10 Day – Premier Kenya Fly in Safari in Style Jan – Dec 2022

Safari Highlights

The Kenya Premier Private Conservancies, Ultraluxe Lodges and Superlative Wildlife odyssey kicks off in Nairobi at Giraffe Manor, a beautiful English-style country house with one big difference. Its permanent residents are a journey of endangered Rothschild’s giraffes poke their heads through the windows during breakfast and tea time. Foster a baby elephant at Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and attend a special feeding and play session. You embark to the Wedged between Kenya’s Tsavo and Amboseli in the heart of the Chyulu Hills, the lodge, honed from the ancient lava rock that spewed out of Kilimanjaro 360,000 years ago, and creates a timelessness that touches everyone who visit Ol Donyo Lodge.

You fly to witnessing spectacles in the Africa’s premier parks, the Masai Mara once in-a-lifetime experiences like a sunrise hot air balloon safari over the Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve. This offer has been designed with this in mind, with time to enjoy the Mara’s non-stop wildlife viewing and the lodge’s other activities and experiences.

  • Day 01: Arrive Nairobi International Airport – Nairobi.

    Upon arrival at Nairobi International Airport with ex flight with customs/Immigration formalities. Our VIP Visa Specialist Staff will meet, greet you for assistance to clear Custom and VISA Processing and will escort your family’s and carrying all your luggage’s until you exit and at the arrival longue you be meet with your Host (Walter Tenga +255 787 529068 also on what up same number) with his team will guide you and welcome you on board the vehicle with short orientation and private transfer to the Hotel (45 minutes) for check in to Giraffe Manor Hotel for Lunch, Dinner and all in house drinks-Superior Rooms.

  • Day 02: Flight to Amboseli and the Chyulu Hill NP – High Tea and Afternoon Game drive.

    Breakfast with a Giraffes, Meet and greet for pre-safari briefing and pick up from Hotel and short transfer to Nairobi Wilson Airport in time for check in for Air Kenya scheduled flight to Amboseli Airstrip. Flight depart Nairobi Wilson Airport at 08: 30 AM, arrive Oldonyo Lodge Airstrip at 09: 10 AM. Welcome Ol Donyo guide will greet you on arrival and drive you to the lodge located on the slopes of the Chyulu Hills overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro. Lunch at the Lodge. Late afternoon / evening game drives on the private reserve, professionally guided walking safaris, bush breakfasts and dinners, night drives hiking, horse rides, mountain biking, tracking, conservation and out-reach programmes, wildlife viewing in the open air hide and experience the silence and calm when enjoying the star beds under the night sky. Reading and relaxing around the pool. Overnight at Ol Donyo Lodge.

  • Day 03: Chyulu Hills National Park All Activities Included.

    During your stay, you will be taken on early morning and late afternoon / evening game drives on the private reserve, professionally guided walking safaris, bush breakfasts and dinners, night drives hiking, horse rides, mountain biking, tracking, conservation and out-reach programmes, wildlife viewing in the open air hide and experience the silence and calm when enjoying the star beds under the night sky. Reading and relaxing around the pool. Overnight at Ol Donyo Lodge.

  • Day 04: Chyulu Hills National Park All Activities Included.

    During your stay, you will be taken on early morning and late afternoon / evening game drives on the private reserve, professionally guided walking safaris, bush breakfasts and dinners, night drives hiking, horse rides, mountain biking, tracking, conservation and out-reach programmes, wildlife viewing in the open air hide and experience the silence and calm when enjoying the star beds under the night sky. Reading and relaxing around the pool. Overnight at Ol Donyo Lodge.

  • Day 05: Flight to Maasai Mara – High Tea and Afternoon Game drive.

    Early breakfast, say goodbye a fare well for your beautiful lodge staff and game drive en-route keep your eyes open for any elusive wildlife that you may not have seen and might turn up lucky and transfer to the Airstrip in time Flight to Angama Private Airfield. Flight departure at Chyulu Airstrip 10: 05 AM, arrive Angama Private Airstrip at 12: 50 PM.

    Touchdown at Angama where a warm Swahili welcome awaits you. A five-minute drive to camp amble out onto our deck, and take in that breath-taking view of the Mara below. Enjoy a delicious lunch with a chilled Tusker or glass of chardonnay and then it’s time to settle into your tent. While you are enjoying lunch, chat to your camp manager about all Naboishu has to offer in order to plan your stay to the fullest. Over the next five days, be sure to include a visit to our Photographic Studio for any assistance you might need with your camera. Meet your guide who will be waiting at your private safari vehicle and begin your exploration of the Mara Triangle and the magnificent creatures that call it home. Return to the lodge in time to toast the sunset over the Great Rift Valley. The perfect moment to recount your day. After dinner, tuck into bed. Close the mesh sliding doors but leave the glass sliding doors open – the African night chorus is not to be missed. And Beyond Bateleur Camp.

