Heritage Flying Safari

Intrepids camps offer a unique combination of stunning views, superb accommodation, and fantastic game viewing adventures. With expert safari guides and an array of cultural, sporting and family activities, it’s a great choice for a family safari. This itinerary is fully flexible and the number of days at each location can be changed.

Samburu Intrepids is renowned as a pioneer of luxury camping and is situated on the banks of the Uwaso Nyiro River. The acclaimed Adventurers’ Club offers a uniquely educational safari experience for children.

Perched on the Eburu escarpment, overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha and the sweeping floor of the world’s largest valley, the Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort enjoys incredible views and also offers an Adventurers’ Club for children.

The Mara Intrepids enjoys one of the most spectacular locations in the Mara and also has an Adventurers’ Club for children.

DAY 1 DAILY HEATHROW-NAIROBI
Fly from Heathrow overnight to Nairobi.

DAY 2 NAIROBI
Transfer to your hotel for a day at leisure or choose from a selection of optional excursions. Overnight: Nairobi Serena Hotel.

DAY 3 SAMBURU
After an early breakfast fly to the Samburu National Reserve (approximately 1 hour) and enjoy lunch at your lodge before a late afternoon game drive. Samburu Intrepids looks out over riverbanks where herds of elephants, buffaloes and zebras come daily to drink, together with the rarer species of reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx and long-necked gerenuk antelope. Overnight Samburu Intrepids. (b,l,d)

DAY 4 SAMBURU
Early morning and late afternoon game drives. Overnight: Samburu Intrepids. (b,l,d)

DAY 5 LAKE NAIVASHA
After breakfast fly to Wilson airport (approximately 1 hour 10 minutes). Snack lunch at Airwings Café. Fly to Naivasha Loldia airstrip, Lake Naivasha (approximately 20 minutes) and transfer to your lodge. Overnight: Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort. (b,l,d)

DAY 6 LAKE NAIVASHA
Following breakfast, enjoy a half-day trip to Lake Nakuru National Park. The afternoon is spent at leisure to enjoy the optional activities at the lodge, including boating and fishing on Lake Naivasha, tennis, a driving range and an 18-hole golf course (book and pay locally). Overnight: Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort. (b,l,d)

DAY 7 MASAI MARA
This morning enjoy a boat trip on Lake Naivasha. After lunch transfer to the airstrip for a light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara (approximately 40 minutes). On arrival enjoy an afternoon game drive. Overnight: Mara Intrepids. (b,l,d)

DAY 8 MASAI MARA
Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by breakfast, or an early morning balloon flight over the Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional extra). Late afternoon game drive. Overnight: Mara Intrepids. (b,l,d)

DAY 9 EXTENSION OR NAIROBI
Fly by light aircraft in the morning to Nairobi (approximately 1 hour) or on the afternoon flight, including lunch in the Mara £110. Proceed with your chosen extension or return to Heathrow. (b)

Alternatively, fly directly from the Mara to Mombasa, including lunch in the Mara £140.

15kg luggage allowance on all light aircraft.

This safari is offered on a daily basis so no allocation is held and all services are subject to availability. If any element is not available, we will suggest the best available alternative.

Established in 1968, Somak Holidays is an independant Tour Operator specialising in holidays to East Africa.

Somak Holidays aim to offer inspiring holidays to the most superb locations in Africa. Above all they pride themselves on being a family-owned and run company. That means they are solely focused on the holidays they arrange, and not on appeasing shareholders. Somak Holidays continually inspect hotels and airlines, and test itineraries in order to improve some aspect or another.

Somak Holidays is a multi-award winning operator, winning such accolades as “Best Independant Tour Operator to Africa” in the Travel Weekly Awards 2010.

Our Opinion
“Somak Holidays has been arranging safaris to Kenya for over 40 years and have built an excellent reputation as the number one independant tour operator to East Africa.”