Tailor Made Holidays in Kenya: Highlights

Watch migrating wildebeest cross the Mara River

From July to November the Masai Mara witnesses the great wildebeest migration, and they frequently cross the Mara river. This is always an exciting and incredible spectacle, with crocodiles manoeuvring into the shallows to snatch an easy meal as the wildebeest battle against the currents and the steep banks.

Read more about: Masai Mara National Reserve
 
Explore the Lamu Archipelago by dhow

The Lamu Archipelago is a cluster of islands on Kenya’s northern border, and the best way to explore them is by dhow. Beautiful dhows have been sailing between Arabia and east Africa for centuries, blown by the prevailing trade winds, and are perfect for exploring the creeks, coves and inlets where you can drop anchor and snorkel to find remote beaches for a freshly caught seafood barbecue. You can also stay overnight on some of the larger dhows, where you enjoy dinner on the deck before sleeping under the stars.

Read more about: Lamu Archipelago
 
Go horse riding in the Chyulu Hills

Lying in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro are the beautiful Chyulu hills, with their hidden valleys, thick forests and open plains. This is Masai land and we recommend you explore it on horseback, heading off either for a day’s ride or for several nights on a mobile riding safari to areas inaccessible by vehicle.

Read more about: The Chyulu Hills
 
See the sun rise over Mount Shompole

Shompole lies in southern Kenya, on the border with Tanzania, in a dramatically and beautiful volcanic landscape. Perched on the edge of the forested Nguruman escarpment, you enjoy endless views over the sunbaked plains across to Mount Shompole and other distant dormant volcanoes. The wind picks up dust devils which whip across the landscape, and as the landscape reveals itself with the sunrise the colours turn from crimson to golden.

Read more about: Shompole Magadi
 
Sleep in a star bed

The Star Beds are one of the most innovative and beautiful community-run initiatives we know. With the Laikipak Maasai as your hosts, you stay in a small rustic lodge perched high on tall stilts with a large verandah. There are custom built four poster beds on wheels with mosquito nets which are wheeled out onto the verandah after supper for a night under the incredible Africa skies, and as dawn breaks you are awoken by the first light of day. It's a simply magical experience.

Read more about: Loisaba Starbeds
 
Stay at a community lodge

A stay at a community lodge gives you the opportunity to support local communities, help preserve large tracks of wilderness and enjoy a great safari all at the same time. Kenya is home to a number of community lodges and they all offer something different: the lodges are all stunning, rustic and perfect for families wanting something unique, special and off the beaten track.

 
Take a hot-air balloon flight over the Masai Mara

Dawn over the Masai Mara is always a stunning sight, but dawn from the basket of a hot air balloon is very special indeed. As you float up high, guided along the course of the Mara river by the prevailing winds, hidden worlds are revealed as you peer down into birds' nests and follow elephant tracks through the forest. After landing in a clearing you enjoy a champagne breakfast cooked on the balloon burners before heading back to camp.

Read more about: Masai Mara National Reserve
 
Track big cats in the Masai Mara

Kenya's Masai Mara is home to healthy numbers of leopard, lion and cheetah, which is why the area was chosen as the location for the BBC's Big Cat Diary. Safaris here feature some of Africa's most spectacular sightings of these big cats and the game they hunt.

Read more about: Masai Mara National Reserve
 
Trek by camel with the Samburu

Kenya’s wild northern frontier is a stunning rugged landscape crisscrossed by gorges, rivers, forests and mountains, and the best way to discover this hidden wilderness is on a camel safari. Guided by the local Samburu, you explore the luggas and valleys, visit the traditional singing wells, swim in cool river pools and follow elephant tracks through the acacia forests before settling down for the night with dinner under the stars.

Read more about: Samburu National Reserve
 
Walk with the Samburu in the Matthews Mountain Range

The Matthews Mountain range lies in Kenya’s northern Frontier. Here you can walk with the local Samburu and Soyei tribes along the Ngeng river through forest of wild fig and cycad palms, and travel through valleys where for centuries the Samburu have gathered to sing and dance, graze and water their cattle and collect honey for making beer. You can also hike to a natural swimming pool in the forest to cool off in the heat of the day. It is a real privilege to explore this remote and unspoilt place with such fascinating and capable guides.

Read more about: Matthews Mountain Range
 
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