Immersive Kenya: Through the Eyes of the Maasai
With welcoming Maasai as your guides, experience the people as well as the iconic African wildlife on this Kenyan adventure designed expressly for Wild Nectar travelers.
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Kenya: Drink It In
Learn about Africa’s wildlife, traditions and culture through the eyes of the Maasai on this custom 10-day safari to Kenya designed especially for Wild Nectar's curious adventurers. Visit Nairobi, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, and Amboseli. Meet local people. Experience local cuisine and customs. Get closer to the iconic wildlife, warm Kenyan people, and wide open spaces than you would on other trips. This is a private, custom program to fit your dates.
Travel Curator’s Insights:
- • See giraffe, lion, zebra and many other iconic species on game drives in Amboseli and Maasai Mara National Parks. Visit Lake Nakuru, home to rhinos, impala, flamingos and hundreds more.
• Rise early for bush walking safaris at a historical Maasai site used to train warriors. Learn to craft in a circle of Maasai women and experience daily life on the savanna.
• Enjoy or help cook delicious local specialties and hear about Kenyan life from your hostess and friends at a special farewell lunch in a private Nairobi home.
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From $5,675 per person
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Offered Year-Round
Custom Dates to Fit Your Schedule
Offered Year-Round
Custom Dates to Fit Your Schedule
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Trip Sustainability Awards
Community
Provides sustainable employment opportunities and essential resources for local Kenyan communities
Education
Programs designed to educate and connect guests to the local communities in an authentic way
Conservation
Partnered with multiple organizations that rehabilitate wildlife while educating the public on their conservation
Itinerary
Day 1: Karibu (Welcome) to Kenya
Your adventure has begun! Receive a warm welcome from our team as they greet you right outside the airport doors. Head to your Nairobi hotel for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karen Gables
Karen Gables is a characterful Cape Dutch style private home that sits peacefully off the road in its own verdant gardens. A true home from home, there are numerous private spots to sit and unwind. It is conveniently located just 30 minutes drive from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and 15 minutes from Wilson Airport.
The leafy and affluent suburb of Karen sits to the South West of Nairobi towards the foot of the Ngong Hills. Karen still remains largely unspoilt by over-development or traffic jams and is an attractive and peaceful place to stay away from the city centre which is easily accessed via ever-improving ring roads and bypasses.
After a long journey, take a refreshing dip in the pool or wander through the calm oasis of the beautifully landscaped gardens to sit by the river. Airport transfers, game drives and excursions can also easily be arranged.
The cozy home, built initially as the private residence of the owner, is fully furnished with Wi-Fi, back up generator guaranteeing 24/7 electricity supply, a solar heated swimming pool and fresh borehole water. Delicious freshly prepared breakfast, lunch and evening meals are available to all guests.
Day 2: Baby Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Center
Pick up after breakfast and visit the baby elephant orphanage, known as the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. A world-famous project that
rehabilitates young elephants from the wild while educating the public on its conservation, allowing guests to get up close to these magnificent creatures.
Proceed for lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens, then stop and visit the renowned Giraffe Centre, a local non-profit organization created to protect the highly endangered Rothschild Giraffe. An amazing experience to learn about the conservation requirements and the opportunity to observe and feed these elegant animals. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Accommodation: Karen Gables
Day 3: Maasai Tribal Village
After breakfast, spend the day off the beaten path immersed in an authentic Maasai Tribal Village, located 2hrs outside of Nairobi,
experiencing firsthand their rich culture and fascinating lives. The Maasai are a world-renowned African tribe known for their beautiful,
bright red attire, vibrant jewelry, high-spirited dancing, and aboriginal way of life. Their history transcends centuries and by delving deeply into their age-old ways, you will exclusively immerse into the wonders of this indigenous culture.
