Culture and Heritage Safaris in Kenya
We are having two luxury safaris in 2023/2024. They are safaris that cover the main tourism circuits. Their only difference is that they are tailored to culture and African heritage and history
From $ 9,500 PP
15 days Mount Kenya, Maasai Mara to the Indian Ocean
From $ 7,500 PP
10 Days Rift Valley and Maasai Mara
Kenya Culture and Heritage Safari. 15 days of discovery from Mount Kenya to the Indian Ocean
Summary of this Safari
This safari gives a glimpse of Africa’s geographical and cultural diversity. You will encounter diverse land use and economic activities of Kenyan people.
You also get a chance to experience stunning landscapes. From Kenya’s tallest mountain, the Great Rift Valley highlands and lakes to the shores of the Indian Ocean.
The itinerary is crafted to line up strategic locations for you to best experience the rich heritage of Kenya including wildlife.
You will visit several villages and mingle with local people. You will also get a chance to taste local food and conclude the safari with a dose of the history of the slave trade.
From 9,000 USD PP
Itinerary
Arrival
Arrive in Nairobi
Meet and greet at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Transfer to your reserved hotel
Overnight stay
Day 1
* You are picked up from the hotel by our drivers for an early morning game drive in Nairobi National Park. Nairobi is the only city in the world hosting a national park. Within a few minutes of leaving your hotel, you will be right inside a wilderness with plenty of large animals such as rhinos, giraffes, and buffaloes, not forgetting large cats like lions and many birds
* Exit the national park late morning and go for lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant. This is one of the most populous eateries in Africa and a haven for meat lovers
* Afternoon visit to the National Museums of Kenya. This is the home of African heritage presenting different themes – history, geology, evolution, and taxonomy of plants and animals. There is also a snake and fish park
Report back to your hotel and relax for an overnight stay
Day 2
Leave for Mt Kenya after breakfast
Stop in Nyeri for 2 hour break.
Visit the Baden-Powell Museum. Baden Powel was the founder and Chief Scout of the Global Boys Scout Association and Girls Guide.
The museum is part of the house which Baden-Powell used to stay in while in Nyeri. Part of the museum is the Baden-Powell Information canter and Graveyard where he was buried together with his wife.
Take lunch in Nyeri
After lunch proceed to Mt Kenya and check at Mt Kenya Safari club
Day 3
Drive to Samburu Reserve and check in at a reserved lodge
Lunch and relax at the lodge
Evening game drive
Overnight stay
Day 4
Visit a cultural village in Samburu. Meet the Samburu people and visit a women’s enterprise project
Back to the lodge through an evening game drive
Day 5
* After breakfast, leave for Nakuru. Savor the views of Rift Valley Eastern escarpment
* Arrive in Nakuru in the early afternoon and get into Lake Nakuru National Park
* Check in at the lodge. Lunch and relax
* Evening game drive
Day 6
* You spend the whole day in Nakuru
* You do an early morning game drive and bird watching. This is the leading sanctuary for the Rothschild giraffe, white rhinos, and over 400 bird species
* Exit the national park late morning and visit Lord Egerton Castle. You will take your picnic lunch here and sample Kenya’s colonial history
* Return to the lodge in the afternoon and relax
* Overnight stay
Day 7
After breakfast, leave for Maasai Mara.
Stop in Narok for coffee and experience the headquarters of the Maasai County
Proceed to Maasai Mara and check in at your reserved camp or lodge
Maasai Mara is home of the biggest wildlife spectacle of animal migration. It was also the filming location for BBC Wild Cat Diaries
Day 8
Whole day in Maasai Mara
You will carry a picnic lunch and go on a full-day game drive after breakfast
Day 9
Maasai Mara whole day.
