Northern Kenya Explorer
The journey, one day at a time
Onto the conservancy
Drive from Nairobi to Ol Pejeta and drive its grasslands — home to the last northern white rhinos and a dense cast of predators.
North to the Ewaso Nyiro
Continue by road into Samburu's arid north and drive the river line for the special species found only up here.
The northern specials
Full days tracking Samburu's dry-country specials along the doum-palmed river, with strong odds on leopard.
The northern specials
Full days tracking Samburu's dry-country specials along the doum-palmed river, with strong odds on leopard.
Up to the Laikipia plateau
Continue by road to a Laikipia conservancy — open wilderness where walking, riding and night drives replace the crowds. Full days of walking safaris, tracking and off-road drives across private land alive with elephant and big cats.
On foot and off-road
Full days of walking safaris, tracking and off-road drives across private land alive with elephant and big cats. Drive from Nairobi to a Laikipia conservancy — open wilderness where walking, riding and night drives replace the crowds.
Into the Mara
Continue by road into the Maasai Mara and head out on a first game drive as the light softens — plains game, elephant and the first cats on the way to camp.
Full day on the plains
Morning and afternoon drives with a Maasai guide, routed by where the predators are moving, with the long midday hours to rest at camp.
Deeper into the reserve
A full day further afield — river lines, kopjes and open grassland — with a picnic lunch out in the bush.
Fly out
Drive back to Nairobi for your onward flight — or add the coast if you're not ready to leave.
The season changes what you see.
The migration window
The wildebeest are in the Mara and the river crossings are on — the headline months, and the busiest. Book well ahead.
Resident game, green plains
The Big Five never leave. Fewer vehicles, lower rates, newborns in the grass and clean light for photography.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Segera Retreat
An art-filled luxury retreat on a working conservancy, blending design, wellness and serious conservation.
Ol Jogi
An exclusive private home on a family-owned wildlife conservancy, taken on a sole-use basis.
Ilora Retreats
An intimate, design-led tented retreat in the heart of the Mara, built around quiet luxury and private guiding.
Angama Mara
Glass-fronted suites suspended on the Oloololo Escarpment, with one of the most cinematic views in Africa.
Mara Plains Camp
A tiny, conservation-driven Great Plains camp in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy — copper, canvas and real exclusivity.
Mahali Mzuri
Richard Branson's striking twelve-tent camp in Olare Motorogi, with low vehicle numbers and big-cat country at the door.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.