10 Days Wilderness Scenic Experience

Arriving in the Kenyan capital today you will be met at the airport and transferred to your next flight. A short flight on to northern Laikipia then brings you to one of Kenya's finest wildlife areas, where you will enjoy a game drive en route to Solio lodge, arriving in time for sundowner drinks around the fire before dinner.

Solio Lodge Dinner

Lying to the north-east of the Great Rift Valley, the high plains of Laikipia are home to wild dogs and rare black rhinos. After breakfast this morning though you will head out to explore the immediate surroundings on foot, in the company of local Samburu warriors. The perfect opportunity to learn more about the less obvious flora and fauna of the area, you will then return to Solio Lodge in time for lunch and a swim, before setting out on an afternoon game drive.

Solio Lodge Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A huge variety of activities can be enjoyed from the lodge including day and night time game drives, guided bush walks and birding excursions. A visit to the local Samburu tribe is a wonderful opportunity to understand what it takes to survive on the savannahs of Kenya. When water levels permit swimming and tubing in the river that runs in the valley beneath the lodge are also possible.

Solio Lodge Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A short flight south brings you near to the Tanzanian border. You will be met and transferred to the start location of the Oltyiani Trail - an ancient trail left by the Maasai hundreds of years ago, you will check into Olarro Lodge. Freshen up and enjoy an evening of stories around the camp fire, resting in preparation of the adventure ahead.

Olarro Lodge Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Your local Maasai guide from the Loita area will share their customs and culture with you whilst teaching you the law of the bush. Donkeys will carry your provisions and camp equipment due to the terrain. The total walking time is no longer than 6 hours a day, but the walk can be adapted due to your wishes. The aim of today is to walk to Oltyiani, the highest point in the Loita which overlooks the Rift Valley. Return to Olarro Lodge later afternoon before watching the sun set over the Rift Valley.

Olarro Lodge Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The trail curves back east into the 'Forest of the Lost Child', providing a range of beautiful and unique landscapes. Game walks and later afternoon return to Olarro Lodge for another evening amongst the Kenyan wilderness with your Maasai guides.

Olarro Lodge Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning you will wave goodbye to your guides before driving down the Loita Hills and head out to the luxurious Angama Mara Camp in the famed landscapes of the Maasai Mara, surely one of Africa's most dramatic and spectacular wildlife areas

Angama Mara Camp Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Lying at the northern edge of the Serengeti National Park, this unparalleled reserve covers over 1,500 square kilometres of south-western Kenya and has been the traditional homeland of the Maasai people for centuries. In the company of your guide you'll spend today searching out some of its famous wildlife including its huge prides of lions or, if the season is right, the great herds heading off on the annual migration.

Angama Mara Camp Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Home to some of the largest populations of big cats on the continent, as well as more than 470 species of birds, an exploration of these game-rich plains provides endless chances for some astonishing wildlife encounters. During the Great Migration season (typically between July and October) you may also spot the big herds and witness a river crossing.

Angama Mara Camp Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Following an early morning game drive and breakfast back at camp you will then depart for the airstrip for the flight back to Nairobi and any onward travels.

Nairobi Dayroom (if required) Breakfast