On arrival in Nairobi, you are met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Note that if you have time, there are plenty of optional day excursions that we can book for you such as a visit to the Sheldrick Centre.
Leave Nairobi and head north, through some breathtaking scenery dotted with rushing mountain streams and fields of tea and coffee. After Nanyuki town, you’ll continue north and eventually reach an outpost known as Isiolo, the last major stop on the journey into the remote northern frontier district. From here it’s a short hop to the Shaba Reserve.
You arrive at the camp in time for lunch before departing for an afternoon game drive returning to the camp as the sun sets.
Shaba Game Reserve was made famous by the late Joy Adamson and her lioness Elsa and is often referred to as ‘Born Free Country’.
During your stay, you'll enjoy a champagne riverside breakfast, dining against the backdrop of the Ewaso Nyiro River and Shaba game reserve. Delight in this experience, as the wilderness slowly comes alive around you.
Leave Nairobi and head north to Samburu Game Reserve
Leaving Shaba behind, you’ll travel south crossing the northernmost foothills of Mount Kenya, until you get to the town of Nanyuki. Then you travel in a southerly direction to Lake Nakuru,. Once in the park, view game en route to the lodge. arriving at the lodge in time for lunch.
Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingos. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.
Boat Cruise on Lake Navaisha
Following an early morning breakfast leave the flamingo‑fringed Lake Nakuru behind and head for Njoro town, where you begin your ascent up over the top of the Mau Escarpment; then, heading due south, travel towards Narok, the gateway to the Maasai Mara and district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. Travel across the "breadbasket" of Kenya, covered with acres of wheat and barley, before you reach the Mara in time for lunch. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the camp as the sun sets.
The following day you have morning and afternoon game drives in the Masai Mara National reserve. During your stay you will enjoy a unique Bush Dinner under the Skies. Enjoy a unique dining experience under the majesty of a star studded African sky, with a live bar-be-cue demonstration as you sip on your favorite drink and listen to the calls of the wild. Don't be surprised if you are 'joined' by one of the residents of the wild Mara, coming to drink in the water brooks.
Note that it is also possible to book an optional early morning balloon safari for a supplement.
Head south to the Masai Mara to enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the reserve
After an early breakfast you’ll depart the Masai Mara and head across acres of rolling wheat and barley farms to Narok. From here you cross the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley whilst keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle. Then you head up the rift escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners during World War II. You’ll arrive into Kenya’s bustling capital around mid day.
On arrival in Nairobi you can either choose to be dropped off at a city centre hotel or at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for onward flights.
