8 Days Family Adventure in Kenya

After arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, we’ll be met by a Jumanji staff and driven to the Boma Hotel in Nairobi where we shall spend the night.

Meal Plan: Dinner
Accommodation: The Boma Hotel

Today early morning you will transfer you to Wilson Airport for your domestic flight to Samburu, arriving at Samburu an hour later, where your guide will meet you and transfer you to the lodge, or take you on a game drive.

Afternoon game drive in Kalama Conservancy exploring over 200,000 acres of pristine wilderness in total privacy and sundowners with a breathtaking view.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Samburu

Early morning game drive into Samburu National Reserve to seek out the ‘Samburu Special Five’: the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy zebra, the beisa oryx, the Somali ostrich and the gerenuk; all rare species that occur only in this part of the country, and look for its well-known larger wildlife including elephants, lion, and leopard. Enjoy a picnic lunch before heading back to the lodge to relax for the afternoon.

Enjoy a complimentary half-hour Back & Neck massage upon arriving back at the lodge at the Samburu Wellbeing Space.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Samburu

Continue to explore the wonders of Samburu with a morning game drive into the National Reserve discovering the delights of life along the Ewaso Nyiro: crocodiles, birdlife, bathing elephants and much more.

Enroll in our Warrior’s Academy for the afternoon. Experience original Samburu villages – learn how to use bows, arrows and spears, and how to bead traditional artifacts whilst listening to tribal stories and songs.

Evening game drive in Kalama Conservancy, the 200,000-acre private wildlife conservancy in which Saruni Samburu is located, ending with a bush dinner under the stars in the middle of the wilderness, and a night drive back to the lodge. The Samburu warriors dancing, candles and fire under the vast African skies, make this a truly magical experience, and one of the highlights of your stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Samburu

Depart Samburu on your flight in the morning* and arrive in the Masai Mara an hour and a half later.

You will have a game drive with a picnic lunch to enjoy under an acacia tree or by the river next to a pod of hippos. Or head to Saruni Mara or Saruni Wild for some rest and an exclusive game drive later in the afternoon in Mara North Conservancy – over 30,000 acres of plentiful, protected land bordering the Masai Mara National Reserve. Enjoy a completely different and less-explored corner of the Mara ecosystem in total privacy, brimming with wildlife.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Mara / Saruni Wild

Early morning game drive to look for the big cats and other predators of the Mara, returning to the camp or lodge for lunch and treatments at the Maasai Wellbeing Space.

In the afternoon, a game drive will take you to a special area where the largest tower of giraffe can be seen, followed by dinner at the lodge or camp and an optional night game drive.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Mara/Saruni Wild

Optional Activities

Hot Air Balloon Safari

Hot Air Balloon Safaris are always a great way to explore the Mara Reserve from the skies in the early morning golden sunrise.

• The Balloon ride (takes approximately 1hr)
• Full bush breakfast with champagne/wine
• Brief game drive en-route back to the camp/lodge
• Balloon certificate duly signed by the Pilot.

Cost: $450 per person

Horse Ride Safari

Experience a unique way to explore the Mara conservation area on the back of a horse on a 5000-acre private conservancy. You will listen to the beat of the bush and its silence surrounded by maras fauna and flora

• The ride takes 2hrs

Morning schedule
0700hrs – Arrival time at the stables
0730hrs – 0930hrs Horse Riding Expedition
0930 – 1030hrs – Bush Breakfast

Afternoon schedule
1500hrs – Arrival at the stables
1530hrs – 1730hrs – Horse Riding Expedition
1730 – 1800hrs – Sundowner

Cost: $200 per person

Walkthrough the valleys and plains surrounding Saruni Mara, accompanied by a vehicle, or a game drive up to the top of Kilileoni, the highest mountain in the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem – led by your skillful and knowledgeable Maasai guides.

Enroll in our Warrior’s Academy for the afternoon. Encounter Africa’s storybook wildlife up close and refine your bush skills, as you study the giant crocodiles and hippos of the Mara River. Discover the ancient wisdom of the Maasai learning first-hand about their customs and local knowledge of the animals and landscape and traditional plants used for medicine.

Weather permitting, experience a bush dinner in the middle of nature under the vast African sky, with Maasai warriors singing and dancing around the fire.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Mara / Saruni Wild

Visit the rhino sanctuary on the way to the airstrip and once again admire the hippos and the crocodiles of the Mara River.

The flight back to Nairobi leaves the Mara at 11:00 AM and arrives in Nairobi at 12:20 PM. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with Jumanji Africa Safaris driver and vehicle.

Depending on the time of your international flight, you can have a brief tour some of Nairobi’s top iconic stops overs like the Giraffe Center and the Karen Blixen Museum or stop at the Talisman or Carnivore restaurant for dinner.