Your Kenyan safari begins with a warm welcome at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where a representative meets and assists you before a smooth transfer to the Nairobi Serena Hotel. Set amidst lush, manicured gardens on the edge of the city’s central park, the hotel offers a serene sanctuary to recover from your international journey. While dinner is on your own arrangement—offering a chance to explore Nairobi’s vibrant culinary scene—you can relax in the refined atmosphere of the hotel and enjoy a restful night on a bed and breakfast basis.

The next morning, after a fresh breakfast, you are transferred to Wilson Airport for a scenic scheduled flight north to the arid, beautiful landscape of Samburu National Reserve. Upon landing, you are transferred to Joy’s Camp, an elegant and stylish retreat built on the site of Joy Adamson’s original campsite. In the afternoon, you head out for a shared game drive through the spectacular Shaba region, marveling at the unique volcanic landscapes and tracking wildlife as the sun sets over the horizon.

Days three and four are dedicated to a deep immersion into the rugged northern wilderness. You spend your time on shared morning and afternoon game drives, tracking Samburu’s “Special Five”—the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, Beisa oryx, and the long-necked gerenuk. Between drives, you can enjoy camp-based activities or simply relax in your luxury tent, which offers panoramic views of the surrounding hills and a private watering hole that attracts a variety of local wildlife.

On day five, you leave the arid north behind and fly directly into the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve. Upon arrival on the rolling grasslands, you are transferred to Governors’ Il Moran Camp, an intimate and deeply romantic luxury outpost hidden along the winding, forested banks of the Mara River. Over the next two full days, you are fully immersed in the Mara’s vast, open plains on shared morning and afternoon game drives, searching for the “Big Five” and the reserve’s famous predator populations while enjoying the authentic canvas luxury of your riverside suite.

Your grand safari journey concludes on day seven. After a final early morning game drive to catch the wildlife at its most active and a hearty breakfast at the camp, you gather your belongings and transfer to the airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Nairobi. Upon landing at Wilson Airport, a private transfer smoothly delivers you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, arriving in perfect time to check in for your onward international flight home.