A night at Hemingways, then the highland forests of the Aberdares and a night watching elephant at a floodlit waterhole.
The Aberdares are cool, misty and completely different from the savannah parks. You drive through bamboo and highland forest, look for waterfalls and spend the night at The Ark, where animals come to a floodlit waterhole below your window.
We add a first night at Hemingways in Karen so you can start with a visit to the baby elephants at the Sheldrick orphanage.
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Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Minimum age 7
Suitable for travellers aged 7 and over.
Pace and fitness
Relaxed, fitness: easy.
Met at the airport and taken to Hemingways in Karen. Late afternoon visit to the Giraffe Centre to feed Rothschild’s giraffe by hand.
Overnight
Hemingways Nairobi (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A calm, plantation-style boutique hotel in Karen, with views to the Ngong Hills.
Watch the orphaned elephants’ mud bath at the Sheldrick Trust, then drive north into the highlands. After lunch at the Aberdare Country Club you transfer to The Ark. Once the sun goes down, settle onto the viewing deck and wait for the elephants.
A morning drive through the moorland to Karura Falls, then the drive back to Nairobi.
Hemingways Nairobi (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A calm, plantation-style boutique hotel in Karen, with views to the Ngong Hills.
Dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct, Dec to Feb) | US$1,830 | US$1,450 | US$1,363 | US$1,363 | US$1,363 | US$1,363 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov) | US$1,660 | US$1,280 | US$1,203 | US$1,203 | US$1,203 | US$1,203 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year.
Best time for this trip Jun to Sep, Dec to Feb
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat and good sunscreen. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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