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A Journey with Time to Savour
Begin at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, then spend six nights exploring two Maasai Mara conservancies from Mara Plains and Mara Nyika. This eight-day journey brings together distinctive accommodation, the intimacy of tented safari camps and time to follow the rhythms of the bush.
Three nights at each Mara camp allow the experience to develop beyond a single game drive. Talk with your guides about the wildlife opportunities and daily schedule, returning to camp for the meals and selected drinks included in your stay. Scheduled drives may be shared; private arrangements should be requested explicitly.
Flights connect Nairobi with the Mara, while the transfer between conservancies reveals another part of the landscape. Whether travelling as a couple, on honeymoon or with companions, our East African team will confirm the room categories, flight arrangements and camp availability that shape your stay.
Your Journey at a Glance
Nairobi / Giraffe Manor → Wilson airport → Olare Motorogi / Mara Plains → Naboisho / Mara Nyika → Wilson airport → Jomo Kenyatta airport
8 days, following the route and bases described below. Flight schedules, permits and specific accommodation are confirmed in your quotation.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival at Giraffe Manor
Route: Jomo Kenyatta airport → Giraffe Manor, Nairobi
Meet the property’s driver for your transfer to Giraffe Manor. The original programme specifies collection after 11:30; confirm this against your flight and room arrangements. Your overnight includes meals and selected beverages, with giraffe visits dependent on the animals’ behaviour.
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta airport and you are met by Giraffe Manor driver (requires to be after 11h30) for the road transfer to the property.
One of the most unique places to stay in the world, Giraffe Manor blends extraordinary wildlife encounters with exquisite hospitality and a long-term commitment to giraffe conservation. The historic manor house is set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest in the Langata suburb of Nairobi and is one of Nairobi’s most iconic buildings. Your overnight includes all meals and selected beverages.
One of the most fascinating things about Giraffe Manor is its resident herd of Rothschild’s giraffes who may visit morning and evening, poking their long necks into the windows in the hope of a treat, before retreating to their forest sanctuary. The Rothschild’s species of giraffe was once highly endangered, but Giraffe Manor has long been part of a breeding programme which has successfully grown their numbers in the wild.
ACCOMMODATION: Giraffe Manor
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 2 — Fly to Mara Plains
Route: Giraffe Manor → Wilson airport → Olare Motorogi Conservancy
After breakfast and checkout, transfer to Wilson airport for your flight to the Mara. Meet your safari guide and travel to Mara Plains Camp, beginning a three-night stay with meals and scheduled shared game viewing.
Arrive at the Mara airstrip, where you are met by your safari guide. Transfer trough the bush to Mara Plains Camp. Your 3x night stay includes all your meals, scheduled share game viewing customized to your preferences, talk to your safari guide to plan your days.
Mara Plains Camp is a one-of-a-kind luxury Kenya safari camp located in the private 13,300-hectare Olare Motorogi Conservancy, just on the Maasai Mara National Reserve’s northern boundary. This intimate safari camp is a Relais & Chateaux property and has access to a total of 40,000 hectares of private conservancy land for game viewing. The camp is a sanctuary for resident wildlife species, including many of the Maasai Mara’s 300 bird species. After dark, larger mammals frequent the camp, and Maasai warriors escort guests to and from their rooms. Hippos snorting and leopards barking often provide the night’s chorus.
ACCOMMODATION: Mara Plains Camp
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 3 — Safari from Mara Plains
Route: Based at Mara Plains, Olare Motorogi Conservancy
Enjoy a full day of the camp’s scheduled safari programme, discussing your interests with the guide. Meals and the stated drinks are included; the sequence of activities follows conditions and camp arrangements.
Arrive at the Mara airstrip, where you are met by your safari guide. Transfer trough the bush to Mara Plains Camp. Your 3x night stay includes all your meals, scheduled share game viewing customized to your preferences, talk to your safari guide to plan your days.
