Safari Information
NAIROBI, LAIKIPIA – LEWA DOWNS, MASAI MARA, DIANI
Embark on a journey of exciting adventures and experiences as a family
Day Programme
Day 1 Meet and Greet at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Scheduled road transfer from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Giraffe Manor
Included activities: Visit the Giraffe Centre
Overnight: Giraffe Manor
Day 2 Scheduled road transfer from Giraffe Manor to Wilson Airport
Scheduled flight from Wilson Airport to Lewa Airstrip
Overnight: Lewa Wilderness
Day 3 Included activities: Shared Game Drives, Guided Walks, Horse Riding
Overnight: Lewa Wilderness
Day 4 Included activities: Camel Walks, Pre-historic site visits
Overnight: Lewa Wilderness
Day 5 Scheduled flight from Lewa Airstrip to Kichwa Tembo Airstri
Private road transfer from Kichwa Tembo Airstrip to andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
Overnight: andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
Day 6 Included activities: Morning Game Drives, Afternoon Game Drives
Overnight: andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
Day 7 Included activities: Game Drives
Overnight: andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
Day 8 Private road transfer from andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip
Scheduled flight from Kichwa Tembo Airstrip to Ukunda Airstrip
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Scheduled road transfer from Ukunda Airstrip to Alfajiri Beach Villa
Overnight: Alfajiri Beach Villa
Day 9 Recommended activities (at additional cost): Diving, Deep Sea Fishing, Kite Surfing
Overnight: Alfajiri Beach Villa
Day 10 Recommended activities (at additional cost): Quad Biking, Day Safaris to Shimba Hills
Overnight: Alfajiri Beach Villa
Day 11 Scheduled road transfer from Alfajiri Beach Villa to Ukunda Airstrip
Scheduled flight from Ukunda Airstrip to Wilson Airport
Private road transfer from Wilson Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Departure
Giraffe Manor - Nairobi, Kenya
Day 1 Upon arrival, representative will collect you and fellow guests for your scheduled road transfer from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Giraffe Manor. Spend your 1 night stay at Giraffe Manor in a Superior Family Suite with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes all meals, house wines, house soft drinks, house beers, house spirits, laundry, wireless internet access, entrance to the AFEW Giraffe Centre, Orchid House dining, boules, croquet and VAT, arrival/departure transfers and transportation around the Karen & Langata area (included in the rate if the collection time is after 11.30 am on the day of arrival and prior to check out at 10:00 am on the day of departure).
Included activities: Visit a Giraffe Center
Giraffe Manor - Nairobi, Kenya
Surrounded by vast acres of indigenous forest, the elegant Giraffe Manor is famous for its resident herd of giraffe that casually wander around the hotel grounds. Beautifullyfurnished rooms include comfortable four-poster beds and wellappointed bathrooms. Guests can tuck into hearty breakfasts, lunch on light meals and kick start their evenings with refreshing cocktails served around a cracking fire, followed by superb gourmet dinners in the
inviting dining room. Those in need of pampering can soothe their aching muscles with massages, whilst the energeticallyinclined can enjoy invigorating workouts. Guests keen on exploring their surroundings can venture out to the nearby museums, galleries, markets and shopping centres in bustling Nairobi.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT GIRAFFE MANOR
It is the only place in the world where you can feed and photograph the giraffe over your breakfast table, view them from your front door and peer at them from your bedroom window.
Enjoy guided walks through the surrounding forests and learn about traditional uses of the varied flora, view some of the 180 bird species and perhaps meet a warthog or bushbuck.
Lewa Downs Wilderness Trails - Lewa Conservancy, Kenya
Day 2 – 4 After breakfast you will be collected from Giraffe Manor and be transferred with fellow guests to Wilson Airport in time for your scheduled flight to Lewa Airstrip. Upon arrival at Lewa Airstrip, a representative will transfer you with fellow guests to Lewa Wilderness. Lewa is a prolific wildlife conservancy and home to the largest concentration of Grevy Zebra in Africa. Relish in your 3 night stay Lewa Wilderness in a Cottage with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes all meals, soft drinks, beer, spirits, non-premium wine, laundry, shared day & night game drives, local airstrip transfers (ex Lewa airstrip) and activities - guided walks, horse riding, camel walks, pre-historic site visits, community crafts, visits to selected villages and schools and visit to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy HQ (educational talks, school or project visits).
