This safari to Mt Meru, Samburu and Masai Mara combines one of Africa’s greatest conservation projects with one of the world’s most spectacular wilderness areas. The trip is stylish, personal and uses a combination of very different camps in spectacular settings. Activities range from day and night game drives to excellent guided walks that follow tracks through abunadant game areas, balloon safaris are also worth considering here. The guides are knowledgeable and experienced and if you choose the dry season, you could be in the Mara watching wildebeest thunder right past your tent.

ITINERARY:

Day 1   Nairobi – Meru
Guests will be collected early from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or a city hotel and transferred to Wilson Airport for the scheduled flight to Meru. The flight departs Nairobi at 0915hrs and arrives into Meru airstrip at approx. 1025hrs. Upon arrival, you will be met by a guide from the lodge for a game drive en route to the lodge. Following lunch, there will be an afternoon game drive returning to lodge as the sun sets.
Overnight at Elsa’s Kopjes on full board basis including soft drinks, beer, house wines & selected spirits, safari activities including game drives, bush picnics, sundowners, guided bush walk & laundry

Elsa’s Kopje

Named for Elsa the orphaned lioness reared by George and Joy, this private hideaway is perched on top of Mugwongo Hill, the site of George Adamson’s first camp. This park is renowned for its low rainfall, yet at the same time thirteen rivers and numerous streams run off the nearby mountains to provide an arid landscape laced with ribbons of green. From your cottage you will enjoy a 270-degree view of the surrounding park with its scattered kopjes and mysterious baobab trees. The open plan rooms are individually designed, incorporating the rocks into the structure. Traditional African-made furniture, bright ikat fabrics and whitewashed walls are simple yet superbly comfortable and stylishly effective. There is a swimming pool, game drives (day and night – note KWS activity charge for night game drives payable directly) are in open 4×4 vehicles and walks are accompanied by a knowledgeable naturalist. The food is of a very high standard and the service is excellent.

Day 2    Meru
Rising at dawn with tea and coffee, then a game drive before breakfast, catching the animals before the heat of the day sets in. Then further game drives throughout the day before returning to the lodge as the sun sets.
Overnight at Elsa’s Kopjes on full board basis including soft drinks, beer, house wines & selected spirits, safari activities including game drives, bush picnics, sundowners, guided bush walk & laundry

Day 3    Meru
Rising at dawn with tea and coffee, then a game drive before breakfast, catching the animals before the heat of the day sets in. Then further game drives throughout the day before returning to the lodge as the sun sets.
Overnight at Elsa’s Kopjes on full board basis including soft drinks, beer, house wines & selected spirits, safari activities including game drives, bush picnics, sundowners, guided bush walk & laundry

Day 4    Meru – Samburu
After breakfast guest will transfer to Meru airstrip for their schedule flight to Samburu. Flight departs Meru at 1035hrs and arrives into Samburu at 1100hrs. On arrival at the airstrip you will be met by a driver guide and taken to the camp. After lunch and perhaps a siesta, enjoy the list of activities available from here, these include day game drives, bush walks, bush breakfast and sundowners.
Overnight at Joys Camp on full board basis, including soft drinks, beer, house wine, activities and limited laundry.

Day 5    Samburu
Full day of activities including day game drives, bush walks, bush breakfast and sundowners.
Overnight at Joys Camp on full board basis, including soft drinks, beer, house wine, activities and limited laundry.

Day 6   Samburu – Masai Mara
After an early morning game drive, continue to Samburu airstrip for scheduled flight to the Masai Mara. The flight departs Samburu at 0930hrs and arrives into Masai Mara at 1120hrs. Upon arrival guests will be met by camps vehicles and taken for lunch, followed by an afternoon of game activities.
Overnight at Elewana Sand River Camp/Elephant Pepper Camp  on full board basis including non –luxury spirits, house wine, beer, soft drinks and limited laundry.

Elewana Sand River Masai Mara
Located on the banks of a river from which it has taken its name, Sand River Masai Mara is located within the Masai Mara National Reserve, close to the Tanzanian border. Situated on a secluded and picturesque site, the Camp replicates the heyday of exclusive permanent tented camps of the late 1920’s. The interior fixtures and furnishings mirror this period perfectly, reminding all who visit of those countless Hollywood movies that have paid homage to a classic era of African adventure.

