Women’s Ethical & Empowering Safari
Solo Travel Does Not Mean Travelling Alone
There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a woman decides to stop waiting for the right time or the right companion and simply goes.
That mix of electric excitement and quiet self-questioning, is it safe, can I really do this? Is something we understand. Kenya has a way of answering both questions at once. The landscape is vast enough to put every worry in perspective, and our carefully structured group creates the community you might be seeking.
“Solo” on this journey means you travel with us rather than with a pre-formed companion. It does not mean travelling without connection, without safety, or without extraordinary support. You will be accompanied throughout by Bena Roberts, a host with ten safaris of direct East African experience. She is operating under the full infrastructure of Best Safaris with Sunworld.
This is a journey built on purposeful exploration. You will smile with the keepers at Reteti, listen to wind moving through the acacia, and meet local women whose stories will stay with you long after the flight home.
Brief Itinerary
| Day | Place | Highlights | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi arrival | Arrival & transfer to your Hotel | Hyatt Place, Nairobi |
| 2 | Nairobi | Nairobi Immersion Day | Hyatt Place, Nairobi |
| 3 | Ol Pejeta Conservancy | North Through the Highlands | Sweetwaters Tented Camp |
| 4 - 5 | Samburu | Drive to Masai Mara National Reserve | Soroi Samburu Lodge |
| 6 | Samburu · Reteti | Visit to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary | Soroi Samburu Lodge |
| 7 | Samburu → Nairobi · Transit | Return to Nairobi | Hyatt Place, Nairobi |
| 8 - 10 | Nairobi → Masai Mara · Flight | Into the Mara | Soroi Mara Bush Camp |
| 11 | Masai Mara → Nairobi · Departure | The Last Morning | N/A |
$ Pricing
| Validity Dates | Price Per Person |
|---|---|
| April - Nov 2026 | US$ 7,950.00 |
Other Information
- Return transfers in Nairobi
- Well-experienced, English-speaking driver/guides
- Scheduled flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Samburu Game Reserve on Day 02 – Based on a minimum of 02 persons
- Scheduled flight from Samburu Game Reserve to Masai Mara Game Reserve on Day 05 – Based on a minimum of 04 persons
- Scheduled flight from Maasai Mara Game Reserve to Taita Hills (Lumo Wildlife Conservancy) on Day 08 – Based on a minimum of 02 persons
- Scheduled flight from Taita Hills (Lumo Wildlife Conservancy) to Nairobi Wilson Airport on Day 11 – Based on a minimum of 04 persons
- All Park Entry Fees & community levy for Samburu Game Reserve, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lumo Wildlife Conservancy
- 01 Night on bed & breakfast accommodation at Hyatt Place Nairobi
- 03 Nights on Full Board Accommodation at Soroi Samburu Lodge inclusive of 3 meals per day, hot & cold canape at the lounge on arrival, soft drinks, beers, house wines, non-luxury spirits and one sundowner. A selection of afternoon tea/coffee with cookies/cake, mineral water in the rooms, during meals & game drives, campfire nibbles in the evening before dinner, children’s activities
- 03 Nights on Full Board Accommodation at Soroi Mara Bush Camp, inclusive of 3 meals per day but can also include picnic meals (packed breakfast/lunches), Beverages such as house wines, beer, mineral water, soft drinks (sodas / juices in packet), vodka & gin are included. A selection of afternoon tea/coffee with cookies/cake, mineral water in the rooms, during meals & game drives, campfire nibbles in the evening before dinner, children’s activities
- 03 Nights on Full Board Accommodation at Soroi Lions Bluff Lodge inclusive of 3 meals per day and drinks such as house wines, beer, gin / vodka, sodas, fresh juices teas and coffee, refreshments on game drives, picnic meals, 1 night game drive in custom safari built 4×4 camp vehicle, sundowners, 1 (one) – 30 minute neck & back massage per person during your stay and laundry.
- Emergency evacuation insurance (cost of hospitalization & treatment is payable directly)
- Change in itinerary.
- Travel / medical insurance.
- Tips / gratuities for driver / guide and hotel staff.
- Return international air fare & Visa fee.
- Items of personal nature i.e., Alcoholic beverages & laundry, telephone, souvenirs etc.
- Any extras not mentioned above e.g., extra meals, activities – balloon safaris, sundowners etc.
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Key
| 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 |
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Nairobi
Upon landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a Best Safaris representative will meet you and escort you to your private transfer. Your accommodation is ideally positioned is adjacent to Nairobi’s largest shopping district, giving you immediate access to the city should you arrive with energy to spare.
Settle in. Let the pace of Africa begin to work on you. Tonight is for rest.
Accommodation
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
Day 2
Nairobi Immersion Day
A slow, unhurried morning. Swim, explore the city, or browse the Sarit Centre next door, one of East Africa’s most impressive retail destinations. This is not wasted time; it is the deliberate pause before the wilderness begins.
Evening Your hosts convene a welcome mixer. An informal gathering to introduce fellow travellers, discuss the journey ahead, and share your first Kenyan evening together.
Accommodation
Meal Plan: Half Board
Day 3: Ol Pejeta Conservancy · Arrival
North Through the Highlands
After breakfast, the convoy heads north. The drive takes you through rolling highland country — coffee farms, forested ridges, and rural Kenya largely unseen by conventional tourists.
The Equator: We pause at the line that divides the hemispheres. A photograph here is almost mandatory. One foot in the north, one in the south.
Sweetwaters: Arrive at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, positioned beside a waterhole that draws wildlife with reassuring regularity. After lunch and check-in, an afternoon game drive across Ol Pejeta Conservancy introduces you to one of Africa’s most successful rhino protection programmes.
