Explore Kenya | Escorted Ladies Tour

Attention, fearless females! It’s time to take a walk on the wild side on this all ladies escorted safari in Kenya!

The expert team at Bench Africa has curated an exclusive small group tour with women in mind – an immersive 10-day safari escape incorporating wildlife, culture and adventure, and welcoming women of all ages. What's more, there's no single supplement for anyone travelling solo!

Immerse yourself in 10 days of wildlife on this classic Kenya safari. Travel by rail to Tsavo East National Park to witness ochre-red elephants in their herds. Experience vast savannahs against the quintessential backdrop of Kilimanjaro in Amboseli, the spectacular scenery and birdlife of Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru and the iconic Masai Mara – one of the most wildlife-rich safari areas in Africa.

Your Holiday Package Includes:

• $2,500 flight credit
• 11 night Explore Kenya – Escorted Ladies Tour with Bench Africa, Nairobi return

Includes:

• Hotel/Game Lodge/Tented Camp Accommodation
• 11 Breakfasts, 11 Lunches & 10 Dinners
• 4X4 Vehicle
• Scheduled Train Trip
• English Speaking Driver
• English Speaking Female Guide
• Game Drives
• Game Walks
• Cooking Class
• Bead Work Lesson

Pricing is based on single occupancy and for travel 03-14 June 2025

Alternative departures available, seasonal surcharges apply

Extend your holiday with a cruise, speak to the team about options

Highlights:

• Travel by rail to Tsavo East National Park to witness large herds of ochre-red elephants
• Experience vast savannahs against the quintessential backdrop of Amboseli’s Kilimanjaro
• Enjoy the spectacular scenery and birdlife of Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru
• Journey to the famed Masai Mara – one of Africa’s most wildlife-rich safari regions
• Travelling with women on a safari offers a unique opportunity to connect with other adventurous, passionate travellers while experiencing Africa's incredible wildlife and landscapes. With a female guide, you'll have the chance to gain new insights into local culture and traditions and travelling with women can create a sense of camaraderie and support that enhances the entire experience. Whether watching a stunning sunset over the savannah or sharing stories around the campfire, you'll create memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.
• So whether you're a solo traveller looking for new connections or a group of friends seeking an unforgettable adventure, consider joining us on this female-led safari. You'll create memories and experiences that will stay with you forever.

Itinerary:

Day 1 – Nairobi

On arrival at Nairobi Airport International Airport, you will be met by a local representative and transfer to your hotel. Your guide will meet you at the hotel this evening to introduce herself and provide a rundown of the schedule and be available for any questions you may have. Dinner tonight is at your own account.

Accommodation: 1 night Crowne Plaza Hotel or similar.

Day 2 - Tsavo East National Park

An early start means that you will collect a breakfast pack from the hotel before being met at and transferred to Nairobi Train Station. The train departs at 08h00 and arrives at Voi Train Station, the closest station to Tsavo East at 12h05 where you will be met by your driver to begin a game drive in Tsavo East National Park enroute to your camp. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon game drive ending with a sundowner. (BLD)

Kenya Railway Journeys – Please be aware that there is limited assistance on the Kenya Railway for boarding, disembarking or help with luggage. At both Nairobi and Mombasa boarding is level, directly from platform to carriage, but at the country stops you are required to navigate narrow stairs down to the platform and can be tricky with baggage. Seating is reserved and a valid passport is required to book the service and you will need to show your identification when entering the main train stations prior to departing. The train is kept clean during the journey and you are welcome to take food and non-alcoholic beverages on board with you but there is a dining car for first class passengers to purchase refreshments.

Accommodation: 2 nights Satao Camp.

Day 3 - Tsavo East National Park

Enjoy a day of game drives in the Tsavo East National Park. (BLD)

Tsavo East National Park –

A national park in Kenya with an area of 13,747 km2. It was established in April 1948 and covers a semi-arid area previously known as the Taru Desert. Together with the Tsavo West National Park, it forms an area of about 22,000 square kilometres. The Tsavo River flows west to east through the national park, which is located in the Taita-Taveta County of the former Coast Province.

The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300 kilometre long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.

Day 4 – Tsavo West National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Tsavo West National Park with a game drive en-route. Visit the Mzima Springs and then you will continue to your camp for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game drive. (BLD)

Tsavo West National Park –

“Land of Lava, Springs, Man-Eaters & Magical Sunsets”

From the sight of fifty million gallons of crystal clear water gushing out of from the under parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs to the Shetani lava flows, Tsavo West is a beautiful, rugged wilderness. The savannah ecosystem comprises of open grasslands, scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation and rocky ridges including the Poacher’s Lookout where visitors can see the teeming herds in the plains below. Tsavo West offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world and attractions include elephant, rhino, Hippos, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler.

