Mara Safari

Day 1 (L,D)

You will be collected from your Nairobi Hotel or from the airport and transferred to Wilson Airport for the flight to Siana Springs. This is a beautiful flight passing over the fertile Kikuyu Highlands and across the volcano studded floor of the Rift Valley before reaching the Loita Hills and Siana Springs airstrip. Here you will be met by your guide and driven to camp, arriving in time for lunch. The camp is set in a grove of acacia trees by a small stream at the southern edge of the Loita Plains at Olare Lamun (the rhino salt lick). Time to relax before enjoying a late afternoon ride. Overnight Olare Lamun.

Day 2 (B,L,D)

A full day to explore this remote area with abundant game. Drives, rides and walks may be taken from camp. Overnight Olare Lamun.

Day 3 (B,L,D)

Your first moving day, leaving early as it is the longest ride of the trip covering nearly 50kms. As you ride across the rolling open plains the game becomes more plentiful as you approach the Mara ecosystem. You should see herds of zebra, topi, giraffe, wildebeest, gazelle and there is a good chance of seeing elephant and buffalo as well. Arrive at the camp on the edge of the Maasai Game Reserve on the Olare Orok lugga late afternoon. From camp you are likely to hear lion and hyena at night and the abundance of game is apparent everywhere. Overnight Olare Orok.

Days 4 & 5 (B,L,D)

Two full days of morning and evening rides from camp with the option of driving into the game park for some good photographic opportunities. In vehicles you are able get much closer to lion, elephant and buffalo than you are able to do on the horses. Overnight Olare Orok.

Day 6 (B,L,D)

Another moving day. Head west across the Mara plains and reach the Mara River on the Park boundary. Ford the river (unless in complete flood) at one of the famous wildebeest crossings and then head south west across the Mara Triangle where you have a picnic lunch before ascending the Soit Olololol Escarpment to reach the camp in a forest glade overlooking the whole Mara ecosystem. Overnight Soit Olololol.

Day 7 (B,L,D)

Ride South West along the top of the escarpment, enjoying glorious views to the east. Descend the escarpment on foot along a rocky cattle track and have a picnic lunch under some acacias at the foot of the escarpment. After lunch ride back through the Mara Triangle at the foot of the escarpment before ascending on a game trail. Many bachelor buffalo herds are a feature of the afternoon. Overnight Soit Olololol.

Day 8 (B,L,D)

Descend the escarpment again and ride across to the same wildebeest crossing on the river. Head in a North Western direction and after lunch, arrive at the final campsite set up on the banks of the Mara River. Close by there are some hippo pools and their grunting at night is a special feature of this camp. Overnight Mara River.

Day 9 (B,L,D)

After breakfast drive to Deloraine, via the impressive tea growing area of Kericho, arriving in time for tea and an evening walk around the beautiful garden. Overnight Deloraine.

Day 10 (B,L,D)

An early morning ride before breakfast is optional. Day trips to either Lake Nakuru or Bogoria, famous for their flamingos, can be arranged with a picnic lunch. Overnight Deloraine.

Day 11 (B,L)

Transfer to Nairobi after lunch.