9 Days Wild Encounters

Upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be welcomed and help transfer to the upmarket Macushla House. Founded by an Irish family, this property offers the amenities of a hotel in a personal and warm home environment. Macushla is a small, owner-managed guesthouse with a warm, homely feel. There are two lounges where guests can play board games or read a book from the library about the local culture, as well as a self-service bar. A swimming pool provides relief during the warmer months, and vervet monkeys are known to swing from the branches around the hotel walls.While Macushla doesn’t provide many activities, it’s conveniently located a short drive from the Giraffe Centre, the Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi National Park and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.

Breakfast and transfer to the domestic airport for your flight to the wild and rugged Samburu. Met and transferred to Saruni Samburu. Saruni Samburu’s six luxury villas are open and spacious, heralding spectacular views over Kenya’s Northern Frontier District, and on a clear day Mount Kenya in the distance. The warm and welcoming hospitality makes for an intimate and exceptional experience. The lodge is revered for its innovative, eco-chic architecture and interesting design and décor, as well as its Italian-inspired cuisine. Guests can enjoy the vast panoramas from the dining and lounge area, the infinity pool and Samburu Wellbeing Space. Saruni Samburu is the only lodge in Kalama Conservancy, which borders Samburu National Reserve, with a vast expanse of unspoiled wilderness to explore and exclusively enjoy.

An immaculate glamping-style suite awaits your arrival at the phenomenal Kalama Conservancy, a private reserve sharing the purity of the African landscape from your chic, secluded accommodation. Upon arrival, you may join an experienced ranger for a behind-the-scenes wildlife tour to breathtaking game viewing spots sprinkling the untamed landscape. In the afternoon, you may gaze upon the stars twinkling in the night sky without the interruption of light pollution common to populated places. With exceptional stargazing equipment available, you will be able to see the furthest stars and planets floating around our universe.

After breakfast, bid Samburu goodbye and fly to the world famous Masai Mara. On arrival you will be met and assisted transfer to the luxurious Saruni Mara with game drive enroute. Known as one the most stylish safari accommodations in the Masai Mara, Saruni Mara is just the right combination of luxury and classic safari charm. This boutique lodge is tucked away in a secluded valley in the heart of the Mara North Conservancy. It’s the perfect starting point for (private) game drives and guided nature walks led by the lodge’s Masai guides and trackers. Saruni Mara Safari Lodge consists of five charming thatched cottages, one private villa and a family villa, all perched against a forested hillside. The view from each of the cottages and villas is stunning. The positioning of the lodge gives guests just the right vantage point for the most breathtaking sunsets.

The Masai Mara is a must-see for every safari traveller. Take to the crystal blue skies for a birds-eye-view of the golden African plains and its many inhabitants. For a more up close and personal encounter, embark on a thrilling jeep safari among the area’s lions, elephants and other wildlife. The Masai Mara National Reserve & conservancies never fail to entice and excite.

5am coffee, early morning game drive. Breakfast. You will thereafter be transferred to the airstrip for your maiden flight to Wilson airport Nairobi. Marking the end of another memorable tour. Lunch will be on own arrangements, therafter transfer to JKIA for your onward flight.