A rhino grazing head-down in long grass, its front horn worn smooth

Kenya · 8 days

A Week of Wild Adventure

Eight days that take in every one of The Safari Collection's Kenyan properties. Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Sasaab in the Samburu north, Solio's rhino country, and Sala's Camp in the Maasai Mara.

Duration: 8 days, 7 nights · 4 flights
Where: Kenya
Experiences: Road Safaris Camel Safaris Horseback Safaris Flying Safaris Honeymoons
Board: Full board
Price: FromUSD 10,266per person sharing

At a glance

Where the nights go

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7 nights across 4 places · 4 flights · Full board. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

This is the itinerary that visits the lot. Every one of The Safari Collection's Kenyan properties in eight days: the giraffes in Nairobi, the dry north at Sasaab, Solio's rhinos in the central highlands, and the Mara at Sala's Camp. Four places designed and built quite differently, and four landscapes that share nothing but a country.

NairobiSamburuSolioMaasai Mara

Short flights link them, so no day is spent driving. It is a first safari that does not feel like a sampler, and it works just as well for a couple as it does for a family.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

Giraffe Manor

The manor house whose wild Nubian giraffe come to the grounds first thing and again at afternoon tea. The Giraffe Centre is inside the sanctuary, The Retreat next door.

Sasaab

A luxury tented camp in the hilly, dry north, with the Samburu Special Five on the drives and a choice of walks, camel rides, quad bikes or a night fly-camping in the bush.

Solio Lodge

Central Kenya, and the only property on a rhino sanctuary holding large numbers of black and white rhino. Game drives are exclusive and unhurried; explore on foot, by bicycle or on horseback.

Sala's Camp

On the Sand River with views towards the Serengeti, in one of the reserve's quieter corners. Expert guides and spotters, a hammock and a private plunge pool outside every tent.

The Retreat at Giraffe Manor

The wellness house beside the Manor, taken as a day room at the end, with spa, gym, infinity pool and an airport transfer timed to your flight.

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
Start in Nairobi
Met at Jomo Kenyatta and driven to Giraffe Manor, past the edge of Nairobi National Park. The giraffes visit the house first thing and at afternoon tea, and they are wild, so nothing is guaranteed.
Giraffe ManorAll meals
Day 2Flight
Fly north to Samburu
Breakfast with the giraffes, then just over an hour from Wilson to Samburu, and out to Sasaab in time for lunch.
SasaabAll meals
Day 3
The Samburu Special Five
Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and Beisa oryx, none of which you will meet further south. Walks, camel rides and quad bikes between drives, and time with the Samburu community.
SasaabAll meals
Day 4Flight
Charter to Solio
Twenty minutes from Sasaab's airstrip straight to Solio, and a complete change of country: green highland between Mount Kenya and the Aberdares.
Solio LodgeAll meals
Day 5
Rhino, big cats and birds
Solio is the only property on the sanctuary, so the drives are unhurried and the black and white rhino numbers are the point. Explore on foot, by bicycle or on horseback, and there is a rhino orphanage on the ranch.
Solio LodgeAll meals
Day 6Flight
Fly to the Maasai Mara
Driven to Nanyuki for the scheduled flight south, then met at the airstrip and game-driven across to Sala's Camp on the Sand River.
Sala's CampAll meals
Day 7
The Mara, early and late
Out at first light when the animals are busiest, and again for an evening drive that ends with sundowners. Volleyball, a hammock or a plunge pool for the hours in between.
Sala's CampAll meals
Day 8Flight
Ease out
Breakfast at Sala's, the flight back to Wilson, then a day room at The Retreat with spa, gym, pool and lunch, 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
Road transfers between airports, airstrips and camps and to and from activities, in 4x4 vehicles
Horse riding and cycling at Solio Lodge, camel riding and walking at Sasaab
Medical evacuation cover

Price & terms

What it costs

FromUSD 10,266per 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.