Kenya's Community & Conservation Safari

After disembarking at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet your driver for your transfer to your first stop, Nairobi Tented Camp in Nairobi National Park. Conveniently on the city's doorstep, you will be on safari and surrounded by wilderness within just a couple of hours of touch down in Kenya's capital.

The park's proximity to the city gives you the unique chance to enjoy some time out exploring Nairobi. Plenty is on offer in this energetic city, including the Giraffe Centre, markets, the Karen Blixen Museum, and a highlight—Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's elephant orphanage. Here, vulnerable orphaned elephant calves receive a new chance at life and can look forward to a future being re-introduced back into the wild.

Rather than ending the day in a city hotel, head back into the reserve for a leisurely game drive, an ambient sundowner and a delicious dinner of local flavours. Being the only lodge in the park, it may feel as if the blanket of stars that emerges has done so just for you .

A quick drive will bring you to the regional Wilson Airport where a chartered flight is ready for your trip south to Selenkay Conservancy, in the picturesque Amboseli National Park. Your driver and guide will meet you on arrival at the airstrip and your first game drive begins on your road transfer to Porini Amboseli Camp.

Porini's exclusive location offers the flexibility of a private concession, but with direct access to the national park. Activities on offer idyllically combine iconic Amboseli views and excursions away from the crowds for the best possible game viewing experience. Besides big cat species, large herds of elephant, and other plains game, you can spot rare fauna such as the long-necked gerenuk gazelle, African wildcat and the lesser kudu. The Amboseli region is also home to over 420 bird species, which includes six varieties of vulture—a twitcher's haven. But perhaps its most famous feature is its landmark view of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Tastefully designed tents preserve the charm of the classic mobile safari camps yet modern conveniences ensure a comfortable stay. When not out on thrilling games drives and walking safaris led by Maasai guides, Porini Mara Camp offers a tranquil base from which to sit back and soak in the panoramic views. Enjoy a delicious sundowner as the horizon turns from peachy hues to dusky blues, before settling in for a scrumptious dinner and stories by the fire.

In the distance, Mount Kilimanjaro bids you farewell as you depart on your charter flight via Wilson Airport to your next iconic safari destination, the Masai Mara.

On arrival at Porini Mara Camp, take a moment to settle into your tent and admire the surrounding landscape which you get to call home for the next few days. Raised on wooden decks and shaded by abundant acacia trees, the spacious, traditional canvas tents serve as the perfect spot to relax and enjoy an armchair safari.

Located in the game-rich Ol Kinyei Conservancy adjoining both Masai Mara National Reserve and the adjacent Naboisho Conservancy, Porini is close to the action, yet conveniently within a private concession for ultimate flexibility. This provides guests a wild expanse to traverse on both day and night game drives.

If you are travelling in October or November, you could witness the Great Wildebeest Migration. One of the world's Natural Wonders and an unforgettable spectacle, endless herds of wildebeest and zebra pass through the reserve on their circular route through the Mara and Tanzania's Serengeti. Not to be missed and available year-round is a hot-air balloon safari, where you can float serenely over the Mara and watch as day breaks over its endless plains.

After your last sunrise and scrumptious breakfast at Porini Mara Camp, enjoy the rest of the morning at leisure before gathering your bags to fly back to Nairobi for your journey onward.