10 nights - 3 x Laikipia, 3 Mara, 4 Lamu - Forever Memories of Kenya

Arrive at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.  Met on arrival and transfer to Wilson Airport for the daily schedule flight to Nanyuki airstrip at the base of Mt Kenya.   Drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy to Kicheche Laikipia Camp.   

Your days on safari can be spent as you wish and your driver/guide will discuss each day with you as you go along. The norm is an early wake up with coffee/tea around 6am to depart on a pre-breakfast game drive at about 630am. Being so close to the equator Kenya’s sunrise and sunset varies by an hour at most throughout the year, the temperature can also be comparatively cold in the early mornings and evenings, so it is a good idea to dress in layers when you go out on a drive as the middle of the day will be hot and dry.

After a sumptuous breakfast, the middle of the day is yours to do with as you please, many people go back to their tents and have a shower, perhaps read and take a nap before lunch or play board games in the main mess/lounge area of camp. After lunch you have a few hours to relax again before heading out around 330/4pm on an afternoon game drive – perhaps follow up on the pride of lion you saw in the morning, or head out to look for an elusive leopard or cheetah. After the game drive is time for a well-deserved pre-dinner drink around the camp fire and a chance to swap stories with other guests.

Fly on the daily schedule passing over the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara.  Met at the airstrip by your driver guide and his 4 x 4 safari vehicle.  Days spent looking for wildlife in the Masai Mara.  

Fly via Nairobi to connect with the Lamu flight.   Met on arrival and transfer by motor boat to the Majlis beach resort.   Days at leisure to enjoy the Lamu archipelago.  

The Kenya Coast is a justifiably popular area - the tropical ocean laps the white sand, hidden by swathes of swaying palm trees. It's a gorgeous idyll perfect for relaxation, resting on Kenya's stunning Indian Ocean shoreline.   You can spend your time here enjoying the sun, sand, endless water-sports, deep sea fishing, dolphin watching, five species of sea turtles, whale-back sharks, humpbacked whales and one of the world’s most varied coral reefs, or just relaxing with a good book. 

It also offers a unique selection of ancient cultural sites; mosques and age-old Swahili towns; a vibrantly colourful cuisine; a wide range of marine parks, wilderness reserves and nightly entertainments for all tastes.

A visit to Lamu, Kenya’s oldest living town dating back to the 14th century, is highly recommended. The old town is inscribed on the World Heritage List as “the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa”. The population of Lamu is ethnically diverse, resulting in a mix known as Swahili.

Due to the narrowness of the streets there are few cars and the town is easily explored by foot. We can organise a local resident guide who will show you around the town, its fort, the mosques and other points of interest. He can also point out jewellery and carving shops. Allow yourselves a couple of hours in the little museum that is dedicated to Swahili culture, plus there is an authentic 18th century Swahili house to visit. You can have lunch in town but bear in mind all the shops close for lunch and around prayer times.

Fly back to Nairobi.  Met on arrival and transfer from Wilson Airport  to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.