Nairobi, Kenya
Open grassland, the highest predator density in Kenya, and between July and October, the river crossings that draw people back for a lifetime.
The Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti, and it behaves like it. Short grass plains roll to the horizon, broken by the Siria escarpment in the west and threaded by the Mara and Talek rivers.
What sets it apart is density. Lion prides here are large and habituated; cheetah hunt in the open where you can actually watch them work; leopard sit in the riverine fig trees along the Talek. You are rarely searching for very long.
The conservancies bordering the reserve — Naboisho, Olare Motorogi, Mara North — are where we send most guests. Vehicle numbers are capped, night drives and walking are permitted, and the wildlife is every bit as good.
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Six nights split between the national reserve and a private conservancy, with a balloon flight and guiding of a standard that spoils you for anywhere else.
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USD 6,850
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KES 245,000 residents
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Two ecosystems that could not be less alike — the Mara grasslands and the arid north — linked by a single short flight.
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USD 7,900
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KES 285,000 residents
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Four nights of big cats followed by four on the Indian Ocean, joined by a direct flight that skips Nairobi entirely.
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USD 6,200
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KES 210,000 residents
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Private everything — vehicle, guide, dinners under the stars — then a quiet stretch of the north coast where nobody knows you are newlyweds.
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USD 8,400
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Two weeks and four landscapes: the Mara plains, the Laikipia highlands, the northern deserts and the Indian Ocean.
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USD 14,500
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Southern Kenya
Big-tusked elephants on open pans beneath Kilimanjaro — the most photographed view in East Africa, and it earns the reputation.
Northern Kenya
Arid northern country along the Ewaso Nyiro, home to species you will not see anywhere further south.
Central Highlands
Private conservancies at altitude, where conservation is the business model and you can walk, ride and track on foot.
No obligation
Leave a number and a specialist will ring you back — usually the same day.