Trip Narration & Activities.

We have a new 6 night / 7 day safari that includes 3 nights in the Mara during the peak season, when many places will be sold out.   

It offers a low priced alternative to the minibus tours to the big mass-market lodges for travellers who demand a high quality game-viewing experience with top class guides based at the camp.

The game drives are all in 4x4 vehicles with 3 nights in Selenkay Conservancy to include a full day in Amboseli park then 3 nights in Ol Kinyei Conservancy with a full day in the Mara Reserve.

Selenkay Conservancy is in the Amboseli eco-system and Ol Kinyei Conservancy is a very exclusive wildlife reserve in the Mara, teeming with animals including over 30 lions and 8 leopards.   

This is a great alternative to the budget-priced minibus tours to big lodges for those travellers who want a high quality safari game-viewing experience but who don't mind real camping in small tents, using sleeping bags. 

Itinerary:

Day 1:

Drive from Nairobi to Selenkay Conservancy (102 miles, 4 hours), stopping en route to buy your choice of drinks for the next 3 days and arriving for a late lunch at camp. All meals and mineral water are provided in camp. Take a rest after lunch and then go out on an afternoon game drive to explore the Selenkay Conservancy. All the big cats have been seen in the Conservancy as well as elephants and a wide range of species including large numbers of giraffes, zebra, and antelopes. There are also less common animals to be seen such as the long-necked gerenuk gazelle, lesser kudu and African wildcat. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Selenkay.

Day 2:

After an early breakfast spend the morning on a game drive in the Selenkay Conservancy and an escorted nature walk with Maasai guides, returning to camp for lunch. In the afternoon you will visit a nearby Maasai Village where you will get to known more about the way of life of a Masai before enjoying a night game drive with a spotlight to seek out the nocturnal animals as you head back to camp in the dark. Dinner and overnight in camp at Selenkay.   

Day 3:

Early breakfast and then drive through the bush into Amboseli National Park for a full day there with good views of Kilimanjaro and close-up observation of elephants, as well as many other species. Return to camp in Selenkay Conservancy later in the afternoon after a picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight in the camp at Selenkay.

Day 4:

After breakfast drive out of the Conservancy and back to Nairobi to transfer to Wilson Airport to catch the afternoon light aircraft flight to the Mara, arriving at 4pm. Upon arrival at the airstrip in the Mara you will be transferred to the Mobile Camp in Ol Kinyei Conservancy and shown to your tent, before heading out on an evening game drive in the conservancy to see some of the wildlife for which the Mara is famous. Return to camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 5:

Wake up at dawn and enjoy an early game drive in the conservancy on the look out for the big cats, returning to camp for a late breakfast followed by an escorted nature walk and then lunch. In the afternoon enjoy another gamedrive in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy with a night drive as you head back to camp driving in the dark with a spotlight for the chance to see the nocturnal animals. Dinner and overnight at camp in Ol Kinyei.

Day 6:

An early breakfast followed by a full day of game viewing in the Mara Reserve, taking a picnic lunch. Return to the camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Day 7:

A final short early morning game drive in the conservancy followed by breakfast and then leave camp for the 4 hour drive back to Nairobi depending on your flight timings, you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home.