Kenya - Safari in Style
Experience the finest game viewing in three of Kenya's iconic safari areas: Amboseli National Park, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Masai Mara Game Reserve - while enjoying five-star hospitality, including a stay at the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club. Explore the vast plains by day, and enjoy elegant tented camps in the evenings.
> Relax in the heart of wildlife action, sleeping under African skies in luxurious tented safari camps and a private tented site.
> Enjoy spectacular safari experiences, with the chance to see all of Africa's iconic "Big Five," in three of Kenya's most famous game areas - Amboseli National Park, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
> Stay in one of Kenya's best known properties - Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, a glamorous hotel created by actor William Holden and set within 1,000 acres of a private game reserve and in the shadow of Mount Kenya.
> Learn about the traditional way of life of the nomadic Maasai and interact with local people during a private village visit.
> Connect with local residents in the Masai Mara and learn how literacy rates are improving at a primary school supported by philanthropy.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Nairobi, Kenya
Arrive in Nairobi, and then transfer to your luxurious accommodations in one of Kenya’s most famous hotels.
Fairmont The Norfolk
Day 2: Amboseli National Park | Game Amid Mountains
Drive from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park and your tented safari camp beneath Mount Kilimanjaro. The elephant population is prolific here. Amid acacia woodland, scrub brush, freshwater swamps and open plains, watch for buffalo, hippos and waterfowl.
Tortilis Camp | Meals: B L D
Day 3: Amboseli National Park | Safari Beneath Mount Kilimanjaro
Embark on exciting morning and afternoon game drives, keeping watch for lions and cheetahs as they prepare to hunt. Then, from atop the perch of prehistoric Observation Hill, witness the grasslands and mighty mountain shift colors at sunset.
Tortilis Camp | Meals: B L D
Days 4-5: Lewa Wildlife Conservancy | Tented Luxury
Board a flight to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a harbor for endangered black rhinos, big cats and elephants. Drive to your exclusive tented camp in the scenic Northern Frontier District, set within a private wildlife conservancy and rhino sanctuary. Take to the bush this afternoon and tomorrow, in search of northern species such as the reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich and the long-necked gerenuk, which stands on its hind legs to feed. Consider taking a walking safari, a horseback ride or camel ride — activities not possible in conventional game reserves or national parks. You can get very close to plains game as they see you as one of their own!
Exclusive Lewa Camp | Meals: B L D
Day 6: Nanyuki | Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
Drive to Nanyuki, stopping en route at Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers, a women’s self-help project with a mission to empower women to achieve sustainable livelihoods through social and economic empowerment activities. See how women learn to weave and create a wide range of handsome rugs and other accessories during this inspiring artisan visit. Arrive at Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club. Check in and spend an afternoon at leisure, perhaps enjoying a swim in the heated pool, or try one of the many optional activities available, such as horseback riding on the slopes of Mount Kenya, golfing or trout fishing.
Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club | Meals: B L D
Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve | Abundant Animals
Fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve and your award-winning luxury camp. Its 14 elegant tents feature four-poster beds and verandas overlooking a private stretch of the Mara River, where hippos wallow. After a late-afternoon game drive, return to camp for dinner.
Sanctuary Olonana | Meals: B L D
Days 8-9: Masai Mara Game Reserve | Marvelous Mara
For the next two days, explore the vast plains. Situated along the Tanzanian border, the Masai Mara is the site of the annual wildebeest migration and home to the country’s largest lion population. Immerse yourself in the lives of locals when you visit the students and teachers of a local school where literacy rates have been improved by an e-reader program that increased access to books — a project supported by philanthropy. While at Olonana, partake in a Chef’s Table experience, featuring a cooking demonstration of local dishes with the opportunity to taste them when they’re finished. Later, celebrate a sunset on the Mara with a Scenic Sundowner. On your final evening, enjoy a farewell dinner.
Sanctuary Olonana | Meals: B L D
Day 10: Depart Nairobi
Fly to Nairobi, where a dayroom avails itself until your flight departs.
Fairmont The Norfolk (dayroom) | Meals: B
Add a Remarkable Stopover to Your Journey
Take advantage of an incredible opportunity to fly one of the world's premier airlines at exclusive preferred business and first-class rates, and spend two nights in Dubai before or after your journey.
Days 1-3: Fly glamorous Emirates to Dubai and check in to your luxury hotel. The next day, discover the best of this dazzling city, viewing its remarkable architecture, visiting the Spice Market and colorful shops at the Deira Gold Souk and ascending the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. On the last day, continue on to your journey or board your flight home.
Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach or Burj Al Arab | Meals: B L/Day 2; B/Day 3
in association with A&K