31st July: Arrive in Nairobi

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport at 20h55 with British Airways BA65, you will be met outside arrivals by a driver from ‘Airports & Beyond’ (+254 724 679 995) to whisk you across to the Tamarind Tree Hotel.

1st August: Nairobi to Masai Mara

This morning you will need to take the hotel shuttle service across to Wilson Airport (approx 10 mins) to check-in an hour before your Governors Aviation scheduled flight departing at 09h30 to the Masai Mara, arriving approx 10h15. A guide from Roca River Camp will meet you at the airstrip to take you on a game drive into Camp.

1st to 4th August: Roca River Camp, Masai Mara

The Masai Mara is located in South Western Kenya & together with Tanzania’s Serengeti it forms one of the world's most diverse and spectacular eco-systems. With riverine forest and short grass plains, this area is renowned for the most exceptional big game viewing worldwide.

Roca River Camp is set up on the banks of the beautiful Mara River in the shade of the unique riverine forest. Located in the world famous Masai Mara National Reserve and strategically located to have access to both the Mara Triangle and the greater reserve.

For the next few days you will be able to relax and enjoy all the daily adventures on offer, including game drives amongst the abundant wildlife, bush meals or ‘sundowners’ in the wilderness, hot air ballooning (to be booked in advance of your stay as an additional activity), cultural visits to the local ‘manyatta’/market, bush walks in a private conservancy, and bird watching.

4th August - Masai Mara to Laikipia

This morning you will be transferred back across to the nearby airstrip to meet your 10h30 departure from the Mara with Governors Aviation to Loisaba airstrip. On arrival at 11h30, a guide from Karisia will welcome you and drive you across to your first campsite to settle in to your tents before lunch.

4th to 7th August: Classic Walking Safari, Laikipia

Karisia specialises in walking safaris supported by camels. Our trips offer a unique perspective on not just the animals by the land they live in. On foot, we fine tune our senses and experience the country in vivid and exciting detail.

Over the next three days, you will wake up each morning to a hot shower and cup of coffee, and set off on foot to your next campsite, which is carried on a more direct route by the train of camels. Accompanied by a lead local Samburu guide with fantastic English and amazing knowledge of the area, wildlife and culture, as well as the rest of the team and a couple of riding camels, you will traverse beautiful landscapes that tell the story of a turbulent geologic past alongside the Rift Valley. Archeological artifacts like flints, shards, graves and pottery litter the ground, evidence of an equally rich cultural history. The wildlife in our part of Laikipia distinguishes the area for its diversity of large mammals, the greatest in Kenya. Elephants, the big cats, and other large predators thrive along side endangered species like the Grevy's Zebra, Wilddogs and Highland Hartebeest. Arriving at the next campsite in time for a delicious lunch and to relax during the heat of the day. Each afternoon you will go on another adventure - rock climbing, or perhaps a sundowner excursion on top of rock kopje with views that go on forever.

7th to 9th August: Tumaren Camp, Laikipia

Set on the edge of a wide plain this beautiful camp looks west towards granitic inselbergs that define our local landscape. Each tent is furnished uniquely and all the tents offer sweeping verandas from which most of our plains game can be spotted. The grasslands are rich with wildlife and you can spend hours watching animals wander by or photographing the huge variety of birds coming to the bird bath.

Tumaren is rich in wildlife and our Samburu and Masai guides provide a great perspective on not only the game but also the local cultures of Northern Kenya. Our guides will plan the days according to your desires, wildlife and the local calendar. Each day can include guided walks, camel rides, visits to the camel creche, game drives, birdwatching, picnics, tracking, visiting a local manyatta/market (if the day is right), visiting a school, rock climbing and swimming in our beautiful 20m pool.

9th & 10th August: Kerry & Jamie’s house, Burguret (near Nanyuki)

From Tumaren a driver will take you approx 2 hours by road, towards Mt Kenya, to Nanyuki. Kerry & Jamie live just south of Nanyuki on the Burguret River and you will be spending the next couple of days relaxing here with the Christian family.

11th August: Nanyuki to Lamu, North Coast

This morning, you will taken across to Nanyuki airstrip to meet your 11h30 Safarilink scheduled flight to Wilson Airport, Nairobi, landing at 13h15. You will need to connect across to the Skyward Express terminal for you 14h30 scheduled flight to Lamu, landing at 16h10. On arrival, a representative from Manda Bay will greet you and take you across by boat to the resort.

11th to 16th August: Manda Bay, Lamu

Manda Bay is a small privately owned boutique lodge located on the northern tip of Manda Island in the Lamu archipelago on Kenya’s coast. An unspoilt, secluded location where you can switch off from the rest of the world, take your shoes off and enjoy simplistic beauty in palm thatched cottages and open living spaces. Manda Bay combines the ultimate bush and beach experience with miles of soft white sand on a private beach and Coconut palms mixed with Doum palms, Acacia Tortilis and a variety of wildlife.

Activities include kayaking, sailing, windsurfing & SUP boarding. Also available but at an extra cost are deep sea fishing, all motorised activities, snorkelling & applicable conservation fees, spa treatments, archaeological visits, Lamu excursions & tours and a Dhow cruise.

16th August: Lamu to Nairobi/ Depart

You will be transferred back across to Lamu airport by boat to check-in for your scheduled Skyward Express flight departing at 16h40 back to Wilson Airport, Nairobi. On arrival at 18h30, a driver from ‘Airports & Beyond’ will be waiting and at your disposal until taking you across to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your evening departure on British Airways BA64 at 22h50.

CONTACT NUMBERS:

Kerry +254 721 836792

Amy +27 61 038 4583