Upon your arrival at Nairobi Airport, a moment marked with anticipation and the beginning of a memorable journey, you will be warmly welcomed and met by our representative. This greeting serves as a prelude to the adventure-filled experiences that await. You’ll be transferred in comfort to the boutique hotel House of Waine for your overnight rest.

House of Waine is an exclusive boutique hotel situated in the tranquil Karen suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. This family-owned establishment blends the personalized service and charm of a country house with the luxury and attention to detail of a premium hotel. Set on 2.5 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, each of the 11 uniquely decorated rooms offers a blend of modern and traditional African elegance. 

Today marks the beginning of a strikingly different safari chapter as you transfer after breakfast to Wilson Airport for your scheduled flight north into Samburu. As the aircraft descends, the landscape transforms into rugged hills, rocky outcrops, and the ribbon of the Ewaso Nyiro River cutting through an otherwise arid terrain. On arrival, you are met and transferred to Sasaab, dramatically positioned on a rocky ridge overlooking the river and surrounded by vast, untamed wilderness. As the only lodge in this remote area, Sasaab offers a profound sense of isolation and exclusivity, with sweeping views across Samburu land.

After settling into your spacious suite, you enjoy lunch and time to relax before heading out on your first afternoon game drive, introducing you to Samburu’s unique wildlife and desert-adapted species. The day concludes with sunset drinks back at the lodge and dinner beneath a star-filled sky, the sounds of the river drifting up from below.

You wake to expansive views over the Ewaso Nyiro and begin the day with a morning game drive, exploring this little-visited region with expert guides who bring deep knowledge of the landscape and its wildlife. Samburu is famed for its distinctive species and dramatic scenery, and game drives here feel exploratory and unhurried.

After breakfast, the day opens up to a range of included activities that allow you to experience the area beyond the vehicle. Guided nature walks reveal the smaller details of the ecosystem, while bird watching highlights the region’s rich and colourful avian life. Cultural visits with local Samburu communities offer meaningful insight into traditional life and the close relationship between people and land.

As evening approaches, you may choose to enjoy stargazing from the lodge, where the absence of light pollution reveals vast, brilliant night skies, before dinner and another peaceful night in this remote setting.

Your final full day at Sasaab continues at a relaxed and flexible pace, allowing you to tailor activities to your interests. Morning and afternoon game drives remain a highlight, but you may also opt for a guided camel walk, a traditional and quietly immersive way to move through the landscape while gaining perspective on Samburu culture.

Time back at the lodge allows for rest, reflection, and soaking in the views from your suite or the main lodge areas. For those seeking an added sense of adventure, optional experiences such as fly camping can be arranged at additional cost, offering the rare opportunity to spend a night under the stars in complete wilderness.

As your stay draws to a close, the combination of remote landscapes, varied activities, and genuine cultural connection leaves a lasting impression of Samburu as one of Kenya’s most distinctive and rewarding safari regions.

Today your journey shifts once more as you transfer to the Sasaab airstrip for a light aircraft flight south toward the fertile central highlands of Kenya. As the arid landscapes fall away, the scenery transforms into rolling farmland, forested hills, and the dramatic backdrop of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare range. On arrival at the Solio airstrip, you are met and transferred to Solio Lodge, set deep within the private Solio Ranch Conservancy, where you will spend the next three nights.

After settling into your elegant lodge, positioned within a secluded valley, you enjoy lunch and time to take in the surroundings before heading out on your first afternoon game drive. Solio is internationally recognised as one of Africa’s most successful private rhino breeding reserves, and sightings of both black and white rhino are exceptionally frequent, often in remarkable numbers. As the sun dips behind the Aberdares, you return to the lodge for a relaxed evening, dinner, and a sense of having entered a very different, richly rewarding safari environment.

You begin the day with a morning game drive across Solio’s open grasslands and acacia woodland, where wildlife viewing is both intimate and unhurried due to the exclusivity of the conservancy. Rhino are a constant presence, often seen grazing at close range, alongside plains game, lion, leopard, and a variety of birdlife.

After breakfast back at the lodge, the day offers a choice of included activities that allow you to experience the conservancy in varied and engaging ways. Guided walks provide insight into the landscape and conservation work, while horseback riding offers a unique and quietly exhilarating way to move through the reserve among wildlife. Mountain biking is also available, allowing you to explore Solio’s extensive terrain at your own pace.

In the afternoon, you head out once more for game viewing, followed by the option of a night drive after dinner, when nocturnal species emerge and the reserve takes on a different character under the stars.

Your final full day at Solio unfolds at a relaxed pace, shaped around your interests and the freedom afforded by this private conservancy. Morning and afternoon game drives continue to showcase Solio’s extraordinary rhino population and the success of its long-term conservation model, with the flexibility to spend meaningful time at sightings without interruption.

Between activities, you can enjoy the tranquillity of the lodge, take in views across the valley, or choose another guided experience such as walking, riding, or cycling. For those seeking a truly memorable addition, a scenic helicopter flight to Mount Kenya can be arranged at additional cost, offering breathtaking aerial views of the peaks and surrounding landscapes.

As evening falls, you return to the lodge for a final dinner, reflecting on a stay defined by rare wildlife encounters, exceptional access, and the distinctive intimacy of one of Kenya’s most important private reserves.

