Kenya: A Bush to Beach Escape

We are the experts in organising 100% bespoke trips around the world and our luxury travel expertise doesn’t stop at Kenya. The original safari holiday destination, Kenya has been connecting us with the animal kingdom for decades. Home to all manner of African icons, from the Mara to the Migration, it packs a serious wildlife punch. So, whether you’re looking for an adventure packed safari trip from start to finish, or an Africa safari and beach holiday– we’ve found the answer in Kenya. Perfectly balancing bush with beach, our Africa travel experts have put together this week-long trip to show off just why we love Kenya so much. So have a flick through the images or read on and expect to fall in love with this Africa jewel.

Out of Africa

After a quick overnight in Nairobi at the chic Hemingways Nairobi, you’ll kick off your family holiday in Kenya with a short domestic flight from Wilson Airport. Don’t be surprised to start your safari from the skies as you skim over the open savannah and wind your way through the bush to one of the most secluded safari lodges we have come across. Tucked high in a remote valley, overlooking some of the most wildlife abundant plains in the entire continent, you’ll feel as though you’ve finally made the trip to an old friend’s African hideaway, a friend with excellent taste we might add. Welcome to Angama Mara. Exuding a dreamlike ambience with spellbinding views and expert Maasai guides, Angama makes for a real stand out safari getaway.

If you’re looking for a true Out of Africa experience, this is indeed the place for you, having been the real-life location for the blockbuster classic. Here, you will have the unique opportunity to learn the ways of the wild as you walk in the footsteps of the Maasai for the next three days. Marvel as your Maasai guides pass on just a snippet of their accumulated ancestral wisdom and introduce you to their homeland. Your best opportunity is to rise early as the bush awakens and float above it all on an awe-inspiring hot air balloon ride that will take you soaring above the life of the Mara. Pass over acacia dotted plains and lush mountain valleys and get a whole new sense of perspective on Kenya.

Through the heat of the day, retreat back to the lodge for a massage whilst giraffes graze from surrounding trees before gathering around the boma by nightfall for sundowners with one of the most sensational views on the continent. If you’ve timed your trip to perfection, you’ll have a front-row seat to one of nature’s greatest spectacles. The Great wildebeest Migration. Be awe-inspired as 1.3 million wildebeest (from the neighbouring Serengeti) thunder into the Maasai in search of pastures new. What follows this is perhaps even more breath-taking, the migration breathes new life into the plains and with it many a chance for some lion and cheetah spotting.

A difficult goodbye then follows before we fly you down towards Kenya’s shimmering coast for some surprisingly much-needed rest and relaxation. But Angama Mara will always be waiting to welcome you back into its luxurious embrace.

The perfect finish to a family trip

Sure you’ve considered it on many occasions, but what three essentials would you take should you find yourself destitute on a desert island? Well, fear not, at Alfajiri Villas you’ll enjoy an unrivalled sense of seclusion yet at the same time, stellar-service will leave you wanting for nothing. A collection of three villas that will feel like a home away from home in the Indian Ocean, spend a few days gently moving between palm fringed sapphire waters and the welcome shade of your veranda. Take your meals wherever and whenever you please as you indulge in an ever-changing menu of fresh seafood. And if you’re not quite done with Kenya’s wildlife? Take up the chance to snorkel with whale sharks off the coast, or for any adrenaline junkies, the area offers perfect wind and kite surfing conditions.

So there you have it. Our perfect family safari and beach holiday.