10 Days Scenic Expedition

Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya’s vibrant capital city. You will be warmly welcomed and driven in a private vehicle to the Giraffe Manor a charming boutique hotel offering an experience like no other with a resident herd of Rothschild Giraffe which like to pop their heads through these stunning hotels windows and compete for your attention. Surrounded by 140 acres of indigenous forest just outside Kenya's capital, Nairobi the manor is also host to many species of birds, large families of warthogs and the elusive Bush Buck. Meal plan is all inclusive.

After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to Wilson Airport for schedule flight aircraft departing to Amboseli at 07:30 hours and arriving at Amboseli airstrip at 08:10 hours and on arrival met by our staff in 4×4 vehicle and transferred to Tortilis camp with game drives en-route arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, relax a bit before departing for your afternoon game drive in the reserve. Amboseli National park is famous for being one of the best places in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. The park sits on the lower slopes of the spectacular Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. The ecosystem mainly savannah grassland spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. Major attractions are the large herds of elephants, Mt Kilimanjaro which is clearly visible above the clouds in an early morning, the big five and other animals including buffalo, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest and other plain animals

Spend time exploring the marvels of Amboseli national park with the magnificent views of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the continent. Amboseli is known for its highest population of elephants.

Fly to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, home of big cats, elephants and endangered black rhinos. Your tented camp is tucked into the Northern Frontier District, in a private wildlife conservancy and rhino sanctuary. Take to the bush this afternoon, watching closely for indigenous northern species, such as the beisa oryx, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra and the unusual long-necked gerenuk, which stands on its hind legs to feed. Look, too, for Grant’s gazelles, dik-diks, elands and impala as they, along with majestic leopards and lions, roam the vast landscape. After dinner, sleep securely in elegantly appointed tents, enveloped by the sounds of the African night.

Whether you opt to set out in safari vehicles, on horseback or on foot, keep your eyes trained for lions, black and white rhinos, elephants, oryx, and aquatic sitatungas — swamp-dwelling antelopes. Relax on your private veranda, and indulge in gourmet meals and remote sundowners, prepared by your attentive staff.

Leaving the Lewa Conservancy, drive to Nanyuki, stopping en route at Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers, a project aimed at empowering women to enjoy sustainable livelihoods. Arrive at Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club. Check in and spend an afternoon at leisure, perhaps enjoying a swim in the heated pool or choosing one of the many optional activities available, such as horseback riding on the slopes of Mount Kenya, golfing or trout fishing.

After breakfast, transfer to the Nanyuki airstrip, fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, site of your tranquil, award-winning luxury - Sanctuaty Olonana Camp. It features 14 elegant tents with verandas offering uninterrupted views of a hippo-populated, private stretch of the Mara River. Take a late-afternoon game drive. Return to camp for dinner.

Over the next two days, intersect the boundless plains by safari vehicle. The Masai Mara, an essential part of the greater Serengeti ecosystem, hosts the annual wildebeest migration. Never short on thrills, this quintessential landscape of rolling grasslands and acacia savannas hosts the largest lion population, as well as zebras, spotted hyenas, black-backed jackals, hippos, giraffes, elands and wildebeest. You may pay a private visit to a Maasai village to learn about local customs and daily life.

On the final day of your Kenya luxury safari embark one last game drive, before heading to the airstrip after breakfast. Catch a flight back to Wilson Airport in Nairobi, for your onward travel arrangements.