OVERVIEW

This Ultimate Kenya Safari spans Kenya’s major parks and conservancies:

• Play with David Sheldrick’s elephant orphans in Nairobi!

• Take in the splendor of Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli!

• Track Rhinos in Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Leopards in Samburu!

• Witness big cats galore in Masai Mara!

We’ve carefully selected luxury lodges and camps set in the hearts of the reserves to guarantee you the very best and most intimate wildlife experiences.

ITINERARY: JANUARY 20-30, 2020

DAY 1: ARRIVE IN NAIROBI
Arrive Jomo Kenyatta Airport where you’ll be greeted by our guides and transported to your hotel. Service is our specialty. We’ll be there every step of the way to guide you and take care of all your needs so you can relax and enjoy your adventure!

DAY 2: TRAVEL TO AMBOSELI
Amboseli National Park is an area of low, "scrubby" vegetation and open grassy plains, all of which makes for easy game viewing. Amboseli is best known for its large herds of elephants, including Big Tusker Tim, and stunning views of Mt. Kilimanjaro. During game drives, you are guaranteed to see elephants, but you may also see lions, hippos, zebras, wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, leopart, spotted hyena, giraffe, cheetah, and over 300 kinds of birds.

DAY 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Full day of game viewing in Amboseli.

DAY 4: TRAVEL BACK TO NAIROBI - SHELDRICK & GIRAFFE CENTRE
They say if you blow into an elephant’s trunk, he’ll remember you forever. Enjoy the afternoon playing with the baby elephant orphans in a PRIVATE, INTERACTIVE experience at Sheldrick’s Elephant orphanage! The magic continues at The Giraffe Centre where—if you are very brave!—you may “kiss” a giraffe!

DAY 5: SWEETWATERS / OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Located on the plains of Mount Kenya, Ol Pejeta is home to the "Big Five" (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, and leopard) as well as the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. Don’t miss your chance to meet Baraka, the sanctuary’s blind black rhino who is so comfortable with people, he will eat hay from your hand! Ol Pejeta also hosts Kenya's only chimpanzee sanctuary (formed by Jane Goodall), and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species, including Sudan’s daughters, the last two Northern White Rhino on Earth protected by 24-hour armed guards.

DAYS 6&7: SAMBURU
Samburu National Reserve is famed for its rugged beauty, rich wildlife and semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen. In addition to elephants and a plethora of big cats, Samburu offers a "Special 5" unique to the area: the long-necked gerenuk, Grevvy's zebra, the reticulated giraffe, Beisa Oryx and the Somali ostrich. It’s also home to our favorite leopard, a notch-eared beauty they call “Mama” because she’s been such a great mother to all her cubs!

DAYS 8-10: FLY TO MASAI MARA
Famed for its large population of black-maned Masai lions, African leopards and Tanzanian cheetahs, Masai Mara is a big cat lover’s paradise. Explore Mara’s rolling hills and plains for a chance to spot Scarface the legendary lion and his “Musketeer” brothers, The “Fast Five” coalition of cheetahs, and Siligi the cheetah with her newborn 7 cubs. Enjoy extras like a Hot Air Balloon Ride over the plains to view the Migration from above, a Sundowner, or an Evening Game Drive. We strive to fulfill your every desire to make this the trip of your lifetime!

DAY 11: FLY TO NAIROBI
Travel back to Nairobi, or stay on to continue your adventure with an extension to Diani Beach or Olare Motorogi Conservancy.

OLARE MOTOROGI CONSERVANCY EXTENSION:

DAYS 1 -3: OLARE MOTOROGI
Guests opting to join our Olare Motorogi Conservancy Extension will spend two full days and nights exploring an area of extreme beauty with an abundance of big cats, including Fig and Figlet, two of OMC’s ultra-photogenic leopards!

We love the conservancies for a bunch of reasons:
7. They’re GORGEOUS!
6. They’re private, with only a few boutique camps.
5. They often have higher concentrations of wildlife than the National Parks.
4. Driving off-road is often permitted, allowing for more intimate sightings.
3. The number of cars at animal sightings are limited to 4 or 5 to protect the animals, so there are no “mob scenes” as you may see in the parks.
2. Exciting night game drives and walking safaris offer a fantastic compliment to your safari!
1. But the most important reason to visit a conservancy is……
It’s a magnificent and powerful way to support Kenya’s people and animals!

Prior to the creation of conservancies, animals outside the protected areas of the parks suffered serious decline due to human-wildlife conflict. Now, since landowners collect income from the conservancy fees and lodges, they no longer think of wildlife as a nuisance or a threat to their livestock, but something valuable that needs to be conserved and protected. As a result, the animals’ populations in these areas are starting to thrive again. And because conservancies also support schools and hospitals, the communities are thriving too!

COST VARIES PER NUMBER OF GUESTS AND THE DURATION OF YOUR STAY.
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR INDIVIDUAL PRICING.