Today you journey south by light aircraft, transferring to the Nanyuki airstrip for your scheduled flight into the southern reaches of the Maasai Mara. As you descend, the landscape opens into wide grasslands cut by seasonal rivers, signalling your arrival in one of the most wildlife-rich corners of the ecosystem. You are met on landing and transferred to Sala’s Camp, your home for the next four nights, set in a secluded area near the Sand River and well away from the busier central Mara regions. This quieter location offers a strong sense of remoteness while placing you in a prime position for wildlife movement, particularly during the migration season.

After settling into your elegant tent overlooking the surrounding plains, you enjoy lunch and time to relax before heading out on your first afternoon game drive. Wildlife sightings are often immediate in this area, with plains game, elephants, and predators frequently encountered before you return to camp for dinner and a peaceful first evening in this exceptional setting.

You begin the day early with a morning game drive, exploring the network of riverbanks and open plains that make this part of the Mara so productive for wildlife. Sala’s Camp is ideally positioned near the Sand River, a key corridor during the wildebeest migration from roughly June through September, allowing excellent access to dramatic river crossings without the congestion found elsewhere. Even outside migration months, the area remains consistently rewarding, with strong populations of lion, leopard, cheetah, and resident plains game.

After breakfast back at camp, the middle of the day is relaxed and unhurried, offering time to rest or enjoy views from camp before heading out again in the late afternoon. As the light softens, the landscape takes on a golden hue, and you return to camp at sunset for dinner beneath the stars.

Today unfolds at a flexible pace, shaped by wildlife movements and your interests. Morning and afternoon game drives continue to take advantage of the camp’s strategic location along the southern boundary of the Mara, with opportunities to follow big cats, observe large herds, or spend time quietly watching activity along the riverbanks. Knowledgeable guides enrich each drive with insight into animal behaviour, ecology, and the broader Serengeti–Mara ecosystem, visible just across the Tanzanian border.

For a different perspective, an optional hot-air balloon safari can be arranged, offering sweeping aerial views of the plains at sunrise before a bush breakfast. Between activities, time at camp allows you to relax and absorb the atmosphere of this peaceful, wildlife-filled corner of the Mara.

Your final full day at Sala’s Camp is designed to make the most of this outstanding location. Morning and afternoon game drives allow you to revisit favourite areas or focus on species you may still wish to see, all within a setting that remains quieter and less pressured than the central reserve. Whether tracking predators, watching migration herds gather along the Sand River in season, or simply enjoying the scale and beauty of the landscape, the experience remains immersive and unhurried.

As evening falls, you return to camp for a final dinner, reflecting on a stay defined by exceptional wildlife access, a superb migration location, and the rare luxury of space and tranquillity in one of the Maasai Mara’s most coveted regions.

After a final early morning game drive and a relaxed breakfast, you are transferred to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi, where you are met on arrival at Wilson Airport and driven to the iconic Giraffe Manor. Set within twelve acres of private grounds and surrounded by 140 acres of indigenous forest in the leafy suburb of Langata, this historic manor evokes the romance and elegance of a 1930s East African safari house, with ivy-clad walls, gracious rooms, and tranquil gardens that feel far removed from the city beyond.

After settling in and enjoying lunch, the afternoon unfolds at an unhurried pace, allowing time to explore the grounds or relax on the terrace before one of the Manor’s most memorable traditions: afternoon tea with the giraffes. As tea is served, resident Rothschild’s giraffes often wander up from the forest, gently extending their long necks to peer through windows or join guests on the lawn, creating a uniquely intimate and light-hearted wildlife encounter.

Later, you can enjoy a quiet walk through the gardens or simply soak in the atmosphere of this extraordinary property before dinner. While the giraffes also make their famous appearances at breakfast the following morning, it is this relaxed afternoon ritual that often feels most magical, offering a final, unforgettable connection with Kenya’s wildlife and a fitting, graceful conclusion to your safari journey.

Your final morning begins with the unmistakable highlight of a stay at Giraffe Manor: breakfast with the giraffes. As you sit down to breakfast, the resident Rothschild’s giraffes wander up from the surrounding forest, gently extending their long necks to peer through open windows or join you on the terrace, creating one of Africa’s most iconic and genuinely joyful wildlife encounters. Far from a novelty, this intimate interaction is a memorable and fitting finale to your safari, offering a moment of calm, wonder, and connection that lingers long after the table is cleared.

After breakfast, you spend the day at The Retreat at Giraffe Manor, with a day pass arranged exclusively for guests of the main house. Located a short walk from the Manor and overlooking the forested giraffe sanctuary, The Retreat offers a serene wellness-focused environment designed to ease the transition from safari to onward travel. Here you can relax by the pool, enjoy spa treatments, or simply unwind in peaceful surroundings while watching giraffes move quietly through the trees beyond. The emphasis is on space, privacy, and restoration, making it an ideal way to slow the pace after days spent on safari.

Later in the day, you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight, carrying with you memories shaped by exceptional wildlife encounters, thoughtful pacing, and a rare sense of intimacy with nature. It is a graceful and well-balanced conclusion to your African journey, blending understated luxury with moments that are both deeply personal and entirely unforgettable.