Day 1
During the morning, you will either be collected from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or from your hotel in Nairobi if you have already arrived, and driven to Wilson Airport for your 10:00 flight to Mara North in the Masai Mara. Your guides will meet you upon arrival and drive you to your first camp, pitched along the Mara River next to a lively hippo pool. Lunch is served, and you will have some time to relax before it is time to meet the horses and set off on your first gentle evening ride (approximately 2 hours).
📍 Mara River Hippo Camp, North Conservancy
Day 2
The day begins with an early morning ride where we cross the Mara River for the first time, before returning to camp for a light breakfast. After breakfast, a game drive is on offer. Travelling by car often provides better photographic opportunities than from horseback, and exploring the northern part of the Masai Mara offers plenty to discover. We return to camp in time for lunch and a siesta, before heading out on an afternoon ride. Back at camp, there is time to shower, and for those who wish, the opportunity to head out by car once again for a sundowner and a short evening/night drive before dinner.
📍 Mara River Hippo Camp, North Conservancy
Day 3
After breakfast, you leave camp and ride south towards the Mara River, passing one of the classic sites of the Great Migration's spectacular river crossings. The ride continues through the Mara Triangle before stopping for a picnic lunch and a siesta in the shade. During the afternoon, you mount up once again and begin the ascent towards the Soit Olololol Escarpment. Towards evening, you reach your new camp, beautifully situated along the edge of the escarpment with magnificent panoramic views across the entire Mara ecosystem.*
📍 Escarpment Soit Olololo Camp, Siria Escarpment
Day 4
After breakfast, you leave camp and ride down the Siria Escarpment towards the Mara River, where you once again pass one of the wildebeest migration's renowned river crossings. The journey continues west through the varied landscape and down into the beautiful Olare Orok Valley. At midday, a picnic lunch and a well-deserved siesta await before the afternoon ride takes you on to the next camp. Here, you have the opportunity to round off the day with a game drive and sundowners before dinner is served under the African night sky.
📍 Olare Orok Camp, North Conservancy
Day 5
This day is dedicated to exploring this fantastic area – on horseback, by vehicle, and potentially on foot as well. There are excellent opportunities for close encounters and truly great photo opportunities here, with the chance to get up close to buffalo, elephant, lion, and perhaps even cheetah or leopard.
📍 Olare Orok Camp, North Conservancy
Day 6
The day brings the safari's longest ride, nearly 50 kilometres through the vast landscapes of the Masai Mara. You leave camp at sunrise and ride through the beautiful wilderness, stopping for a picnic breakfast along the way. Afterwards, long, exhilarating canters await before you reach the Ol Kinyei Conservancy, where lunch and a well-deserved siesta are in store. In the afternoon, the ride continues through the conservancy, and towards evening you arrive at your final camp at Ol Seki, following an unforgettable day in the saddle.
📍 Olare Lamun Camp, Ol Kinyei Conservancy & Naboisho Conservancy
Day 7
After an early start to the day, we head out on a morning ride before returning to camp for breakfast. Afterwards, we go out on a game drive and enjoy a scenic hike up the nearby Oloiburmut Hill, before returning to camp for lunch and a siesta. At around 16:00, we drive – or ride – to visit a local Maasai village.
📍 Olare Lamun Camp, Ol Kinyei Conservancy & Naboisho Conservancy
Day 8
Wake up in good time to pack and enjoy a classic English breakfast at the camp, before heading out on a final game drive to the airstrip. From there, you fly back to Nairobi around 11:00 am. You will land in Nairobi around lunchtime, giving you plenty of time for your onward journey to your next destination.
