HerdTracker and Kicheche Camps Safari (7 days)

Touch down in the Masai Mara

Depart from Nairobi on the 45 minute scheduled morning or afternoon flight from Wilson Airport to the Masai Mara. Touch down in this magnificent wilderness of Mara North conservancy and your guide will be there to greet you before setting out across the plains where you will have your first wildlife sighting en-route to camp. You will then be met by the camp hosts and given a briefing before settling into your tent and freshening up before lunch. Afterwards, relax and absorb the surroundings before setting off on an afternoon game drive in the conservancy till sunset. You may come across giraffe nibbling on the highest leaves or elephant stripping bark from the tastiest trees. Return to camp at dusk for hot showers, enjoy an aperitif by the fireside with your hosts and other guests before settling down for dinner. Overnight at Kicheche Mara Camp with your meals and drinks included.

Experience the wildlife

Rise early with tea or coffee brought to your tent and set off far as the sun rises for a wilderness awakening game drive. The verdant plains host a fabulous array of plains game such as gazelles, impala, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest and eland. Never far away are predators such as lion, cheetah, leopard and hyena which our guides are finely tuned to finding. Enjoy a picnic breakfast in the most magnificent outdoor setting on the plains before winding your way back to camp. After a leisurely al-fresco lunch back at camp, relax, read, watch the resident birdlife or enjoy a siesta in your tent. Afternoon tea is followed by game driving in another area of the conservancy where you may see jackals roaming, warthog bathing or impala jousting. Sundowner drinks are served in a
picturesque spot as you watch the sun sink below the horizon. Return to camp to exchange stories around the campfire with the other guests before your mouth watering three course evening meal. Overnight at Kicheche Mara Camp with your meals and drinks again included.  

See the big cats

Mara North is famous for Leopard Gorge and over the three days you will explore the dead-end gorge to spend some time with leopard, made famous by BBC filmmaker Jonathan and Angie Scott. Enjoy the beauty of Mara North and spend some time with the big cats of Africa. Enjoy the evening around the campfire and discuss the day's sightings. Overnight at Kicheche Mara Camp with your meals and drinks included.  

Your first night in Olare Orok

Wake up to an early morning game drive followed by your last breakfast at Kicheche Mara Camp. Pack your bags and you'll be transfered by game drive vehicle to Olare Orok conservancy next door. Olare Orok is just north of the core Masai Mara area of Musiara swamp and is the first private conservancy in the Masai Mara eco-system. The conservancy not only offers outstanding wildlife viewing but it also offers an uncrowded wilderness. Overnight at Kicheche Bush Camp with your meals and drinks included.  

Time to explore

Explore the 35,000 acres of rolling grassland, hills, escarpment and the Motorogi plains located immediately to the north of the Ol Kiombo area of the reserve. Within Olare Motorogi there is great walking country and also the opportunity to overnight in a fly camp. The conservancy is a ground breaking venture between the local Masai land owners and several small eco-camps including Kicheche's Bush Camp. Overnight at Kicheche Bush Camp with your meals and drinks again included.  

Enjoy your last day at Kicheche Bush Camp

Your last full day starts with a morning escorted game walk. The walk, which takes approximately 2 hours, offers another perspective in viewing the terrain and fauna whilst crossing the plains and passing through bushland. In the afternoon, you may wish to visit a traditional Masai manyatta (village) or take another evening game drive. Overnight at Kicheche Bush Camp for your last night with your meals and drinks included.  

Time to depart

Go on an early morning game drive in the Olare Orok conservancy or, if you are departing in the afternoon, a full morning game drive with a picnic breakfast is a popular trip. After returning to camp for lunch, we transfer you back to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi (departures at 11am and 4pm). You will be transferred from Wilson airport to Jomo Kenyatta International where you connect with your flight back home.