Included activities:
- Game drives
- Camel walks
- Horse riding
- Nature walks
- Pre-historic site visits
- Village visits
Lewa Downs Wilderness Trails - Lewa Conservancy, Kenya
Lewa Wilderness is situated on the edge of one of Kenya's most private game sanctuaries, the wildlife rich Lewa Conservancy. Guests are accommodated in charming cottages which include spacious bedrooms, ensuite bathrooms, fireplaces and verandas. Guest areas include a cosy sitting room, an open-air dining area and a saltwater pool boasting breathtaking panoramas of the valley below. Healthy and delicious meals are prepared with fresh produce from the lodge’s verdant organic garden. Adventures include game drives into the wildlife-rich Lewa Conservancy, camel riding, nature walks, horseriding, tennis and cultural visits to a nearby Maasai village. Those in need of leisure time can simply relax with a book in the pretty garden or take a refreshing dip in the inviting pool.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT LEWA WILDERNESS TRAILS
Join an enlightening cultural excursion to a Maasai cultural homestead on Ngwesi, the neighbouring wildlife scheme that the lodge has helped to establish.
Take a flight to Rutundu, a beautiful montane farm on Mt Kenya that offers superb trout fishing. Customized daily safaris will educate you on the area’s flora, fauna, animal behaviour, conservation, and history.
For avid birders ask your guide to take you on an early morning walk about the lodge garden to find the resident birds.
Ask your guide to take you on a walk either along the riverbed or for the more enthusiastic walkers a walk over the hills.
Enjoy a camel back safari with your Masai guide.
andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp Masai Mara, Kenya
Day 5 - 7
After breakfast an andBeyond representative will transfer you with fellow guests from Lewa Wilderness to Lewa Airstrip, in time for your scheduled flight from Lewa Airstrip to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip. You will be collected from Kichwa Tembo Airstrip with fellow guests for a road transfer to andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp. The quintessential Masai Mara safari delivers many attractions and is home to an excellent year-round concentration of game as well as the two million animals that make up the Great Migration. Delight in the thrills of safari during your 3 night stay at andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp in a Superior Family Tent with ensuite bathroom with shower only. Your stay includes accommodation, all meals, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirit and beers, two daily scheduled game drives, return Kichwa Tembo airstrip transfers and laundry.
Included activities:
- Game drives
- Nature walks
andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp Masai Mara, Kenya Steeped in the aura of classical safari, the recently refurbished &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp boasts 12 Classic Tents and 20 Superior Tents and 8 Superior View Tents. While all the tents look out onto the open grasslands or the shady forest surrounding the Saparingo River, the superior view tents boast exceptionally beautiful, uninterrupted views of the Masai Mara. The superior tents feature beautiful Maasai inspired interiors that showcase a simple and contemporary use of local materials. Oversized beds are perfectly positioned to make the most of the views, while stained cypress wood furniture combine with tribal decorative elements. The generously sized lodge swimming pool is set among the trees and surrounded by lush lawns and spectacular views. Opening up onto incredible Masai Mara views, the guest areas feature cosy split-level spaces decorates in a palette of stone and taupe. Celebrating the romance and nostalgia of the Mara, a double-storey bar and lounge area feature oversized windows with spectacular panoramas. The split-level dining area has been designed around an interactive kitchen and vegetable garden, making food an integral part of the safari experience. i Mara views, the guest areas feature cosy split-level spaces decorates in a palette of stone and taupe. Celebrating the romance and nostalgia of the Mara, a double-storey bar and lounge area feature oversized windows with spectacular panoramas. The split-level dining area has been designed around an interactive kitchen and vegetable garden, making food an integral part of the safari experience.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT ANDBEYOND KICHWA TEMBO TENTED CAMP
All vegetables and herbs are plucked straight from the lodge’s organic vegetable garden, which is part of the interactive kitchen.
After an exhilarating day of game viewing, ask your hosts to serve your dinner on the lawns and unwind under a star-strewn sky.
Join a Maasai warrior under a tree and listen to his mesmerising stories of the local culture.
Alfajiri Beach Villa Diani Beach, Kenya
Day 8 - 10
An andBeyond member will transfer you with fellow guests from andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip in time for your scheduled flight to Ukunda Airstrip. Upon arrival at Ukunda Airstrip, an andBeyond representative will collect you and fellow guests to Alfajiri Villas. Protected by an offshore barrier coral reef, Kenya's coast is famous for beautiful and safe beaches, as well as spectacular diving, fishing and surfing. Enjoy the break during your 3 night stay at Alfajiri Villas in the Beach Villa with ensuite bathrooms. Your stay includes all meals, soft drinks, beers and wines, non-luxury spirits, nannies available 24 hours , personal butler at your disposal, laundry, wi-fi, guest library and games, airstrip transfers, use of golf clubs, use of snorkelling equipment, Ngalawa (local African boats) at disposal for excursions to coral reef for snorkelling, one daily massage per adult and teenager, chauffeured transport within Diani Beach area, visit to community project, orphanage, visit to local villages in Diani beach area and gym at a nearby property.