Sand River Masai Mara is an ideal destination, at any time of the year, for those wishing to enjoy exceptional game-viewing. The National Reserve is best known for its large concentrations of big cats, such as leopard, cheetah and, of course, lion. Even the dramatic arrival of the Annual Migration merely adds to an already abundant resident wildlife that awaits discovery.

Sand River Masai Mara will continue to demonstrate all the qualities that have made the Elewana Collection the premier choice in East Africa. With carefully crafted interior designs, exceptional standards of service and a sublime and carefully chosen location providing optimal access to the wildlife, Sand River Masai Mara Camp will surely become the standard to surpass.

The Camp comprises of 16-tented accommodations, divided into two separate but adjoining campsites, with each area possessing its own designated dining and public areas, thereby creating an increased sense of exclusivity and privacy.

Elephant Pepper Camp
The Camp is situated in the prime core of the protected Mara North Conservancy wilderness area. In the same location for 20 years, one of the original, very small and exclusive tented camps. A small boutique camp, our spacious canvas tents are stylishly furnished with Indian “Raj campaign furniture”, and feature ensuite bathrooms with flush toilets and traditional safari showers. Nothing rivals sitting around the campfire enjoying the sounds of the African night. Enjoying extended game drives in the best equipped 4×4 game drive vehicles, guests participate in the most unique wildlife experience in the world. Elephant Pepper Camp brings people back to nature: no traffic, no permanent structures, just the sights and sounds of the African bush.

Day 7    Masai Mara
The day is filled with morning and afternoon activities including game drives, guided bush walks, bush breakfast and sundowners.
Overnight at Elewana Sand River Camp/Elephant Pepper Camp  on full board basis including non –luxury spirits, house wine, beer, soft drinks and limited laundry.

Day 8    Masai Mara
The day is filled with morning and afternoon activities including game drives, guided bush walks, bush breakfast and sundowners.
Overnight at Elewana Sand River Camp/Elephant Pepper Camp  on full board basis including non –luxury spirits, house wine, beer, soft drinks and limited laundry.

Day 9   Mara – Nairobi
After breakfast and an early morning game drive, clients will continue to the airstrip for their scheduled flight to Nairobi. The flight departs Masai Mara at 1110hrs and arrives into Nairobi Wilson airport at 1245hrs. Upon arrival at Wilson airport guest will be met and transferred for their onward travel arrangements to the city centre hotel or Nairobi JKI airport. End of our services.

2023 COST PER PERSON
Elephant Pepper Option:  $5975 from 5Jan-31Mar / $6800 from 24June-31 Oct  /  April – 10Jun camp closed  /  June & Nov/Dec15 – $6800
Sands River Option:  $6070 Jan-Mar / $5450 Apr-May / $6000 25May-23Jun / $6970 24Jun-31Oct and $5850 Nov-15Dec 2023
Christmas & Easter supplements apply.
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​Supplements:
3. No reduction for 3rd adult sharing

Children:
Child Rates
One child aged under 2 years free sharing with 2 adults
One child aged 2-12 years sharing with 2 adults pays 75% of safari cost

Cost Includes

• Meet and greet services with assistance at the airport
• Activities on fly in safaris are on a shared basis in camp 4×4 vehicles with camp guide
• Meals as specified above
• Park fees and government taxes
• Flights as per above itinerary
  

Cost Excludes

• Visas and international flights
• Airport taxes (clients pay direct)
• Driver-guide gratuities, dining rooms tips, porterage
• Personal travel, baggage and medical insurance
• Telephone bill, and any items of a personal nature

Additional remarks:
Cancellation policy as per agent’s agreement or as per our printed Price Guide if no fixed contract is in place. Please request any further information on this if required.​

We may have to re-route the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability.
Prices for domestic flights, airport taxes or park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you.

Passenger Information:
Passengers should bring only soft sided bags on safaris.
All the passengers must have Identification Card/Passport with them for internal flights.
Baggage on internal flights is strictly limited to 15kgs per person (including hand luggage). Any excess baggage will be charged by the airline at check-in.

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