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Luxury Flying Safari Kenya: Laikipia + Masai Mara (Walking, Horse Riding)

Kenya Safari: Laikipia + Masai Mara + Diani Beach
Luxury Flying Safari Kenya Laikipia Masai Mara Walking Horse Riding
12 NIGHTS FROM:
$5,177
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
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• Luxury Flying Safari, Kenya
• Laikipia, Rift Valley
• Horse Riding
• Walking Safaris
• Camel Rides
• Masai Mara Conservancy
• Big Five Game Drives
• Diani Beach, Mombasa
• Snorkelling & Diving
• Indian Ocean Beaches

This luxury flying safari to Kenya combines the open plains of the Laikipia plateau, with the game-rich Masai Mara and white sandy beaches & warm turquoise waters of Mombasa. Laikipia offers especially good opportunities for walking safaris & horse riding, as well as interacting with the local community, with stunning views over the Great Rift Valley. All transfers & light aircraft fights included.

Day 1
You will be met at Nairobi Airport and transferred to your hotel in this bustling city.
 
Check in and relax in your warm and friendly African surroundings.
Day 2
This morning we visit the Giraffe Centre. Founded by Betty & Jock Leslie-Melville to save the endangered Rothschild Giraffe from extinction, this centre plays an important role in educating Kenyan school children on the country's wildlife and environment. It also allows visitors to come into close contact with the world's tallest species, including the opportunity to feed a gorgeous giraffe.
 
We then visit the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage (open only from 11 to 12 noon). It took Daphne Sheldrick 28 years of trial and error to perfect the milk formula and complex husbandry required to rear orphaned African elephants, during the period that her husband was warden of Kenya's largest elephant sanctuary in Tsavo East National Park. Since then this sanctuary has gone on to save the lives of many orphaned elephant calves.
 
Afterwards enjoy a game drive in Nairobi National Park. This was the first national park created in Kenya and, despite its relatively small size and close proximity to the skyscrapers of the city, it boasts a large and varied wildlife population. Animals migrate to this park during the dry season, as it offers them a permanent source of water. You can hope to see lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino - but not elephant as the park is not large enough to sustain them. You can also see giraffe, zebra, eland, impala, Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle, warthog and ostrich in the woodlands and open plains, and hippo in the Mbagathi Athi River which is lined with fever and acacia trees. The park also has a very successful rhino sanctuary. A picnic lunch is included today.
 
Note: Visits to Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage can only be booked 90 days in advance and are subject to availability (maximum 100 visitors per day).
Day 3
Transfer from your Nairobi hotel to Wilson Airport for your light aircraft flight to the Laikipia Plateau.
 
You will be met at the airstrip and transferred to your lodge on this vast plateau that forms part of the Great Rift Valley and was famously described by Kuki Gallman, who wrote 'I Dreamed of Africa' describing her life in this secluded part of East Africa. The area is extremely scenic, with the escarpment giving way to dramatic wooded gorges and tangled riverine thickets.
 
Note: As you will be flying in a light aircraft you must pack soft sports bags only, as rigid suitcases will not fit into the luggage pods. A baggage allowance of 15 kg (which includes your hand luggage) is strictly enforced for safety reasons. Excess baggage can be stored with our representative in Nairobi.
Days 4 To 5
At leisure to enjoy the scenic beauty and wildlife of the Laikipia Plateau, which stretches from the slopes of snow-capped Mount Kenya to the rim of the Great Rift Valley in central Kenya.
 
This remote collection of private conservancies covers an area of nearly 1 million acres and Laikipia boasts one of the largest elephant populations in East Africa. It is also one of the last strongholds of the endangered black rhino. Despite its scattered farms and cattle ranches, it is essentially a wildlife wilderness supporting huge herds of game, many threatened species and some mammals found only in northern Kenya. Animals you can hope to see here include lion, leopard, striped hyena, wild dog, aardwolf, cheetah, buffalo, hippo, reticulated giraffe, common and Grevy's zebra, impala, gazelle, Beisa oryx, zorilla and Jackson's Hartebeest. If you are extremely fortunate, you may even see a melanistic leopard (black panther). Over 350 different bird species have also been recorded in Laikipia.
 
