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A Wellness-Inspired Luxury Small Group Journey
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Discover cultural traditions and inspiring conservation efforts on a wellness-inspired safari through the vast Masai Mara and Tsavo National Park, as you enjoy thrilling game drives, a refreshing spa treatment, an exhilarating nature hike and time with members of the pastoral Maasai people.
Highlights
- Connect with primal nature on unforgettable safari game drives with A&K’s expert driver-guides, as well as on a guided hike in the untamed forests of the lush Chyulu Hills
- Learn the time-honoured ways of the Maasai tribe with an immersive village visit, including the opportunity to practice warrior skills
- Discover moving and beautifully harmonious conservation efforts, from raising and integrating young elephants back into the wild to transforming common recyclables into vibrant sculptures
- Refresh and replenish with a restorative spa treatment as well as sunrise and sunset yoga
- Gain a new perspective when you learn about an A&K Philanthropy-supported project providing clean water to local villages, and enjoy giving back with an optional visit to an AKP-supported school
- Customize your experience when you Design Your Day in the Masai Mara, with options ranging from a sustainable wetlands tour and cooking class to the opportunity to run with members of the Maasai
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Nairobi, Kenya
Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your boutique safari retreat, uniquely situated on the edge of Nairobi National Park. Designed to harmonize with the wild environs that surround it, the Emakoko features just ten rooms, each overlooking the mighty reserve and the animals that roam its plains and forests. It serves as the perfect hub from which to experience the magical blend of wildlife, culture, expansive vistas and starry skies found nowhere else that makes Kenya an idyllic choice for an A&K Wellness-Inspired journey.
Accommodation: The Emakoko
Day 2
Nairobi | Magical Meetings with Wildlife
Enjoy a leisurely morning and a restorative yoga class before departing for an afternoon of inspiring encounters. Begin with a visit to the 15-acre Giraffe Centre, also a conservation education centre for local schoolchildren, where you hand-feed endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. Next, spend time at the innovative Ocean Sole workshop to see how recycled flip-flops are transformed into incredible works of art. Pay a special late afternoon visit to the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage to observe these intelligent creatures, and learn about the program’s success in raising and reintegrating over 150 elephant calves into the herds of Tsavo. Tonight, gather for a welcome dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: The Emakoko
Day 3
Masai Mara Game Reserve | River of Life
Transfer by air to the Masai Mara Game Reserve and check into your modern luxury lodge perched on the Mara River in the heart of Kenya’s big game country. The Mara’s sweeping grasslands hold the highest concentration of species in Kenya and are home to Africa’s Big Five — elephants, leopards, Cape buffalo, rhinos and lions. A front-row seat to the action awaits on an adventurous game drive through this unparalleled reserve, one during which you stop to sip cocktails during a Scenic Sundowner experience.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary Olonana
Day 4
Masai Mara Game Reserve | Maasai Encounter
Rise this morning for a game drive in the spellbinding Masai Mara or choose instead to float far above the bustle of the plains on an optional hot air balloon flight (for an additional cost and weather permitting), experiencing the Mara at its most peaceful before touching down for a Champagne breakfast in the bush. Back at your lodge, enjoy time at leisure or indulge in your included spa treatment, choosing from three rejuvenating treatment options. Later, visit with a member of the local Maasai, who discusses the tribe’s culture and the importance of jewellery before leading a beading demonstration. An afternoon game drive across open savanna and woodlands is followed by a freshly prepared dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary Olonana
Day 5
Masai Mara Game Reserve | Design Your Day
Rise early for an exciting morning game drive, when resident wildlife in the bush is most active; you may be rewarded with views of leopards retrieving kills from acacia branches, elephants warding off opportunistic lions or hippos returning to the water. After breakfast, enjoy one these Design Your Day activities.
- Tour Your Lodge’s Sustainable Wetlands Project and organic gardens before joining a cooking demonstration.
- Visit a Local, A&K Philanthropy-Supported School, where you assist in serving lunch to the students.
- Run with Members of the Maasai, testing your stamina against their long-famed prowess in distance running.
Enjoy your early afternoon at leisure, before embarking on a late afternoon game drive, when the savanna reveals a whole new view of its wildlife. This evening before dinner, learn the sacred importance of water in Maasai village life, and the extraordinarily positive impact a clean water source has on these communities, during a presentation on LifeStraw, an AKP-supported project providing villages with clean water.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary Olonana
Day 6
Tsavo National Park | Verdant Wilderness
Fly via Nairobi to 3,500-square-mile Tsavo National Park, where you transfer to your elegant tented camp situated on 35 acres of riverine forest set within the vastness of one of Kenya’s wildest destinations. Settle in with a sunset yoga class offered under the guidance of an Africa Yoga Project instructor and delivered on an elevated deck overlooking the splendidly green Chyulu Hills. Your participation in the class speaks to the reciprocal nature of the wellness experience, receiving benefits from a project that in turn trains and employs hundreds of marginalized African youths. Later, gather for a locally inspired dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Finch Hattons
Day 7
Tsavo National Park | Tribal Traditions
Greet the day with another early morning game drive, this time with breakfast served amid the dense foliage and dramatic wilds of Tsavo West National Park. Return to camp for time to relax at leisure. Lunch is served during a Chef’s Table experience, complete with a cooking class inspired by healthy recipes. Afterward, immerse yourself in the tribal traditions of the Maasai warrior, perhaps learning to throw a spear or rungu (dense wooden stick), or to defend yourself using a traditional cow-hide shield. Cap an inspiring day with a Scenic Sundowner backed by magical views of Mount Kilimanjaro and a specially arranged dinner under the stars.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Finch Hattons
Day 8
Tsavo National Park | Hiking in the Chyulu Hills
Begin your day with an energizing sunrise yoga and meditation session. The gentle mountain range that encompasses the verdant Chyulu Hills boasts volcanic tubes and dense cloud forests. After breakfast, set off on a game drive through this landscape, and then explore the forests on a guided hike that crisscrosses animal trails. Return to camp for an afternoon at leisure, free to enjoy your tented camp’s luxurious wellness facilities, including a relaxing hammam, modern fitness centre and outdoor infinity pool. As the late afternoon sun starts to set, depart for a final game drive in Tsavo West National Park, fully taking in its greenery, rocky peaks, natural springs and rolling hills. Tonight, gather with fellow guests to celebrate your Kenyan safari with a special farewell dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Finch Hattons
Day 9
Depart Nairobi
Opt to rise early for morning yoga and meditation, before flying to Nairobi. Spend the afternoon at leisure in a reserved dayroom, perhaps taking time to relax by the pool or indulge in a massage, for an additional cost, before your international flight home.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hemingways Nairobi (dayroom)
Journey Details
- This journey contains some active elements.