Sunset Intention Circle: As the light leaves Mount Kenya’s summit, gather by the fire for a guided reflection. Earth, air, fire, water — the four elements provide a framework for tuning into the stillness of an African evening.
Accommodation
Sweetwater's Serena Camp
Hotel Type: Standard Camp
Location
Rooms
39 Standard Tents
17 Deluxe Tents
All tents feature electricity, an ensuite bathroom with hot and cold water, showers and flushing WCs.
Facilities/Amenities
- Tented camp accommodation
- Swimming pool
- Extensive grounds
- Private waterhole and night viewing bar
- Conference room
- Wedding planning and honeymoon venue
- Gift shop, business center, Wi-Fi
- Telephone in room
- Baby-sitting services and baby cot in room, offered upon
- 24hr on-call medical services available
- Cultural dance and music
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: Samburu National Reserve · Arrival
Conservation Meets Culture
The drive north into Samburu is itself an education. The landscape shifts dramatically — highland green gives way to arid red desert, and the sky seems to widen. The Ewaso Nyiro River threads through the reserve, creating a ribbon of life in an otherwise austere environment.
Samburu is home to species found nowhere else on the standard safari circuit. It’s famed Special Five the key wildlife unique to this reserve become your primary targets:
- Reticulated Giraffe
- Grevy’s Zebra
- Beisa Oryx
- Somali Ostrich
- Gerenuk
- Lions & Leopards
- Elephant Herds
- Cheetah
Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 5: Samburu · Community & Conservation
Community Day
Morning: A guided bush walk with Samburu rangers. This is ground-level conservation: learning to read animal tracks, identifying medicinal plants, understanding the daily realities of protecting wildlife in a working landscape.
Late Morning: Visit a local primary school. A thoughtful tree-planting activity connects you directly to community-led reforestation efforts in the region.
Before Dinner: An authentic honey harvesting and tasting session at the fireside. The beekeeping traditions of Samburu communities are centuries old, and the honey, if you encounter it in its raw form, it is unlike anything available in a supermarket.
Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 6: Samburu · Reteti
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
Reteti is East Africa’s first community-owned elephant sanctuary — a landmark conservation project that places Samburu communities at the centre of wildlife protection rather than on its margins.
Today’s visit takes you into the sanctuary to witness the rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned elephant calves. The keepers, local men and women who have chosen this work, demonstrate what becomes possible when communities have genuine ownership over the wildlife that shares their land.
This is the visit that guests remember longest.
Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7: Samburu → Nairobi · Transit
Return to Nairobi
Depart Samburu and travel south, arriving in Nairobi in time for lunch. The afternoon and evening are at your own pace, a final opportunity to visit the Sarit Centre, explore Nairobi’s restaurant scene, or simply rest before the Mara.
Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board
Nairobi → Maasai Mara · Flight
Into the Mara
Morning Subject to flight time, a visit to the Giraffe Centre… Nairobi’s celebrated conservation project for the endangered Rothschild giraffe, may be scheduled before departure.
Wilson Airstrip A scenic light aircraft flight into the Masai Mara. From the air, the transition from city to wilderness is immediate and startling. The Mara is the northern continuation of the Serengeti ecosystem: a landscape of rolling grass plains, wide river systems, and sky that seems to extend forever.
Lunch at camp, then your first afternoon game drive across the reserve.
Accommodation
Soroi Mara Bush Camp
Tented Camp
Location
Rooms
The tents have a spacious deck at the front, furnished with lounge chair and a table.
Facilities/Amenities
- Bar/Lounge Area
- Photograph lounge
- Dining tent
- Solar power electricity
- Power outlets in tent and photography lounge
- WiFi throughout the camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 9: Masai Mara · Full Day
The Mara Plains
A full day in the reserve. Morning and afternoon game drives across the iconic Mara plains, riverbanks, and mixed woodland, tracking elephant herds, monitoring the big cats, watching giraffe move through the acacia in that unhurried way they have.
Evening Circle of Light
As night settles over the Mara, the group gathers at the fire for a reflective closing ceremony. Stories, gratitude, and a symbolic blessing – honouring the journey taken and the connections formed.
Accommodation
Soroi Mara Bush Camp
Tented Camp
Location
Rooms
The tents have a spacious deck at the front, furnished with lounge chair and a table.
Facilities/Amenities
- Bar/Lounge Area
- Photograph lounge
- Dining tent
- Solar power electricity
- Power outlets in tent and photography lounge
- WiFi throughout the camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 10: Masai Mara · Community Visit
Olmalaika Trust
Morning: Visit the Olmalaika Trust, an organisation dedicated to the safety, education, and holistic development of children aged 0–12 in the Mara region. The work here is unglamorous and essential.
Evening: Join host Bena Roberts for a fireside conversation. Responsible travel, community impact, the questions that arise when privilege meets need — this is the kind of conversation that rarely happens on a standard safari, and the kind that tends to continue for years afterward.
Accommodation
Soroi Mara Bush Camp
Tented Camp
Location
Rooms
The tents have a spacious deck at the front, furnished with lounge chair and a table.
Facilities/Amenities
- Bar/Lounge Area
- Photograph lounge
- Dining tent
- Solar power electricity
- Power outlets in tent and photography lounge
- WiFi throughout the camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 11: Maasai Mara → Nairobi · Departure
A final breakfast in the bush
A final breakfast in the bush. Take your time. The Mara does not hurry anyone.
A morning flight returns you to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. A reserved day room gives you space to refresh, repack, and decompress before your evening transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International for your departure.
You will not leave Kenya the person who arrived.
Optional Day Room upon request
