Mount Kenya & Private Masai Mara Camp
Nairobi, Kenya - 10d
For those that want to do Mount Kenya in a relatively short time and still enjoy a great route, this trip is the ultimate choice!
Our adventure will start at Sirimon, and end at Naro Moru after 5 days of amazing trekking. Our crews and support teams will set up camp every night, so we can enjoy the spectacular surroundings and starry skies all for ourselves. Most importantly, knowledgeable professional guides that go through bi-annual training will be with you throughout, and our logistics team at our base will monitor your trip from start to finish.
Using especially adapted 4x4 vehicles and professional guides, we will then head out on safari, staying at a beautiful private luxury tented camp to afford you the very best position for game viewing. This itinerary includes the world-famous southern landscape of the Masai Mara. Overall, a genuinely amazing wildlife experience in East Africa!
Itinerary
Exploring Nairobi
Palacina is an oasis of peace and calm in the bustling city of Nairobi. Conveniently located in the State House area, it is the perfect base for your Nairobi visit. Featuring luxurious, serviced and furnished apartments, premium suites and a full service hotel with all the amenities and services to make your stay comfortable and memorable. Experience the warmth of Nairobi with hospitality in this dynamic, cosmopolitan city. Palacina features stylish spaces celebrating the spirit of Kenya. Country breakfast is served daily and the Bistro offers a full service restaurant including room service.
Exploring Mount Kenya
Your private Mount Kenya camp is set up every step of the way complete with portable toilet, guest tent, -30f sleeping bag, bed cot, pillow, dining tent, table, and backed chairs. Your crew will take care of all the meals and drinks.
Exploring Maasai Mara National Reserve
Known as Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserve, the Maasai Mara, with its abundant wildlife and stunning landscapes, will not disappoint! From the iconic savannah vistas to the incredible concentration and diversity of wildlife, the Maasai Mara National Reserve is only a portion of the Greater Mara Ecosystem, which includes several adjacent conservation areas. When traveling to the Mara, there is no “best time” to visit, as the park is a superb game-viewing destination year round. The summer months of July - September are peak season, as travelers from around the world flock to view the Great Migration is in action. Estimated in the millions, the Great Migration typically begins trickling into the Mara in July each year as well over one million wildebeest, large herds of Thompson’s Gazelle, zebra and other plains game migrate from the Serengeti plains to fresh pastures in Mara north.
The wonderful vistas boast a wide variety of antelope and gazelle species together with their associated predators. It is a country of breath-taking views, a panorama of vast rolling plains and rounded hills, of intermittent groves of acacia woodlands and dense thickets of scrub. This wilderness area is bisected by the Mara and Talek Rivers, which are accompanied by interesting riverine forests and woodlands. The Mara possesses the largest population of Lions to be found in Kenya, and also supports good elephant herd populations. The big 5 can be regularly encountered including the rare Black Rhino.
No safari is complete without time spent under canvas in the style of the old explorers. Nigel Archer private mobile-tented camps allow us to visit some of the most beautiful and remote wilderness areas in East Africa. They give us the flexibility to follow the movement of the wildlife and position our camps for the best game viewing possible. Designed from decades of experience, the camps provide the ultimate in luxurious exclusivity whilst allowing for an intimate wildlife experience. A full crew of exceptional safari staff are there to look after your every need. Whether it is preparing a beautifully laid dinner under the stars or a piping hot shower upon return from your afternoon’s adventures.