Exclusive Kenyan Wildlife Experience

Depart this morning on a scheduled light aircraft flight to Kenya's wild north. Pass Mt. Kenya on the right side of the plane as you make your way up to the rustic north. Upon arrival you'll be picked up at the airstrip and transferred a short distance to your remote lodge in the Kalama Wildlife Conservancy.

Afternoon Wildlife Safari - Saruni Samburu

Upon arrival at Saruni, check in and relax. Head out this afternoon on a afternoon safari in the expansive Kalama Wildlife Conservancy. Or choose to explore the environs around the lodge, the option is yours!

Full Days Activities at Saruni Samburu

Working with your camp host, plan out your days at Saruni Samburu Camp. The options are boundless in this remote corner of Kenya. Apart from incredible wildlife safaris in the morning or evening you may opt to; start your day with a guided walking safari which can include a short hike to some nearby caves featuring Samburu pictographs from hundreds of years ago, or spend a morning visiting the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and watch the keepers bottle feed the herd, or include a visit to the nearby Samburu communities to learn about their way of life. Each day, take in the expansive landscape and enjoy the natural ambiance with bush meals and sundowners under the African skies.

Kalama Conservancy and Samburu National Reserve

In the northern frontier of Kenya, in the heart of Samburu, lies Kalama Wildlife Conservancy, a unique community owned concession area of 200,000 acres of pristine wilderness in the Mathews Range. An inspiring testimony to the community conservation efforts, Kalama Community Conservancy is protecting the natural wildlife corridor between Samburu National Reserve and the Marsabit areas. Indigenous communities in Northern Kenya are the custodians of some of the largest remaining wilderness left in Africa, including many key endangered species. Migrating wildlife, including elephants, Grévy's Zebra, leopard, wild dog and kudu and more can be seen; including an astounding number of endemic, migratory and predator birds. Game drives can be taken into the stunning Samburu National reserve as well which spans a massive 100 sq miles between the Mathews range, Mt. Kenya and the Laikipia Plateau and houses a plethora of common safari game and unique wildlife like the Beisa Oryx, long necked Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe and Somali Ostrich to name a few. This remote landscape is home to the indigenous Samburu people whose age-old traditions are as much a part of the fabric of this land as the wildlife. Indigenous communities in Northern Kenya are the custodians of some of the largest remaining wilderness left in Africa, including many key endangered species.

Transfer to the the local airstrip this morning for your light aircraft flight down to the Maasai Mara. The flight will depart around 9:25am and land in the Mara around 11am. Upon landing you'll be greeted by a representative from Ngare Serian and transferred to your lodge in the Mara North Conservancy.

Afternoon Wildlife Safari - Mara North Conservancy

Upon arrival in the Maasai Mara, check in and relax. Head out this afternoon on a afternoon safari in the stunning Mara North Conservancy.

Maasai Mara

No other place on earth compares with the multitudes of wild animals found in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, part of the vast Serengeti ecosystem spanning Kenya and Tanzania. During the summer months (July – September) the Great Migration comprised of 1.5 million wildebeest and several hundred thousand zebra make the Maasai Mara their home. These enormous congregations of animals provide sustenance to a myriad of predators including lion, cheetah, leopard, and hyena. Visit the Mara or the Talek River to see pods of hippos and huge crocodiles, and if you’re lucky watch as a herd of wildebeest and zebra tries to run across the river, avoiding the snapping jaws of hungry crocodiles within.

Full Day Activities in the Mara North Conservancy

Working with your camp host, plan out your days in the Mara North. Explore the private conservancy and the greater reserve area through game drives in 4WD land rovers and walking safaris. To maximize the activities of each day you’ll set out early and have a picnic breakfast in the bush followed by a game drive. During the afternoons, when wildlife is least active, rest up at camp and enjoy the serene surroundings. In the late afternoon head out again on game drive, culminating with drinks around the fire and a sumptuous dinner.

Mara North Conservancy

The Mara North Conservancy is a unique partnership of 11 camps and 750 Maasai landowners, to protect more than 115 square miles of land on the northern boarder of the Maasai Mara Reserve. It's of the most densely populated wildlife areas within the Masai Mara Ecosystem thanks in part to the the great Oloololo Escarpments which borders the conservancy to the south and attracts the rains; crucial for the red oat and spear grassland areas. Throughout the year great numbers of herbivores as elephants, giraffes, zebras, Thomson’s gazelles and impalas seek the area for water and gracing. Always closely followed by the big cat predators.

At the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment the Mara River flows through the conservancy area with families of huge hippos and large crocodiles resting lazily in the waters. In the northern corridor the scenic Lemek Hills make an important wildlife refuge, particularly to a pack of highly threatened African wild dog. The Mara North Conservancy is home to the Leopard Gorge; world famous due to its significance as birthing and maternity ground for the big cat predators. Five prides of lions amounting to 56 family members, seven cheetah and at least six leopards has made the conservancy their homeland area.

Benefit from unspoiled game drives in the private concession, access to the Maasai Mara for migration viewing and the ability to partake in walking safaris and night drives.

Bid your team of guides, staff and camp managers farewell this afternoon before boarding your short flight back to Nairobi. Upon arrival you'll be taken to the Four Points by Sheraton at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport to relax for the evening until your departing international flight.

Optional Island Extension

For those with more time, consider an extension to the blissful beach islands of Zanzibar or Pemba. A short flight will take you to the Swahili coast for some proper relaxation and excellent snorkeling or scuba diving. Please enquire for more details and pricing.