Jambo! Welcome to Kenya. Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm. You can arrive at any time as there are no activities planned until this important meeting. Please ask the hotel reception where it will take place. If you can't arrange a flight that will arrive in time for this, consider arriving a day early so you are able to attend. If you are going to be late, please inform the hotel reception. We'll be collecting your insurance details and next of kin information at this meeting, so please ensure you have these to give to your host. If you arrive early, perhaps head out and explore the National Museum of Kenya, the Karen Blixen Museum or the highly recommended Bomas of Kenya where traditional homesteads of several Kenyan tribes are displayed at an outdoor village.

Notes: Petty theft is common in Nairobi as well other part of the world. As a general rule, the safest place for your valuables is on your person in a neck wallet or money belt. Your hotel room or reception may also have a safe in which to store things. If you do decide to go exploring, make sure you get local advice on where it is and isn't safe to walk – particularly for later in the day. Be careful not to leave your bags unattended on chairs or the floor when you're in a bar or restaurant. Without being paranoid, appearing vigilant is a great deterrence to would-be thieves. Also, make scans of important travel documents and email them to yourself – this will save you hours of time in paperwork if anything does happen.

ACCOMMODATION

• Wildebeest eco camp

MEAL PLAN

• Bed and breakfast

This morning we will visit Tamaki School which is under HELPING HAND SAFARI support. We will spend some time with kids and later we head to Samburu national reserve. Our driving distance will be 324km to our destination which is the hidden gem of Kenya. Depending on time to our destination we might have an evening game drive. The unique and the specialty of Samburu is the wildlife is totally different from other park we have in Kenya such as reticulated giraffes, Somali ostrich, orex, gerenuk.

ACCOMMODATION

• Nashipai eco camp

MEALS PLAN

• 1 dinner, 1 breakfast, 1 lunch

Early morning game drive looking for animals and later at midday we head back to the camp for hot lunch. The reason of taking a break in the midday is it do get hot and animals are less active than early morning and late evening. But we can decide and spend the whole day with our packed lunched as we may never know what can happen with nature.

ACCOMMODATION

• Nashipai Samburu or similar

MEAL PLAN

• 1,breakfast, 1 lunch,1 dinner

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Full day game drive

This lovely day we visit one of the most hidden gem of Samburu which is operated by community.  Reteti elephant sanctuary is a community project that helps to protect the animals and taking care of some elephant’s calf’s which there mother has died due to poachers or died due to a certain virus called anthrax.

Elephant’s babies will be brought to a nursing home to be taken care of and after a certain period they will introduced back to the wilderness. We will have a chance to see them being feed with milk and feeding the baby giraffes to

After we finalize with Reteti  we head back to Samburu but this time will be cultural experience. We will spend a night in a build Manyatta house build by Samburu people. This will include some activities such as Samburu cultural dance, fire making, goat slaughtering and roasting.

ACCOMMODATION

• Nashipai eco camp

MEALS PLAN

• 1, breakfast , 1 lunch, 1 dinner

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Samburu cultural experience

Leaving Samburu to Nanyuki our driving distance will be 118 km, which will take 3 to 4 hours before we arrive at our destination. This will include a few stops, such as toilet and photo stops if Mount Kenya is clear. Nanyuki has a history as it is known as the city where the railway ended due to the railway workers involved in alcohol and having fun with ladies and they didn’t continue with the job. This gives you time to explore Nanyuki town before we head to our accommodation.

Later in the evening, our guide will meet us at the hotel for more information about hiking and safety precautions.

ACCOMMODATION

• Comfort Inn Nanyuki, Sportsman Inn, Nanyuki Villas or similar

MEALS PLAN

• 1 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast

After we are done with breakfast, time to hit the road to the main entrance of Mount Kenya National Park. This will be a hiking day trip to Mount Kenya second tallest mountain in East Africa as Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain and the only tallest standing mountain in the world.

Parked lunch will be carried from our hotel as we will be out the day, or it will depend on how strong you feel. No hiking skills are required at all this will be easy in some places, and if you feel tired, the guide will stop for you to take a breath.

