Kenya, Rwanda & Tanzania

Day notes

Upon your arrival into Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 20:45 on the British Airways flight, after clearing immigration, you will be met by a dmAFRICA representative, who will be holding a board with your name on it in the luggage hall. Here you will be assisted with baggage collection and customs procedures, after which you will be escorted to your waiting driver and vehicle from the Emakoko Lodge. The transfer time from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Emakoko Lodge can be as little as 20 minutes. Overnight you’ll be staying at the Emakoko Lodge on a full board basis in two luxury cottages.

Day notes

After breakfast at the Emakoko, you’ll be heading for a game drive in the Nairobi National Park – home to a large population of rhino! In the early afternoon, after your time spent in the Nairobi National Park, you’ll be transferred to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. On arrival at Nairobi Wilson Airport you’ll connect with your charter flight to the Ol Malo Airstrip in Northern Kenya. On arrival at the Ol Malo Airstrip, you’ll be met by a vehicle and driver from the Ol Malo House for your transfer to your accommodation

In the early afternoon, you’ll be transferred to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. On arrival at Nairobi Wilson Airport you’ll connect with your charter flight to the Ol Malo Airstrip in Northern Kenya. On arrival at the Ol Malo Airstrip, you’ll be met by a vehicle and driver from the Ol Malo House for your transfer to the camp.

At Ol Malo House you will be staying in the Hippo Cottage. In the afternoon you’ll be heading out for game activities within the Ol Malo Conservancy! Ol Malo is about more than just the game, it immerses you with the local community, the Samburu people. This is not in a cosmetic way, but really in the Samburu’s day to day activities! Overnight you’ll be staying at Ol Malo House on a full board basis. On arrival you will be met by Andrew and Chyulu Francombe, the owner managers of Ol Malo who will discuss with you the sort of program available to your family and devise a provisional daily event schedule involving the activities and others mentioned.

Day notes

Whilst at Ol Malo, you will enjoy a full day of activities. These can include:

-Game drives in your open sided 4x4 vehicle either during the day or during the night

-Nature walks

-Horse riding

-Camel riding

-Mountain biking

-Run with a Samburu Moran (warrior)

-Educational experiences with the Samburu tribe and the Ol Malo Trust projects

-A night under the stars in the tree house, or sleeping below the cliffs in the leopard hide with flood lit views of the waterhole

-Swimming in the river, complete with a mud fight if you want to, or just to enjoy the swimming pool perched high on the cliff, boasting breath-taking views!

-Night in the tree house/hide

NOTE: The above options are flexible, so you can opt to spend a night in the leopard hide, or do any other activity on any of the days you want. The choice is completely yours where & how you wish to spend your time at Ol Malo House

Overnight you’ll be staying at Ol Malo House on a full board basis on a full board basis.

Day notes

Today, you will enjoy a helicopter flight to the shores of Lake Turkana for breakfast! Quite a special experience! You will be flying at a low level, doors open, wind in your hair, Africa's wild smells whizzing past, visibility second to none, not even the dwarf mongoose can escape being seen. This is the way to see Kenya!

In just one morning of full on adventure you’ll see what very very few people have ever seen before. The land where life began, the Cradle of Mankind, untouched, unexplored. The Suguta Valley is the most inaccessible inhospitable part of the Great Rift Valley is yours exclusively. You should see myriad flamingos, volcanoes, sand dunes and a veritable lunar landscape. The trip will last for approximately 5 – 6 hours.

Overnight, you’ll be staying at Ol Malo House in your Luxury Hippo Cottage on a full board basis.

Day notes

After breakfast at Ol Malo House you will be transferred in your open sided 4x4 vehicle to the Ol Malo Airstrip where you will connect with your private charter flight to Kigali via. Kusumu. The flight will take 40 minutes to Kisumu, with 30-45 minutes taken for customs and immigration formalities, before then continuing onward for a flight of 1 hour 20 minutes to Kigali.