- Minimum age is 10 years.
- Each guest on this journey will receive an A&K Safari Duffel.
- First group event: welcome briefing at 9:30 a.m. on Day 2.
- Last group event: hotel transfer at 9:50 a.m. on Day 9.
- Departures are guaranteed to operate with a minimum of 2 guests.
Departures & Rates
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Accommodation
The Emakoko
Bordering the Nairobi National Park, Emakoko is a family owned and run property, just 45 minutes from both the international and domestic airports in Nairobi. Bordering the Nairobi National Park, it is the ideal base from which to start or finish your safari. There are just 10, beautifully appointed rooms overlooking the park. Morning and afternoon game drives can be arranged into the park which is home to black rhino, giraffe, zebra and lion. There is a spacious lounge and dining area as well as a small swimming pool.
Sanctuary Olonana
Find ultimate luxury in the heart of Kenya’s big game country. Offering ultramodern bliss, Sanctuary Olonana is a recently refurbished retreat. Brand new glass-fronted suites offer light, sumptuous interiors and opulent marble-and-slate bathrooms, as well as private decks. Living spaces are adorned with specially commissioned African art.
Enjoy the new restaurant and relaxation area or dine alfresco. Spend calm afternoons at the pool or out on the scenic sundeck. Meanwhile, the spa offers specialist Africology treatments. Experience personalised service and a relaxed atmosphere throughout your stay. With a Gold rating from Ecotourism Africa, Sanctuary Olonana takes a range of measures to maintain a high ecological standard.
Finch Hattons
Finch Hattons is an experience like no other: an unrivalled location in Tsavo National Park, with a wildlife population that includes red elephants (yes, red) and fine dining and relaxing spa therapies –right in the heart of the bush. Finch Hattons offers unparalleled luxury on safari, with spacious tents, opulent furniture, free-standing baths and period writing desks. Built on raised platforms around a series of spring-fed natural pool, hippos, crocodiles and terrapins are regularly spotted from camp. Each of the ‘tents’ (tents is an understatement) has a wooden deck with views of the watering hole, sheltered in the shade of gnarled acacia trees and appointed with comfortable chairs and daybeds for relaxation. Private outdoor showers with breath taking views of the savannah complete the Out of Africa experience. All 17 tented suites are large and airy, and there are family suites available with two rooms, each with a communal lounge, ideal for family groups or friends travelling together. We love the presidential suite, which is enormous and features its own plunge pool (heating optional) and a kitchen and butler room, A private chef is also on hand for in-suite catering should you so require.
Food is served in the main clubhouse under the light of glittering chandeliers, with fine linens and discreet service to complete the five-star experience, however additional arrangements can be made for dining outside if you wish. There are two bars and a lounge for further space to unwind. If you’re not feeling exhausted after your game drives –offered three times a day –there’s a gym, a home theatre, a wellness centre, yoga studio, hamman and library. Kids are entertained with their own kids room, if you’re after a welcome break. Aside from game drives, activities on offer include bush breakfast (and lunch or dinner!), bird watching (there’s over 500 recorded species in the area) and guided bush walks with a guide to learn about the flora and fauna of the region. We recommend evening and night game drives for a new perspective on safari, and cultural visits to the Maasai village offer the chance to see how the fascinating community live and work.
Hemingways Nairobi
Hemingways Nairobi is the sister hotel to the famous Hemingways in Watamu. A plantation style property with views of the Ngong Hills is an exceptional place to stay be it for one or two nights in Nairobi. The staff are gracious and provide a seemless service that Hemingways, Watamu is famed for. The rooms are bright and large with beautiful bathrooms and the rooms have used the best of the natural light available, making guests feel that they are not staying in a city hotel.
The style of the hotel is classical with contemporary touches and all the modern conveniences that one would expect of a new boutique hotel. The butler is attentive and on hand to rustle up a treat from the pantry or assist with packing your cases on departure. The hotel has a choice of restaurants and lounges to enjoy and offers a variety of cuisines. Afternoon tea is a spectacular affair with a variety of homemade cakes and speciality teas available.
