Compact, considered journeys for travellers who want the very best of the wild in less time — or a wild beginning to something longer.
These compact journeys are designed for travellers with limited time, those extending a beach holiday or business trip, or anyone wanting a refined first taste of the African bush. Each is short on days yet rich in encounters — the kind of safari where every morning is carefully chosen and nothing is wasted.
Three nights at Ishara Mara, one of the reserve's most quietly celebrated camps, set right inside the main Maasai Mara where the days are short on schedule and long on encounter. A sunrise balloon flight, unhurried game drives, and evenings that settle in around the firelight. The classic short safari, beautifully done.
Three nights at Angama Amboseli, perched in a private wildlife sanctuary where great tusker elephants drift across open pans with Kilimanjaro filling the southern sky. Architecture and service of the highest order, paired with the kind of stillness Amboseli is famous for.
Four nights at Mara Toto Tree Camp, a small and beautifully kept camp set on one of the Mara's most exclusive private conservancies. Off road driving, night drives, walking safaris, and a sunrise balloon flight, all in a corner of the reserve where the wildlife often outnumbers the vehicles.
Two of the country's defining landscapes paired into one elegant fly in journey. Three nights at Sanctuary Olonana on the banks of the Mara River, followed by two nights at Kitirua Plains Lodge beneath Kilimanjaro. A sunrise balloon flight included, and the kind of pacing that makes a week feel like a fortnight.
For a single reserve, yes. Three or four nights in one place, such as the Masai Mara or Amboseli, gives you full unhurried game drives morning and evening, time to settle into camp, and a real chance at the big sightings. Short does not mean rushed when the days are well chosen.
Not at all. They suit first timers wanting a refined taste of the bush, returning travellers short on time, and anyone extending a beach holiday or business trip. Many guests add a short safari to the start or end of a longer journey.
Yes. Every short safari pairs beautifully with a few nights in Zanzibar, a stay in Laikipia, or a night at Giraffe Manor before you fly home. We arrange the extension seamlessly, or design something entirely your own through our tailor made journeys.
Each journey includes luxury accommodation, all meals, game drives, park and conservancy fees, and a sunrise balloon flight where noted. Internal flights are included on the fly in journeys. Your advisor confirms the full inclusions list for the journey you choose.