Today after breakfast you will be transferred to Wilson Airport for your flight to Sasaab for three nights. Sasaab is situated on a rocky ridge above the banks of the mighty Ewaso Nyiro river in north-central Kenya. Here in the heart of Samburu land, Sasaab is the only lodge in the vicinity and the safari experience is all the more spectacular for the location’s wildness, in an area renowned for its variant species. Sasaab prides itself on our hospitality and our friendly and attentive staff strive to make every guests’ experience unforgettable.

Enjoy guided walks, bird watching, stargazing, game drives, a camel ride or spend a night or two in the further reaches of the conservancy fly camping and sleeping under the stars. Sasaab also has close ties with the local Samburu tribes who are delighted to share their traditions and actively encourage guests to visit.

You will be transferred to the Sasaab airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Solio Ranch. Met on arrival and transfer to Solio Lodge for three nights.  Solio is located on a private wildlife sanctuary, tucked in the valley between the lofty slopes of Mount Kenya and the peaks of the Aberdare Mountains, directly north of Nairobi.  The Solio Reserve is internationally recognized as the most successful private rhino breeding reserve in Kenya and visitors will find that sightings of up to 40 rhinoceros at a time are not uncommon. The wildlife experience here is intense and exclusive with 19,000 acres of conservancy surrounded by 45,000 acres of ranch and just one lodge – Solio Lodge – in the middle of it.

At Solio Lodge we offer a wide range of activities. Night and day game drives offer guests a chance to see many species including black and white rhinoceros, leopard, lion, cheetah, buffalo, zebra, giraffe and warthog. There are other exciting ways to see the terrain, among them walking, horse riding and mountain biking around Solio Ranch. You can take a helicopter ride to nearby Mount Kenya and enjoy a hilltop picnic breakfast, or go trout fishing in the Aberdare National Park. 

This morning you will be transferred to the Nanyuki airstrip for your flight to the Mara and Sala’s Camp for four nights. Sala’s Camp is a tented camp that combines tradition with comfort and it’s a model of understated, intimate luxury. Situated in the southern, wilder corner of Kenya’s mighty Maasai Mara game reserve close to the confluence of the Sand and Keekerok Rivers – an idyllic geographical feature that attracts teeming wildlife.

Sala’s Camp location is a big draw. So close to Tanzania that guests can enjoy wonderful views of the Serengeti National Park over the border, it’s in a prime position for the legendary annual migration of wildebeest, which thunders by from June to September each year. Sala’s Camp also offers the best of the Maasai Mara’s wildlife and birdlife all year round. The knowledgeable guides help you interpret this fascinating landscape as well as point out its flora and fauna.

Sala’s Camp offers a variety of excursions. You can see the Big Five on a 4×4 game drive and take to a hot-air balloon for a panoramic aerial safari. Sala’s Camp’s resident big cats give you the opportunity to see these astonishing animals at close quarters. Sala’s Camp is often the first camp in the Mara to witness the wildebeest migration.

After a last chance for a morning game drive and breakfast you will transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Wilson Airport.  Met on arrival and transfer to Giraffe Manor.

Giraffe Manor is one of Nairobi’s most iconic buildings: characterful, picturesque, and enveloped in history like the foliage creeping over its brickwork. Set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest in the Langata suburb of Nairobi and with verdant green gardens, sunny terraces and delightful courtyards, it harks back to the 1930s when European visitors first flocked to East Africa to enjoy safaris. With its stately façade and elegant interior, Giraffe Manor has an extraordinary appeal.

The most fascinating thing about Giraffe Manor is not its beautiful façade or elegant interiors: it’s the herd of resident Rothschild giraffe. These beautiful creatures often visit morning and evening, poking their long necks into the windows in the hope of a treat, before retreating to their forest sanctuary.

Start your monrning with the iconic Breakfast with the Giraffes, the ever instagrammable moment which will not only create envy among your friends but stick out as one of the most memorable experiences of your trip.

Later check out and head over to the Retreat at Giraffe Manor where you have a day pass booked.  Created exclusively for guests of Giraffe Manor, The Retreat at Giraffe Manor provides the perfect beginning or ending to any African safari. Surrounded by nature, it offers an exquisite wellness experience for guests. Located just 80 metres to the left of the main manor house, it shares the same tranquil outlook over the forested giraffe sanctuary.

Later transfer to the airport for your flight onward.