Two guests riding camels in low light with Samburu handlers walking alongside in red, zebra crossing ahead of them

Kenya · 6 days

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Six days and three of The Safari Collection's properties. Sasaab in the Samburu north, Solio's rhinos in the central highlands, and Giraffe Manor to finish. The short version of Kenya, with nothing skimped.

Duration: 6 days, 5 nights · 3 flights
Where: Kenya
Experiences: Road Safaris Camel Safaris Horseback Safaris Flying Safaris Honeymoons
Board: Full board
Price: FromUSD 7,490per person sharing

At a glance

Where the nights go

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5 nights across 3 places · 3 flights · Full board. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

Six days is not long, so this one does not waste any of them on the road. You fly straight north to Sasaab, charter across to Solio, and fly back to Nairobi for the giraffes. Three landscapes that look nothing alike, on three short hops.

NairobiSamburuSolio

It is the itinerary The Safari Collection built for people with a week and no more, and it holds up equally well as a first safari, a honeymoon, or the tail end of a work trip you extended.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

Sasaab

A luxury tented camp above the Ewaso Nyiro in Westgate Community Conservancy. Explore by vehicle, on foot, by quad bike or on a camel, and fly-camp under the stars if you book it ahead.

Solio Lodge

The only lodge on a 19,000-acre conservancy between Mount Kenya and the Aberdares, holding large numbers of black and white rhino alongside lion, leopard and buffalo.

Giraffe Manor

The house where a herd of endangered Nubian giraffe come to the veranda at teatime and to the bedroom windows and the breakfast table at dawn.

The Retreat at Giraffe Manor

The wellness house next door, with spa rooms, gym, hot tub, sauna and an infinity pool over the giraffe sanctuary, taken as a day room on departure day.

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 1Flight
Fly north to Samburu
Met at Jomo Kenyatta, transferred to Wilson, and an hour in the air to Samburu. Your guide meets the plane and you are at Sasaab for lunch.
SasaabAll meals
Day 2
Westgate Conservancy
Day and night game drives for the Samburu Special Five: reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich, Beisa oryx and gerenuk. Nature walks, camels and quad bikes fill the gaps, and there is a spa if none of that appeals.
SasaabAll meals
Day 3Flight
Charter to Solio
Twenty minutes from Sasaab's airstrip and the country changes completely: green, high and cool at night, with Mount Kenya on one side and the Aberdares on the other.
Solio LodgeAll meals
Day 4
Black and white rhino
Because Solio is the only lodge on the conservancy, game drives are quiet and unhurried, and the rhino sightings are the reason people come back. Afternoons are for walking, riding, cycling, the sauna, or the rhino orphanage nearby.
Solio LodgeAll meals
Day 5Flight
Back to Nairobi
A flight to Wilson after breakfast, then out to Giraffe Manor for lunch. The giraffes come to the veranda at teatime, and to the windows if you leave them open.
Giraffe ManorAll meals
Day 6
Breakfast with giraffes
Breakfast with a long neck over your shoulder, then a walk across the lawn to The Retreat for a day room with spa, sauna, gym and the infinity pool, before the transfer to Jomo Kenyatta.
Breakfast and lunch

What's covered

Inclusions and exclusions

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

Included

Full-board accommodation with meals, house wines and spirits, soft drinks, beers, laundry and selected activities
Internal scheduled and charter flights
Park and conservation fees
Game drives, sundowners and bush picnics
Horse riding and cycling at Solio Lodge
Camel riding and walking at Sasaab
Road transfers between airports, airstrips and camps and to and from activities, in 4x4 vehicles
Medical evacuation cover

Price & terms

What it costs

FromUSD 7,490per 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.