9 Days Wild Frontier

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.

You will be met at your hotel and be driven to the Nairobi’s Wilson airport. Take a schedule flight to the “True Wilderness Park” – Samburu Game Reserve. You will be met and transferred to Saruni Samburu. Saruni Samburu’s six luxury, eco-chic villas are open and spacious, heralding spectacular views over Kalama Conservancy and Mount Kenya. As the only lodge in over 200,000 acres of unspoiled wilderness teeming with wildlife to explore exclusively, and guided by Samburu warriors passionate about their land and culture, the safari experience at Saruni Samburu is intimate and truly exceptional.

Day3:
Spend the whole day exploring Samburu Game Reserve. Samburu National Reserve is situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River, there is plenty to attract wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains. The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five). The reserve is also home to elephants and large predators such as the lion, leopard and cheetah. Kamunyak the miracle lioness that adopted the baby oryx was as a resident in the reserve. Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded.

After your Sumptous Breakfast, fly out on your Schedule Flight to Lake Elementaita. This sapphire-blue soda lake of is one of the Eastern Rift Valley lakes, lying between Naivasha and Nakuru. The 48,000-acre Soysambu conservancy on the west of the lake covers two thirds of its shoreline and is East Africa’s only nesting site for the great white pelican. In total, the conservancy protects over 450 bird species. Rothschild giraffe also breed here, and other wildlife includes eland, warthog and zebra. The conservancy is home to the exclusive Lake Elementeita Serena Camp. Intimate and classic, the camp sits in gardens dotted with acacia trees that lead down to the lake. Spacious ‘tents’ are more like small houses, sitting on stone platforms with a wooden front door, glass windows and canvas roof. All are traditionally furnished with a nod to safaris of old and feature a four-poster bed. There’s the option this afternoon to take a boat ride or relax at the camp.

Day 5:
After breakfast, hop into your 4x4 Safari Landcruiser and head to Lake Nakuru National Park, which offers one of the best chances to see rhino as well as migratory birds. Enjoy full day game drives and take in the views from the park’s viewpoints, you will enjoy your packed lunches from the Babboon Cliff.

Enjoy a bush breakfast on the shores of the lake as you watch hippos, birds and wildlife around you. After breakfast you’ll take your next luxurious flight to the world famous Maasai Mara. Your guide will welcome you at the airstrip and drive you to Karen Blixen Camp. Set on the banks of the Mara River 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.

During the day, enjoy a game drive through Masai Mara. The game reserve is best known for its wildebeest and zebra migration. We also offer you the option to go on a balloon safari (for a surcharge) and to enjoy a spectacular birds-eye view of Kenya. Spend the days exploring the vast wildlife areas of the Mara North Conservancy. Mara North Conservancy is a beautiful private wilderness area of more than 30,000 hectares. The Masai Mara is famous for its unique concentration of wildlife, birds, rich vegetation and open savannah. It has been classified one of the “Seven Wonders of the World” due to the extraordinary annual migration (July – November) when over 1.3 million wildebeest and zebras cross from the Serengeti to the Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures.

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 Emara Hotel Ole Sereni until your international flight.