Kenya + Conservation
Enjoy the rich diversity of Kenya while learning about all the efforts in place to protect and preserve the landscape and its wildlife. From meeting anti-poaching rangers to visiting elephant sanctuaries, you will come to appreciate not only the beauty of the country but the work of local communities to conserve it for generations to come.
At Travel Beyond, we believe your trip should be designed just for you, not for the masses. Our travel consultants create a custom itinerary for each client, offering recommendations for places and experiences that best fit your style. The itinerary below was planned for a past client, but we’re sharing it for travel inspiration and as an example of what a trip to Kenya might look like. To further paint the picture, take a look at the accompanying video! Let us know when we can design a trip just for you!
Welcome to Kenya! Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be met for your private transfer to the House of Waine. Accommodations will be reserved for two nights, including breakfast daily. Relax and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure!
House of Waine Meals: N/A
Following breakfast, enjoy a full day of exploring Nairobi. Your first stop will be the Giraffe Center where you will learn about their efforts to breed and reintroduce the endangered Rothschild giraffe into parks throughout Kenya. Here you have the opportunity to talk with staff and interact closely with these beautiful animals.
Following lunch and stops at the Karen Blixen Museum and/or Kazuri Beads and Utamaduni Craft Shop (entrance fees and meal to be settled directly), you will embark on a private visit to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. The most successful elephant rehabilitation center in the world, you can meet your adopted elephant and get a better understanding of the work the Trust does to protect these pachyderms.
Your adoption fee goes toward not only caring for your elephant but also the anti-poaching, aerial surveillance and mobile vet units established to conserve Kenya’s land and wildlife.
Following your visit, you will be transferred back to your hotel for an evening at leisure.
House of Waine Meals: Breakfast
This morning after breakfast, you will be met by a Travel Beyond representative for your private road transfer to the Nairobi Wilson Airport for your shared light aircraft flight to Lewa.
Upon arrival, you will be met by your guide and transferred to Lewa House. Enjoy three nights in an Earthpod, including all meals and activities. This afternoon after lunch, meet your guide and other guests for an afternoon/evening game drive in a shared vehicle. Dinner will be served at the lodge.
The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy now boasts 62,000 acres of conserved land and the richness of wildlife here is astounding with over 70 different animal species and 350 bird species. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy provides a safe haven for a wide variety of wildlife, and is particularly famous for its rhino and Grevy zebra programs. With less than 3,000 Grevy zebra remaining worldwide, Lewa represents, and works to protect, the single largest population of Grevy zebra in the world with over 20% of these beautiful animals residing here.
Lewa House Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
On safari! Enjoy your morning and afternoon shared game drives. All meals will be served at camp.
While in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy you will be surrounded by rich game viewing opportunities and minimal crowds. There’s a good good chance of seeing all of the “Big Five” and Lewa is one of the only game parks where visitors are almost guaranteed to see the endangered black and white rhinos.
In place of or in-between game drives you can also dive deeply into the conservation work occurring within the conservancy. Spend some time at Lewa’s Headquarters learning how the local community and staff work together to monitor the health of the grasslands and the population of various species, including the Grevy Zebra. You can also meet the dogs and rangers who run an anti-poaching unit. Both are a great opportunity to see first hand what it takes to protect the land and animals in Lewa.
Lewa House Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
This morning after an early game drive and breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your shared light aircraft flight to Namunyak.
Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will be met by your guide and transferred to Sarara Camp. Enjoy three nights in a Standard Tent. This afternoon after lunch, meet your guide and other guests for an afternoon/evening game drive in a shared vehicle. Dinner will be served at camp.
Located in the Mathews Range, this 850,000 acre conservancy is owned and managed by the roughly 2,300 Samburu families who live and raise livestock within its borders. The plains and foothills are home to elephant, leopard, reticulated giraffe, wild dog, and kudu, whose populations, in large part due to the community’s efforts, continue to grow. This camp offers the perfect combination of cultural and wildlife encounters, and its partnership with the Northern Rangelands Trust makes it the ideal example of collaborative conservation.
Sarara Camp Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
On safari! Enjoy your morning and afternoon game drives in a shared vehicle. You will also have the chance to experience the famous Singing Wells, a place where families come together to share stories, pass messages and water livestock. All meals will be served at camp.
If you are looking for more conservation-related activity, you can visit the world renowned Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, established to rescue and then release abandoned or orphaned elephant calves. Partnering with with San Diego Global, the sanctuary also researches and monitors the pachyderms in the hopes of growing their population within the conservancy. During your time here, you’ll learn about the project’s history, how they care for each elephant, and watch them bottle feed and play in the watering hole.
You can also arrange a stop at one of Sarara Camp’s Mobile Montessori programs, focused on teaching the importance of environmental education to the next generation. You’ll meet the children who participate and hear about its daily operations.
Sarara Camp Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
This morning after an early game drive and breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your shared light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will be met by your guide and transferred to Mara Expedition Camp, your home for the next three nights. This afternoon after lunch, meet your guide and other guests for an afternoon/evening game drive in a shared vehicle. Dinner will be served at camp.
With access to both the Masai Mara Game Reserve and the Mara North Conservancy, this camp is the best of both worlds, offering guests increased privacy and incredibly rich wildlife encounters. Famous for its leopard residents, Mara Expeditions is perfectly positioned to witness two unforgettable events- the famous Serengeti migration along with the green season migration from Loita Plains. It is truly a safari-goers dream.
Mara Expedition Camp Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
On safari! Enjoy your morning and afternoon game drives in a shared vehicle. You can also visit a Maasai boma and local school. Your stay at Mara Expedition Camp supports multiple conservation and community efforts, including Rhinos Without Borders, Project Ranger, and traditional herding workshops. All meals will be served at camp.
Mara Expedition Camp Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
This morning, after an early game drive and breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your shared light aircraft flight to Nairobi Wilson Airport.
Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be met by a Travel Beyond representative for your private road transfer to House of Waine. Enjoy the day room and both lunch and dinner before departing for your overnight flight home!
Overnight Flight Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