Accommodation: 1 night Severin Safari Camp.

Day 5 - Elerai Conservancy

This morning after breakfast, you will continue your journey with a game drive en-route to the Elerai Conservancy. Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon with the Masai ladies for a bead making class. (BLD)

Accommodation: 2 nights Elerai Camp (or similar).

Day 6 - Amboseli National Park

Enjoy a full day in the Amboseli National Park with a picnic lunch. (BLD)

Amboseli National Park –

Formerly known as Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is a national park in Loitoktok District in Kajiado County, Kenya. It is 39,206 ha (392.06 km2) in size at the core of an 8,000 km2 ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The park protects two of the five main swamps, and includes a dried-up Pleistocene lake and semiarid vegetation.

The park is famous for being the best place in the world to get close to free-ranging elephants and has views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.

Amboseli National Park offers some of the best opportunities to see African wildlife because the vegetation is sparse due to the long, dry months. The protected area is home to African bush elephant, Cape buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, spotted hyena, Masai giraffe, Grant’s zebra, and blue wild.

Day 7 - Lake Naivasha

Enjoy an early breakfast before driving via Nairobi with a stop for lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens. You will then continue onto Lake Naivasha where you will spend an afternoon at leisure. (BLD)

Accommodation: 2 nights Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.

Day 8 - Lake Naivasha

Enjoy an early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast you will visit a Masai village for a bead lesson with the Masai ladies. You will return to Sarova Mara Camp for lunch. This afternoon enjoy a cooking class. (BLD)

Day 9 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast, you will drive past the extinct Volcano of Mt Longonot and Suswa into the homelands of the Masai. The Masai Mara located on Kenya’s southern border with Tanzania, constitutes the northern stretch of the Serengeti and has the richest concentration of animals in Kenya. After lunch at your camp, you will have the opportunity to observe the unique world of the Masai Mara. (BLD)

Accommodation: 2 nights Mara Sarova Game Camp.

Day 10 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

Today you will spend the day game viewing. Return to your Camp for lunch followed by an afternoon cooking class with experts from the camp. (BLD)

Masai Mara National Reserve –

Located in south west Kenya it is a vast scenic expanse of gently rolling African savannah plains measuring 1510 square kilometres in area and bordering the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the south. Masai Mara is a unique wildlife conservation haven famous for its spectacular natural diversity of wildlife and is the premier Kenya Safari location in East Africa, offering visitors numerous reasons to visit this animal paradise. Large numbers of Lions, Cheetah, Elephant, Rhino, African Buffalo, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Zebra and many more animals are found in the park in their natural habitat, unconfined and free to roam the vast Kenyan wilderness stretching for miles on end.

It is no surprise that tourists from the world over travel here to experience a Masai Mara Safari tour, more so as the reserve has been voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Regarding the origin of the name, the word ‘Masai’ comes from the Maasai tribe, nomadic inhabitants of the area and the word ‘Mara’ is their word for ‘spotted’, referring to the ubiquitous flat topped acacia trees, shrubs and bushes that dot the landscape across most of the reserve.

Day 11 - Lake Nakuru National Park

Today your journey will take you straight to Lake Nakuru. The park boasts a good number of rhinos as well as a large population of leopards. Enjoy lunch at your Lodge followed by an afternoon game drive in the park. (BLD)

Lake Nakuru National Park –

Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes, located at an elevation of 1,754 m above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park.

The lake’s abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore. Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons and other large mammals. Eastern black rhinos and southern white rhinos have also been introduced.

Nakuru means “Dust or Dusty Place” in the Maasai language. Lake Nakuru National Park, close to Nakuru town, was established in 1961. It started off small, only encompassing the famous lake and the surrounding mountainous vicinity, but has since been extended to include a large part of the savannahs. Lake Nakuru is protected under the Ramsar Convention on wetlands.

Accommodation: 1 night Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (or similar).

Day 12 - End of your Kenya ‘Ladies Only’ Safari

Your day will start with an early morning game drive through the Lake Nakuru National Park. After breakfast, you will drive to Nairobi where you will enjoy a lunch at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and then a transfer to Nairobi International Airport for your onward flight. (BL)

Please note: On day of departure we recommend booking flights around 18h00 from Nairobi.

Prices listed are per single traveller in NZD, based on solo occupancy, including all discounts unless otherwise stated. The offer is subject to availability at time of booking and shown on the lowest category available at the time.  Fares are capacity controlled and are subject to change at any time without notice. Prices/Offers are correct as at 24-10-2024 and can be withdrawn without notice.   Cabin categories include prepaid government fees and port taxes unless otherwise stated.  Hotels may charge resort fees not included in this package, payable direct upon check in. Visas are not included.  Payments made by credit card will incur a surcharge.