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Africa · Maasai Mara · Samburu · Nairobi

Kenya Great Migration Safari

Track the world’s most dramatic wildlife spectacle from a private mobile camp.

8 days · from $6,800

Kenya Great Migration Safari

Duration

8 days

From

$6,800 pp

Group

Up to 6 guests

When

July – October

trip highlights

What makes this trip different

  • Witness the Great Migration river crossings with a private guide
  • Sleep under canvas in a luxury mobile camp moved with the herds
  • Visit a Samburu community alongside a long-time anthropologist friend
  • Hot-air balloon dawn flight over the Mara plains

day by day

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 — Arrive Nairobi

    Welcome at the airport and transfer to a colonial-style boutique hotel. Briefing dinner with your trip designer.

  2. Day 2 — Samburu

    Light-aircraft flight north to Samburu National Reserve. Afternoon game drive in search of reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra.

  3. Day 3 — Samburu community

    Morning with a Samburu elder; afternoon bush walk and sundowners over the Ewaso Ng’iro river.

  4. Day 4 — Maasai Mara

    Fly to the Mara. Settle into your private mobile camp positioned along the migration route.

  5. Day 5–6 — Migration

    Two full days tracking the herds, with bush picnics and optional hot-air balloon flight.

  6. Day 7 — Mara conservancy

    Off-road game drives in a low-density conservancy bordering the reserve. Farewell bonfire dinner.

  7. Day 8 — Departure

    Morning flight to Nairobi and onward connection.

included

  • Internal flights (Nairobi — Samburu — Mara — Nairobi)
  • All meals, beverages and laundry in camps
  • Private 4x4 vehicle and guide throughout
  • Park and conservancy fees
  • 24/7 trip designer support

not included

  • ×International flights to/from Nairobi
  • ×Travel insurance (we will recommend a policy)
  • ×Hot-air balloon flight (USD 550 pp)
  • ×Gratuities

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A glimpse of the trip

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