Highlights
We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone. From the wildlife at the Samburu Game Reserve, to the pristine calm of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, this safari is that will be remembered through the photos you will take. You will never forget the flamingos of Lake Nakuru National Park, the habitats and species of the Masai Mara Game Reserve, or the herds at the Mara Triangle.
Includes
- All ground transportation in 4×4 safari truck
- All airport pick ups and drop offs (based on recommended flight arrival and departure times)
- Flying Doctors evacuation insurance
- Water in the truck and on all excursions
- English speaking guide
- Accommodation based on double occupancy
- All meals as per itinerary
- All park and entrance fees
- Excursions as per itinerary
Itinerary
Arrival
Transfer to the Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club
Our representative will meet you at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and you will be transferred to Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club for your overnight stay.
Bed and Breakfast
2 Nights at Samburu Game Reserve
After breakfast depart for a leisurely, scenic drive northwards over the shoulder of Mount Kenya to Samburu. Arriving in time for lunch, there is time to unpack and unwind before our first game drive inside the Samburu National Reserve.
Samburu offers a visual feast as proud herdsmen coexist with the wildlife; many rare and endemic species thrive here. Extended morning and extended evening game drives are at your option on both days.
Full Board Accommodation
Chimpanzee Orphanage and Rhino Sanctuary
2 Nights Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Today you drive to the foothills of Mount Kenya to explore a sheltered oasis, clustered around a water hole and set in the pristine calm of the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and safari luxury. You will spend 2 nights here. Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five’, the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private game conservancies to have been founded in Kenya.
Full Board Accomodation
Flamingoes and Rhino Haven
1 night Lake Nakuru National Park
Have early breakfast and depart to Lake Nakuru National Park which was created to protect the huge flocks of over a million lesser and greater flamingo that breed and nest at the edge of Lake Nakuru, giving it the characteristic pink rim. A stop-over at Thomson’s falls for scenic and rest area. Proceed with the drive crossing the equator then down the east wall of the Great Rift Valley to Nakuru.
Enjoy an afternoon game drive where you have a chance to see the endangered white rhino. Other wildlife found here includes lions, leopards, zebra, gazelles, eland, giraffe and the hyrax. Have dinner and overnight stay at a lodge/camp on full board basis.
Full Board Accommodation
Upper Mara
2 nights Masai Mara Game Reserve
Early morning drive south east (5-6 hrs), crossing the flat valley floor before we ascend to the Mara plateau to reach the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Your base is the Ilkeliani camp. Arriving in time for late lunch and welcome cold drinks. Your wilderness rhythm is uninterrupted, the different habitats and species are unveiled as you spend your evening driving, watching and capturing on film the dramas as they unfold…
The key is flexibility: your guide will know where to look, at which time of day for specific behavioural patterns and wildlife rituals.
Full Board Accommodation
Lower Mara
2 Nights Mara Triangle
Early drive across the plains, photographing and filming en route towards our next base: a lodge in the lower Mara, overlooking the Mara River. You arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. We spend the next 2 days following the herds, capturing the drama as it unfolds throughout the day.
Evening drives back arriving for hot shower and time to relax around the campfire or maybe a quick dip in the pool before sundowners at the bar.
Full Board Accommodation
Outbound
After breakfast you drive across the savannah on a last excursion. Arrive to the airstrip on time for your flight back to Nairobi in time for lunch and to freshen up at a day room as you prepare for your late evening international flight home. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
End of our services. Kwaheri ya kuonana! (Goodbye and see you soon)
Day Room