The Experience
Departs: Year round (except April & May) DAY 1 Nairobi, Kenya Your flight lands in Nairobi, Kenya. Your driver will meet you in arrivals and transfer you to your hotel for overnight accommodations. Ngong House is a unique experience, a private home stay situated in the Karen neighborhood in Nairobi, near the Ngong Hills, just a few minutes away from the house where Karen Blixen once had her coffee farm. Although you will be staying in tree houses you will enjoy a very high degree of luxury. Ngong House Includes: Breakfast & dinner DAYS 2 & 3 Shaba National Reserve, Kenya Meet your driver and transfer to Nairobi Wilson Airport for your charter flight to Shaba National Reserve. Your guide will be waiting at the airstrip to transfer you to your camp. Joy’s Camp is the perfect choice for discerning guests interested in a glimpse of Kenyan history, as well as those looking for an authentic wildlife experience combined with the comfort of a luxury-tented camp. Closed in the rainy seasons of April, May & November. Joy’s Camp Includes: All meals, soft drinks, beer, house wines & non-luxury spirits, safari activities & laundry DAYS 4 & 5 Laikipia, Kenya Today you move to the Laikipia area to continue your safari. You have a chared charter flight to the Lewa Downs Airstrip in the Kenyan Highlands. On arrival, you guide will be waiting to transfer you to your lodge. Borana is not just a game sanctuary it is also a working ranch. It has panoramic views of Mount Kenya, across the Lewa Plains to the Ngare Ndare Forest. Two strings of horses, mountain bikes, game walks, cross-cultural experiences and plenty of excuses for a night fly camping await visitors. Borana Safari Lodge Includes: All meals, local drinks, laundry & safari activities DAYS 6 & 7 Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Time to move to the Masai Mara National Reserve today via a scheduled flight from Lewa Downs. Your flight carries you into the Mara where your guide will be waiting to drive you to camp. Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo is luxurious tented safari accommodation at its best with exquisite suites attended by a personal butler set in the magnificent Masai Mara. Bateleur Camp at Kichwa Tembo Includes: All meals, local drinks, laundry & safari activities DAYS 8 10 Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Today you have a leisurely game viewing drive to the southeast corner of the Mara to your next stop, Cottar’s Camp. The Cottar’s 1920’s Safari Camp is a six roomed authentic tented camp situated in an extensive and exclusive concession between the Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Loliondo Reserves. Cottars Camp Includes: All meals, local drinks, laundry & safari activities DAYS 11 13 Funzi Island, Kenya It’s beach time! You take a scheduled flight from the Mara back to Nairobi, then on to the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa. Here you connect onto your short charter flight to Funzi Island. The Funzi Keys unique appeal is its luxurious seclusion and beautiful natural scenery. Surrounded by water and superbly located on a west-facing beach with glorious views of the African sunset, this remote and exclusive hideaway is the perfect place to escape from the outside world in style. Funzi Keys Includes: All meals, local drinks DAY 14 Depart After two glorious weeks, it’s time to pack up your swimsuits and camera gear to make ready for the journey home. Your charter flight from Funzi takes you back to Mombasa where you connect onto your scheduled flight back to Nairobi. On arrival, your driver will transfer you to the Nairobi International Airport to meet your departure flight.