Elephant herd crossing the open Amboseli plains with cattle egrets following

Kenya · 10 days

The Soroi Signature Safari

Three nights each in Samburu, the Maasai Mara and Lumo above Tsavo, flown between rather than driven. The long version of the Soroi Collection's fly-in circuit, with photographic hides at two of the three camps.

Duration: 10 days, 9 nights · 4 flights
Where: Kenya
Experiences: Flying Safaris Road Safaris
Board: Full board
Price: FromUSD 11,415per person sharing, min. four travelling

At a glance

Where the nights go

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9 nights across 3 places · 4 flights · Full board. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

Nine nights, three landscapes, and a light aircraft doing the work a two-day drive would otherwise do. Samburu in the arid north, the Mara in the south-west, and Lumo on the Tsavo plains with Kilimanjaro behind it. The Soroi Collection has a camp in each, so nothing changes hands between legs.

NairobiSamburuMaasai MaraLumo

Three nights in each place is the difference between this and the Collection's shorter circuits. It is long enough to have a day that does nothing, which on a ten-day safari matters more than people expect.

The published rate is USD 11,415 per person sharing in low season with four travelling, and USD 12,135 with two, both including park fees, which is unusual and worth noticing when you compare quotes.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

Soroi Larsen's Camp

Twelve tents, two family tents and two deluxe suites with star beds, all facing the Ewaso Nyiro. A spa, a photographic hide, and the northern species on the far bank.

Soroi Luxury Migration Camp

A small camp in lion and leopard country, minutes from the Olkiombo airstrip but far enough off it to stay quiet. Extended game drives with picnic meals carried out during the migration.

Soroi Lions Bluff Lodge

Twelve rooms on a hilltop above Lumo, looking across to Kilimanjaro. A heated infinity pool for the sundowner, a photo hide, and the Taita community nearby.

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
Nairobi, then Samburu
A scheduled flight from Wilson north to Samburu, and a transfer to Larsen's on the bank of the Ewaso Nyiro. Settle in; the reserve is on the other side of the river and it will still be there in the morning.
Soroi Larsen's CampAll meals
Day 2
Samburu's northern species
Two game drives, morning and afternoon, in open 4x4s. Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and beisa oryx are all here and none of them are in the Mara. The photographic hide is open between drives, and there are hot and cold bitings at the fire every evening.
Soroi Larsen's CampAll meals
Day 3
A second full day
More of the same, which is the point: two drives, the river, the hide, and enough time for the spa or a star bed. The reserve rewards a second day in a way it cannot on a one-night stop.
Soroi Larsen's CampAll meals
Day 4Flight
Fly to the Maasai Mara
South by air to the Mara and on to the Migration Camp. The open plains after Samburu's rock and riverbed are a genuine shock, and the day ends with the camp's Out of Africa sundowner set up on the savannah.
Soroi Luxury Migration CampAll meals
Day 5
Cats, and time
An extended game drive out and back with everything you need carried along. This is prime lion and leopard country; in migration season the picnic meals go out with you because you will not want to come back for lunch.
Soroi Luxury Migration CampAll meals
Day 6
A second Mara day
Two more drives, afternoon tea between them, and the fire in the evening. Nothing is scheduled that cannot be moved if a sighting is worth staying for.
Soroi Luxury Migration CampAll meals
Day 7Flight
Fly east to Lumo
A flight from the Mara to Taita Hills and a transfer to Lions Bluff, on its ridge above the Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary. An afternoon drive, then a sundowner from the infinity pool with the whole conservancy below it.
Soroi Lions Bluff LodgeAll meals
Day 8
Lumo, and the night shift
Full-day game drives across 600 square kilometres of community land between the Taita Hills and Tsavo West. A night drive or a sunset safari is included, which is where the animals you have not seen yet turn up.
Soroi Lions Bluff LodgeAll meals
Day 9
Kilimanjaro, weather allowing
A last full day: the hide, the Taita community nearby, another drive, and the 30-minute massage that comes with the stay, taken in your room with the mountain in front of you if it is out.
Soroi Lions Bluff LodgeAll meals
Day 10Flight
Depart
A scheduled flight from Lumo to Wilson, then the transfer across Nairobi to Jomo Kenyatta for your international departure.
Breakfast

What's covered

Inclusions and exclusions

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

Included

Full-board accommodation and all meals at the three Soroi camps
Park fees, conservancy fees and conservation levies
Return scheduled flights Wilson–Samburu–Maasai Mara–Taita Hills
Twice-daily shared game drives in custom 4x4s with an accredited guide
All airport and airstrip transfers, and laundry
Coffee, tea, filtered water, soft drinks, local beer, selected spirits and house wines
A sundowner at Larsen's and at Lions Bluff, and a night drive or sunset safari at Lumo
Shared access to the photographic hides in Samburu and Lumo, subject to availability
A 30-minute neck and shoulder massage per person at Lions Bluff

Not included

Flights to and from Jomo Kenyatta International
Pre- and post-tour arrangements in Nairobi or onward
Electronic travel authorisations, where they apply
Extra meals, premium drinks and additional activities
Changes to the itinerary once travelling
Gratuities, tips and items of a personal nature

Price & terms

What it costs

FromUSD 11,415per person sharing, min. four travelling

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.