Day 1 - Nairobi
On arrival at Nairobi Airport you will be met and transferred to Giraffe Manor. (D)
Accommodation: 1 night Giraffe Manor.
The Giraffe Manor, built in 1932 by Sir David Duncan, is situated on 120 acres of land just a few miles from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city. In 1974, Jock Leslie-Melville, grandson of a Scottish earl, and his wife Betty, who founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW), bought the Manor. They moved five endangered baby Rothschild giraffe to their property where they were successfully reared and now have their own babies. When Jock died, Betty decided to open her house to visitors. Exclusive, spacious and elegant, it is the only place in the world that you can feed giraffe from your second floor bedroom window, over the lunch table, and at the front door. Guests can feed and photograph the giraffe and the warthogs at the manor and wander through the adjoining forest to view the bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds.
Day 2 - Solio Game Reserve
Today you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to Nairobi Wilson Airport for your flight to Nanyuki. (BLD)
On arrival at Nanyuki Airstrip you will be met and transferred to Solio Lodge.
Please note: Luggage is restricted to 15 kgs per person in soft bags (duffle style) rather than hard Samsonite type suitcases. This is due to limited space available for storage in safari vehicles and regional aircrafts.
Accommodation: 3 nights Solio Lodge.
Solio Lodge is located on a private wildlife sanctuary, tucked in the valley between the lofty slopes of Mount Kenya and the peaks of the Aberdare Mountains, directly north of Nairobi. This intimate and luxurious lodge opened in August 2010 and remains the only guest accommodation on the incredible Solio Game Reserve.
The Solio Reserve is internationally recognised as the most successful private rhino breeding reserve in Kenya and visitors will find that sightings of rhinoceros are not uncommon.
Day 3 to Day 4 - Solio Game Reserve
Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing activities. (BLD)
Day 5 - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Today you will be collected from your lodge and transferred to Nanyuki Airstrip for your flight to the Masai Mara Game Reserve. (BLD)
On arrival at the Masai Mara Airstrip you will be met and transferred to Salas Camp.
Accommodation: 3 nights Salas Camp.
Sala’s Camp is a tented camp that combines tradition with comfort and it’s a model of understated, intimate luxury. Sala’s Camp is situated in the southern, wilder corner of Kenya’s mighty Masai Mara Game Reserve, close to the confluence of the Sand and Keekerok Rivers. Sala’s Camp location is a big draw, close to Tanzania with wonderful views of the Serengeti National Park, it is one of the first camps in the Mara to witness the legendary annual migration of wildebeest, which thunders by from June to September each year. Sala’s Camp also offers the best of the Masai Mara’s wildlife and birdlife year round. Sala’s Camp first hosted guests in 2004, it has become renowned for combining an authentic safari experience with hospitality and fine dining.
Sala’s Camp offers space, comfort and great views as well as an amazing safari experience. The camp can accommodate up to 16 guests in seven luxury tents including a spacious honeymoon tent, which can also accommodate a family of up to four. The Camp’s interiors are elegant and comfortable. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms with hot showers, running water and flushing toilets.
Day 6 to Day 7 - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing activities. (BLD)
Day 8 - End of The Safari Collection Tour
Today you will be collected from your camp and transferred to the Masai Mara Airstrip for your flight to Nairobi Wilson. (B)
On arrival at Nairobi Wilson Airport you will be met and transferred to Nairobi Airport for your onward flight.