Included activities:
- Snorkelling
- Use of Golf equipment
- Visit local villages
- Visit community projects
Alfajiri Beach Villa Diani Beach, Kenya Considered by many as the finest villas on the East African Coast, Alfajiri Villas overlook the Indian Ocean, their elevated positions ensuring privacy and stunning views. Alfajiri's three magnificent African-style villas has its own personality and unique design and private pool, but all three offer the same award winning service. At Alfajiri the concept is as you please! Private dining is a la carte, served al fresco or in your villa - your choice, as too is the cuisine - local, natural, organic, daily fresh seafood and fish and even homemade pastas. Just tell your personal chef what suits your taste. Alfajiri boasts a range of activities; golf at a nearby 18 hole Golf course, Kite surfing, snorkeling, diving, safaris - even docile whale sharks in the ocean and the elephants in the hills are there for the asking. A vehicle is available for trips within Diani beach. For those with children, a selection of toys and friendly nannies on duty 24 hours ensures that the little ones are taken care of. No matter which villa you choose they all have one thing in common, total seclusion in the very best of Kenyan natural luxury.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT ALFAJIRI VILLAS
Ask your personal butler for your favourite sundowner and unwind in your breathtaking rim flow swimming pool that is elevated to look as if it merges with the ocean.
Grab your kikoy, suntan lotion and glasses, and head to the beach to soak up the warm Kenyan sun ask your hosts to pack you one of their delightful picnic baskets and enjoy a five mile walk in each direction along the beach
Long lazy lunches and dinners in this tranquil setting with the wow factor of your impressive villa’s and award-winning service and food
Departure Nairobi, Kenya
Day 11: After breakfast, you will be transferred to Ukunda Airstrip in time for your scheduled flight to Wilson Airport. An andBeyond representative will collect you from Wilson Airport and drive you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
What’s included:
- Meet and Greet service at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
- Accommodation inclusions as per the itinerary
- All scheduled road transfers:
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport/ Giraffe Manor
- Giraffe Manor/Wilson Airport
- Lewa Downs Airstrip/Lewa Wilderness
- Lewa Wilderness/Lewa Downs Airstrip
- Masai Mara Airstrip/andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp
- andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp/ Masai Mara Airstrip
- Ukunda Airstrip/Alfajiri Villas
- Alfajiri Villas/Ukunda Airstrip
- Wilson Airstrip/Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
- All scheduled flights:
- Wilson Airport/Lewa Downs Airstrip
- Lewa Downs Airstrip/Masai Mara Airstrip
- Masai Mara Airstrip/Ukunda Airstrip
- Ukunda Airstrip/Wilson Airport
- Conservation and park fee
- Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance
- Administration Fee
Notes:
Rates are subject to a minimum of 2 guests for family travel
The operator may reroute the itinerary or use accommodation in similar lodges in case of non-availability
Lewa Wilderness is closed in April, May and November 2022
Giraffe Manor is closed between the 11th April - 20th April 2022
Single traveller rates will be quoted on request basis
Validity periods are as specified above; should a booking fall over two rate periods the rate will change and we reserve the right to re-quote
The rates quoted are subject to change without prior warning if there are any increases in bed levies, park fees, fuel, sales tax or VAT, third-party services or any other circumstances beyond our control in the countries featured in this quote
DETAILS
- Wilson Airport to Lewa Airstrip
- Lewa Airstrip to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip
- Kichwa Tembo Airstrip to Ukunda Airstrip
- Ukunda Airstrip to Wilson Airport
- Transfers DETAILS
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Giraffe Manor
- Giraffe Manor to Wilson Airport
- Wilson Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Accommodation
- Nairobi: Giraffe Manor 1x: Superior Family Suite FI Fully inclusive; All Local Brands (excl. Spirits)
- Lewa Conservancy: Lewa Downs Wilderness Trails: 1x Cottage FI (Double) Fully inclusive; All Local Brands (excl. Spirits)
- Masai Mara: andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp: 1x Superior Family Tent FI Fully inclusive; All Local Brands (excl. Spirits)
- Diani Beach: Alfajiri Beach Villa 1x Beach Villa FI (Family) Fully inclusive; All Local Brands (excl. Spirits)