Overview
Discover two of the best Kenya Safari regions on this week-long safari. Explore the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, home to various pioneering conservation initiatives. Here you can seek out the Big 5, including three species of rhino
Visiting Samburu to see the Magical of Kenya wildlife, Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake in Kenya which lies just north-west of Nairobi and offers unique activities like boat ride, hiking, etc. You can go on a hike on Crescent Island next to giraffes, buffaloes, gazelles, topi, impalas and waterbucks.
(white, black and the last two northern white rhino on the planet). Fly onward to the heart of the Masai Mara, which boasts some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa, from the migration herds that visit the plains each year, to the plentiful resident wildlife year-round, which includes leopard, cheetah, lion and much more.
Day 1: NAIROBI
Guests arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport are met by our representative and transferred to their respective hotels. The day is spent at leisure.
Overnight at House of Waine – Breakfast.
Day 2: LAKE NAIVASHA
Guests depart after breakfast for the Giraffe Centre and the David Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage via Nairobi’s suburbs. Guests have the opportunity to interact with and learn more about orphaned elephant and rhino. The Giraffe Centre gives guests the opportunity to see and feed the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe.
Guests take lunch at a city restaurant before departing for the Great Rift Valley. En route the tour stops at the The Great Rift Valley Lodge which is perched above Lake Naivasha enjoying the sweeping floor of the world’s largest valley.
Overnight at Great Rift Valley Lodge – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 3: LAKE NAIVASHA
Guests spend a full day at Lake Naivasha and enjoy activities on offer.
Children are invited to participate in organised activities including a bird walk, planting of trees to aid afforestation and a talk on the contribution of birds to the ecosystem.
Lunch is served at the lodge. Children are offered a free golf lesson in the afternoon on one of Africa’s most impressive golf courses.
Overnight at Great Rift Valley Lodge – Lunch, dinner and breakfast.
Day 4: OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
After breakfast the tour departs for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. This conservancy is considered by many to be the leading conservancy in Kenya, if not all of Africa. The conservancy is home to black and white rhino, large predators, and has the only chimpanzee sanctuary in the country.
The tented rooms of Sweetwaters Tented Camp are arranged facing an animal water hole. The main areas, which were once the ranch manager’s house, retain an old world charm with floor-to-ceiling windows in the dining room that face the sprawling plains.
The afternoon game drive is not to be missed.
Overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 5: OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
After breakfast, guests spend another day at Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
From a working cattle ranch in colonial Kenya, to a trailblazer of conservation innovation – the story of Ol Pejeta is as enchanting as it is inspirational. It has some of the highest predator densities in Kenya, and still manages a very successful livestock programme. Ol Pejeta also seeks to support the people living around its borders, to ensure wildlife conservation translates to better education, healthcare and infrastructure for the next generation of wildlife guardians. Activities of the day include a visit to the Morani Centre.
Overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 6: SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
After breakfast, guests depart for Samburu Intrepids in the Samburu National Reserve. Rugged and remote, Samburu hosts the ‘Special 5’ – gerenuk antelope, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, Somali ostrich and Grevy’s zebra
It’s an extraordinary game viewing experience. Doum palms dot the Ewaso Ng’iro River. Visitors enjoy a morning and an afternoon game drive with an expert guide from the Samburu tribe.
Overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 7: SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Guests spend a full day exploring the Samburu National Reserve, which was made famous by Joy and George Adamson and the story about Elsa the lioness in “Born Free”.
Guests enjoy a morning and afternoon game drive and children are invited to participate in organised activities. The Samburu Intrepids Camp has private views over the wildlife-rich banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River.
Overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 8: MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
The tour departs on a scheduled flight for Mara Intrepids Camp in the Masai Mara National Reserve. The camp is ideally situated on the Talek River for the wildebeest migration (August-October).
At other times of the year, Mara Intrepids offers some of the finest ‘Big 5’ sightings in the Mara. Overlooking the Talek River, at the very confluence of the Mara’s 4 game viewing areas, Mara Intrepids Camp enjoys one of the most spectacular locations in the world’s best-known wilderness.
Guests enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 9-10: MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Optional excursion (extra cost): An early-morning hot-air balloon flight. A champagne-style breakfast is included. Guests embark on an early morning game drive before returning to the lodge to spend the hottest hours at leisure. The cooler hours, in the early morning and the late afternoon, provide the best game viewing opportunities.
Overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp – Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day11: DEPARTURE
Guests depart for Nairobi after breakfast, arriving at noon and for drop-off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or a city hotel. Guests extending their stay board a flight to Lamu.
Cost Includes
- Accommodation: As specified, Activities: As specified, Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Transfers: Arrival and departure airport transfer, Entrance fees: All park entrance fees as per itinerary
- Guide: Qualified English speaking driver-guide, Domestic flight
Cost Excludes:
- All international / domestic flights and taxes, Visas, Travel and personal
- accident insurance
- Personal expenses, Excursions / activities not specified, Gratuities

