- No. Of Days :
3 Day - Journey Type :
Private Safaris - Start Point :
Nairobi - End Point :
Meru National Park
Description
A 3 Days safari visiting the Meru National Park. Meru National Park sits intact in a wilderness less visited, remote, unspoilt yet surrounded by natural beauty. It is a 6 hours’ drive from Nairobi. It is wild and beautiful, straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams. The scenery is diverse from woodlands at 3,000ft on the slopes of Nyambene mountain range, northeast of Mt. Kenya to wide-open plains with meandering riverbanks dotted with doum palms. The park boasts of wildlife species including elephant, Grevy’s zebra, lion, cheetah, leopard, hartebeest, hippo, buffalo and the reticulated giraffe among others. Meru hosts a rhino sanctuary that is home to the endangered black and white rhino species. Bird life is also exceptionally diverse with over 400 bird species recorded including Peter’s Fin foot, Pel’s fishing owl, kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters, starlings and weavers. The rivers abound with hippo populations, crocodiles, and fish. You will be staying at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru. Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru is unashamedly romantic and beautifully styled into Mughwango Hill. The lodge can be credited with single handedly saving this beautiful National Park. It is considered one of the most spectacular locations and lodge designs in Africa, Elsa’s is built round a granite hill, each cottage was individually designed to take advantage of the stunning views, and the natural curves, rocks, and trees on the hillside.
Price : $800
Price Includes
- Airport transfers
- Return Transport in a Pop-up Roof Safari Land Cruiser (4x4 Jeep)-Private Luxury Safari
- 2 Nights Full board accommodation in Meru
- Game drives as Indicated in the Itinerary in a Pop-up Roof Safari Land Cruiser (4x4 Jeep)
- Services of professional Driver/Guide
- Bottled water during Safari
- All Hotel Taxes and Levies
- All Mandatory Park entry fees
- Complementary lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant
Price Excludes
- Travel and medical insurances
- International inbound and outbound flights
- Visas
- Tips and Gratuities
Itinerary
Day 1 Nairobi to Meru National Park
Pick up in Nairobi Hotel/Airport and Depart for Meru National Park at 7.00 am. This will be a 6 hours’ drive. The road meanders through valleys especially after Embu town where you will have a stopover for sight-seeing. Arrive at your lodge in the afternoon for check in and lunch. Later in the evening proceed to Meru National Park Murera gate for your first thrilling game drive. The park is home to a large pride of lions, herds of buffalo, hippos and crocodiles that live in the rivers. Meru National Park is noted for its fauna and natural beauty. It has many swamps and rivers lined with palms as well as mountains and woodlands. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru.
Day 2 Full Day Meru National Park
We spend full day in Meru National Park for the morning and afternoon game drives. Its natural scenery is diverse, from the wide-open plains with many rivers to the woodlands on the slopes of the Nyambeni mountain range, to the north east of Mount Kenya. Game viewing includes elephants, hippos, lions, leopards and cheetahs. There are also some rare antelope including the Lesser Kudu, duiker and dik-dik, a tiny African antelope that is notoriously shy and stands twelve inches high. Meru National Park also has some of the largest herds of buffalo, giraffes, gazelles along with hartebeests. It also has over 400 species of birds including the Peters Finfoot, rollers, bee-eaters, starlings and numerous weavers. There’s also an abundance of ostriches, hornbills, eagles and other smaller birds. Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and overnight at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru.
Day 3 Meru National Park to Nairobi
After breakfast drive back to Nairobi. Upon arrival you will have late lunch at the famous carnivore restaurant then later on dropped off at your hotel/Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to board your flight back home. Breakfast at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru and Lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant.
