An 8 day safari for the discerning traveller, with a night to relax at the luxurious Tribe Hotel before setting off to visit three of Kenya's most prolific wildlife reserves, Amboseli, Samburu and the Maasai Mara. As befits the name, our Kenya luxury camp safari offers luxury tented accommodation in small exclusive camps, for a more personal safari experience. The initial outward journey to Porini Camp Selenkay is by road - 3 hours from Nairobi - but the remaining journeys between parks are by light aircraft to avoid lengthy journeys on rough roads and to give you a bird's eye view of Kenya's stunning countryside. Your safari begins in Nairobi, at the southern tip of Kenya's central highlands. A night at the Tribe Hotel offers the chance to relax after your flight and enjoy some fine dining.

You then transfer by road to Porini Camp Selenkay, 1500 feet lower than Nairobi. Selenkay Conservancy is located in a vast wilderness area in the heart of Maasailand near Amboseli National Park and is owned by a Maasai community. Here you will be really off the beaten track in an area which has not been visited by tourists until recently and where visitor numbers are restricted to a maximum of 18, so you will not see any other safari vehicles. Game drives at Porini Camp Selenkay (and later at Porini Mara Camp) are in custom-built open-sided 4x4 safari vehicles (not vans), and driven by expert safari guides for the best game viewing. Selenkay actually has a greater diversity of game than Amboseli itself - look out for gerenuk, oryx and lesser kudu - and on our night game drives you can see the nocturnal wildlife. 

Within the Conservation Area the following animals have been seen in recent months: elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, Thomson's and Grant's gazelles, gerenuk, impala, oryx, lesser kudu, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, warthog, striped hyena, jackals, bat-eared fox, African wild cat, serval cat, civet cat, genet cat, mongoose, ostrich, honey badger and porcupine. Birdlife is prolific especially birds of prey. You also spend a day in nearby Amboseli, driving beside the permanent swamps that attract the wildlife, and with spectacular views of Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain. 

Your next stop is the exclusive Sasaab Camp, near Samburu National Park, on the edge of Kenya's arid North Eastern District and to the north of Mt Kenya. The lodge has been built using locally sourced materials and with an exciting Moroccan influence, the Carr-Hartley signature of attention to detail and elegance is the trademark of Sasaab. Samburu has a very different flavour from Amboseli and is set amidst a giant's chessboard of spectacular rock outcrops or 'kopjes'. Some of the Samburu wildlife is not found in other Kenyan parks - Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra (with very narrow stripes) and the blue-legged Somali Ostrich to name a few. Other well-known African wildlife species like lion, leopard, cheetah and elepahant may also be seen in Samburu. Game drives are in 4x4 safari vehicles with excellent guides. 

And then on to the fabled Mara. The new Porini Mara Camp is situated along the lush banks of the Laetoli River, lined with majestic Yellow-barked Acacia trees. The camp lies within the newly founded Ol Kinyei Conservancy - a tract of pristine wilderness just outside the Maasai Mara reserve, which is considered to be one of the most scenic parts of the Mara / Serengeti ecosystem, and where you can do walks and night drives. As it is a private conservancy like Selenkay, you won't see any other safari vehicles. The Conservancy is full of wildlife on every scale; elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, eland, topi, kongoni, impala, hyena, jackal, cheetah, leopard - a pride of 24 lions is just one family of these magnificent cats that roam the area near the camp. You will also have a full day in the Maasai Mara reserve.

Day-by-day itinerary

 

Day 1:	Meet and transfer for 1 night bed and breakfast at the Tribe Hotel.
Day 2:	Transfer by road to Porini Camp Selenkay-Amboseli, arriving for lunch. Afternoon escorted walk with Maasai warriors to visit a Maasai village, gaining an insight into their way of life. Sundowners and night drive in the Conservancy. Dinner and overnight, Porini Camp Selenkay.
Day 3:	Early breakfast, drive through Selenkay Conservation Area and into Amboseli National Park for close viewing of elephant in particular and a full morning of game drives with picnic lunch. We return to Porini Camp in the afternoon. Evening game drive in Selenkay, sundowner and night drive. Overnight Porini Camp Selenkay.
Day 4:	Drive to Amboseli airstrip, fly to Samburu National Park, arriving for lunch and 2 nights FB at Sasaab. Relax before your afternoon game drive.
Day 5:	Morning and afternoon game drives in 4x4 safari vehicle. Sasaab, FB.
Day 6:	Fly to the Maasai Mara for 2 nights at the recently opened Porini Mara Camp in Ol Kinyei Conservancy, a private wilderness area on Maasai community land. Afternoon game drive and walk, sundowners and night drive.
Day 7:	A full day in the Maasai Mara on the look out for lion and cheetah, with picnic lunch. Overnight Porini Mara camp.
Day 8:	Morning game drive and fly back to Nairobi, arriving 12.15 at Wilson Airport.