This 9 Days Kenya Family Adventure to Laikipia, Samburu & Masai Mara combines sublime game viewing in some of Kenya’s best wildlife areas with rich cultural activities and plenty for the whole family to see and do.
Begin at Giraffe Manor, where endangered Rothschild’s giraffes join you for breakfast, then fly to Solio Lodge in one of Kenya’s pioneering private rhino conservancies. Continue to SaSaab Camp in Samburu for camel trekking and the Samburu Special 5, and finish at Sala’s Camp in the Masai Mara — squarely in Great Migration territory between June and September.
Arrive into Nairobi and settle into Giraffe Manor, a stone country house on the city’s outskirts where a tower of rare Rothschild’s giraffes may poke their heads through the window to share your breakfast. Time permitting, explore nearby highlights like the Karen Blixen Museum and the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage — the perfect gentle start to Kenya’s rhythms.
A scheduled flight brings you to Nanyuki Airstrip in Laikipia, followed by a 45-minute 4x4 drive to Solio Lodge — just six stylish chalets inside one of Kenya’s earliest private rhino conservancies and among its most successful breeding programmes. Game drives here are wonderfully easy, with varied species and sweeping views of Mount Kenya. Add a day trip to Aberdare National Park — home to the elusive bongo, golden cats, colobus monkeys, and over 250 bird species — or try a safari walk, horse riding, or mountain biking, plus Solio’s famous bush breakfast.
Fly to Samburu community land and the award-winning SaSaab Camp, with its distinctly Moroccan flair. Search for the Samburu Special 5 — Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, and Somali ostrich — and try game viewing by camel with a skilled Samburu guide, a bucket-list way to take in the sights, sounds, and smells of Africa. Fly-camping in Samburu National Reserve, market visits, stargazing, and photography walks round out the stay.
Finish at Sala’s Camp, set along the Sand River in a forest of shady trees — location, location, location. Between June and September you are in the thick of the Great Migration, with low visitor volumes as a bonus; January, February, and October are superb too. Expect Meru tents, safari showers, and late-night campfire conversations before a heartfelt farewell to Kenya.