Similar Wildlife Trips
1 Night: Hemingways Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met and assisted to transfer to Hemingways Nairobi. Overlooking the Ngong Hills in Nairobi’s tranquil and upscale neighbourhood of Karen, this luxurious boutique hotel is a haven of elegant charm. With great service and a tranquil atmosphere, Hemingways Nairobi makes an ideal 1- or 2-night stopover for travellers beginning or ending their Kenya safari. It is popular with high-level delegations and VIPs, and is a sought-after meeting place for well-heeled Kenyans.
Brilliantly decorated in a high colonial plantation style, Hemingways Nairobi is a gem of a boutique hotel located in the lush and quiet Nairobi suburb of Karen (named for Karen Blixen, who wrote Out of Africa under her pen name Isak Dinesen. Her beloved Ngong Hills are evocatively visible from the balcony of all Hemingways rooms.) However many stars a luxury hotel these days is said to merit—five? six?—Hemingways deserves the fullest measure. Its amenities are topflight: one of the capital city’s premier restaurants; spacious, individually and artfully decorated rooms; a sparkling spa, and its service is expert, amiable, and 24-hour-constant. We and our guests attest that Hemingways doesn’t exaggerate when they say that “Your dedicated butler will know that you prefer Earl Grey to Assam with your scones and Cornish clotted cream, and he’ll remember which trousers you like pressed flat and which ones need a central crease.”
2 Nights: Loisaba Wildlife Conservancy
After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to Wilson Airport for schedule flight to Loisaba Conservancy. On arrival you will be received and assisted transfer to Loisaba tented camp. Perched on the edge of an escarpment, Loisaba Tented Camp is designed to take advantage of unhindered views across the Laikipia Plateau’s breath-taking landscape, all the way to the peaks of Mount Kenya. The theme of the camp is one of African elegance and style, enhanced by an expansive panorama, which can be enjoyed from the large open dining area, the relaxing sitting area and bar, the tranquil wooden deck, and one of Africa’s most picturesque infinity pools.
The nine spacious and airy tents are custom-designed with large floor-to-ceiling doors and windows, polished wood floors, chic African furnishings and wide verandas from which to enjoy the endless views. While the luxurious ensuite bathrooms provide flush toilets, double-basin vanities and solar-heated hot water, which cascades from rainfall showers to deliver a revitalising cleanse after an adventurous day. Guests are offered a myriad of exciting activities including day and night game drives, horse riding, camel-trekking, guided bush walks, fishing, mountain biking and cultural visits to a Samburu village; ensuring that every moment at Loisaba Tented Camp is unforgettable.
2 Nights: Lake Naivasha
After your early morning bush breakfast, you’ll fly from Loisaba to Lake Naivasha. On arrival you will be transferred to Loldia House - With stunning views of the dormant Mount Longonot volcano and the sprawling landscape of the Great Rift Valley, Loldia House offers the perfect setting to embark on a quintessential Kenyan exploration. Beautifully-appointed ensuite rooms are housed in an old family home or in quaint cottages scattered on the grounds. The main house boasts four ensuite rooms, while the three cottages vary in their room offering and location; from a garden or lakeshore setting to high on a hillside.
Adventures abound at Loldia House. Guests can enjoy a variety of cultural and traditional safari activities such as twice-daily game drives, boating safaris on Lake Naivasha, nature walks, community trips and a visit to the Joy Adamson Museum.
3 Nights: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Enjoy a bush breakfast on the shores of lake Naivasha as you watch hippos, birds and other prototypical African wildlife around you. After breakfast, you will catch your schedule flight to the world famous Maasai Mara. On arrival, your camp guide welcomes you at the airstrip and drives you to Karen Blixen Camp. Set on the bank of the Mara River the camp consists of 22 luxurious tents. The location is spectacular, with the great Mara plains behind the camp and the impressive escarpment and the river in front. After lunch at camp you experience your first game drive in this world-renowned national park.
Named after the author of the famous book Out of Africa, the Karen Blixen Camp reflects the elegant style of the colonial era, and manages to maintain a relaxed intimate feel despite its fairly large size. This part of Kenya is renowned for excellent game viewing – here, it begins in camp, with the large pools in the Mara River full of hippo and crocodile, and frequently visited by elephant and numerous smaller species.
The legendary Masai Mara in Kenya offers incredible game viewing opportunities and wildlife include lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, elephant, rhino, giraffe, various antelopes, wildebeest, zebra and warthogs can often be seen on game drives in the area. The birdlife is also excellent around the camp and surrounding environs. From the camp you can explore the quiet corner of the Mara ecosystem of the Koiyaki Lemek Group Ranch which is home to the famed Leopard Gorge which has provided the stage for numerous BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel documentaries including the Big Cat Diaries.
Fly Wilson, Nairobi
After returning from your early morning game drive you will have breakfast at camp. Afterward your driver will bring you to the local airstrip and you will depart with your luxury aircraft for your flight to Nairobi. If overnighting in Nairobi, from Wilson airport you are transferred to your Nairobi hotel. If you are flying out today, we'll transfer you to the international airport.