Northern Kenya, Kenya
Bronze Price Level Show Details
Price Level Key:
| Safari camps & resorts | City Hotels | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $300-500 | |
| Silver | $500-800 | $100-200 |
| Gold | $800-1200 | $200-400 |
| Platinum | $1200+ | $400+ |
| Based on high season rates (non-Christmas) | ||
Flying via helicopter is the ideal way to see the untouched mountains and plains of Northern Kenya. On this 3 day, 4 night trip you fly to remote luxury and see landscapes that few people have seen. You start with three nights at the incredible Desert Rose and end with one night under the stars at a fly camp.
You are picked up by your helicopter pilot at Nanyuki airstrip and stop for breakfast at on the rim of Silale Crater - a vast caldera carpeted with green shrubs and open grasslands. Continuing on through the wild and spectacular changing landscapes of the Suguta – the ‘painted’ and Hoodoe valleys by late morning you arrive at the private retreat of Desert Rose, located on the cool slopes of Mount Nyiro. Lunch is served under the shady trees and next to the fresh water rock pools. While at the Desert Rose you enjoy a scenic flight to the sand dunes of the Suguta and Lake Logipi, known for its rich flamingo population.
Flying south into the remote heart of Samburu country and land by the ‘Singing Wells’ where Samburu herdsmen draw water for their livestock. Next you fly to the forested summit of the Mathews - amazing islands of forest in a sea of desert, where giant and ancient cycads grow in abundance. Finally you make it to Kipsing Valley for a stay under the starts at a private mobile fly camp. Here you enjoy lunch in the nearby Mukogodo Forest, at a hidden rock pool, and will spend the afternoon exploring the sandy luggas and wilderness by quad bikes and buggies.