Mara Plains Camp is a one-of-a-kind luxury Kenya safari camp located in the private 13,300-hectare Olare Motorogi Conservancy, just on the Maasai Mara National Reserve’s northern boundary. This intimate safari camp is a Relais & Chateaux property and has access to a total of 40,000 hectares of private conservancy land for game viewing. The camp is a sanctuary for resident wildlife species, including many of the Maasai Mara’s 300 bird species. After dark, larger mammals frequent the camp, and Maasai warriors escort guests to and from their rooms. Hippos snorting and leopards barking often provide the night’s chorus.
ACCOMMODATION: Mara Plains Camp
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 4 — Safari from Mara Plains
Route: Based at Mara Plains, Olare Motorogi Conservancy
Continue exploring from Mara Plains. The programme allows another day at the same base, without assigning a new excursion or guaranteeing a particular sighting.
Arrive at the Mara airstrip, where you are met by your safari guide. Transfer trough the bush to Mara Plains Camp. Your 3x night stay includes all your meals, scheduled share game viewing customized to your preferences, talk to your safari guide to plan your days.
Mara Plains Camp is a one-of-a-kind luxury Kenya safari camp located in the private 13,300-hectare Olare Motorogi Conservancy, just on the Maasai Mara National Reserve’s northern boundary. This intimate safari camp is a Relais & Chateaux property and has access to a total of 40,000 hectares of private conservancy land for game viewing. The camp is a sanctuary for resident wildlife species, including many of the Maasai Mara’s 300 bird species. After dark, larger mammals frequent the camp, and Maasai warriors escort guests to and from their rooms. Hippos snorting and leopards barking often provide the night’s chorus.
ACCOMMODATION: Mara Plains Camp
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 5 — Transfer to Mara Nyika
Route: Olare Motorogi → Naboisho Conservancy
Travel through the bush and local villages to Mara Nyika, beginning three nights in Naboisho Conservancy. Your stay includes meals, selected beverages and scheduled game drives; guided walks depend on ranger availability.
The conservancy covers well over 20,000 hectares of rippling plains, wooded valleys, and water sources, and it’s home to lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, zebra, antelopes, Nile crocodile, and hippo. There’s plenty of birdlife too! Your 3 nights stay includes all your meals, selected beverages and scheduled game drives, with the possibility of walks (ranger availability dependent).
Back in camp, the communal area opens onto wide decking which encompasses the front of the camp and looks out over the surrounding valley. A shop where you can find delightful curio items and a well-stocked wine cellar where you can select the evening’s wine can be found either side of the main area.
ACCOMMODATION: Mara Nyika Camp
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 6 — Safari from Mara Nyika
Route: Based at Mara Nyika, Naboisho Conservancy
Explore Naboisho through the camp’s scheduled game drives, with time to enjoy the valley setting between activities. Request a walk only where ranger availability and conditions allow.
The conservancy covers well over 20,000 hectares of rippling plains, wooded valleys, and water sources, and it’s home to lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, zebra, antelopes, Nile crocodile, and hippo. There’s plenty of birdlife too! Your 3 nights stay includes all your meals, selected beverages and scheduled game drives, with the possibility of walks (ranger availability dependent).
Back in camp, the communal area opens onto wide decking which encompasses the front of the camp and looks out over the surrounding valley. A shop where you can find delightful curio items and a well-stocked wine cellar where you can select the evening’s wine can be found either side of the main area.
ACCOMMODATION: Mara Nyika Camp
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 7 — Safari from Mara Nyika
Route: Based at Mara Nyika, Naboisho Conservancy
Enjoy your final full day in the conservancy on the same included game-drive programme. Camp time and any permitted walking are arranged with the team.
The conservancy covers well over 20,000 hectares of rippling plains, wooded valleys, and water sources, and it’s home to lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, zebra, antelopes, Nile crocodile, and hippo. There’s plenty of birdlife too! Your 3 nights stay includes all your meals, selected beverages and scheduled game drives, with the possibility of walks (ranger availability dependent).
