SIGNATURE SAFARI SERIES

Kenya, Tanzania & Rwanda Luxury Safari

Giants to Gorillas

18 Days / 17 Nights

Overview

The journey moves from dust and open plains into dense, misted forest. It begins in Nairobi, then on to the Chyulu Hills beneath Kilimanjaro, Lewa’s rhino conservancy, and the open plains of the Masai Mara. From there into Tanzania — Singita’s private Serengeti reserve and the volcanic rim of Ngorongoro — before crossing into Rwanda, where the route ends in the Volcanoes National Park forests, home to some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas.

  • Accommodation and meals as specified per property
  • Private 4×4 transport with English-speaking driver-guide in Kigali
  • Kigali city tour and Genocide Memorial visit
  • Gorilla tracking permit, Volcanoes National Park (1 hour viewing)
  • Golden Monkey trekking permit
  • Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village visit
  • Park entrance fees and game drives as applicable
  • Emergency air evacuation cover (excludes hospitalisation/medical bills)
  • Shared scheduled flights between camps (Wilson–Amboseli return, Wilson–Borana, Borana–Masai Mara, Masai Mara–Sasakwa, Sasakwa–Manyara, Manyara–Kilimanjaro)

  • Meals not specified in the itinerary
  • International flights (Kilimanjaro–Kigali)
  • Balloon safaris (USD 599 per person)
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Entry visas and related fees
  • Medical and travel insurance
  • Personal expenses

The Journey – Your Itinerary

A plantation-style sanctuary in Karen, with butlers and Ngong Hills views to ease you in.

Hemingways Nairobi sets an intentionally unhurried tone: a colonial-era-inspired retreat in Karen with dedicated butlers and views to the Ngong Hills, giving travellers time to acclimatise before eight changes of camp begin.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Private visit to the Giraffe Centre
— David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage
— Farm-to-table lunch at Cultiva Restaurant
— Kazuri jewellery workshop visit and dinner at Talisman Restaurant

THE STAY — HEMINGWAYS NAIROBI
45 suites with private balconies and dedicated butler service, set in Karen.
— 45 suites, each with a private balcony
— Dedicated butler for every stay
— Award-winning on-site dining

Maasai-owned wilderness between Amboseli and Tsavo, with a star bed for every suite.

Between Amboseli and Tsavo, on Maasai-owned group ranch land, ol Donyo Lodge is one of the only properties anywhere offering a star bed with every suite — a rooftop platform where guests sleep beneath the Milky Way with Kilimanjaro silhouetted in the distance.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Scheduled game drives across the ranchlands
— Horseback riding and mountain biking
— Star bed sleep-outs under an open sky

THE STAY — OL DONYO LODGE
Eight pool suites and a two-bedroom family suite, each with a private star bed.
— 8 pool suites plus a 2-bedroom family suite
— Private star beds for open-air sleeping
— Infinity pool, spa, and multiple lounges

Fifty years of one family’s conservation legacy, and the best rhino odds in Kenya.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site run by the Craig family for half a century, Lewa is home to roughly 15% of Kenya’s black rhino population and one of the country’s largest Grevy’s zebra populations — a conservation story as compelling as the wildlife it protects.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Game drives with exceptional rhino sighting odds
— Camel safaris and horseback riding
— Full-day excursion to Ngare Ndare forest
— Educational visit to Lewa Conservancy’s research headquarters

THE STAY — LEWA WILDERNESS
Nine thatched cottages run by the family that has protected this land for generations.
— 9 thatched cottages, each individually styled
— Organic garden supplying the kitchen
— Open-air dining room

A Canon-equipped photography studio and a star bed, on the wildest bend of the Mara River.

Ishara Mara sits on a dramatic bend of the Mara River, offering both the reserve’s celebrated density of wildlife and a rare in-camp photography studio for guests looking to refine their safari images with expert guidance.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Private game drives across the Main Reserve
— Access to the in-house photography studio
— Spa, sauna and cold-plunge wellness facilities

THE STAY — ISHARA MARA
Ten tents — seven river suites, two family suites, and a villa — with a star bed and working aeroponic farm.
— 10 tents including river suites, family suites and a villa
— Private star bed and observation deck
— On-site aeroponic tower farm supplying the kitchen

An Edwardian manor house on Sasakwa Hill, with the Serengeti’s migration at its feet.

Set within a 350,000-acre private reserve on the Serengeti’s western edge, Singita Sasakwa Lodge is built in the style of an Edwardian manor house, commanding sweeping views over plains that, in season, fill with the Great Migration.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Game drives across the private reserve
— Guided walks with a Singita naturalist
— Al fresco lawn lunches
— Starlit courtyard dinners

THE STAY — SINGITA SASAKWA LODGE
Nine cottages and a villa, each with a private infinity pool, on a hilltop above the plains.
— 9 cottages plus a villa, each with an infinity pool
— Grand manor-house entrance and wraparound verandas
— Views across the private Grumeti reserve

Perched on the crater’s wild rim, built to be entirely removable from this elemental place.

Entamanu Ngorongoro sits directly on the crater’s rim, designed and built with a low-impact ethos — every structure removable, every material locally sourced — in one of Africa’s most visually overwhelming landscapes.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Full-day crater floor game drive with a picnic lunch
— Cultural insight into neighbouring Maasai communities

THE STAY — ENTAMANU NGORONGORO
Seven en-suite cottages and three two-bedroom cottages, handcrafted from local materials.
— 7 en-suite cottages plus 3 two-bedroom cottages
— Handcrafted, entirely removable construction
— Heaters and sheepskin textiles for crater-rim nights

Rwanda’s first eco-conscious luxury boutique hotel, in the Land of a Thousand Hills.

The journey crosses into Rwanda through Kigali, one of Africa’s cleanest and most orderly capitals, built across a series of green hills. Hemingways Retreat gives travellers a boutique, sustainability-minded base for both arrival and departure legs of the Rwanda extension.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Kigali Genocide Memorial visit
— City tour and Kimironko Market
— Rwandan coffee culture experience

THE STAY — HEMINGWAYS RETREAT KIGALI
20 individually styled rooms in the Kiyovu neighbourhood, with a strong sustainability focus.
— 20 individually designed rooms
— Sustainability-led design and operations
— Central Kiyovu location

A front-row seat to the world’s most famous mountain gorilla sanctuary.

The journey’s culmination: a trek through bamboo forest to spend one hour with a family of mountain gorillas, in the shadow of the Virunga volcano chain. A golden monkey trek and a visit to the Dian Fossey campus round out Rwanda’s rarest wildlife encounters.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Mountain gorilla trekking — one hour with a habituated family
— Golden monkey trekking
— Visit to the Ellen DeGeneres–Dian Fossey Campus
— Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village experience

THE STAY — ONE&ONLY GORILLA’S NEST
Set in the foothills of the Virunga volcanoes, with exclusive proximity to the gorilla sanctuary.
— Suites and villas in forested volcano foothills
— Two complimentary daily experiences
— Direct access to trekking briefing points

Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

Where You Will Stay

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Airport meet and greet with private transfers