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KENYA – SEPTEMBER 2026: NORTHERN WILDERNESS & THE GREAT MIGRATION
THIS JOURNEY COMBINES THE RUGGED BEAUTY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NORTHERN KENYA WITH THE DRAMA OF THE GREAT MIGRATION IN THE MASAI MARA. BEGIN IN THE REMOTE SERA CONSERVANCY, TRACKING RHINOS ON FOOT AND EXPERIENCING THE AGE-OLD TRADITIONS OF THE SAMBURU PEOPLE. VISIT THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY, WHERE ORPHANED CALVES ARE CARED FOR BEFORE RETURNING TO THE WILD, AND EXPLORE LANDSCAPES WHERE RARE SPECIES LIKE GREVY’S ZEBRA AND RETICULATED GIRAFFE ROAM.
CONTINUE INTO THE LEGENDARY MASAI MARA, WHERE IN SEPTEMBER THE PLAINS ARE FILLED WITH THE GREAT MIGRATION. WILDEBEEST AND ZEBRAS ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE MARA RIVER, A DRAMATIC SPECTACLE AS PREDATORS AND CROCODILES LIE IN WAIT. THIS EXPEDITION OFFERS A PERFECT BALANCE OF CULTURAL IMMERSION, WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS, AND ICONIC AFRICAN SCENES, DELIVERING AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE INTO THE VERY SOUL OF KENYA.
8 DAYS - LIMITED TO 6 GUESTS
DAY 1 - ARRIVAL IN NAIROBI
OUR AFRICAN JOURNEY BEGINS IN NAIROBI, THE VIBRANT CAPITAL OF KENYA. AFTER A WARM WELCOME AT THE AIRPORT, YOU’LL TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL. THE REST OF THE DAY IS AT LEISURE: RELAX AFTER YOUR FLIGHT, OR IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE CITY’S LIVELY ATMOSPHERE OF COFFEE HOUSES, MARKETS, AND MUSEUMS. OVERNIGHT IN A BOUTIQUE CITY HOTEL, 4★, BB.
HIGHLIGHT: ARRIVAL IN NAIROBI
DAY 2 – INTO THE NORTHERN CONSERVANCY
MORNING FLIGHT TO SERA CONSERVANCY, A WILD AND REMOTE AREA OF NORTHERN KENYA. AFTER LUNCH, ENJOY YOUR FIRST SAFARI AND THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE OF TRACKING BLACK RHINOS ON FOOT WITH EXPERT RANGERS. THE RUGGED LANDSCAPE AND SILENCE OF THE BUSH CREATE A TRULY IMMERSIVE ATMOSPHERE. OVERNIGHT IN A REMOTE AND LUXURY TENTED CAMP IN A PRIVATE CONSERVANCY, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: RHINO TRACKING ON FOOT – FIRST SAFARI IN THE WILD
DAY 3 – ENCOUNTERS WITH THE SAMBURU
SPEND THE DAY DISCOVERING THE CULTURAL HEART OF NORTHERN KENYA. WITNESS THE LEGENDARY SINGING WELLS, AN ANCIENT TRADITION WHERE SAMBURU HERDERS CHANT AS THEY DRAW WATER FOR THEIR LIVESTOCK, AND VISIT A SAMBURU VILLAGE FOR A RARE AND AUTHENTIC CULTURAL ENCOUNTER. IN THE AFTERNOON, CONTINUE YOUR SAFARI, WHERE EVERY DRIVE REVEALS NEW SURPRISES: FROM GRACEFUL ANTELOPES TO POWERFUL PREDATORS. OVERNIGHT IN AN EXCLUSIVE AND REMOTE TENTED CAMP IN A PRIVATE CONSERVANCY, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: SINGING WELLS – SAMBURU VILLAGE VISIT
DAY 4 – RETETI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY & SAMBURU
JOURNEY THROUGH RUGGED HILLS AND SAVANNAH TO THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY, WHERE ORPHANED ELEPHANTS ARE CARED FOR BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION. LATER, CONTINUE TO SAMBURU, A RESERVE OF DRAMATIC LANDSCAPES AND UNIQUE WILDLIFE. AT SUNSET, EMBARK ON A GAME DRIVE ALONG THE EWASO NG’IRO RIVER, WHERE LEOPARDS AND LIONS ARE OFTEN SEEN RESTING IN THE SHADE. OVERNIGHT IN A HILLSIDE SAFARI LODGE WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS, FB
HIGHLIGHT: ELEPHANT SANCTUARY – SUNSET SAFARI
DAY 5 – THE SAMBURU SPECIAL FIVE & FLIGHT TO THE MARA
MORNING SAFARI IN SAMBURU IN SEARCH OF THE REGION’S RARE “SPECIAL FIVE”: GREVY’S ZEBRA, RETICULATED GIRAFFE, BEISA ORYX, SOMALI OSTRICH, AND GERENUK. AFTER LUNCH, BOARD A CHARTER FLIGHT TO THE MASAI MARA, ARRIVING IN TIME FOR AN AFTERNOON SAFARI. THE SAVANNAH OPENS IN ALL ITS MAJESTY, WHERE EVERY GLANCE OFFERS A NEW SCENE OF WILD DRAMA. OVERNIGHT IN AN ECO-CAMP IN THE MASAI MARA, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: SAMBURU SPECIAL FIVE – FLIGHT TO THE MARA
DAY 6 – THE MASAI MARA
AT DAWN, RISE ABOVE THE PLAINS ON A HOT AIR BALLOON, WATCHING THE SUNLIGHT SPREAD OVER THE ENDLESS HORIZON. THE DAY CONTINUES WITH SAFARIS ACROSS THE MARA, WHERE HERDS OF WILDEBEEST AND ZEBRAS ATTRACT LIONS, CHEETAHS, AND LEOPARDS. FLOATING ABOVE OR DRIVING THROUGH, THIS IS THE MARA AT ITS MOST ICONIC AND UNFORGETTABLE. OVERNIGHT IN AN ECO-CAMP IN THE MASAI MARA, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: BIG CAT SIGHTINGS - OPTIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON SAFARI
DAY 7 – PRIVATE CONSERVANCY SAFARI
TRANSFER TO A PRIVATE CONSERVANCY BORDERING THE MASAI MARA. HERE THE EXPERIENCE IS MORE INTIMATE, WITH FEWER VEHICLES AND A STRONGER CONNECTION TO NATURE. ENJOY GAME DRIVES, OPTIONAL WALKING SAFARIS WITH MAASAI RANGERS, AND A SUNDOWNER WITH THE SKY BURNING RED OVER THE PLAINS. A PERFECT FINAL EVENING IN THE WILD. OVERNIGHT IN AN EXCLUSIVE ECO-CAMP IN A PRIVATE CONSERVANCY, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: PRIVATE CONSERVANCY – WALKING SAFARI
DAY 8 – FAREWELL TO THE SAVANNAH
ENJOY ONE LAST SUNRISE IN THE MASAI MARA FROM YOUR LODGE, BREATHING IN THE GOLDEN LIGHT AND STILLNESS OF THE BUSH. THEN BOARD YOUR FLIGHT BACK TO NAIROBI, CARRYING THE UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES OF THIS ADVENTURE. THE RHYTHM OF THE SAVANNAH WILL REMAIN WITH YOU LONG AFTER YOUR JOURNEY ENDS.