Experience the ultimate African savannah holiday on the Mt. Kenya Fairmont Fly-in Safari, a 7-day journey combining luxury and adventure. Discover Mount Kenya’s scenic beauty and the Masai Mara’s wildlife-rich plains while staying at exquisite Fairmont properties. This fly-in safari offers exclusive game drives, nature excursions, and cultural experiences, ensuring a seamless blend of exploration and relaxation. Perfect for travelers seeking a premium Africa safari experience amidst iconic landscapes.
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. You will be received by the Safaris representative for safari briefing. You will then be transferred to your Hotel for an overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Accommodation: Norfolk Hotel
Our destination today is the cool, crisp Kenyan highlands and the historic Mount Kenya Safari Club, set in over 100 acres of landscaped gardens. Along the way, visit the craft centers in Nanyuki, including the Spinners & Weavers, a women’s self-help project. They produce beautiful African designs on cardigans, shawls, carpets, throws, pullovers, scarves and bedcovers – all of which are for sale at very reasonable prices.
The Mount Kenya Safari Club is an exclusive resort which offers an experience of refined elegance and luxury, as well as a sense of old Hollywood in its glamorous past. All of the amenities you would expect from a fine international establishment are here, including horseback riding, golf, croquet, a putting green, a bowling green, table tennis, swimming, a beauty salon, an animal orphanage, tennis, trout streams and more. Fine dining, warm hospitality and superb accommodations of suites or cottages are hallmarks of our stay.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Mount Kenya Fairmont Safari Club
Today we travel to the exotic Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary in the secluded heart of Ol Pejeta Ranch and Rhino Reserve. Here, these magnificent beasts are given sanctuary from those who would take their lives to sell their horns. Here too, the Jane Goodall Institute operates a remarkable Chimpanzee Sanctuary where we meet the primates face to- face. Ol Pejeta boasts an astounding variety of animals including non-indigenous chimpanzees and the Big Five. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plans will guarantee you an unforgettable safari experience. Return to the Mount Kenya Safari club for lunch and overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Mount Kenya Fairmont Safari Club
After breakfast, depart the Mount Kenya Safari Club for your flight to Masai Mara. You will fly west over the dramatic great rift valley to the unspoiled wild savannahs of the Masai Mara. The Mara game reserve is famous for its extraordinary density of wild animals including the Big five and many other plains game and the Mara River cuts through the Mara and Serengeti eco systems.
Impressive and most notable is the wildebeest, zebra and gazelle instinct led migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya. This journey is coupled by numerous obstacles which makes it even more magnificent. Overnight will be at the Mara Safari Club.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Masai Mara Fairmont Safari Club
Spend 2 full days with morning and evening game drives or alternatively venture out for a full day. Due to Mara Safari clubs proximity to the Mara River, you will only need to drive a short distance to the Mara River to witness the annual Wildebeest migration.
Other optional activities on this day would be an early morning balloon flight over the Masai Mara plains and a visit to the nearby Masai communities. Overnight will be at the Mara Safari Club.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Masai Mara Fairmont Safari
After breakfast, depart Masai Mara for Nairobi. Upon arrival at Nairobi, you will be picked and transferred to Carnivore or Tamambo restaurant for lunch. After lunch, transfer to the airport for your outbound flight.
International flights
Additional sightseeing or deviation from the itinerary
Items of a personal nature such as; laundry, phone calls
Tip for driver guides and porters
Drinks/beverages during meals
End to End Excellence with Heart - I went on my lifelong dream trip to Africa with my brother and four friends in October 2024. I was introduced to Paul at the Travel and Adventure Show... read more in Los Angeles by a friend who is an extensive traveler and a very satisfied customer of African Savannah Holidays. From the moment I met Paul, I knew I would put my dream vacation in his hands.
Working with him could not be easier. He listened carefully to my long “wish list” and my budget considerations; then prepared an itinerary that met every wish with thoughtful care. His communication was always professional, prompt, concise, and friendly.
He met us upon arrival bearing gifts, and provided an orientation of our three weeks in detail. It included Kenya, Amboseli National Park, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, Masai Mara, and finally Zanzibar. Every single aspect of this trip exceeded our expectations: friendly, charming, and informative guides, lodgings that frankly blew me away, food, and the hot air balloon ride. Every day was so exciting and yet, every following day was better than the last.
Our guides knew just where to take us so that we had encounters with four of the Big Five- with the black rhino as the hold out, and we were moved by the experience of being in the wild with all the magnificent animals. At times, we were alone with lions, cubs, cheetahs, leopards, giraffe, baboons, elephants, hippos, and birds we have never seen before! Being there in Africa’s spring meant that we not only saw babies, but it was also not crowded, the temperature was moderate, and there were no mosquitos!
More than the excitement, was a deep sense of the Beautiful. African Savannah Holidays embodied the culture of Africa that values harmony, respect, and love. With them, we brought back something that can’t be captured in pictures. Our goodby to Africa, Paul, and African Savannah Holidays was gratifying, as the six of us made new friends, deepened our friendship, and emblazoned the sights and sounds of Africa forever in our hearts.
If you are considering a trip to Africa, you must find the African Savannah Holidays on line or come meet Paul at the Travel and Adventure Show at the Los Angeles convention Center in February 2025 . Maybe I’ll see you there!
Beautiful Samburu, our African Savannah Adventure - We have travelled previously on safari with African Savannah Holidays and this year we chose to visit the semi arid Samburu Region in northern Kenya. We stayed at Ashnil Samburu... read more Camp and at Samburu Intrepids Camp chosing to fly from Wilson Airport in Nairobi in order to avoid a 6 hour road trip into the bush, the flight was just 45 minutes. Camps were very good with a preference for Ashnil and wildlife in Samburu was excellent. Paul Mgubwa is Director, his service was first class, our guide James Maina was excellent, he was a patient driver and had respect for the animals we saw. Our safari overall was a good one, quite hot 32 degrees at times but its a dry heat so was not uncomfortable.
All of our arrangements from meet and greet in Nairobi through to departure was extremely well organised, we had a fabulous safari and felt we were in really good hands throughout. Sincere thanks Paul we would certainly recommend you to friends wishing to try a safari, it was all that we wanted, just perfect.
Nairobi National Park - Wonderful experience! We went for a safari in Nairobi National Park. Professional and friendly driver, nothing was too much trouble for him. We were picked up from our accommodation, spent... read more day in national park, had a late lunch and came back to our accommodation. From the start to the end it was a fantastic experience.
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