Day | Place | Highlights | Hotel |
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1 | Nairobi arrival | Arrival & transfer to your Hotel | Tamarind Hotel |
2 | Tsavo East | Elephant Visit | Ithumba Camp |
3 - 4 | Tsavo East | Elephant Visit | Ithumba Camp |
5 | Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary | Unlimited game drives | Soroi Leopards Lair Cottages |
6 | Lumo Community Wildlife Sanctuary | Unlimited game drives | Soroi Leopards Lair Cottages |
7 | Kibwezi Forest | Enjoy Umani springs and more elephant visitation | Umani Springs |
8 | Kibwezi Forest | Enjoy Umani springs and more elephant visitation | Umani Springs |
9 | Nairobi | Elephant Visit | Eka Hotel |
10 | Departure | Nairobi National Park & Elephant Orphanage | N/A |
2024 Dates
From 06th to 15th February 2024 (Fully sold)
From 06th to 15th October 2024 (Selling – 01 spaces available)
From 04th to 13th November 2024 (Selling – 05 spaces available)
NB: Price on request basis
PRE- or POST Safari Extensions: We offer wonderful pre- or post- Safari extensions to a variety of National parks & game reserves.
BB | Bed & Breakfast |
Half Board: | 2 Meals per day (Breakfast / Dinner) |
Full Board: | 3 Meals per day (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) |
Eco-status: | Indicates the Environmentally friendly/ sustainable approach of the hotel |
Eco-friendly status: | Bronze: | Silver: | Gold: |
You can arrive in Nairobi at any time during the day. Your personal guide will give you a warm welcome at the airport and then transfer you to Tamarind Hotel. Enjoy the drive to the hotel and watch the vibrant life of the capital city of Kenya. In the hotel you can recover from the flight and prepare for the upcoming safari adventure. Overnight at the Tamarind Hotel.
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
After breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and continue to Ithumba Camp. Your driver guide will stop at a supermarket so that you can stock up on additional food (sweets, etc.) or drinks.
Arrive at the camp in the early afternoon for a late lunch. After you have relaxed abit, you can comfortably move into your accommodation and relax from the journey. At 5 p.m you will visit the release station. This is the first time you come into contact with the emigrating elephants. Maybe your sponsored elephant will be there too. In the evening, the camp’s cook will have prepared a tasty and rejuvenating meal. Overnight at Ithumba Camp. (Full board)
This beautiful luxury camp is built on a hill and incorporates high standards of construction and decor.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Two exciting and adventurous days await you. You will visit the release station as often as possible. You will drive to the release station early in the morning at around 5.45 a.m. At this time, it is time to feed the elephants together with your animal keepers. After two intense hours, you go back to camp. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before you go to the mud hole at around 10:30 a.m., where up to 100 young elephants gather. Some keep coming back years after being released into the wild. It is precisely here that you gain unforgettable memories.
Return for lunch around 1:00 PM. The afternoon is available for relaxation. The last visit of the day to the elephants takes place at 5.30 p.m. The elephants are slowly coming back from nature to the gates. At this time the evening rituals follow and you return to the camp for dinner. Overnight at Ithumba Camp. (Full board)
This beautiful luxury camp is built on a hill and incorporates high standards of construction and decor.
Meal Plan: Full Board
On this day you go to the elephants again. Say goodbye to this special place and proceed to Lions Bluff Lodge in Lumo Conservancy after breakfast. This private sanctuary is home to large herds of wild elephants which are particularly protected here. The sanctuary lies between Tsavo West and Tsavo East and offers elephants a walking corridor between the parks. This protected area has over 4,000 members who all benefit from tourism and therefore have an increased interest in animal welfare. A fine example of a peaceful coexistence between humans and animals. In addition to the elephants, a lot of other animals can also be observed here. Dinner and overnight at Leopards Lair. (Full board).
Meal Plan: Full Board
On this day you go for an extended game drive in the Lumo Conservancy. The protected area has only one accommodation and accordingly few visitors. At this point you are away from mass tourism and can watch the wild animals undisturbed. The lodge offers a fantastic view over the entire reserve and will inspire you too. Small hikes are also possible here on the large lodge area. All meals and overnight at Leopards Lair. (Full board).
Meal Plan: Full Board
Say goodbye to the Lumo Sanctuary. After breakfast, drive to the Kibwezi Forest. This reserve is an extension of the Chyulu Hills National Park. Umani Springs in the Kibwezi Forest is home to the 3rd release station on your journey. Depending on the time of your arrival, you can still watch the elephants at the mud hole. After lunch you will have the opportunity to relax. The accommodation in Umani Springs also has a swimming pool – a welcome opportunity to cool off, especially on hot days. At 5 p.m. there is a visit to the release gates of the elephants. Overnight at Umani Springs. (Full board).
The beautiful self-catering (with a personal chef at your disposal), eco-property was constructed with a legacy to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in support of a better future for the Kibwezi Forest. Umani Springs sleeps 10 people in 03 elegantly raised rooms; offering 02 queen size beds and 03 sets of twin beds. Guests will have exclusive use at the camp during their stay. The camp offers the essence of African comfort whilst actively pursuing environmental stability and wildlife preservation.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Visit the gates again early in the morning around 6 a.m., where the elephants are fed. Explore the area and relax in the lodge. At noon you will visit the elephants again for a mud bath. Visit the elephants again in the late afternoon. Let the evening end comfortably in the wilderness of Africa. Overnight at Umani Springs. (Full board)
The beautiful self-catering (with a personal chef at your disposal), eco-property was constructed with a legacy to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in support of a better future for the Kibwezi Forest. Umani Springs sleeps 10 people in 03 elegantly raised rooms; offering 02 queen size beds and 03 sets of twin beds. Guests will have exclusive use at the camp during their stay. The camp offers the essence of African comfort whilst actively pursuing environmental stability and wildlife preservation.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Have one last visit to the elephants in the release station in the morning. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before heading back to Nairobi in the late morning. Should a PCR test be necessary for the return trip, the swab test would be done in the late afternoon in Nairobi. Overnight at Eka Hotel.
The hotel has 167 air-conditioned rooms.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Optional Day Room upon request