8 Days Bespoke Wilderness

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 breakfast you will be transferred to Wilson Airport for a scheduled flight to Amboseli. On arrival you will be met at the airstrip and transferred with a game drive en-route to your camp. Lunch at the camp followed by some free time to settle in. Evening game drives in the park. Amboseli is a land of giants. It is a place of wide dry plains, where the horizons stretch into the furthest distance and become one with the sky. Amboseli is renowned for its elephant populations. Accommodation is at Tortilis camp where lunch and dinner is included as are soft drinks, beers, house wine, non-luxury spirits, bush breakfast, sundowners as well as limited laundry.

Named after the natural forest of flat-topped acacia tortilis thorn trees that give it shade, the charming Tortilis Camp is situated on a sprawling private concession, accessed from within the renowned Amboseli National Park. Guests can expect elegant accommodation and endless views stretching to the majestic snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru in Tanzania. The camp’s beautifully-appointed tents are spacious, with comfortable beds, lovely ensuite bathrooms and a private veranda. Guests travelling with children can make use of the Family Tent and small groups can enjoy the comforts of the Private House. All accommodation options at Tortilis have exceptional mountain views.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the local airstrip and fly scheduled service to Laikipia. Tonight you will stay at Lewa Safari Camp which is built at a stunning location within the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, with outstanding game viewing and spectacular views to Mt. Kenya.

Lewa Wilidlife Conservancy is one of Kenya’s oldest private safari experiences. The 65,000 acre wildlife conservancy is home to about 10 percent of Kenya’s black rhino population, and the single largest population of Grevy’s zebra in the world.

Activities included at Lewa safari camp are game drives in 4WD land cruisers, guided bush walks, horse-riding & camel trekking (subject to availability), bush breakfasts, sundowners, archaeological site visits and educational talks on the history and the day to day operation of the Conservancy. All meals, soft drinks, beers, house wine, non-luxury spirits, bush breakfast, Sundowners as well as limited laundry are included.

Whether you opt to set out in safari vehicles 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.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the local airstrip for a scheduled flight to Maasai Mara game reserve. Your hosts will meet you at the airstrip and transfer you to your lodge. After lunch, there will be some time to relax before venturing out for the evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at Saruni Mara. Besides the three meals daily, soft drinks, beer, house wine, non-luxury spirits, bush breakfast, bush lunch, bush dinner and sundowners as well as limited laundry are included.

Enjoy the lodge’s scheduled game activities in Maasai Mara. Saruni is a deluxe and intimate lodge set in a private conservation area close to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. With accommodation for only 12 guests in six spectacular cottages, Saruni offers a new concept of safari: a real African adventure experienced in harmony with Maasai warriors and coupled with high standards of style and comfort. The atmosphere of the camp is informal but elegant. Each cottage has 220-volt electricity, elegant Italian bathroom fittings, polished wooden floors, and large bathrooms with canvas fronts that can be opened to offer you an amazing shower with a view. Decor is unique to each cottage and from the large verandas one can enjoy a unique view of the Mara plains and watch the many wild animals that come to the nearby waterhole. The camp offers its own private spa treatment centre, the Maasai Well-Being Space and the lodge offers one half hour complimentary massage per cottage per stay.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi. You will be met at the Wilson airport upon arrival and transferred to your dayroom at Fairmont Norfolk until your international flight.