Captivating Kenya

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Captivating Kenya



Tour Description:

This safari adventure combines two prime wildlife regions including the Maasai Mara and invites guests to participate in Kenya’s conservation success story.  How Your Trip Matters While exploring diverse regions of Kenya, you actively participate in helping rhino, rescued elephants and local communities. A donation is also made to care for orphaned elephants at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. Highlights Explore Kenya’s oldest national park in search of endangered black and white rhino. Discover the untamed beauty of the Mara and the pristine wilderness of the northern frontier. Experience a behind the scenes tour of Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, Kenya’s first community owned and managed elephant orphanage. Enjoy one of the world's best hotels, the magical Mahali Mzuri. Observe the Mara's cycle of life and learn about the Maasai's relationship with wildlife.    MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences are conscious travel experiences chosen with great care based on the positive social or environmental impact they have both on their communities, and on those who experience them: our guests. You can identify these experiences across our trips by locating the MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience seal.

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Monday 01 Jul 24 — Saturday 31 Aug 24Starting at $18,195 Get a Quote


ITINERARY

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Day 1. Arrive Nairobi, Kenya Jambo na Karibu! After a warm welcome, you’ll be driven to your boutique lodge located on the edge of Nairobi National Park. (D) The Emakoko 1

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Day 2. Nairobi Enjoy a morning Nairobi National Park Safari before the crowds arrive. Learn about the ways your stay benefits the black rhino and local schools and perhaps visit a community before touring the capital city of Nairobi. (BLD) Learn about the family-owned lodge's amazing projects to help the local communities and endangered wildlife in Nairobi National Park. The Emakoko 2

Rwanda in the Mist
Day 3. Nairobi/ Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy Your safari takes off with a flight to the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in the northern frontier of Kenya. Meet your expert ranger for a game drive and start exploring the conservancy’s dramatic landscape. You’ll be delighted by the varied wildlife that can be spotted here. Be sure to watch for leopard, wild dog and reticulated giraffe. (BLD) Sarara Treehouses 3

Rwanda in the Mist
Day 4. Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy Namunyak is home to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. On today’s visit you are paired with an elephant keeper and given a behind the scenes tour of the sanctuary. Watch the elephants as they receive their bottles and play in the mud, all the while learning valuable skills, so that they might be re-introduced into the wild. Cap off the day with a night game drive in search of nocturnal species. (BLD) Visit the community-run Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and meet the women elephant keepers who are breaking barriers while taking care of these orphaned animals. Watch in awe as the elephants receive their bottles and play in the mud, all the while learning valuable skills, so that they might be re-introduced into the wild. On safari with us, a donation is also made to the care for elephants. Sarara Treehouses 4

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Day 5. Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy Immerse yourself in the culture of the Samburu people. During the dry season visit the unique singing wells to observe the warriors as they chant and collect water for their cattle. Co-existing with the wildlife, this semi-nomadic pastoralist tribe is an intrinsic part of this remote wilderness. (BLD) Sarara Treehouses 5

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Day 6. Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy/ Maasai Mara - Olare Motorogi Conservancy Fly to the magical Maasai Mara for a luxurious stay in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy. The Mara has the greatest and most diverse concentration of wildlife in Africa today. After settling in to your tented camp, voted a #1 Hotel in the World by Travel+Leisure readers, embark on a game drive with your ranger. (BLD) Mahali Mzuri 6

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Day 7. Maasai Mara - Olare Motorogi Conservancy Each day will be dramatically different as you take game drives with your expert rangers. Spot countless big game, birds and smaller animals that frequent the Mara’s tree-flecked grasslands. The Olare Motorogi Conservancy offers the added bonus of off road driving, night game drives, and incredible walking safaris – as well as the exclusivity and privacy of limited access. Disconnect from the hustle and bustle and fall under the spell of this enchanting landscape. (BLD) Mahali Mzuri 7

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Day 8. Maasai Mara - Olare Motorogi Conservancy Perhaps start with a dawn adventure in a hot air balloon safari over the Mara (additional cost). Perhaps take time on a game drive and watch the Mara’s cycle of life slowly unfold. Sit quietly for hours observing a day in the life of a pride of Mara lions and chat with your local trackers and guides to learn about the Maasai's relationship with wildlife. A pastoral people, the local Maasai have learned to better live with wildlife. You can also join the locals as they take care of their cattle, goats and sheep on a village tour. (BLD) Mahali Mzuri 8

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Day 9. Maasai Mara - Olare Motorogi Conservancy / Depart Soak up your last morning on safari before returning to Nairobi. This afternoon, enjoy a bit of last minute shopping and lunch. A dayroom is at your disposal until you are transferred to the airport for your international departure flight. (BL) 9