For: Harry, Levi & Zoe

13th July: Arrive in Nairobi

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport at 23h50, a driver from the hotel shuttle service will be waiting as you exit the baggage reclaim area with a sign board, to whisk you across to the Four Points by Sheraton, about a 5 minute drive from the airport.

14th July: Fly to Masai Mara

This morning, you will be met at the Four Points by your ‘Airports & Beyond’ driver at 08h00 who will transfer you to Wilson Airport for your flight with Governors’ Aviation to Mara North departing at 09h30. On arrival at 10h30 you will be met by your guide to game drive through the Mara North conservancy to Roca River Camp in time for lunch.

14th to 17th July: Roca River Camp

Roca River Camp is located on the edge of Paradise Plains in the famous Masai Mara National Reserve, in a quiet corner on the banks of the Mara River which offers the tranquility of both the riverine forest and the great Mara plains. It is strategically located with access to both the Mara Triangle and the Greater Maasai Mara National Reserve, allowing some of the best game viewing Kenya has on offer. This beautiful private tented camp is designed and hosted by Ross and Caro Withey and gives you the true essence of the romantic classic safari under canvas, that can’t be felt in a regular lodge. The camp offers a highly personalised, eco-conscious and intimate wilderness experience. 

The camp has ten spacious ensuite tents with flush loos, and hot showers on request, 24 hour solar power, fans and hairdryers available and beautiful decor. It perfectly combines comfort and charm, and is furnished with all the ‘necessary luxuries’ such as white linen, woven carpets and hand-made furniture. The footprint is minimum, with a very low impact on the environment. 

ACTIVITIES

• Game drives within the Greater Masai Mara National Reserve and the Mara Triangle

• Bush Meals and sundowners

• Cultural visits or visits to meet the Maasai beading ladies

• Birdwatching

• Walks outside of the reserve can be arranged

17th July - Masai Mara to Laikipia

This morning, you will leave the Mara with a Governors Aviation flight departing at 10h30 to arrive at Loisaba airstrip by 11h30. On arrival, you will be met by the Karisia team who will then transfer you by vehicle across to your first campsite to start your mobile walking safari.

17th to 20th July: ‘Air, Bed and Camel’ Walking Safari, Laikipia

Karisia specialises in walking safaris supported by camels. Our trips offer a unique perspective on not just the wildlife but the land they live in. On foot, we fine tune our senses and experience the country in vivid and exciting detail.

Over the next three days, you will wake up each morning to a hot shower and cup of coffee, and set off on foot to your next campsite, which is carried on a more direct route by the train of camels. Accompanied by a lead local Samburu guide with fantastic English and amazing knowledge of the area, wildlife and culture, as well as the rest of the team and a couple of riding camels, you will traverse beautiful landscapes that tell the story of a turbulent geologic past alongside the Rift Valley. Archeological artifacts like flints, shards, graves and pottery litter the ground, evidence of an equally rich cultural history. The wildlife in our part of Laikipia distinguishes the area for its diversity of large mammals, the greatest in Kenya. Elephants, the big cats, and other large predators thrive along side endangered species like the Grevy's Zebra, Wilddogs and Highland Hartebeest. Arriving at the next campsite in time for a delicious lunch and to relax during the heat of the day. Each afternoon you will go on another adventure - rock climbing, or perhaps a sundowner excursion on top of rock kopje with views that go on forever.

20th to 22nd July: Tumaren Camp, Laikipia

Set on the edge of a wide plain this beautiful camp looks west towards granitic inselbergs that define the local landscape. Each tent is furnished uniquely and all the tents offer sweeping verandas from which most of our plains game can be spotted. The grasslands are rich with wildlife and you can spend hours watching animals wander by or photographing the huge variety of birds coming to the bird bath.

Tumaren is rich in wildlife and our Samburu and Masai guides provide a great perspective on not only the game but also the local cultures of Northern Kenya. Our guides will plan your stay according to your desires, wildlife and the local calendar. Each day can include guided walks, swimming in the 20m pool looking out at the wildlife coming to drink at the waterhole, camel rides, visits to the camel creche, game drives, birdwatching, picnics, tracking, visiting a local manyatta/market (if the day is right), visiting a school and rock climbing.

22nd July: Laikipia to Nairobi

This morning you will leave Tumaren by vehicle transfer to Loisaba Airstrip. You will depart from Loisaba on a Governors’ Aviation flight at 11h50 and arrive at Wilson Airport at 13h10. Once you have landed, you will be met by Airports & Beyond who will then transfer you back to the Four Points by Sheraton hotel where you have a day room to relax.

23rd July: Nairobi, Depart
The Four Points by Sheraton will transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport via their shuttle bus, for your departure flight, leaving Nairobi at 01h20

CONTACT NUMBERS:

Kerry +254 721 836792

Amy +27 61 038 4583

Governors Aviation ‭+254 705 454 583‬

Airports & Beyond: +254 724679995