Optional activities vary by lodge but usuallly include shared game drives, walking safaris and night drives. Some lodges offer horse riding, fishing, mountain biking, rock climbing, fly camping and camel riding. You can also visit a local Samburu village.
Day 6
Transfer to Loisaba airstrip for your light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara, named after the Maasai people and the Mara River that divides the park.
 
Masai Mara National Reserve is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra and wildebeest from the adjoining Serengeti National Park. This phenomenon occurs every year from July to October (although exact timings cannot be guaranteed), when game migrates along a circular route from the plains of the Serengeti to the Masai Mara and back again in search of fresh pastures, followed by hungry predators - most notably lions and hyena.
 
After checking in to your lodge, enjoy a late afternoon game drive.
 
Note: As you will be flying in a light aircraft you must pack soft sports bags only, as rigid suitcases will not fit into the luggage pods. A baggage allowance of 15 kg (which includes your hand luggage) is strictly enforced for safety reasons.
Days 7 To 8
Today is dedicated to shared game viewing on the open plains of the world famous Masai Mara. Two game drives a day are provided by most safari lodges - one in the morning and another in the afternoon.
 
We set off early, when game viewing conditions are at their best, to view the abundant wildlife of this region. Return to the lodge to rest in the heat of the day, before setting off again in the late afternoon for another game drive.
 
Nestled within the enormous Great Rift Valley, the Masai Mara is famous for its many prides of lions, packs of hyena and other predators - as well as huge herds of wildebeest, which number over one million, zebra and giraffe. All the Big Five can be seen here, as well as numerous other species including the Thomson's gazelle, topi, kongoni, impala, roan antelope and hippo. The nocturnal bat-eared fox, rarely found elsewhere in Kenya, also inhabits this park as well as the endangered cheetah and black rhino.
 
Bird watching is also excellent with over 450 different species. These include the Marabou stork, Secretary bird, Crowned crane, Ostrich, Brown snake eagle, Black-chested snake eagle, Bateleur, Martial eagle, African paradise flycatcher, Red-fronted & White-headed barbet, Black-faced go-away bird, Woodland kingfisher, Violet-backed starling, Black cuckoo-shrike and various species of larks, cisticolas, vultures, hornbills and so much more.
 
Note: If your lodge is situated in a private conservancy, you will need to pay an extra $200 pp if you want a game drive that enters the Masai Mara National Reserve. As wildlife ranges freely between the surrounding conservancies and the national park, without any fences to restrict their movement, this is only necessary during the migration season and should be booked in advance to avoid disappointment.
Day 9
Leave the Masai Mara this morning and transfer to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Wilson Airport in Nairobi for your onward flight.
 
Note: As you will be flying in a light aircraft you must pack soft sports bags only, as rigid suitcases will not fit into the luggage pods. A baggage allowance of 15 kg (which includes your hand luggage) is strictly enforced for safety reasons.

You will be met at Ukunda Airport on the south coast and transferred to your hotel in Diani Beach.
 
Check in to your resort on the shores of the sparkling Indian Ocean and relax in your warm beach surroundings.
Days 10 To 12
At leisure to relax and soak up the sun on warm Diani Beach.
 
Enjoy the lush tropical gardens of coconut trees, fan-shaped travellers palms and the vibrant blooms of hibiscus, bougainvilleas and frangipani - as well the splendid coastline. Various watersports are available, as well as many optional activities such as a snorkelling trip to Kisite Marine Park and Wasini Island, Mombasa city tour, scuba diving, deep sea fishing and golf.
 
Note: Please be aware that there will be hawkers on the beach, trying to sell you excursions and trinkets. Don't be taken in by them and simply say 'No' very firmly. They are not allowed in the grounds of  your hotel.
Day 13
Transfer 2-hours by road and local ferry to Mombasa Airport for your flight home.
 
Note: All inclusive programmes stop after check-out at 10 am, so you will need to pay for any food or drink consumed after this time.