Hot-air balloons drifting over the Maasai Mara at dawn

FT/26 — Expedition system
Kenya · East Africa

11 destinations
4.6°N → 4.7°S

Safaris·Treks·CoastKenyaonthezeroline.

Live field feed--:--:-- EAT

Prime in …

Maasai MaraMMR◆
AmboseliAMB◆
SamburuSMB◆
TsavoTSV◆
Lake NakuruNKR◆
Naivasha & Hell's GateHGT◆
Mount KenyaMTK◆
NairobiNBO◆
LamuLAU◆
DianiDIA◆
WatamuWTM◆

[00]Field manifesto

We read Kenya like a map River winding through the Mara , not a brochure. River crossings Wildebeest on a Mara hillside , coral lanes Dhow off Lamu and the quiet north, all timed to the season.

Destinations we run ourselves

Guides, all Kenyan

4.9

Average guest rating

0°

Latitude: we work on the equator

[01]Destination index

Eleven places. One country.

Every destination here is one we drive, fly into and know personally. Hover a row to find it on the map.

All destinations

Hover a destination—

[02]Expeditions

Routes already tested

Six itineraries our guides have refined over many seasons. Use one as it is or as a starting point for your own.

Compare expeditions

FT-01Safari

NBO → NKR → MMR

Great Migration Pulse

Built around the Mara River crossings. You spend four nights in a private conservancy, with a balloon flight and a day at the river with a guide who reads the herds.

Days: 7
Intensity
From: $3,480

FT-02Safari

NBO → AMB → TSV

Kilimanjaro Shadow Line

Big tuskers in front of Africa's highest peak, then south into Tsavo's red-earth country. You ride the SGR train back to Nairobi.

Days: 6
Intensity
From: $2,690

FT-03Adventure

NBO → MTK → SMB

Northern Frontier Signal

The quiet north. You cross the equator at Nanyuki, track rhino at Ol Pejeta, then go on to Samburu for species found nowhere else in Kenya and camel-supported walks.

Days: 8
Intensity
From: $3,950

FT-04Coast

LAU → WTM → DIA

Swahili Tide Protocol

Nine days on the Indian Ocean: Lamu's coral-stone lanes, Watamu's turtle beaches, and Diani's reef at the end. Most of it you'll spend on dhows.

Days: 9
Intensity
From: $2,840

FT-05Adventure

NBO → HGT → NKR

Rift Valley Circuit

A short trip that's active the whole way. You cycle among zebra, walk down a volcanic gorge, take a boat out to the hippos, and finish with rhino at Nakuru. It works well for a long weekend.

Days: 4
Intensity
From: $1,290

FT-00Signature

NBO → SMB → MTK → NKR → MMR → DIA

Zero Latitude Traverse

Our flagship trip covers the whole country in two weeks. You go from the desert north over the equator to the highlands, down through the Rift Valley to the Mara, and finish on the coast, travelling by bush plane, 4×4 and dhow.

Days: 14
Intensity
From: $7,900

01 / 06

[03]Season scanner

When to go, month by month

Kenya has two rainy seasons, and each region responds differently. Pick a month to see which destinations are at their best.

[04]Field logs

Sent back from the bush

Messages from guests after they got home. They’re unedited apart from length.

LOG_001 · FT-01● Received

“Our guide Joseph had us parked at the crossing for 40 minutes before the first wildebeest jumped. Twelve other vehicles arrived after it started. He knew where they'd cross.”

Anja & Tomas R.Rotterdam

LOG_002 · FT-00● Received

“We emailed with a vague idea and a budget. We got back a route with a map, rough drive times and why each stop was there. It was the best planned trip we've done.”

Priya M.Singapore

LOG_003 · FT-03● Received

“I'd done the Mara before. I hadn't seen Samburu. The camel walk alone was worth the flight from Toronto.”

Daniel O.Toronto

Safari vehicle parked beneath a lone acacia on the Mara plains

◆ Route builder online

Plot your own line across Kenya.

Pick destinations, dates and a budget. A Nairobi-based planner sends back an itinerary with a map within 24 hours. There’s no obligation and no call centre.

Open route builder hello@flairtravels.co.ke