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Kenya's Cultural Safari

Experience Kenya's iconic Maasai Cultural from a community owned eco lodge in Laikipia to a women only Maasai owned Traditional Camp in the Maasai Mara.

Duration 8 days / 7 nights

Destination Kenya

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About this journey

Experience Kenya's iconic Maasai Cultural from a community owned eco lodge in Laikipia to a women only Maasai owned Traditional Camp in the Maasai Mara.

Highlights

Community-owned Il Ngwesi ,Maasai-run lodge on a 16,000-acre group ranch
Guided walks with Maasai warriors tracking elephant and reticulated giraffe
Manyatta visit with women's beading cooperative and community conservation stories
Fireside storytelling with Maasai community elders
Spear throwing, fire making and traditional dance
Traditional cattle blessing ceremony at a working boma
Oloningo Camp, women owned with deep wilderness, Maasai pastoral life up close
Sundowners on the escarpment

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Itinerary

Day-by-day itinerary

DAY 1

Arrival in Nairobi

Arrive Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met and assisted with customs & Immigration and transferred to your Nairobi hotel. Overnight Nairobi.

Accommodation: Tamarind Tree Hotel

DAY 2

Fly to Il Ngwesi

Morning transfer to Wilson Airport. Light aircraft flight north to Il Ngwesi airstrip. Arrive into the 16,000-acre Il Ngwesi Group Ranch, owned and operated entirely by the local Maasai community. Afternoon guided walk with Maasai warriors, first immersion into Samburu/Maasai culture. Overnight Il Ngwesi.

Accommodation: Il Ngwesi Eco Lodge

DAY 3

Full Day Il Ngwesi

Early morning game walk tracking elephant and reticulated giraffe. Visit a traditional manyatta — meet the women's beading cooperative, learn about community conservation. Afternoon cultural program: spear throwing, fire making, traditional dance. Overnight Il Ngwesi.

Accommodation: Il Ngwesi Eco Lodge

DAY 4

Full day Il Ngwesi

On this day, you will drive to the neighboring Lewa Conservancy for a game drive with a picnic lunch in the bush watching the Rhinos and other wildlife. Return to the lodge for an evening of storytelling around the fire with the local community. Overnight Il Ngwesi.

Accommodation: Il Ngwesi Eco Lodge

DAY 5

Fly from Il Ngwesi to Maasai Mara

Morning game drive before departing. Light aircraft flight south to the Masai Mara. Arrive into Oloning'o Mara Camp, Kenya's first women-led luxury safari camp, owned and operated by Maasai women in an unspoiled corner of the Mara. Solar-powered canvas suites, organic linens, intentional eco-luxury. Afternoon game drive with Oloning'o's women guides. Overnight Oloning'o.

Accommodation: Oloning'o Mara Camp

DAY 6

Full Day Oloning'o

Twice-daily game drives in open 4x4 Land Cruisers; big cats, elephant, the classic Mara cast. Between drives, deep cultural immersion: beadwork workshop with Maasai women artisans, guided village visit, storytelling session celebrating Oloning'o's founding story and the Maa meaning of the camp's name — one who is heard and noticed. Evening sundowners on the savannah. Overnight Oloning'o.

Accommodation: Oloning'o Mara Camp

DAY 7

Depart

Final sunrise game drive. Transfer to Mara airstrip for light aircraft flight back to Wilson Airport, connect to JKIA for departure.

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