Safari Season · Kenya
Luxury Kenya migration safaris, privately designed
Eight nights in the Mara and Laikipia at the height of the crossing
The journey
Our luxury Kenya migration safari packages are starting points for a private journey, not fixed group departures. For travellers living in India, we consider international connections, time in camp and the rhythm of game drives together, shaping the Mara and Laikipia route around your party.
Between July and October, roughly 1.3 million wildebeest cross the Mara river. We place you in conservancy camps rather than the main reserve — fewer vehicles at every sighting, off-road driving permitted, night drives and walking safaris allowed — with guides who read the herds rather than the radio.
Eight nights, two ecosystems, a balloon dawn and an Indian Ocean finish if you want one.
Read our Kenya safari guide, compare Kenya and South Africa for a first safari, and explore safari season journeys.
Highlights
What is built in
- Conservancy camps, not the crowded main reserve
- Private vehicle with a senior guide throughout
- Hot-air balloon dawn flight over the Mara
- Walking safari with Maasai trackers
- Rhino tracking on foot in Laikipia
- A night at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi
Day by day
The route
- 1
Arrive Nairobi
Giraffe Manor. Rothschild giraffes at the breakfast window.
Stay: Giraffe Manor
- 2
Fly to the Mara
Light aircraft to Angama. Afternoon drive on the Oloololo escarpment.
Stay: Angama Mara
- 3
Masai Mara
Full day with a bush breakfast; sundowners above the Mara triangle.
Stay: Angama Mara
- 4
Balloon and crossings
Dawn balloon flight and champagne breakfast; afternoon at the river.
Stay: Angama Mara
- 5
Olare Motorogi
Move conservancy. Night drive — genets, aardvark, leopard on the hunt.
Stay: Mahali Mzuri
- 6
Walking safari
On foot with Maasai trackers, then a Maasai village visit on their terms.
Stay: Mahali Mzuri
- 7
Laikipia
Fly north. Rhino tracking on foot with the research team.
Stay: Segera Retreat
- 8
Depart
Morning at leisure, fly Nairobi and connect home.
Where you stay
The properties
Masai Mara · Suspended lodge
Angama Mara
Tented suites floating on the edge of the escarpment.
Olare Motorogi · Virgin Limited Edition
Mahali Mzuri
Twelve tents, exceptional guiding, a private conservancy.
Laikipia · Art and conservation
Segera Retreat
Sculpture and rhino tracking on 50,000 acres.
The detail
Inclusions and exclusions
Included
- Seven nights full board including house drinks in camp
- All internal light-aircraft flights
- Two game activities daily in a private vehicle
- Balloon flight with breakfast
- Conservancy and park fees
- Emergency medical evacuation cover
Not included
- International flights
- Kenya eTA
- Premium wines and champagne
- Gratuities for guides and camp staff
- Travel insurance
Gallery
In pictures
Questions
Frequently asked
Guest stories
Travellers on this journey
Three river crossings in four days. Our guide moved us two hours before anyone else. Extraordinary.
Karan & Simran Bhatia
Gurugram · Kenya Migration Safari, 8 nights
