Kenya African Safari Adventure

Upon arrival, we’ll be greeted by our local guides and given a special welcome to prepare us for our once-in-a-lifetime trip. We’ll spend a leisurely evening at the hotel, so we are well-rested for upcoming activities.

Today we begin at the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage where we can watch the baby elephants get a mud-bath and learn about the orphanage’s efforts to save and care for these orphaned elephants before gradually reintegrating them into the wild. Climb to the top of the Giraffe Center’s platform to get eye-to-eye with the giraffes and hand feed them. Enjoy lunch at the Karen Blixen Museum and Coffee Garden, made famous by her memoir, Out of Africa. Watch the women of the Kazuri Bead Factory make their handmade ceramic beads, colorful jewelry, and pottery. Return to the hotel to freshen up before our welcome dinner party at the Manji Family residence.

Arriving at the Samburu National Reserve, set in the rugged semi-arid northern region with spectacular scenic landscapes, we’ll enjoy a warm welcome lunch and free time to relax before heading out on an afternoon game drive. The Samburu region is the best place to see the Twiga gazelle, the Oryx, the Reticulated Giraffe, Somali ostrich, and Grevy’s zebra. This region is a place of breathtaking and magical beauty, with deep red sunsets silhouetting the palms. Watch for leopards emerging at dusk to hunt along the river.

Spend this day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game viewing drives in both Samburu and Buffalo Springs Game Reserves. These reserves provide some of the best and most colorful game viewing in the country. Watch for wildlife along the green, scenic riverbanks of the Ewaso Nyiro River, meandering through this normally dry and vast region. Step into the heart of Kenya’s rugged northern frontier and discover the resilient spirit of the Samburu Manyatta tribe, where centuries-old traditions thrive amid arid landscapes. A visit offers a rare chance to witness their vibrant culture, ingenious survival techniques, and deep communal bonds shaped by life in one of Africa’s most unforgiving terrains.

Travel to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where your tented camp overlooks one of the busiest waterholes and offers an astounding view of the Big Five and a myriad of plains game. In the afternoon, we’ll enjoy a game drive through this conservancy with a stop at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary. This charming establishment was founded by the Jane Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned chimps and refuge for the protected black rhino.

The day begins with a thrilling morning game drive through acacia dotted savannahs, spotting rhinos, lions, and giraffes, followed by a sunset safari that reveals the nocturnal magic of the conservancy. Spend the evening overlooking the watering hole, listening to wild animal sounds as they echo across the plains under a starry night sky.

After breakfast, we depart for Lake Nakuru National Park with a brief stop at Thompson’s Falls offering stunning views with the sweet sound of rushing water surrounding us. After lunch, we’ll go on a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Watch for prides of lion, Cape buffalo, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, black and white rhino, impalas, and the elusive leopard. With over 300 bird species recorded within the park, this is a bird watcher’s paradise.

After a sumptuous breakfast, we’ll continue to Maasai Mara, one of the only regions left in Kenya where visitors can see animals in the same super abundance as existed a century ago. Maasai Mara Game Reserve is famous for the Big Five: lions, Cape buffalo, savanna elephant, black rhino, and leopards. The vast savannah grasslands spread out as far as the eye can see and are home to impalas, waterbucks, gazelles, topis, and wildebeests, among others. After an exciting day, we’ll enjoy dinner together before retiring for the night.

Today we’ll spend another day on the Maasai Mara Reserve searching for the Big Five that Maasai Mara is famous for. With a little luck, we may witness a leopard or cheetah sprinting across the grasslands to make a kill.

This is our last chance to take in the abundant wildlife and landscapes of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Be sure to have your camera ready for your last day out on safari.

It’s time to say goodbye to our Kenyan safari adventure. After a leisurely breakfast, we’ll fly to Nairobi and enjoy lunch together. We’ll transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for our overnight flight home. Na safari njema! (Have a good trip!)

Return home with your heart full, your camera loaded, and unforgettable memories of your Kenyan safari adventure.