8 Day Lengishu House Kenya Ultra Luxury Fly-in Safari

Day 1: Nairobi Arrival – Transfer to One Forty-Eight Boutique Hotel

Arrive at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where you will be assisted through customs and met by an African Spice Safari driver guide who will escort you to One Forty-Eight.

One Forty-Eight is a small boutique hotel in the leafy suburbs of Langata and provides the ultimate escape from the bustling city of Nairobi. Dinner and breakfast included.

Overnight Accommodation: One Forty-Eight Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: {Dinner}

Day 2: Nairobi – Fly to Borana Conservancy, Laikipia

Depart from One Forty-Eight after breakfast. Our driver will escort you to Wilson Airport, where you will board a Cessna Caravan aircraft for a 45-minute flight to Borana Conservancy, past the snow-tipped peaks of the majestic Mount Kenya.

After landing at Borana Conservancy you will be met by Lengishu’s driver guide for the week. He will take you on a short game drive to Lengishu house, your home for the week. Acquaint yourself with your surroundings and go for a dip in the swimming pool in the heat of the day.

After exploring the house and grounds a fresh, organic lunch will be waiting by the pool. All fresh produce at Lengishu is sourced from nearby farms, one of which is Waitabit Farm, nestled on the banks of the Ngare Ndare River between Borana Conservancy and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.

After the heat of the day, your driver guide will take you on a game drive across Borana Conservancy in search of The Big Five. Borana is home to a thriving population of both black and white rhinos, along with Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, to the East, this landscape holds 14% of Kenya’s total rhino population.

As the sun sets you will stop for a sundowner, a safari tradition where Gin and Tonics are sipped on top of a hill, with pure African wilds as far as the eye can see.

Overnight Accommodation: Lengishu Safari House
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 3: Explore Borana Conservancy, Laikipia

The opportunities at Lengishu are endless. Spend the morning on horseback exploring the valleys and undulating hills of Borana Conservancy, head out for a guided bush walk to appreciate the smaller creatures and flora, opt for a game drive in search of big cats or simply relax by the pool and make the most of the in-house masseuse.

The day is yours to be as active as you, please.

Overnight Accommodation: Lengishu Safari House
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

4 Days: Helicopter Day trip to Suguta Valley & a visit to Reteti Elephant Orphanage

After a hearty breakfast, you will be collected by helicopter for a scenic flight across Northern Kenya to the Suguta Valley. You will fly over a hugely diverse landscape, weaving along rivers into an arid landscape which needs to be seen to be believed.

Few have visited this part of Kenya, it is inaccessible, constantly changing and extremely hot. This is the last great frontier in Kenya and is untouched by mankind. Enjoy a picnic lunch as the only humans for miles around.

When returning from the Suguta Valley you will stop at Reteti, the first community-owned and run elephant orphanage at the foot of the Matthews Mountains. Designed to rescue and release orphaned and abandoned elephant calves, whilst creating much-needed benefits for the local people that live alongside them.

Witness feeding time and take part in a guided tour to learn about the orphaned elephants and how they are cared for. Return to Lengishu in time for a sundowner.

Overnight Accommodation: Lengishu Safari House 
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 5: Fixed-wing Flight to Northern Kenya

Spend the morning with parts of Borana Conservancy’s anti-poaching team tracking black rhinos on foot. This is vital to Borana’s conservation efforts as all rhinos are to be accounted for on a daily basis. By tracking and identifying individual rhinos with the conservancy’s scouts you are having a direct impact on conservation.

This is an early morning activity, returning to Lengishu for breakfast. Set off on a fixed-wing scenic flight from the Borana Conservancy airstrip after lunch. You will land in The Kipsing, a sand river in Northern Kenya, for a quad biking adventure with L’Attitude Adventures.

Amory Macleod will be your guide, leading you across a wide variety of terrain. Spend the night at L’Attitude’s lightweight camp under a blanket of stars with the sounds of whooping hyenas in the distance

Overnight Accommodation:  L’Attitude’s lightweight camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 6: Explore Northern Kenya – Fixed wing Flight to Borana Conservancy

Spend the morning at high speed exploring the surroundings of the L’Attitude camp on quad bikes. Return to Lengishu via fixed-wing charter flight after an adrenaline-filled morning.

The afternoon is yours to do as you, please.

Overnight Accommodation: Lengishu Safari House   
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 7: Explore Ngare Ndare Forest

Make the most of your surroundings, try your hand at pétanque, enjoy a game of billiards or take advantage of Lengishu’s gym. A picnic lunch will be waiting for your in the nearby Ngare Ndare Forest to which you can drive or horse ride.

Guided walks through the ancient cedar and olive tree forest will take place after lunch, coupled with a swim in the Blue Pools, fed by melt water from the glaciers of Mount Kenya.

The Ngare Ndare forest is home to East Africa’s longest canopy walkway, giving you a monkey’s eye view of the forest and, if you’re lucky, an elephant wandering below. Return to Lengishu in time for an afternoon activity.

Overnight Accommodation: Lengishu Safari House 
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 8: Borana Conservancy – Fly to Nairobi – Depart

Enjoy an early morning game drive to get a last glimpse at The Big Five before your return home, or stretch your legs before the journey and take part in a tour around Waitabit Farm, the largest permaculture project in East Africa.

Enjoy lunch by the pool at Lengishu. Depart from Lengishu in the late afternoon, a charter flight will drop you off at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your flight to London Heathrow.

Meal Plan: {Breakfast & Lunch}