Kenya Glamping Safari
Kenya Glamping safari is a tour designed for those who which to explore Kenya while staying in the most luxurious accommodation set up in the most serene areas, where tranquility and nature harmoniously give you a slice of heaven.
We have a wide range of lodges and tented camps you can chose from depending on your budget, preference in terms of comfort-ability, location either secluded or close to local communities, tranquillity and social amenities. Our sales personnel come in handy to offer guidance so that you can make the appropriate choice.
Amenities in the lodges include swimming pools, conference centres, Wi-Fi, satellite TV, gift shops, sauna’s and spa treatment. Luxury tented camps also lie in this category. Cuisine ranges from a la carte menu, five course meals and buffet. As you un wind you can enjoy assorted wines, hard drinks, local and international bear brands.
Contact us today for a customized Kenya glamping safari itinerary that can meet your group and individual needs. You can opt to travel using a customized 4×4 safari van or 4×4 land cruiser. Talk to us and begin the journey to your dream Kenya holiday.
Kenya Glamping Safari Itinerary
Nairobi – Samburu
A representative from Kenyan epic safaris will meet you at your hotel or pick you up from the airport and after briefing you on what to expect on the Kenya glamping safari; he or she will introduce you to your safari guide.
You will be driven to the northern frontier by road through the dramatically different scenery, the lush rain forest area at the foot of the Aberdare mountain range, dominated by Mount Kenya , into the high, dry land area of Kenya known as the northern frontier district arriving Samburu Intrepids in time for lunch.
Spend the afternoon at leisure and later do a game drive. Game to view includes the Big five, antelopes, gazelles, baisa oryx, grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and abundant bird life. Dinner and overnight at Elephant Bed Room.
Samburu
On this day you will have morning and evening game drives. A visit to the Ewaso Ngiro river is most rewarding because it’s the only source of water that sustains the wildlife in this reserve.
Wild animals converge at the river to quench their thirst. Samburu people and their culture is another attraction and on request the driver guide can take you to the samburu village to experience their culture. All meals at Elephant Bed Room.
Samburu – Laikipia
Depart after breakfast and drive through wonderful semi-desert countryside, past the strange flat-topped ‘Lolokwe’ mountain and the distant Mathews Ranges , heading for northern Laikipia, arriving Sabuk in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure and later do a short guided walk. Dinner and overnight at Sabuk Lodge.
Laikipia
Set off in the cool early morning for a morning’s walk with camels. Or you can ride a camel if you feel tired or want an even better view! Led by a professional safari guide and his team of trained Laikipiak Maasai warriors, the walk takes you across the hills with glimpses of the Ewaso river as it twists and tumbles its way across the highland plains.
A picnic brunch under the thorn trees is a treat or picnic lunch on the river banks and a swim as the waters tumble into a natural rock pool. Laze by the river or in the airy mess or your own cottage for the afternoon before campfire sun downers and dinner at the Lodge.
Laikipia – Lake Naivasha
Depart after breakfast and descend from the Laikipia Plateau onto the Rift Valley floor arriving Lake Naivasha in time for lunch.
After lunch enjoy a guided walk or drive across this beautiful private ranch with views across to Lake Naivasha. Take a horse ride among herds of zebras and giraffes and other plains game. Dinner and overnight at Longonot Ranch House.
Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara
Have an early breakfast and head to Maasai Mara game reserve arriving Governor’s camp in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure then later do an evening game drive.
The world re known Masai Mara is famed for the millions of wildebeest, gazelles and zebras that cross the Mara river forming the wildebeest migration spectacle. Dinner and overnight at the Governor’s tented camp.
Masai Mara
After breakfast do a morning game drive in the spotted plains of the world re known Masai mara. This reserve has vast wildlife and abundant bird life.
Return to the tented camp for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure and later do an evening game drive. The option of a hot air balloon ride or a visit to the Maasai village is available on request. Dinner and overnight at the Governor’s tented camp.
Masai Mara – Nairobi
Pre breakfast game drive; depart the lodge by 6:30 A.M and this will give you the opportunity to view the African sun rise and you will also get the chance to spot any game species you might have missed on our previous game drives.
Return to the camp around mid morning; your full breakfast will be served and afterwards depart and head to Nairobi where the Kenya glamping safari ends arriving early evening; lunch en route. Drop off at a hotel in Nairobi or the airport to board a flight to your next destination.
- Transport in a custom 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof.
- All park entrance fees.
- Fullboard Accommodation.
- Game drives and other activities as described in the itinerary
- Services of an English speaking driver guide.
- Complimentary Bottled water 1 Litre per person per day.
- All government taxes.
- International airfares.
- All expenditure of personal nature such as telephone calls, hard drinks, soft drinks and laundry.
- Tips.
- Visas
- Travel Insurance.
Luxury Accommodation
Samburu game reserve has several tented camps to chose from, some of them are built near the Ewaso Ngiro river giving superb views of game which frequents the river banks to drink water.
