12 Days Family Bonding

Upon arrival to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you’ll be welcomed by our meet and greet team who will ensure you have a smooth and a safe passage through the airport. Your private guide will assist you with baggage and transfer you to a hotel. You will drive 45 min toward Nairobi National Park and check in at The Emakoko and spend the afternoon at leisure.

After breakfast, you’ll head to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The organization was founded in 1977 by a zoologist known as Dr. Dama Daphne Sheldrick. She founded the wildlife orphanage to honor her late husband who was a naturalist and a founding warden of Tsavo East National park. The Orphans’ Project exists to offer hope for the future of Kenya’s threatened elephant and rhino populations as they struggle against the threat of poaching for their ivory and horn, and the loss of habitat due to human population pressures and conflict, deforestation and drought. Adopt an elephant before you visit and skip the main tourist crowds. This gives you exclusive off-peak access to your orphan, with one-on-one time to hear their story, see where they live and who looks after them and see how the orphanage has saved them from the sad realities of poaching. Return to your hotel for a relaxed evening after the memorable visit.

After breakfast, you’ll drive to Wilson airport for your scenic flight to Lewa Wildness Airstrip. This Conservancy is one of Kenya’s most protected area and home to species only found north of the equator, from the Reticulated Giraffe to Grevy’s zebras and Beisa Oryxes. After checking into your gorgeous cottage boasting panoramas of Kenya’s rolling landscape, relax and later you’ll retreat into the wilderness on a night safari led by an expert game ranger. Equipped with a bright spotlight, your game ranger will help you peer into the darkness to discover Lewa’s nocturnal animals.  Retire at Lewa Wilderness in a cottage set amongst the brilliant green lawns, each boasting a sizable open plan living area complete with fireplace, flanked by a large room and bathroom on each side.

From pony rides, camel rides, Maasai games, exploring for cave paintings to crab fishing in the fresh water springs. There is a huge array of activities for kids of all ages – to enjoy with their families or on their own under guided supervision, while older kids and adults head out on different activities. Visit Ngare Ndare Forest, This is a lush indigenous forest at the foothills of Mt. Kenya. Within the forest there are some magnificent rock pools, where the clear blue spring water gushes out the side of the hill, and also a fabulous canopy walk making it possible to get up close and personal with a Hartlaub’s turaco or even an elephant. Il Ngwesi Maasai Village is an authentic Maasai village where guests can spend the day enjoying a unique experience interacting with amazing people, ideal for those wanting to explore local traditional culture. And finally, there’s Rehema Destitute Home which deals with neglected and orphaned children where you can visit and meet the kids.

After breakfast, you will fly from Lewa Wildness Airstrip to North Mara Conservancy. You’ll meet your family guide, who’ll transfer you to the lodge. Check in at Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp. This camp provides the romance of safari under cream canvas tents, the style of the by gone era of the twenties, while at the same time supplying the amenities required by today’s modern world. It offers an abundance of wildlife, a guarantee of privacy.

Head out for yet another morning game drive. Grazing animals make the most of cooler conditions and the tracks of leopard, lion or hyena are still fresh from their night-time hunts. After a mouthwatering bush breakfast, you will continue to look out for animals. You might encounter a huge bull elephant looking for a female herd, twitchy herds of zebra, impala and Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles keeping a look out for hidden predators, and, lounging in the shade, a pride of lion spanning various ages, from tufty-manned adolescent males to well-respected mothers and golden-spotted cubs. From here, you’ll return to the camp for lunch and a leisure afternoon. When the sun sets off and the bush glows golden, you’ll go for a walking safari. Head out on a guided nature walk to learn about the fascinating flora and fauna of the area from the people who call it home.

Visit The Maasai Warrior School that showcases cultural and work skills a Maasai warrior needs in his daily life. For younger children, the Maasai warrior school includes fire making; spear throwing; bow and arrow practice; Maasai jumping, dancing, singing and tracking. Learn of the unique natural wild food sources in the Maasai Mara, Values biodiversity and cultural understanding. You will walk with the gardener and gather seasonal interesting ingredients that the chef will develop into a wonderful tasting experience.

After breakfast, you will fly to Wilson Airport. Our representative will drive you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for you flight back home.