5-Day Samburu, Solio & Ol Pejeta Rhino Safari departing Nairobi

Karibu! Meet your guide in Nairobi for a warm welcome and a short briefing on the five days ahead — a safari centred on rhinos and Kenya's wild north — before you set off.

Head north from Nairobi on the long, scenic drive to Samburu National Reserve, watching Kenya shift from highland farmland to dry, dramatic bushland, with comfort stops whenever you need them.

Arrive at your Samburu lodge or camp, check in and settle into your room, then have lunch and take a short break before your first game drive on the safari.

Embark on a guided afternoon game drive through the Samburu National Reserve, a starkly beautiful northern wilderness famed for species seen almost nowhere else in Kenya — Grevy’s zebra, the reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and more. The route is adjusted to follow wildlife movement, light and track conditions.

Head back to your lodge or camp to freshen up, enjoy dinner and settle into the sounds of a Samburu night.

Start the day with a leisurely breakfast at your Samburu lodge or camp before the reserve's golden hours begin.

Be out early on a guided morning game drive, when Samburu is coolest and busiest — the hour when elephants head to the river, antelope stand in the open, and the light is the kind photographers dream of.

Return to your lodge or camp for a leisurely lunch and a rest during the midday heat, recharging while the bush does the same.

Head out again for an afternoon game drive across new stretches of Samburu National Reserve, with your guide reading the reserve's rhythm to find the best late‑day activity.

Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and a relaxing evening beneath a vast northern sky filled with stars.

A final Samburu breakfast at your lodge or camp before the safari heads south towards rhino country.

Check out at a relaxed pace and pack up — the journey ahead swaps Samburu's arid country for the rhino sanctuaries of the Laikipia highlands.

Drive south from Samburu towards Solio Ranch, climbing back into greener highland country — with Mount Kenya on the horizon on clear days — and comfort breaks whenever you need them.

Spend the morning inside Solio, one of Kenya's most celebrated rhino sanctuaries, where decades of careful protection have helped rhinos breed and thrive. Rhino viewing takes centre stage, with plains wildlife and the sanctuary's conservation areas rounding out a remarkable morning.

Take a break for a relaxed lunch near Solio Ranch and a chance to freshen up before the next leg of your rhino trail.

Continue across the highlands from Solio Ranch to Ol Pejeta Conservancy — a short, scenic hop between two of Kenya's most important rhino strongholds — with comfort stops as required.

Arrive at your Ol Pejeta Conservancy lodge or camp, check in and settle into your room — the afternoon game drive is next on the itinerary.

Take a guided afternoon game drive through Ol Pejeta Conservancy, East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary and home to the world's last two northern white rhinos. Beyond the rhinos, lions, elephants and plains game share this celebrated conservancy, with routes set by wildlife movement and the light.

Begin the day with a relaxed breakfast at your Ol Pejeta lodge or camp, with a full day in the conservancy to come.

Set out in the early morning on a guided game drive across Ol Pejeta Conservancy, when rhinos are often grazing in the open and the morning light turns the plains to gold.

Return to your lodge or camp for lunch and a midday rest — the classic safari rhythm — ahead of the afternoon game drive.

Explore further on an afternoon game drive through new corners of Ol Pejeta Conservancy, with your guide following the day's wildlife movements to secure the best sightings in the late-afternoon light.

Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and a leisurely evening beneath the vast Laikipia stars.

A last conservancy breakfast at your Ol Pejeta lodge or camp before the final morning's game viewing.

Check out at a leisurely pace and prepare for one more drive — five days in, the safari still has sightings to offer.

Take a final guided morning game drive through Ol Pejeta Conservancy — one last chance to see rhinos in the morning light before the road heads south.

Begin the return drive from Ol Pejeta Conservancy towards Nairobi, dropping out of the highlands through farmland and small towns, with comfort stops whenever you need them.

Break the journey with a leisurely lunch and a chance to stretch your legs before the final stretch into the city.

Rejoin the road for the last stretch to Nairobi as five days of rhinos, northern rarities and highland scenery settle into memory.

Your safari ends with drop-off in Nairobi at the agreed hotel, residence, airport or pickup point — the rhino trail complete, from Samburu to Solio and Ol Pejeta.