EAST AFRICAN SAFARI

On arrival in Nairobi, one of our representatives will facilitate your transfer to the Nairobi Hemingways Hotel.

Hemingways Nairobi is a brand-new luxury boutique hotel located in the suburb of Karen, just 10 miles from the bustling center of Nairobi. Architecturally elegant, it is a graceful plantation-style building overlooking the Ngong Hills and features 45 suites. The tranquil property optimizes views of the forested valley and seamlessly blends into the rolling landscape. While you are a guest, enjoy the on-site wellness center, pool, gym and spa.

Start your vacation by enjoying a city tour of Nairobi as well as the Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Center. End your day with a visit one to of our local school projects, meet and interact with the children and support the noble initiative.

After a hearty breakfast, board a flight to Amboseli National Park renowned for its breathtaking views of snow-capped Mount
Kilimanjaro - the highest point in Africa at 19,340 feet. See herds of elephant wandering across the vast grassy plain in the foreground and mirages produced by the salt crystals in the dust on the surface of the arid lake in the dry season. The park has five main habitats: open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland.

While in Amboseli, enjoy two days of exhilarating game drive hours spotting Elephants, Wildebeests, Gazelles, Lions and many other exotic animals in their natural habitat.

The day begins with an early drive to the airstrip or your flight to Samburu Game Reserve. On arrival, check into the luxurious Elephant's Bedroom Tented Camp for lunch after which our able team will take you on an exciting afternoon game drive.

Spend two days at the world famous Lewa Downs Conservancy with exciting activities ranging from game drives, safari walks, camel riding and horse back riding.

The day begins with a flight to the Masai Mara Kitchwa Tembo Airstrip and subsequently proceed to the award winning Olonana Tented Camp. The camp is on a private stretch of the Mara River, in the heart of Kenya’s most famous game reserve. The camp boasts of spectacular sights with hippos and crocodiles enjoying a swim in the river right in front of your tent.

Spend four full days driving across limitless plains in search of abundant wildlife in one of Kenya’s most spectacular grasslands.  Bordering Tanzania, the Mara is the northern extension of the Greater Serengeti ecosystem. It is here that the great migration takes place, when more than a million wildebeest, along with zebra and gazelle trek north to graze on the Mara’s lush grasses. 

After some much deserved rest at Olonana Tented Camp, take a flight back to Nairobi and check into the luxurious Eka Hotel for the night. Enjoy the warm service, amazing tranquility and world class amenities available in the glamorous hotel located in the outskirts of the city.

Take an early flight to Entebbe, Uganda and proceed to another scheduled flight to Kihihi Airstrip where a guide will
meet and transfer you to the Gorilla Forest Camp. Gorilla Forest Camp is located within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the perfect base for a tracking experience as it offers luxury in the heart of the rain forest. The camp has a world class bar, as well as a raised natural platform for open-air dining.  Guests can sit around the cozy campfire at night and enjoy Bwindi's crystal clear mountain sky. In the afternoon relax and take in the fresh air or enjoy a forest walk, which is a nice way to warm up before the Gorilla tracking activities. Birders come thousands of miles to see the more than 350 species that live within the area with rare forest elephant species, giant forest hog and about 11 types of Primates.

In the morning enjoy a wholesome breakfast before a briefing from the professional guide. Tracking commences every morning from the park headquarters at 8.00 am. Experienced guides, many of whom have been involved in domestication of the gorillas, will lead the tracking. Once the gorillas are located, the group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.

Relax at the camp and enjoy their luxurious spa or visit a Batwa pigmy tribe to learn about their history and
culture. We also schedule birding excursions that surpass expectations year after year. Bwindi boasts of over 300 bird species, including 24 that are endemic to these highlands straddling Uganda, Rwanda and the Congo - the "Albertine Rift Endemics". There are also over 200 species of butterflies found in the park which you can see during a forest walk with a local expert as you learn more about the Bwindi Eco system, the fauna and flora. 

After dinner simply relax and sip a drink and get entertained by Ugandan dancers performing folk tunes played on
the traditional Bakiga guitar

Proceed to Kihihi airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Entebbe airport and take a flight back to Nairobi from where you will prepare for your flight back home.