Northern Kenya & the Great Migration (Laikipia & the Masai Mara)

Board a light aircraft for your flight from Nairobi to Loisaba, where you’ll be met at the airstrip by your driver, who’ll take you further north into the Ol Malo Ranch. The journey takes around one hour. Settle into camp before enjoying an afternoon safari.

Today you can choose from a range of activities and choose whether to go on your first safari drive, safari nature walk with an experienced Samburu guide, or even go horse or camel riding on the plains — a wonderful way to see the wildlife.

You might spend your day walking or perhaps head out on a morning safari. In the afternoon, you can pay a visit to the local Samburu people and head to the market before heading back to the lodge for an evening stroll and sundowners. All meals at camp are home-cooked and served alfresco under the shade of a tree, or beneath the stars.

Departing from Ol Malo, you’ll travel overland to Loisaba Conservancy, a short 30-minute journey. Spend your first night tonight settling in at the main Loisaba Tented Camp. The camp is perched on the edge of an escarpment and offers sweeping views — you can soak them up as you relax by the pool or on your own private veranda before heading out on a sundowner safari drive.

Loisaba offers a variety of activities, including walks, safari drives, camel rides, mountain e-biking, and horse riding. Alternatively, you might visit a local Samburu village or meet the conservancy’s anti-poaching sniffer dogs. In the evening, you’ll head out for one of the highlights of the trip, a stay at Loisaba Starbeds, where you can drift off to sleep as you listen to the animals and gaze at the stars.

Depart the Laikipia Plateau and fly south to the Masai Mara. Between July and September, the herds of the Great Migration move north from Tanzania into Kenya’s Masai Mara, moving back and forth across the Mara and Talek rivers in search of water and grass. Spend the next few nights at Sand River — its location right on the migration route is ideal for witnessing all the action.

Head out in search of the migration herds during the migration season and — if you’re lucky — watch a life-and-death river crossing as zebras and wildebeests plunge through the waters, dodging a feeding frenzy of crocodiles.

For your final day, enjoy a morning and afternoon safari from your camp. In addition to the migration herds, the Mara is one of the best places in the world to spot big cats and other predators, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled.

Fly back to Nairobi today. Your driver will meet you at Wilson Aerodrome to take you to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight home. Your return flight will arrive the same day.