The area has a history as the freedom fighters of Kenya used to hide in some cave as hide out from the British colony as Kenya was under the British colony. Most of the British people settled in the central province, and they introduced tea and coffee farming.

ACCOMMODATION  

• Comfort Inn Nanyuki, Sportsman Inn, Nanyuki Villas or similar

MEAL PLAN

• 1 breakfast, 1 Parked lunch, 1 dinner

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Mount Kenya day trip hike

This morning, our driving distance will be 169 km to our destination, staying at a camp built at the edge of the Menengai crater. This is to split our destination halfway to avoid the long drive to Maasai  Mara.  Menengai crater is believed to be the mountain of many gods, and locals believe it has some evil spirit, but this was because of the volcano. 

ACCOMMODATION

• Maili Saba eco camp

MEALS PLAN

• 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Walking inside the caves

Once we finish breakfast and park our luggage in the jeep, we proceed to the Maasai land, where we will spend a night in camp-built structures resembling the Maasai Manyatta houses with toilets and showers inside as wild animals surround the premises. This will be the great experience of a lifetime as you will have a chance to learn the difference between the Samburu culture, the Maasai culture, and their tribe. Nature walks in the camp will be included as they will show you how they use some trees as medication for different diseases and some trees can provide washing soap.

A Maasai lady started the camp called Helen as a rescuing place for early marriages for young girls and protecting them. The place has a Maasai village, which she has built, and allows some widows to live there. She trains them how to make bracelets and sells them to tourists so they can earn a living.

ACCOMMODATION   

• Tepesua eco camp

MEALS PLAN

• 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Nature walks within the camp
• Maasai dance
• Visiting the Maasai village
• Visiting the kindergarten school

After all the biggest day and everyone’s dream has come. Driving distance from tepesua to Maasai mara will be 39 km to the main entrance of the park. Maasai mara national reserve is under Narok county government and the land belongs to the Maasai community. Maasai mara the world 7^th wonders of the world due to the wildebeest migration which happens only in July and August but sometimes they can cross by the end of June but all will depend by the season of the rain.

We will have a full day game drive moving around the park and looking for wildlife as Maasai mara is a home of the big five which are Elephant, black rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. It offers a lot different species of grazers and browsers and the birds.

ACCOMMODATION

• Crocodile camp, Osiruai camp, Rovers camp or similar

MEALS PLAN

• 1 breakfast , 1 lunch, 1 dinner

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Full day game drive

The two full days will be spent exploring more of Maasai Mara and the Mara triangle, which is the main crossing of wildebeest happen. One of the full days can be used as a balloon safari ride flying over Maasai Mara. This will be a great experience that I have had, and it is something that if you have time I can say yes to.

The activities of the balloon safari can be paid for by using a Visa card or credit card, and the charges are per person. The best part of it is having breakfast in the middle of Maasai mara while watching some animals moving around. Lunch will be picked up from the hotel as most of the day will be spent out.

ACCOMMODATION

• Crocodile camp, Osiruai camp, Rovers camp or similar

MEALS PLAN

• 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Balloon safaris (USD 450) per person

After breakfast, we will head to Naivasha, and our driving distance will be 227 km, which will be about 5 hours to our destination. Naivasha is one of the greatest and most famous places due to the farming of roses and flowers. Nearly 50% of the rose flowers in the world come from Naivasha, and the main market is in Holland before they are taken to other places.

From our hotel to Naivasha, the distance will be 210 km, which will take nearly 6 6-hour drive due to stops in between as there will be some historical sites to visit.

Elsamere visit and Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus. The lake is almost 13 km across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five metres.

Lake area varies greatly according to rainfall, with an average range between 114 and 991 sq km. At the beginning of the 20th Century, Naivasha completely dried up and effectively disappeared. The resulting open land was farmed until heavy rains a few years later caused the lake to return to existence, swallowing up the newly established estates.