Visit a Maasai Village for a cultural tour
Back to the camp for lunch
Evening game drive and overnight stay at the camp
Day 10
Breakfast at the camp and leave for Amboseli
Lunch break in Nairobi. Proceed to Amboseli, arriving late afternoon. Check-in at the camp
Overnights stay
Day 11
Early morning drive in Amboseli National Park
Visit a community project in the village
Back to your camp and relax
Overnight stay
Day 12
Leave for Tsavo West. Site seeing in Tsavo at Shetani Lava and Mzima Springs
Check-in at the camp. Lunch and relax
Day 13
Leave for Mombasa after breakfast
Arrive early afternoon for lunch
After lunch, visit Bombolulu Cultural Village and Fort Jesus
Proceed to the South Coast and check in at your reserved beach hotel
Day 14
Diani whole day
Relax or Visit Diani shopping center
Day 15
Visit Shimoni Slave Caves. The caves were used as waiting pens for captured slaves. Here, you encounter great history about slave trade in East Africa
Back to the hotel and relax
Overnight stay
Day 16
Diani in the morning
Afternoon flight to Nairobi. International flight
10 Days Luxury Safari– Geography, Culture and wildlife
Summary of this safari
This safari is for lovers of geographical and cultural exploration.
It starts from the base of Kenya’s tallest mountain, Mt Kenya. You then course to the Rift Valley where you experience majestic sceneries, valleys and lakes. You will come face to face with one the most unique tribes that are both pastoralist and fisher folk.
The safari ends in the ultimate safari destination of Maasai Mara
Itinerary
Arrival
Arrive in Nairobi
Meet and greet at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Transfer to your reserved hotel
Overnight stay
Day 1
You are picked from the hotel by our drivers for an early morning game drive in Nairobi National Park. Nairobi is the only city in the world hosting a national park. With a few minutes of leaving your hotel, you will be right inside a wilderness with plenty of large animals such as rhinos, giraffes and buffaloes, no forgetting large cats lions, and numerous grassland birds
Exit the national park late morning and go for lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant. This is one of the most populous eateries in Africa and a haven for meat lovers
Afternoon visit to the National Museums of Kenya. This is the home of African heritage presenting different themes - history, geology, evolution, and taxonomy of plants and animals. There is also a snake and fish park
Report back to your hotel and relax for overnight stay
Day 2
Leave for the Aberdares after breakfast, stopping in Nyeri.
Visit Baden Powel Information Centre. This is the memorial and grave of Baden Powel, the founder of Scouts Movement
Visit Nyeri Museum. The museum is dedicated to preservation of liberation history
Proceed to the Aberdares National Park and check in at The Ark Lodge
Take lunch and enjoy a lazy afternoon in the forest
Overnight in the Ark Lodge
Day 3
After breakfast leave for Laikipia
Enter the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and check in at the Sanctuary Tambarare Camp
Game drive in the evening. Ol Pejeta has all the big 5 and is a sanctuary for the rhinos and endangered chimpanzees
Overnight at the camp
Day 4
After breakfast leave for the Rift Valley
Check in at Serena Lake Elementaita Camp. Take lunch and relax at the camp. You can do nature walks around the camp or some bird watching or swimming
Day 5
Rift Valley the whole night. Visit Lake Nakuru National Park for a morning game drive
Back to the camp mid-afternoon
Bush dinner in Soysambu Conservancy as you count flamingos and pelicans at Lake Elementaita
Day 6
Visit Baringo
Check in at Lake Bogoria Spa and relax over lunch. This is the only hotel in Kenya with natural hot water from underground
Site seeing at Lake Bogoria in the evening. Lake Bogoria is world renowned for hot geysers and millions of flamingos
Overnight stay
Day 7
Visit Lake Baringo
Cultural visit to the Njemps people. These are Maa-speaking people living around Lake Baringo.They are unique community – perhaps the only pastoral, cattle herding tribe who also fish. In other pastoralist tribes, eating fish is a taboo
While in Baringo, you can do boat ride or visit locally owned snake farm
Day 8
After breakfast, leave for Maasai Mara. Arrive in Mara mid afternoon. Check-in at Mara Safari Club
Evening game drive in Lemek Conservancy
Overnight at the hotel
Day 9
You go to the Maasai Mara Reserve for a whole day game drive. Picnic lunch at Mara River viewpoint
Back to the hotel late afternoon
Overnight stay
Day 9
Spend the whole day in Maasai Mara
Visit Maasai Village and a local school
Overnights stay
Day 10
After breakfast, leave for Nairobi
Drop at the international airport or city hotel depending on flights