Amenities include swimming pools, Conference centre, WiFi, Satellite TV and Gift shops. The tented camps include Larsens Tented Camp, Elephant Bed Room, Samburu Intrepids and Saruni Samburu.
Laikipia is the entry way to the remote and wild northern region of Kenya. The area has a selection of ranches and outstanding tented camps offering luxurious accommodation to suit all preferences.
Amenities include swimming pools, Bush Breakfasts, Sundowners, Laundry service, Game drives in 4-wheel drive vehicles, Night Game Drives, Guided bush walks, Camel assisted walking safaris, River Line fishing, Swimming in the river.
Tented camps include Sabuk Lodge, Sarara Tented Camp, Kitich Tented Camp, Lewa Wilderness lodge, Loisaba Wilderness Lodge and Kicheche Laikipia Tented Camp.
Lake Naivasha is a wonderfull bird watching site, activities of interest include walking safaris, bike rides, horse ridding and game viewing, a chance to walk in the wild among wildlife like giraffes, zebras, waterbucks and gazelles at crescent island or taking a boat ride at lake Naivasha.
Accommodation near the lake includes Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, Lake Naivasha Country Club, Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Lake Naivasha Resort, Lake Naivasha Sawela Lodge, Elsamere Lodge, Malewa Wildlife Lodge and Crater Lake Camp.
Masai Mara Tented Camp Safari offers serene accommodation perched deep in the game reserve. Amenities include swimming pools, WiFi, Satellite TV and Gift shops.
The tented camps include Mara Sarova Tented Lodge, Governors Camp, Little Governors Camp, Bateleur Camp, Kichwa Tembo, Mpata Safari Club, Elephant Pepper, Kilima Camp, Olonana Camp, Mara Siria Camp, Mara West camp, Leisure Camp And Fig Tree Camp.
Parks & Reserve
Samburu game reserve is the most popular parks of the northern frontier fauna sanctuaries. The game park occupies an area of 165 km2. The driving distance from Nairobi is 350 km and 65km from Isiolo town to achers post gate.
The park lies on the northern bank of Uaso Nyiro River, the river serves as the only source of water without which the game in the reserve could not survive in the arid country.
Solio Ranch or Solio Game Reserve is a privately owned wildlife conservancy located in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. The ranch is a fenced, privately-owned protected area geared toward rhino conservation.
The 17,500-acre reserve, 22 km north of Nyeri Town, plays a major part in the protection and breeding black rhinos in Kenya. The rhino is a member of the ‘Big-Five’, which are a key tourist attraction.
Solio Ranch is recognized as one of the most successful private rhino breeding reserves in Kenya. The animals live in harmony with other wildlife, including the buffalo, zebra, giraffe and plains game such as eland, oryx, impala, waterbuck, Thompson’s gazelle and warthog.
The Matthews (or Mathews) Range, also known as the Lenkiyio Hills, is a range of mountains about 150 km long, oriented north-south, in the Laikipia district of the Rift Valley Province in northern Kenya. The town of Wamba is located at the southeastern edge of the range.
The highest point is Warges, at 2688 m above sea level, at the southern end of the range, separated by a valley from the rest of the range. The 2375 metres high Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo mountain is the highest peak of the middle of the range. There is also a breast shaped hill locally known as Sweet Sixteen in the range.
The area is isolated, and holds forests of juniper and cycads. It is home to elephants and other large mammals, and was one of the last places in northern Kenya to have wild Black Rhinos. The last Black Rhino in the Mathew’s was poached out in the 1990s.
The Mathew’s are also home to the Samburu people. The mountain range is a sky island: surrounded by plains, with Ndoto Mountains to the north and the Karisia hills to the west. A number of the species in the Mathew’s have evolved independently and the diversity of the forest is of great conservation value. Part has been designated as a wildlife sanctuary.
Lake Naivasha is at the highest elevation of all the Kenyan Rift valley lakes standing at 1,890 metres (6,200 ft). The lake is fed by two river namely malewa and gilgil rivers, and has no visible outlet.
The lake covers an area of 140 km² but this varies annually due to the rainfall. The lake has an average depth of 8 meters and it is a fresh water lake.
The world re known masai mara game reserve is a northern extension of the serengeti national park which is located in Tanzania. Masai mara covers an area of 1510km². The masai mara ecosystem is composed of rivers i.e talek river and mara river which are the main water supply for the ecosystem.
The mara river is a huddle to the wildebeest migration as the wildebeests have to cross the river from serengeti most of them perishing in the jaws of crocodiles and big cats. The western part of masai mara lies the siria escarpment, loita plains and the rest is the masai pastoral land.
- Do not Litter the reserve/park.
- Do not feed the animals, i.e. monkeys or baboons.
- Do give the animals the right of way and do not disturb wildlife.
- Do not take any plant or animals remains, dead or alive.
- Do not start fires or throw cigarettes in the reserve.
- Do stay in your vehicle except at designated viewing points.
- Do not shout, laugh loudly, play radio or cassettes as this will keep away the animals.
- Do not provoke any animals its dangerous.