SkySafari East Africa 2027 By World Journeys

Luxury Fly-In Safari

12 Days / 11 Nights from $41,275 Price Per Person

Sales from 01 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

**Day 1: Nairobi**
On arrival in Nairobi transfer to your hotel. Set between Nairobi National Park and the foot of the Ngong Hills, Hemingways Nairobi is an exclusive plantation-style boutique hotel far from the bustle of central Nairobi. An all-suite property providing full butler service, gourmet restaurant, a brasserie and a bar, it is perfectly placed for trips to Nairobi National Park and the capital.

**Day 2: Nairobi > Amboseli National Park**
Enjoy breakfast and a briefing at Hemingways before you transfer to Wilson Airport, Nairobi. The SkySafari takes to the air. Arrive in Amboseli National Park, the second most popular wildlife area in Kenya, famous for its large population of over 1000 resident elephants and for its scenic beauty with the backdrop of the world’s highest free-standing mountain, snow-capped Kilimanjaro.

Amboseli National Park covers 96,865 acres (392km2), which constitutes less than 5% of the entire 2 million acre ecosystem of the Amboseli basin crossing from Kenya into Tanzania. The lush green wetlands in this otherwise dry area make Amboseli National Park one of the best wildlife-viewing areas on the planet, attracting over 600 species of birds including pelicans, kingfishers, crakes, hammerkops, 47 types of raptors as well as the African elephant, cape buffalo, impala, hyena, giraffe, zebra, gazelle and wildebeest with lion and cheetah among the big cats that roam the area.

**Day 3: Amboseli National Park**
Today you will prepare for an early morning game drive. At around 5am is when animals are most active and you will observe big cats returning from a night on the hunt. These are also the golden hours for photographers, as dawn light rose-tints the savannah and Kilimanjaro is most likely to be free of cloud. After a wild start, enjoy a lavish bush breakfast, served out amid the acacia trees.

There’s time to relax back at camp – with a swim, a massage, a good book in the sun – before a buffet lunch. Then prepare for your most intimate encounter with the bush: local guides, who know almost every blade grass, will lead you on a walking safari; you’ll follow animal tracks, taste bush herbs, revel in the tiny details, perhaps encounter something larger… It’s a fresh, thrilling perspective. Later, you will enjoy a private dinner under the stars!

**Day 4: Amboseli National Park > Loisaba Conservancy, Laikipia**
Today you will venture out in the camp’s custom-designed 4WDs for one last game drive – one last chance to see Amboseli’s big cats, big herds, big drama. Then, you will be transferred to Amboseli airstrip to board your SkySafari flight to Loisaba Conservancy. Laikipia is one of only a few places in Africa where wildlife numbers are on the increase, and a huge array of animals – from the Big Five to endangered Grevy’s zebra – might be spotted.

**Day 5: Loisaba Conservancy, Laikipia**
Today you can go on a bush walk with your Samburu guide or join a horse or camel back. Activities will be followed by breakfast in the bush and a rejuvenating pamper in the spa. After lunch, go on an afternoon game drive: Loisaba is an important migration area for Laikipia’s huge elephant population, so excellent sightings are frequent; unusual species such as greater kudu and beisa oryx are found here too.

Tonight, you could choose something rather special. Poised on a rocky kopje, Elewana Loisaba Star Beds – sister property to the Tented Camp – offers the chance to sleep outside in style. Roll your rustic four-poster out onto the verandah, lay back and look up at the endless, unpolluted, star-spangled African sky.

**Day 6: Loisaba Conservancy, Laikipia > Masai Mara National Reserve**
Enjoy breakfast and a game drive on your way to Loisaba’s airstrip for your SkySafari flight to the world famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Your ride from the airstrip to Sand River Masai Mara Camp, a secluded spot in the southern area of the reserve, is your first game drive: don’t be surprised if you meet most of the Big Five before lunch. Even if you don’t, your afternoon game drive might oblige: these acacia-dotted plains are dense with game. Keep your eyes peeled for lion, leopard and cheetah, hyena, giraffe and elephant, and 500-plus species of bird. Raising a Sundowner in this classic tranche of wilderness is the perfect way to toast the day.

**Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve**
After a delicious breakfast, set off with a packed picnic hamper for a full day’s game drive, so you can delve deeper into the reserve. Nowhere in Africa is wildlife more abundant. And while the seasonal migration of two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle crossing from the Serengeti is one of Mother Nature’s greatest spectacles, the profusion of wildlife in the Mara – from 450 species of bird to the Big Five – makes it one of the best safari spots year round. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner under the stars at camp.

**Days 8 & 9: Masai Mara National Reserve & Ngorongoro Crater**
Enjoy breakfast and a game drive enroute to the airstrip for your onward SkySafari flights – you will be eased through customs, so you touch down in Tanzania, and transferred to your accommodation in time for sundowners. Spend two nights in luxurious accommodation enjoying the drama and beauty of the Ngorongoro Crater.

Known as the “8th wonder old the world”, Ngorongoro Crater measures over 20km wide and 600m deep. The crater is a natural volcanic amphitheatre, a geological marvel, a festival of wildlife. Its acacia thickets, riverine forest and glittering lakes throng with around 30,000 animals: one of the highest densities of wildlife in Africa. Spend a full day in Ngorongoro – expert guides will introduce you to its vast cast of characters: lions, elephants and buffalo, cheetah and serval cats, hyena, jackal and black rhino.

**Days 10 & 11: Ngorongoro Crater > Serengeti National Park**
After an early breakfast, enjoy a guided bush walk or game drive enroute to the airstrip with a picnic hamper. Fly into the Serengeti National Park and prepare to soak up the sights, smells, sounds and sensations of the Serengeti. You are introduced to the wildlife on a game drive enroute to your chosen camp – your luxurious base for the next two nights, enjoying the drama and beauty of the Serengeti’s abundant wildlife – and if the timing is right, the amazing sight of the annual migration.

**Day 12: Arusha**
After breakfast you will transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Arusha Airport. On arrival you will be transferred to Arusha Coffee Lodge for the afternoon (depending on your departure flight a day room is available for your use) before transferring to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outbound flight.

Small group tour: Maximum 9 guests; flying between safari locations to maximise your time on safari. Let us tailor-make your travel arrangements before and/or after this tour.

Inclusions

• • 1 night at the 5-star Hemingways or similar in Nairobi
  • 10 nights’ Elewana Collection safari accommodation
  • 11 breakfasts, 11 lunches, and 11 dinners
  • Drinks including mineral water, soft drinks, juices, tea/coffee, beer, house wines, and selected spirits
  • VIP Fast Track at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
  • All transfers including to/from the airport
  • All domestic flights in SkySafari’s executive aircraft or similar
  • English-speaking driver/guide
  • Shared daytime game drives
  • Shared safari activities including bush walks and a cultural village visit
  • Park and conservancy fees
  • Laundry service at the Elewana Collection properties
  • Medical emergency evacuation insurance