On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, you will be met and assisted through immigrations and customs. You then exit the arrivals terminal where you will be met by your driver/guide and transferred to Hemingway's Hotel, a drive of about half an hour.
Overnight: Hemingways Hotel - Bed and breakfast basis
After breakfast, you transfer to Wilson Airport where you check in for your scheduled light air flight to Ol Donyo Lodge.
On landing at Chyulu Hills airstrip, you will be met and transferred a short distance to Ol Donyo Lodge. Once you have settled in and had lunch, you set off on your first afternoon game drive returning to Ol Donyo early evening.
Ol Donyo is in the heart of the Mbirikani Maasai Group Ranch, located on the slopes of the Chyulu Hills National Park between Amboseli and Tsavo West National Parks in southeast Kenya. Its location is unrivalled - full views of Mt. Kilimanjaro and in the path of traditional wildlife migration routes. It is a lodge rich in history, passion and conservation.
Overnight: Ol Donyo Lodge - All meals, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
Ol Donyo and the Maasai people of the Mbirikani Group Ranch are partners in plotting our communal destiny. The Maasailand Preservation Trust manages the partnership. The Trust maintains a series of important projects including The Predator Compensation Fund, Community Game Scouts, Environmental Scouts and education, Lion Guardians and field research, water management and reforestation.
A visit to Ol Donyo is not simply about being a guest, it is about being a participant in community conservation. Each guest contributes to the survival of the region’s flora and fauna, and its noble people, the Maasai.
You spend 2 full days enjoying the activities on offer. Early morning and late afternoon/early evening game drives in a 4×4 open vehicle, guided bushwalks, bush breakfast and dinners, night drives, hiking, horse riding (for all guests, novice to professional), mountain biking, tracking, conservation and community out-reach programmes, wildlife viewing in a open air hide and sleep outs on private “star beds”. Fly camping is available to guests who are staying a while longer. In-room massages can be arranged for a nominal extra.
Overnights: Ol Donyo Lodge - 2 nights - All meals, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
This morning you transfer to the airstrip for the scheduled flight departing via Nairobi to Lewa airstrip.
On landing, you will be met and transferred to Sirikoi Lodge with a game drive en route arriving in time for lunch.
After lunch, you leave on an afternoon game drive returning to Sirikoi early evening.
Overnight: Sirikoi Lodge - All meals, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
Sirikoi Lodge is surrounded by 68,000 acres of the pure wilderness of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, and the location of the lodge is truly exceptional.
The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an award-winning model for community conservation. Starting out with just 15 black rhinos in 1984, Lewa’s rhino population has since risen steadily, making the Conservancy the pioneer rhino conservation success story in Kenya and East Africa. Today there are 89 black and white rhino protected on the Conservancy, with over 20 having been moved to restock previously inhabited areas as well as introduce the species to new suitable and secure habitats.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a vital wildlife corridor connecting Kenya’s wild and arid north with the lush Mount Kenya ecosystem. The wildlife is abundant and includes many rare endangered species such as reticulated giraffe, black and white rhino, and the largest resident population of Grevy’s zebra in the world. Elusive leopard and wild dog sightings, and families of elephant have carved Sirikoi into their migratory routes and almost daily big herds can be seen just in front of the Sirikoi deck for hours at a time.
You have the next two nights enjoying the activities on offer including daily game drives, night drives and guided bush walks on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
Additional activities include: Horse riding across the plains among the wildlife, walking the canopy bridge, diving into the blue glacial pools in the Ngare Ndare Forest, helicopter excursions up Mount Kenya, or up North to explore the lakes, desert and rocky outcrops and quad bike safaris.
Overnights: Sirikoi Lodge - 2 nights - All meals, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
After breakfast, you transfer to Lewa airstrip for the scheduled flight departing to Masai Mara.
On landing, you will be met by your driver/guide and transfer with a game drive en route to Mara Plains Tented Camp, arriving in time for lunch.
Mara Plains Camp is located in the 35,000 acre Olare Motorogi Conservancy, on the boundary of the Masai Mara National Reserve. The Camp is situated on a bend of the Ntiakitiak River with access to this elegant and secluded camp via a wooden footbridge over a river, underlining its sense of seclusion and intimacy.
Overnight: Mara Plains Tented Camp - All meals, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
Cultural Visits
Mara Plains offers a range of activities including game drives – both day and night, nature walks, balloon safaris (at additional cost) and visits to authentic Masai villages.
As the camp is located just north of the Mara's northern boundary, you have the privilege of game-viewing both in the Masai Mara National Reserve and in the Conservancy.
Mara Plains is a showcase for one of the world’s most magnificent wildlife havens.
You have 3 nights at Mara Plains Camp enjoying the wealth of game that the area offers.
Spend the next two days in this piece of paradise including either twice daily game drives or full day game drives with packed lunches in search of the Wildebeest Migration.
Overnights: Mara Plains Tented Camp - 2 nights - All meals, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
Cultural Visits
After a late breakfast, transfer to Olare Orok airstrip in time for the scheduled flight departing to Nairobi.
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Hemingway's Hotel where a day room has been reserved for you to freshen up before your homebound flight.
Later this evening you are transferred to Jomo Kenyatta Airport and depart Africa.
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