Elephant herd at a Laikipia waterhole with Mount Kenya's peak on the skyline

Kenya · 9 days

A&K Sanctuary Kenya Safari

Abercrombie & Kent's ready-to-book Kenya circuit, staying only at A&K Sanctuary properties in Amboseli, Ol Pejeta and the Maasai Mara, with the internal flights included.

Duration: 9 days, 8 nights · 4 flights
Where: Kenya
Experiences: Road Safaris Flying Safaris
Board: Board varies by stay
Price: FromUSD 10,295per person sharing

At a glance

Where the nights go

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8 nights across 4 places · 4 flights · Board varies by stay. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

Abercrombie & Kent started in Kenya, and this is the itinerary that stays inside their own house. Every safari night is at an A&K Sanctuary property, and the internal flights that stitch the three together are already in the price rather than quoted after it.

NairobiAmboseliOl PejetaMaasai Mara

The three stops do genuinely different jobs. Amboseli is elephants under Kilimanjaro. Ol Pejeta is where you meet the black rhino and the last northern white rhinos on earth. The Maasai Mara is the volume.

Game viewing is shared with other A&K guests as standard. If you would rather have the vehicle and the guide to yourselves, say so when you enquire and we will price it that way.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi

A city hotel in the Westlands commercial district, used for the first night and the day room on departure.

Kitirua Plains Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary

Newly built in a private concession adjoining Amboseli's elephant plains, with Kilimanjaro framed from the suites.

Tambarare Camp, an A&K Sanctuary

A tented camp in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in the foothills of Mount Kenya, where the conservation work is the point of the stay.

Olonana Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary

On a private stretch of the Mara River, and the quietest of the three properties on this route.

Day by day

How the days run

A proposal, not a timetable. The routing, timings and inclusions are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.

Day 1
Arrive in Nairobi
Met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta and transferred into the city. A night to sleep off the flight before the safari starts properly.
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi
Day 2Flight
Fly south to Amboseli
The flight to Amboseli, and into Kitirua Plains Lodge on its private concession. The first game drive goes out in the afternoon; the elephant herds here are the reason people come.
Kitirua Plains Lodge, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 3
Amboseli, and a drink in the bush
Buffalo, wildebeest, hippo and hyena at close quarters, and the big cats on the open savannah where the terrain does not hide them. Out again in the afternoon, and a sundowner in the bush to finish.
Kitirua Plains Lodge, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 4Flight
Amboseli to Ol Pejeta
Back to Nairobi by air, then on to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the foothills of Mount Kenya. Tambarare Camp is the base for the next two nights.
Tambarare Camp, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 5
The rhinos of Ol Pejeta
A morning game drive looking for black rhino. Ol Pejeta holds the fastest-growing population in Africa. Then time with the conservancy's conservation work, including the last two northern white rhinos anywhere.
Tambarare Camp, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 6Flight
On to the Maasai Mara
The flight south-west to the Mara and to Olonana, on its own stretch of the Mara River. The afternoon drive is the introduction.
Olonana Lodge, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 7
A full day in the Mara
Out at first light with a hot drink, back for a late breakfast, then the pool or a treatment in the room through the heat. Out again late in the afternoon.
Olonana Lodge, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 8
Another slice of the reserve
Crocodile on the banks, hippo in the shallows, and elephant across the open ground between the river lines. Three nights is what makes the Mara half of this trip worth the flights.
Olonana Lodge, an A&K SanctuaryBreakfast, plus some meals
Day 9Flight
Nairobi, and home
The flight back to Nairobi, a reserved day room while you wait, and a transfer to the airport for your departing flight.
Breakfast

What's covered

Inclusions and exclusions

In line with the itinerary above. Your written quote is the version that counts.

Included

Accommodation at three A&K Sanctuary properties, plus Nairobi either end
Internal flights, economy class, routed Nairobi, Amboseli, Nairobi, Ol Pejeta, the Maasai Mara and back
Airport meet-and-greet with private transfers
English-speaking local guides
Entrance fees and taxes
Daily breakfast, along with some meals
Round-the-clock support from A&K's own team
An A&K safari duffel for each guest

Not included

Exclusive use of a private driver-guide and vehicle. Game viewing is shared with other A&K guests as standard, and exclusive use is arranged separately

Price & terms

What it costs

FromUSD 10,295per person sharing

What this price covers

Rates are per person sharing unless the line above says otherwise.
Prices move with the season and with availability, and are held only once your quote is confirmed in writing.
The day-by-day above is a draft. Final routing, timings, inclusions and any park or permit fees are confirmed with your quote.

Before you go

Worth reading before this trip

The best time to visit Kenya, month by monthJanuary and February, then July to October, are the months we send most people.
Safari packing list for KenyaA working checklist for a week on safari in Kenya: the bag, the layers for a cold six o'clock start, optics, health and documents, with quantities for seven nights and what changes by season.
Kenya safari cost: where the money goesWhat you pay for on a Kenya safari, why two similar weeks can differ threefold, who sets the park fees, and how to get more from the same budget.
Practical facts by countryPlugs, currency, time zone, driving side, SIM, tipping and tap water.