Upon your arrival into Kigali International Airport you’ll be met by airside by a dmAFRICA representative who will escort you to the VIP lounge and will assist you with customs and immigration formalities before escorting you to your waiting dmAFRICA vehicle and driver. You will be transferred to the Hotel des Milles Collines, where you will be staying overnight on a room & breakfast board basis.

Day notes

This morning, you will be enjoying the “This is Africa! Project “– the experience takes you right into the heart of one of the most bustling commercial suburbs of Kigali, visiting a local hair salon, West African tailor, Muslim quarter, local marketplace and a private home where you can enjoy a cooking lesson. After this, you’ll enjoy lunch, before continuing by road in your private vehicle and driver for the transfer to the Parc National des Volcans by road which will take approximately 2 hours.

The Parc National des Volcans in the North West of Rwanda is home to the wonderful mountain gorillas! Overnight you’ll be staying at the Bisate Lodge in two luxury rooms! Overnight, you'll be staying at Bisate on a full board basis in your two luxury rooms

Day notes

Today you depart from the Bisate Lodge and board your private helicopter for a scenic flight of the Lakes & Volcanoes of Rwanda! After time spent in the air above the beautiful Rwandan landscape, you will continue onward to the Kigali International Airport where you will land and connect with your private charter flight to Sasakwa Airstrip in the private Grumeti Reserves.

Upon arrival into Sasakwa Airstrip you’ll be met and transferred to the Singita Sabora Tented Camp in the Grumeti Reserves, a private conservation area of comparable size to the world famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. In the Grumeti Reserves, you’ll be met by your open sided 4x4 Singita vehicle and driver guide that will transfer you to the Singita Sabora Tented Camp where you’ll be staying overnight in a luxury tents on a full board basis. In the afternoon you’ll be heading out the Singita Grumeti Reserves for game activities in your open sided 4x4 vehicle.

At Singita Sabora, it is possible to enjoy game drives (day & night), guided bush walks, balloon safaris and horseback riding through the reserve (NOTE: This is dependent on the riders ability – you will be assessed at the Grumeti Reserves riding school before heading out on horseback).

Day notes

Today you’ll enjoy a full day of game activities within the Grumeti Reserves in your open sided 4x4 Land Rover vehicle or on horseback! The activities you can enjoy today include: game drives (day & night), horse riding, tennis and sundowners in the reserve

Your overnight arrangements will be at Singita Sabora Tented Camp in your two luxury tents on a full board basis.

Day notes

With a panorama that is unique to this part of the world, game viewing is taken to extraordinary new heights, aerial photography offers a different angle, the freedom of flight is yours and the silent whispers of the breeze entice you on an unforgettable adventure. You will be collected from the Singita Sabora Tented Camp early this morning and driven to the Singita Grumeti Reserves hot-air balloon launch site.

Your pilot will welcome you, give you a full briefing and you’ll watch the inflation of the hot-air balloon. You will climb aboard and rise as the sun rises to view Africa aloft. The balloon floats in whichever direction the winds guide while your pilot precisely controls the altitude of the balloon - sometimes at treetop height, at other times ascending to 1,000 feet to see the enormity of the reserve. A balloon safari is an evocative way of experiencing the wilderness as you gracefully and silently glide over the plains, observing the wide variety of wildlife below.

The flight will last for approximately one hour, depending on conditions. It has to be the most beautiful balloon flight in the world, and is a celebration of the best Africa has to offer. You’ll arrive back at the Singita Sabora Tented Camp at approximately 8:30 ready to continue your day of game activities in the private Singita Grumeti Reserves! Your overnight arrangements will be at Singita Sabora Tented Camp in your two luxury tents on a full board basis.

Day notes

Today, after breakfast at Singita Sabora, you head in your open sided 4x4 vehicle to the Sasakwa Airstrip, where you’ll board your private charter flight to the Kilimanjaro International Airport. From the Kilimanjaro International Airport, you’ll connect with your onward international arrangements departing at 18:20.