Whether engaging with the chief, listening to ancient stories shared by the elders, experiencing traditional dances and primitive rituals from the great warriors, learning the fabrication of mud huts and handmade jewelry from the mothers, savoring an authentic Maasai lunch with the villagers, or playing games with the joyful children, you will find yourself captivated every moment of this enriching, 5hr private experience. Then, proceed onwards to Amboseli National Park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
Located in the heart of the Amboseli National Park and offering stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli offers a pool, restaurant and guest lounge. Elegantly furnished and well-appointed, all rooms have fans and mosquito nets and offer great views of Mount Kilimanjaro or the wetlands. With luck, guests can view elephants from the comfort of their own terrace.
Day 4: Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, set out for a full day in this photogenic national park with morning and afternoon game drives with the remarkable
backdrop of the largest, snow-capped mountain in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Encounter a diverse and vast array of wildlife including
elephants, lions, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalo, and much more.
All meals and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
Day 5: Flight to Nairobi + Lake Naivasha
After an early breakfast, transfer to Amboseli airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi, departing at 8:10am.
Upon your arrival at Wilson Airport (ETA 9:00am), commence your drive to Lake Naivasha. Along the drive, stop and savor the majestic geographic formation of the Great Rift Valley. Arrive just in time for lunch at the lodge, then set out for a peaceful canoe boat ride along Crescent Island, famous for its natural bird viewing, hippo sighting, and surreal scenery. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodations: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
Set in one hundred and fifty acres of grassland studded with Acacia bushes and trees, the resort is not only home to our resident giraffe, waterbuck and both Vervet and Colobus monkeys, but it is also a night stop for the hippos when they leave the lake every night to come and trim the grass on our expansive lawns.
Day 6: Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, then spend the afternoon on a game drive capturing the elegance of its shimmering lake, home to thousands of flamingos, hundreds of different species of birds, rare and elusive white and black rhinos, grand baboons, and a large variety of carnivores and herbivores. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodations: Lake Nakuru Sopa Resort
Located on a range of hills that form the western limits of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, the lodge offers spectacular views over the vastness of Africa. The lodge also overlooks Lake Nakuru and its surrounding National Park, one that is a paradise for bird watchers and wildlife lovers alike. Lake Nakuru National Park is mainly a wooded and bushy grassland with a wide ecological diversity and characteristic habitats that range from the lake waters to the escarpment and ridges.
Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, depart for the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Arrive at the camp just in time for lunch, then head out for an
afternoon game drive experiencing the exhilarating offerings of the national reserve searching for the magnificent and notable Big 5
(lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, Cape buffalo) and many other exotic animals. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Accommodations: Saruni Basecamp
Days 8-9: Masai Mara National Reserve
Spend two full days experiencing a variety of options: morning and afternoon game drives exploring the savannas, a sunrise hot air
balloon safari with a luxury bush breakfast (at an additional cost), or exclusive cultural activities provided by Saruni Basecamp
designed to immerse guests into the local traditions of the Maasai and Samburu cultures.
These activities can include: Your Explorers Club and Warriors Academy, ancient storytelling around the campfire, star gazing discovering the legends of the Samburu, and the Enjoolata Awareness Centre, where one learns about land management as well as community-owned conservancies and how they operate. All meals and overnight at the camp.
Accommodation: Saruni Basecamp
Day 10: Kwaheri (Goodbye) From Kenya
After breakfast, transfer to the local Mara airstrip for your scheduled flight to Nairobi, departing at 11:00am. Upon your arrival at Wilson Airport (ETA 12:20pm), get transferred to a Nairobi suburban homestay and spend the afternoon with a local host family, learning about their culture and family rituals while enjoying a traditional, home-cooked family luncheon.
Promptly after, depart for JKIA Airport for your itnerational flight home.
Optional Activity:
Hot Air Ballooning: Hot air balloon safari offers a different photographic opportunity, champagne breakfast, and a short game drive before returning back to the camp. We had a number of clients who went on a balloon safari and they regarded it as “the most beautiful balloon flight in the world.” We will need to book the balloon safari in advance. Please let us know if you are interested on the hot air balloon experience and we can book it for you.
Rate: $625pp
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This custom trip was designed expressly for Wild Nectar. Along with the amazing wildlife viewing and walking bush safaris, you'll love the close connections you'll be able to make. This operator has a genius for bringing people together!
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