KENYA BY HELICOPTER
ITINERARY
Day 1: Laikipia
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, here you will be met by your helicopter pilot. Fly to Laikipia via the Aberdare National Park
Arrive at Sirikoi Lodge, spend the day out on safari and settling in to Kenya.
Day 2: Mount Kenya
An early morning departure from your lodge with a packed picnic breakfast, fly around the peaks of Mount Kenya. Landing at one of the mountain lakes for breakfast and a short walk. If fishing is of interest these lakes are stocked with rainbow trout.
Sirikoi Lodge, 2 nights.
Day 3: Suguta Valley and Lake Turkana
Set off early from the lodge, we head north to the deserts of Turkana, through the Suguta Valley, over soda lakes and the Suguta sand dunes to Lake Turkana. Touch down at South Island where you meet the boat, exploration of Lake Turkana. Spot the huge Nile crocodiles as you motor around the edge of the lake. Lunch out on the boat.
Arrive at Koros in the early afternoon. Sundowners around the fire joined by the Samburu Tribe.
Koros Camp, 1 night.
Day 4: Mathews and Ndotos
Fly down south through the Mathews and Ndotos to Segera Retreat. Final day to relax and unwind on safari.
Segera Retreat, 1 night.
Day 5: Home
Fly to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home.
End of Safari
- DAY 1 -
LAIKIPIA & THE ABERDARES
There is no landscape in Kenya, outside of National Parks, more crucial for the future of elephants than Laikipia. 7,000 elephants are protected by private and communal landowners and a network of inspiring conservation organizations. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is home to some of the most endangered species including the grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and white and black rhino.
The Aberdares is characterized by open moorlands and dense forests with a deep lush of clean crisp air. We land at the dragons teeth, a sporadic spread of jagged rocks that rise above the moorlands, on route to Sirikoi Lodge.
- DAY 2 -
MOUNT KENYA
Iconic in shape and size, Mount Kenya is situated in the heart of Kenya, on the equator - its highest point ‘Batian’ reaches 5,199 meters. The snowy peaks can be seen on clear days from as far as Mt Kilimanjaro some 300 kilometers away. As you spend time at Sirikoi, Mount Kenya will become a daily view, which makes it even more exciting to explore.
We will fly around the peaks of the mountain and land at Lake Alice or Lake Michaelson for a picnic breakfast. Almost inaccessible and well off the beaten track, they offer an exciting morning of fly fishing.
SIRIKOI HOUSE
The Sirikoi House is built around a courtyard with three en-suite bedrooms (a master suite and separate bedroom cottage with two en-suite bedrooms), which lead onto a central living and dining cottage. The central living and dining cottage has a fireplace, a bar and veranda with a outdoor lounge. There is a large private deck with a fire pit, built overlooking the wetland.
On site you will find two resident reticulated giraffes who walk around the property and are always interested in a tasty orange.
For more information about Sirikoi Lodge, please follow this link https://sirikoi.com/
- DAY 3 -
SUGUTA VALLEY
The flight up to the north starts with flying over the plains of Laikipia, spot wildlife from above as you cruise over these open plains.
The first stop is the Silale Crater, a vast caldera carpeted by grasses and shrubs, located at the southern tip of the Suguta Valley. Here we stop for a picnic breakfast before flying into the Suguta Valley.
Fly through the Hoodoo and Painted Valleys. Geologists have long been fascinated with this part of the Great Rift Valley. They have studied ancient sediments and fossil remains, and pieced together the history of a lake that rose and fell multiple times over the past 18,000 years.
Next we fly over the extensive and empty Suguta sand dunes, which add to the incredible diversity of the landscape. Spectacular and constantly changing with strong winds, they lend themselves to a perfect helicopter landing pad. Touch down to jump down the sand dunes.
LAKE LOGIPI