The lake and its surroundings are rich in natural bounty, and the fertile soils and water supply have made this one of Kenya’s prime agricultural regions. Much of the lake is surrounded by the yellow-barked Acacia Xanthophlea forests, known as the yellow fever tree.

At 0330 hours, embark on your afternoon boat ride on the shore of the lake and a visit to Elsamere Museum for a short movie of “Born Free” and High Tea before departing to the lodge for dinner.

Elsamere Overview

Once a holiday home and later a retirement home for the Adamson, Elsamere remains a unique destination in Naivasha; at Elsamere, history connects with the future, as conservation is our main objective. Re-kindle the memories of Born Free by watching the documentary The Joy Adamson Story and visiting the museum.

ACCOMMODATION

• Fish eagle, Crescent camp or similar

MEALS PLAN

• Bed and breakfast only

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Evening boat ride

After we are all done with our breakfast, it is time to head out for nature as our first activity of the day. This will be the lifetime experience as you will be walking a safari close enough to wildlife. You will only be about 5 to 10 metres away from giraffes, zebras, antelopes, warthog, eland, the largest antelope, and various spices of birds. This will not be done by vehicle but by walking game drive so you need to have proper shoes and clothes that are friendly ecosystem. There after lunch will be served at the crater lake on a floating restaurant. After a walking safari and lunch, we headed to the only national park where you can cycle or walk in Kenya. Hells gate is one the best places and is famous due to the clip of The Lion King done at the gorge, King David was edited in Hells Gate National Park still, Celine Dion the famous Canadian love song singer. 

ACCOMMODATION

• Fish eagle, Crescent camp or similar

MEALS PLAN

• Bed and breakfast only

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

• Hells Gate National Park

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Morning nature walk
• Bike hiring

Today is driving day towards the coast side of Kenya. Our driving distance will be 377 km to our destination. This will be about a 6- to 7-hour drive, including a few stops along the way, including toilet stops. The place you will be staying is one of the most famous due to the hotel's history and structures. The roots of the salt lick run back to Mississippi in the 1800s. Scott Roberts is the current owner of the salt, which was found by her grandmother, Bettie Howard, who came to this land from Desoto, Miss in 1867.

ACCOMMODATION

• Salt lick

MEALS PLAN

• 1 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast

EVENING ACTIVITIES

• Relaxing day

Early morning game drive without breakfast, but we will head out for a bush breakfast later. This will be a great place to experience life in the bush and bush breakfast while enjoying the view of Taita hills. After a nice and lovely breakfast and more games, we return to the hotel for a relaxing evening and enjoy watching elephants and other animals around our camp.

If clients are interested in sundowner, that can be arranged from hotel reception at an extra cost.

ACCOMMODATION

• Salt lick Taita

MEALS PLANS

• 1 bush breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Sundowner

We will depart our accommodation and head to Voi railway station, where we will get a train to Mombasa. From Mombasa town, we will get a transfer vehicle to Diani Beach where will have time to relax and enjoy the beach. This will be the best time to explore the beauty of Diani Beach, which shares the coastline with Tanzania. 

This will be a free evening time to have some cocktails on the white sand of Diani Beach breathe take time and relax.

ACCOMMODATION

• Swahili Beach, Pine Woods, Baobab Resort, Diani Marine Villas or similar

MEALS PLAN

• 1 breakfast, 1 dinner

This will be free days for enjoying the beach after some few day spend in the bush. Time to explore and see what activities can be done while in Diani for 3 nights before heading back home.

We will be in one hotel for those night so this will give you opportunities to decide what you can do or time to take a breath and relax. There are few activities you can do on the beach side such as dolphin tours, African pool that look like a map of Africa when the ocean water has disappeared, snorkeling or you can visit any marine park.

ACCOMMODATION

• Swahili Beach, Pine Woods, Baobab Resort, Diani Marine Villas or similar

MEALS PLAN

• 1 breakfast,1 dinner

Depending on your flight back home we will be transferred to the airport to catch up the flight back home. This will be the end of the great adventure of lifetime.

Time to say good bye to the lovely Kenya and our fellows friends from the trip.