Pick up from your Nairobi hotel in the morning and drive through the scenic Kikuyu farmlands to Aberdare National Park. Enjoy a hot lunch at Aberdare Country Club, then transfer to the iconic Ark Lodge, uniquely designed to overlook a floodlit waterhole and salt lick that attracts elephants, buffalo, and other forest wildlife. Modeled after Noah’s Ark, the lodge features multiple viewing decks and lounges, offering exceptional lodge-based game viewing as animals come to drink throughout the day and night. Dinner and overnight stay at The Ark Lodge.

After breakfast, travel north to the scenic Mount Kenya region, arriving in time for lunch at Serena Mountain Lodge, located about 50 km north of Nyeri town. Set amid the primeval forests on the lower slopes of Mount Kenya at 2,134 meters above sea level, this unique tree lodge offers cool mountain air, tranquil surroundings, and sweeping views over the forest canopy. Enjoy exceptional lodge-based wildlife viewing from the open-air deck overlooking a waterhole and salt lick frequented by elephants and buffalo, or use the underground photo hide for close-up wildlife photography. Dinner and overnight stay at Serena Mountain Lodge.

Enjoy a full day in Samburu National Reserve with morning and afternoon game drives, exploring this rugged and scenic landscape along the Ewaso Ng’iro River. Samburu is a birdwatcher’s paradise, home to over 350 bird species, including the Somali ostrich, vulturine guineafowl, secretary bird, lilac-breasted roller, bateleur, tawny eagle, hornbills, sunbirds, and many species of vultures. The reserve also offers excellent sightings of northern wildlife species and predators. Dinner and overnight stay at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

After breakfast and a final morning game drive, depart Samburu and drive to the unspoiled wilderness of Meru National Park, located east of Meru town. Covering approximately 870 km², this lush and scenic park features rivers, swamps, and open grasslands that support a wide variety of wildlife. Enjoy sightings of elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, black rhinos, and rare antelope species. Dinner and overnight stay at Ikweta Safari Camp

Enjoy a full day in the pristine wilderness of Meru National Park with morning and afternoon game drives, exploring its diverse landscapes of rivers, swamps, open plains, and forested areas. The park is home to elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, black rhinos, and a wide variety of birdlife. All meals are served at the camp. Dinner and overnight stay at Ikweta Safari Camp.

After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive in Meru National Park, then depart for Nairobi, arriving in the mid-afternoon. You will be dropped off at your Hotel/Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in time for your onward flight home.