On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you'll be met and transferred to Wilson Airport for your morning scheduled flight to Samburu National Reserve, with scenic aerial sightings en-route.
Flight: Nairobi to Samburu
- depart from Nairobi at 10:20am; arrive in Samburu at 11:30am
- Total Baggage Allowance is 15kg, inclusive of one checked in bag and hand baggage, preferably soft bags.
On arrival, you'll be met at the airstrip in a customised safari vehicle and transferred to the safari camp, with a short game drive en-route. Check in at the camp, have lunch and relax for a short while. In the evening, stay at the camp enjoying its facilities, or head out for an introductory game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp.
After your morning wake-up call, head out for your morning game drive. This is generally the best time to spot the wildlife in action, as the temperatures are cooler and the animals are active. It is a special time, with the subtle light dappling the landscape, the birds awakening and the sense of a great adventure beginning to unfurl. It's also the best time for photography.
After this magical morning, return to your lodge for breakfast, relaxation and lunch. In the evening embark on another game drive in search for the ‘Samburu Special Five’: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa oryx. Dinner and Overnight stay in Samburu
Optional extra: Masai village visit
A visit to a Maasai Boma (Masai village tour) is an interesting experience. On arrival at the village, you'll be greeted in the traditional manner, with song and dance. The dancers often jump, with jumps that are several feet high; as they jump higher the singers will raise the pitch of their voices. You'll be invited to try jumping too. Thereafter you'll be welcoming into the domed homesteads, called Manyatta. Take this opportunity to learn about the history, culture and lifestyle of the local Maasai, as well as to learn about some of their customary practices, such as fire-making or beadwork, and to speak to the villagers in their homes.
Masai village visit supplement: To be advised on request
Full day in Samburu. Options of morning and evening game drives, or a full day game drive with picnic lunch at a scenic spot, or spending time at this lovely safari camp enjoying its facilities.
Optional extras as before.
After an early breakfast, check out from your safari camp and transfer to the airstrip, with a short game drive en-route, for your scheduled return morning flight back to Nairobi.
Flight: Samburu to Nairobi
- depart from Samburu at 11.30am; arrive in Nairobi at 1.15pm
- Total Baggage Allowance is 15kg, inclusive of one checked in bag and hand baggage, preferably soft bags.
On arrival at Wilson Airport, your guide will meet you and you'll depart for Lake Elementaita. Drive through the stunning Great Rift Valley with a brief stopover to admire the views. Check in at your camp which is tucked into Golden-barked acacia trees, under the shadow of ancient volcanoes. Spend the evening at leisure enjoying the camp's facilities. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Elementaita.
After breakfast, drive to the lovely Lake Nakuru National Park. This park has spectacular bushland housing a huge diversity of wildlife, notably the famous white rhino. The park has paranomic views along the shores of the lake where you'll have the opportunity to see lots of migratory birds and huge numbers of flamingo (depending on the season).
In the evening, transfer back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
After a relaxed breakfast, spend the rest of the day at leisure enjoying the scenic landscape and the modern comforts the hotel. The camp offers a selection of spa treatments, some beautiful viewpoints and a selection of dining experiences. Dinner and overnight stay at the safari camp.
Optional extra: Lake Naivasha Boat Ride - weather permitting
Lake Naivasha to a bird lover is what Masai Mara is to an animal lover. Neatly tucked in a serene location, surrounded by grassy banks and shingled with cacti and sand olive trees, Lake Naivasha boosts the unrivalled tag of being at the highest elevation of the Rift Valley (at 1,884 metres). A Boat Ride in this high-altitude, freshwater lake with its sterling blue waters allows one to get real close (as close as 5 meters) to these avian wonders — pigeons, flamingoes, crows, and even fish eagles. The Sightings of the hippos wallowing in water and lazing in the swampy area of the lake are also very common. Gaze out at an array of grazing animals as the sun sets.
Boat Ride Supplement: To be advised on request
Lakeside breakfast
This is an experience that's out of this world. You'll be escorted on a walk from the camp to the site where your table is set at the lake’s shore. From the table, you'll see the abounding spectacle of birdlife and spectacular landscapes while your bubbly breakfast is served with an array of fittingly assorted dishes. On lucky days, guests have an up-close look at the buffaloes traversing the Eastern Arc of the Lake to their Western retiring grounds on such early hours.
Lakeside Breakfast Experience Supplement: To be advised on request
Archery
How good is your aim?
Archery is a discipline, a martial art and a sport. It's 85% mental ability and 15% physical prowess and therefore regarded as one of the higher Martial Arts-Kyudo: the ‘way of the bow’. Experience the ancient and elegant discipline of Archery, based on concentration and oneness with the Bow and Arrow.
Archery Supplement: To be advised on request
Soysambu Conservancy Day game drive
This is the highlight experience! Soysambu Conservancy has a history that goes back to 1890s. It is a home of the endangered Rothschild Giraffes and black and white Colobus Monkeys. The conservancy hosts good populations of three of the big five: Lions, Leopards and Buffaloes. Morning or evening game drives offers guests an exceptional chance of seeing these, and it's also possible to get out of the vehicle and walk in the wild in designated areas.
Soysambu Conservancy Game Drive Supplement: To be advised on request
After an early morning breakfast, check out from your lodge and drive back to Nairobi. On arrival in Nairobi, transfer to Wilson Airport for your flight to Lamu Island.
Flight: Nairobi to Lamu
- depart from Nairobi at 1.45pm; arrive in Lamu at 3:30pm
- Total Baggage Allowance is 15kg, inclusive of one checked in bag and hand baggage, preferably soft bags.
You'll be met on arrival on the island of Manda, and transferred by boat to your resort. Check in at your luxurious and stylish resort, freshen up and enjoy dinner and overnight stay.
After a relaxed breakfast, spend the rest of the day at leisure enjoying the breathtaking views from the resort over the Lamu Channel to Shela village. The resort is the perfect setting for barefoot luxury, and informal pampering. Massages and other treatments are offered in the jungle spa, on the beachfront or in your deluxe seaview cottage.
On the evening of your choice, enjoy a sunset dhow cruise along the Lamu Channel.
Optional extras (at an additional cost):
Guided walking tour of Lamu Old Town, the oldest continuously inhabited town on the east coast of Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Boat trip to the ancient Takwa Ruins, the well-preserved ruins of a Swahili Trading Town.
Dining out at one of the fine-dining restaurants in Shela Village including the famed Peponi Hotel.
A full-day boat excursion to Manda Toto, including snorkelling at sites with extraordinary colourful coral and sea creatures.
Boat trip to Pate Island, formerly a centre of Islamic scholarship, still dominated by its historic fort.
Spend the day at leisure. Optional extras as before.
Spend the day at leisure. Optional extras as before.
Spend the day at leisure. Optional extras as before.
After breakfast, check out from your resort and transfer back to the airstrip for your scheduled return flight to Nairobi.
Flight: Lamu to Nairobi
- depart from Lamu at 4pm; arrive in Nairobi at 6pm
- Total Baggage Allowance is 15kg, inclusive of one checked in bag and hand baggage, preferably soft bags.
On arrival in Nairobi, you'll be picked up from Wilson Airport and transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your return international flight.
