guides. They will also teach you how to find animals. You can also visit a Samburu town while you’re there to see how the colorful Samburu people have lived in this dry and interesting land.

Day 4: Travel to the Masai Mara

After breakfast and a morning game drive, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to the famous Masai Mara. When you land, someone from the lodge will meet you and take you to your Masai Mara safari lodge, which is in the middle of a private reserve.

Get clean and have lunch. Then, experience the Masai Mara’s open plains, which are famous for the wildebeest and zebra migration and the many animals that live there.

Day 5 – 6: Interact with the Maasai Warriors

On game drives, you can see how big the African savannahs are by watching the groups of animals and the animals that eat them. Many lions live in the Masai Mara, making it one of the best places in Africa to see them. Cheetahs and leopards are also common. The game drives are led by knowledgeable guides who will make sure you have a great Kenya tour.

Take a drive at night in the reserve to try to spot those hard-to-find animals that come out at night. Take it easy with a dinner under the stars in the middle of the African bush, where you can hear and see everything.

Day 7: Fly from Masai Mara to Nairobi

Your Samburu and Masai Mara Safari ends today. Before you leave your Masai Mara safari camp, you will have time for one last early morning game drive. You need to get to the airport in order to catch your flight to Nairobi. This is the end of your Kenya safari. You will now continue with your vacation plans.

Talk to one of our Destination Consultants if you need a place to stay the night in Nairobi or if you’d like to add a few days to your Kenya vacation in the Serengeti or on the beach on Zanzibar Island.