9 Days Wilderness Outback

Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya’s vibrant capital city. You will be warmly welcomed and driven in a private vehicle to the Giraffe Manor a charming boutique hotel offering an experience like no other with a resident herd of Rothschild Giraffe which like to pop their heads through these stunning hotels windows and compete for your attention. Surrounded by 140 acres of indigenous forest just outside Kenya's capital, Nairobi the manor is also host to many species of birds, large families of warthogs and the elusive Bush Buck. Meal plan is all inclusive.

Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the Nairobi’s Wilson airport. Join flight north to Loisaba, a private wildlife conservation area. Your guide welcomes you at the airstrip and drives you to Loisaba Tented Camp. Loisaba Wilderness is outstandingly beautiful, its abundant wildlife is truly wild and its accommodation is comfortable beyond measure. Whether sleeping under the undisturbed African night sky on our unique outdoor star beds, rafting down the majestic Ewaso Ngiro and Ng'are Narok Rivers, or watching the big five stroll past on a game drives, a visit to Loisaba will revive your mind, rejuvenate your body and revitalize your soul.

Perched on the edge of an escarpment, Loisaba Tented Camp is designed to take advantage of unhindered views across the Laikipia Plateau’s breath-taking landscape, all the way to the peaks of Mount Kenya. The theme of the camp is one of African elegance and style, enhanced by an expansive panorama, which can be enjoyed from the large open dining area, the relaxing sitting area and bar, the tranquil wooden deck, and one of Africa’s most picturesque infinity pools.

The nine spacious and airy tents are custom-designed with large floor-to-ceiling doors and windows, polished wood floors, chic African furnishings and wide verandas from which to enjoy the endless views. While the luxurious ensuite bathrooms provide flush toilets, double-basin vanities and solar-heated hot water, which cascades from rainfall showers to deliver a revitalising cleanse after an adventurous day. Guests are offered a myriad of exciting activities including day and night game drives, horse riding, camel-trekking, guided bush walks, fishing, mountain biking and cultural visits to a Samburu village; ensuring that every moment at Loisaba Tented Camp is unforgettable.

After your Sumptous Breakfast, fly out on your Schedule Flight to Lake Elementaita. This sapphire-blue soda lake of is one of the Eastern Rift Valley lakes, lying between Naivasha and Nakuru. The 48,000-acre Soysambu conservancy on the west of the lake covers two thirds of its shoreline and is East Africa’s only nesting site for the great white pelican. In total, the conservancy protects over 450 bird species. Rothschild giraffe also breed here, and other wildlife includes eland, warthog and zebra. The conservancy is home to the exclusive Lake Elementeita Serena Camp. Intimate and classic, the camp sits in gardens dotted with acacia trees that lead down to the lake. Spacious ‘tents’ are more like small houses, sitting on stone platforms with a wooden front door, glass windows and canvas roof. All are traditionally furnished with a nod to safaris of old and feature a four-poster bed. There’s the option this afternoon to take a boat ride or relax at the camp.

Day 5:
After breakfast, hop into your 4x4 Safari Landcruiser and head to Lake Nakuru National Park, which offers one of the best chances to see rhino as well as migratory birds. Enjoy full day game drives and take in the views from the park’s viewpoints, you will enjoy your packed lunches from the Babboon Cliff.

Enjoy a bush breakfast on the shores of the lake as you watch hippos, birds and wildlife around you. After breakfast you’ll take your next luxurious flight to the world famous Maasai Mara. Your guide will welcome you at the airstrip and drive you to Salas Camp. This elegant tented safari camp is scenically situated near the convergence of two rivers in the heart of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. The seven ensuite safari tents are set in a shady forest on the river’s edge. Each tent boasts a comfortable bed with crisp linen and a full ensuite bathroom. Sala’s Camp enjoys a prime location right on the annual path of the world-famous Great Wildebeest Migration. Guests witness unforgettable game viewing, dramatic river crossings and exciting predator action.

Delicious, wholesome meals are prepared by chefs in the traditional safari way, over an open fire using the freshest farm-sourced produce. Guests savour sundowners and swap stories around a blazing fire, and evening meals are served under the starry African sky..

Sala’s Camp first hosted guests in 2004 and has become renowned for delivering an authentic Masai Mara safari experience with exceptional personalised service and fine dining. Seamlessly combining a traditional ‘under canvas’ safari experience with contemporary comfort, including private plunge pools and glass fronted tents, Sala’s Camp offers an unforgettable and magical Mara retreat.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi. You will be met at the Wilson airport upon arrival and transferred to your dayroom at Emara Hotel Ole Sereni until your international flight.