Back in camp, the communal area opens onto wide decking which encompasses the front of the camp and looks out over the surrounding valley. A shop where you can find delightful curio items and a well-stocked wine cellar where you can select the evening’s wine can be found either side of the main area.
ACCOMMODATION: Mara Nyika Camp
Includes
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
- Drinks: Local brands included
- Activities: Included
- Transport: Included
Day 8 — Return to Nairobi
Route: Mara airstrip → Wilson airport → Jomo Kenyatta airport
Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Wilson, then continue by road to Jomo Kenyatta for your onward journey. Extensions to Amboseli, Laikipia, Samburu, Rwanda or Zanzibar require separate arrangements and pricing.
Your Personal Quotation
From €9,000 per person, based on two passengers sharing one room.
Please complete the enquiry form below for an up-to-date, accurate quotation for your travel dates and party.
Inclusions & Exclusions
View What’s Included
- Seven nights as listed: one at Giraffe Manor, three at Mara Plains and three at Mara Nyika.
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus local or selected beverages as specified for each stay.
- Scheduled shared game viewing at Mara Plains and scheduled game drives at Mara Nyika.
- Possible guided walks at Mara Nyika, subject to ranger availability.
- The transfers and flights described in the daily programme, with ticket and operating details to be confirmed in the quotation.
View What’s Excluded
- The source does not provide a complete general exclusions schedule. Ask for an itemized quotation before booking.
- Extra nights, upgraded rooms, private vehicles, extensions and services not expressly included require separate confirmation and pricing.
- Confirm international flight costs, beverage limits, personal expenses, gratuities, insurance and any additional fees; no blanket all-inclusive promise is made.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is this journey?
The programme covers 8 days. It ends with the departure or onward connection described on the final day; any extra night is agreed separately.
Which route does it follow?
Nairobi / Giraffe Manor → Wilson airport → Olare Motorogi / Mara Plains → Naboisho / Mara Nyika → Wilson airport → Jomo Kenyatta airport.
Is every activity private?
The journey is planned for your party, but some lodge-operated game drives, park treks, flights or optional activities may be shared. Only services explicitly described and confirmed as private should be treated as exclusive to your group.
Which accommodation and meals are included?
The daily sections retain the planned properties, room notes and meal plans. Accommodation is subject to availability and final confirmation. Full board, half board, breakfast-only and day-room arrangements must be read individually; no universal all-inclusive meal or drink plan is assumed.
Are the Mara drives and walks exclusive?
Mara Plains lists scheduled shared game viewing. Mara Nyika includes scheduled drives, with walks subject to ranger availability. Ask for a separate private-vehicle quotation if exclusive use is important to you.
Will giraffes visit us at breakfast?
Giraffes may approach the manor, but they are animals and their behaviour cannot be guaranteed. The itinerary includes the stay, rather than a guaranteed interaction at a specific time.
Which costs require confirmation?
The source lists meals, selected/local drinks, activities and transport, but no complete general exclusions schedule. Confirm flight arrangements, beverage limits, gratuities, permits or conservancy charges and any extras in the written quotation. No additional service is assumed included merely because the tour is described as luxury.
Can we customize the journey?
Tell our East African team your preferred dates, pace, room arrangements and interests. Changes, upgraded accommodation and extensions are quoted separately and remain subject to availability and practical travel connections.
Are wildlife sightings guaranteed?
No. Wildlife moves freely, and weather and seasonal conditions affect what you may see. Where migration wildlife is relevant, neither a particular herd location nor a river crossing can be guaranteed.
What is the starting price?
From €9,000 per person, based on two passengers sharing one room. Please use the enquiry form for an accurate, updated quotation for your travel dates and party.
Does the enquiry form confirm a booking?
No. Our team will respond with availability and a personalized quotation. Sending the form does not reserve accommodation or permits, and no payment is taken through it.
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