13 Days Kenya and Tanzania Luxury Safari Sky Safari

Land in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital and the tech hub of Africa, with a national park spread beneath its skyscrapers, Nairobi is unique. where we’ll fast-track you through the international airport and deliver you quickly to Hemingways Nairobi Hotel for dinner and Overnight.

We’ll whisk you away from the hubbub to Hemingways, a sumptuous haven of calm, built on an old coffee plantation at the foot of the Ngong Hills. It’s ideally placed for exploring – perhaps to feed
the inmates at the Giraffe Centre, meet orphaned elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust or visit the Karen Blixen Museum. Or you might simply feel like relaxing on site, where you can wander the bird-filled gardens, dip in the pool, take afternoon tea on the terrace or sip cocktails in the Hemingways bar. Stay at the Hemingways Nairobi on full board.

• Breakfast at Hemingways Nairobi
• Briefing at hotel
• Private ground transfer to Nairobi – Wilson Airport
• Flight to Amboseli National Park
• Morning game drive en-route to Tortilis Camp
• Lunch at the camp
• Afternoon game drive
• Dinner at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Tortilis Camp

Amboseli is Africa at its most iconic. This vastness of open plains, swampland, thorn bush and fever trees unfurls below snow-capped Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest freestanding peak and an unrivalled safari backdrop.

And what a safari: part of a two million acre ecosystem, crossing from Kenya into Tanzania, Amboseli is one of the best wildlife-viewing locations around. Most notable are its 100-strong herds of elephants – including big old tuskers – but there’s
an abundance of other species too, from buffalo and hyena to lion and cheetah as well as over 600 types of birds.

The opulent thatched tents of Elewana Tortilis Camp, your Amboseli base, nestled in a private conservancy, gazing across at Kilimanjaro. An ecotourism award-winner, Tortilis delivers high comfort with a low environmental impact. It also employs some of the best guides in the business, who will reveal both Amboseli’s star attractions and its minute, magical details.

Set your alarm early for the morning game drives. This is when the plains stir, the animals are most active, and the big cats are returning from a night of hunting. These are also the golden hours for photographers, as dawn light rose-tints the savannah
and Kilimanjaro is most likely to be free of cloud. A lavish breakfast, devoured out in the bush, more than makes up for the 5am start.

Your days don’t end there. Head out on afternoon drives for more encounters – maybe elephants up-close, giraffes drinking at the waterholes and raptors swooping above. Or strike out on a walking safari for a fresh and exhilarating perspective: follow animal
tracks, taste bush herbs, meet the Small Five and be amazed by the antics of insects, while completely (but safely) exposed to the bush.

As the day draws to a close, raise a classic African Sundowner: nothing says safari like an ice-cool G&T, sipped as the sun disappears.

• Breakfast at camp
• Morning game drive
• Departure to Amboseli airstrip
• SkySafari flight to Loisaba Conservancy
• VIP welcome and briefing about conservancy
• Game drive en-route to Loisaba Tented Camp
• Arrive at camp in time for lunch
• Afternoon game drive
• Dinner and drinks at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

Day 5:
• Morning – choice of game drive, horse/camelback exploration
or bush running/trekking
• Breakfast in the bush
• Spa treatment
• Lunch at camp
• Afternoon game drive
• Dinner at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Loisaba Star Beds or
Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

Great game, good looks, high adventure, an exclusive feel and a groundbreaking attitude to conservation make the Loisaba Conservancy one of the most exciting destinations in Kenya. Sitting within Northern Laikipia, it’s a ravishing landscape of rolling river
valleys, rich forests and open plains, home to the Big Five, endangered rarities like wild dog and more than 260 species of birds.

As the wildlife is varied here, so are your options for getting out among it. The contemporary-luxe Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp – perched on an escarpment, with unhindered views to Mt Kenya – offers excellent game drives, of course. But you can also ride through
the bush on horse-back – a thrilling way to get unusually close to wild animals. Or you could bound down the ridges by mountain bike, raft through canyons and take a sundown trek by camel.

Or witness Loisaba’s cutting-edge conservation first-hand. Visit the conservancy headquarters to see the extraordinary work being done here and meet the sniffer dogs – Warrior, Machine, Memusi and Nanyokie – and the anti-poaching team to find out how they
safeguard the wilderness.

For the ultimate unwind, sink into the camp’s infinity pool before a very special night’s sleep... Roll a four-poster Elewana Starbed out onto your deck and drift off to the tweets, snaps, howls and bellows of the bush, with nothing between you and the galaxies above.

• Breakfast at camp
• Game drive en-route to Loisaba airstrip
• SkySafari flight to the world-famous Masai Mara
• Game drive en-route to Sand River Masai Mara Camp
• Lunch at Sand River Masai Mara
• Afternoon game drive
• Sundowners in the bush
• Dinner at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Sand River Masai Mara

Day 7:
• Early breakfast at camp
• Full day game drive
• Picnic hamper lunch served in the bush
• Farewell dinner under the stars at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Sand River Masai Mara

Nowhere in Africa is wildlife more abundant than the magnificent Masai Mara. Creatures galore roam these sweeping, acacia-dotted plains. And while the seasonal migration of two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle crossing from the Serengeti is one of
Mother Nature’s greatest spectacles, the profusion of wildlife here – from 450 species of bird to the Big Five – makes it one of the best safari spots year round.

The Mara will never disappoint. The animal encounters – often so close you hardly dare breathe – are just too good. But at Elewana Sand River Masai Mara, it goes above and beyond. You’ll feel a little bit movie star at this opulent 1920s-style camp, with its dark wood, draped four-posters and antique furnishings adding bygone glamour to the bush.

Even better is the camp’s location, on the banks of the serene Sand River: you might spot herds of ungulates crossing from the comfort of your own verandah.Head further afield, in the camp’s custom-designed 4WDs, with expert Maasai guides, to look for roaming
elephants and lions on the hunt. Then return to base for the most dazzling of endings: a private table, set up in the wilderness, for dinner under the stars.

The area is culturally fascinating too. Much of the Greater Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem falls under the ownership of Masai communities, and a village visit – to see traditional Maasai homes and rituals, or even (for the kids) to try warrior training – makes for an
eye-opening afternoon. There’s also the chance to visit a local school supported by Land & Life Foundation so you can see its work in action