  • Day 06: Bush Guided Walk – Game drive – Afternoon high tea – Sundowner Boma & Bonfires.

    This morning, enjoy a lie-in while watching the hot air balloons gently float past at eye-level from our 300-metre high vantage point up on the escarpment. If you feel like stretching your legs, join one of our Maasai naturalist guides and discover the Great Rift Valley on foot. This is your opportunity to learn more about Maasai culture as you wander through birdsong-filled forests and wide-open landscapes. Breakfast is served back at the lodge – be sure to ask about the Chef’s Special. Then take a stroll back to your tent for a pampering massage on your private deck. Wander through our Shamba (kitchen garden) picking and tasting as you go. Afterwards, enjoy a private harvest-to-fork lunch under the shady moth trees. The leaves and vegetables which you have foraged are washed and readied for the freshest salads imaginable, paired with crusty bread, local cheese and chilled rosé wine. Spend the afternoon relaxing in the Shamba, or take a slow afternoon safari. And the perfect end to this relaxing day? A nightcap by the campfire, under a million stars. And Beyond Bateleur Camp.

  • Day 07: Sunrise hot air balloon – Bush breakfast – Afternoon Leisure – Bush BBQ Under the Forest Canopy.

    A very early morning wake-up call followed by a very early departure for a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the Mara plains. This is one of the iconic experiences of Africa, floating effortlessly above herds, indigenous forests and the winding Mara River. After landing, toast the morning’s adventure with bubbles and a delicious bush breakfast in the heart of the Reserve – well worth the early morning start. Enjoy a slow safari back to camp in time for lunch. Stop by the Photographic Studio, a space of creativity and storytelling, an exciting hub of imagery, content creation, teaching and sharing. Remember to give yourself enough time to print your favourite images to take home with you. For the energetic, work up a sweat in the lodge’s Fitness Rooms – floor-to-ceiling glass stacking doors means there is nothing between you and the Mara. Tonight, experience Bateleur’s lantern-lit signature Bush BBQ tucked away under the forest canopy. And Beyond Bateleur Camp.

  • Day 08: Game drive – Cultural experience – Local Lunch – Private Dinner under the Stars.

    Today the pace is a little slower as you head off on a lazy game drive or relax and enjoy the view from your red rocking chair and one of the books from our Africana Library, followed by breakfast on the deck. Lunch is a romantic affair: re-create that magical picnic scene from the classic movie, Out of Africa, on the very site it was filmed. Checked blankets, comfy cushions, canvas safari chairs, sparkling wine on ice – everything you need for an intimate picnic for two. What about a massage with a view today? Bateleur’s masseuses will set up on your deck and you can choose either a 60- or 90-minute full body massage. Later, meet our Maasai Mamas in the Beading Studio and try your hand at this ancient craft? Perhaps have the Maasai ladies create a bespoke piece for you to take home. Dinner tonight could be in the privacy of your tent. And Beyond Bateleur Camp.

  • Day 09: Farewell & Kwa Heri – Flight to Wilson Airport + Nairobi City.

    As this is your final day, you wouldn’t want to miss the sun rise from the foot of your bed. For one last game drive down into the Mara Triangle, leave camp as early as possible in order to be back in time for breakfast. After a delicious breakfast, slowly begin to ready yourself for your departure. And please don’t forget to enter your best photographs into the Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year competition. This can be done at the Photographic Studio, or once you get home. Saying goodbye to the Naboishu family always takes longer than expected because as we like to say. You will transfer by road to the Kichwa Tembo Airstrip for your scheduled flight depart at 10: 30 Am, arrive Nairobi Wilson Airport at 11: 50 AM. You will be meet and greet with your Private Guide and you on board the vehicle with short orientation and private transfer to the Lunch at Hemingway Hotel Nairobi. Afternoon excursion to Giraffe Center a beautiful English-style country house with one big difference. Its permanent residents are a journey of endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. Return for dinner and overnight at Hemingway Hotel Nairobi and all in house drinks-Deluxe Rooms.

  • Day 10:  Nairobi – Private Transfer to Nairobi Airport- Departure.

    As this is your final day, you wouldn’t want to miss the sun rise from the foot of your bed. After a delicious breakfast, slowly begin to ready yourself for your departure and board the vehicle with short orientation while explore the City of Nairobi for few hours before a private transfer to Nairobi International Airport in time for check for departure flight.

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PRICE DETAILS

This tour requires a minimum of 2 people to run. Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.

 

2021 & 2022 Custom Price and Departures:

Valid: January – March – November & 19th December 2022
2 Guest: $ 7,988 USD Per Person

Valid: June – July – August Sept & October 2021 & 31st December 2022
2 Guest: $ 10,863 USD Per Person

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