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An 8 nights/9 days journey combining three of Kenya’s most exciting and wildlife-rich wildernesses. Experience our hidden-gem property in the Wild North, Saruni Rhino and the elegant, luxurious Saruni Samburu & Saruni Mara.
Suggested Itinerary Overview
| Accommodation | Destination | Nights | Basis | Room Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boma Nairobi | Nairobi | 1 | HB | Superior Room |
| Saruni Samburu | Samburu National Reserve | 2 | FB | Luxury Villa |
| Saruni Rhino | Sere Conservancy | 2 | FB | Luxury Villa |
| Saruni Mara/Saruni Wild | Maasai Mara National Reserve | 3 | FB | Luxury Villa |
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.
Evening game drive in Kalama Conservancy 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
Following a lie-in and a hearty breakfast, depart Saruni Samburu accompanied by our Samburu guides, driving two hours northwest to visit the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in nearby Namunyak Conservancy (visit payable extra & bookable in advance).
Arrive in time for the noontime feeding session of the elephants and other animals in residence. Learn all about their special milk formulas, ask the elephant keepers your questions and watch with joy as the hungry ellies come racing out for their bottles!
After some further observation time as the ellies play, bathe, and go about their day, head towards Saruni Rhino, a 2-hour’s drive away in Sera Conservancy, stopping in a picturesque spot for a picnic lunch on the way.
Arrive in camp, or head straight to the Rhino Sanctuary to start your exhilarating on-foot tracking adventure taking place late afternoon as the temperature lowers. Drive to within a short distance of the endangered black rhino, leaving the vehicle on foot to track the rhino in the safety of a guide and a ranger. Communication between rangers allow you to track as many rhinos as possible in the allotted time.
After an exhilarating, ‘up close and personal experience, game drive back to camp where a lantern-lit bush dinner awaits you in the idyllic setting of the dry riverbed, as the night sounds reverberate around you.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Rhino
Leave early morning with a picnic breakfast on a game drive to the nearby Fifty Wells (Kisima Hamsini) or the Singing Wells, where you will witness Samburu pastoralists watering and singing their uniquely recognized songs to their livestock at a series of natural wells, bringing water up from the depths as they have done for centuries. (Wells are seasonal).
Birders and non-birders alike will delight in the incredible spectacle that is thousands upon thousands of sand grouse dipping to take water in the natural wells and waterholes throughout Sera Conservancy, a truly astounding sight and sound show.
Return to camp and enjoy a refreshing dip in the cooling waters of the natural rock infinity pool overlooking the dry riverbed surrounded by swaying doum palms as monkeys chirrup and play along.
Enjoy lunch in the shade of Swara House, with breathtaking views of a waterhole frequently visited by herds of elephants and other wildlife and birdlife.
Relax after lunch in the cool of your stone cottage (‘banda)’ reclining on your very own beach club-style, sandy verandah watching the waterhole. For the adventurous thrill-seekers embark on a 2nd round of rhino tracking by returning to the Sanctuary to re-live the experience.
Bush ‘lugga’ dinner under the star-lit African skies before heading to bed for your last night in the remote wilderness of Kenya’s northern frontier.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Saruni Rhino
Following breakfast in camp, or equipped with a picnic breakfast, leave early morning from Saruni Rhino for your departing onward flight to the Mara, arriving in the Masai Mara an hour and a half after take-off.
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. Exact time dependent on time of departing flight from Kalama or Oryx airstrip.
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.
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
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.
In the afternoon you will discover more of Mara North and its neighboring conservancies and experience first-hand what makes the Mara one of the most exciting wildernesses in the world.
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, stop at the Talisman or Carnivore restaurant for dinner.
Note:
A subscription to a medical evacuation insurance policy is available from AMREF flying doctors at US $18 per person for up to 2 (Two) emergency medical evacuations valid for 30 days. To subscribe, each traveler must possess a valid travel insurance policy. Terms and conditions apply.
The management of Jumanji Africa Safaris Ltd reserves the right to find alternative accommodation in the same class as earlier booked by the client should the need arise. This however will be done in consultation with the client.
