Luxury Kenya & Rwanda Safari – Masai Mara & Volcanoes National Park

Safari Overview

• Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
• Destinations: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Kigali & Volcanoes National Park
• Lodges: Hemingways Nairobi, Wilderness Mara, Hemingways Retreat Kigali & Wilderness Bisate
• Best For: Great Migration season, gorilla trekking, big game safari, luxury East Africa journeys, honeymoon and milestone travel

This itinerary combines two of East Africa’s most sought-after wildlife experiences — the plains game and predators of the Masai Mara, and the unforgettable mountain gorilla encounters of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.

Framed by elegant city stays in Nairobi and Kigali, it is an exceptionally well-balanced journey for travellers looking to combine classic safari with one of Africa’s most exclusive primate experiences.

Nairobi

Kenya’s capital is the gateway to many of East Africa’s finest safari experiences, and Nairobi remains one of the continent’s most convenient and sophisticated starting points for luxury safari journeys.

An overnight stay here allows you to rest after arrival, ease into the trip and begin in comfort before flying onward to the Masai Mara.

Camp One: Hemingways Nairobi

Hemingways Nairobi is one of the city’s most refined boutique hotels, known for its elegant plantation-style design, spacious suites and elevated service.

Overlooking the Ngong Hills, it provides a calm and polished start to the journey, with generous suites, excellent dining and a relaxed atmosphere well suited to the first night of a safari.

• 1 Night
• Luxury boutique stay in Nairobi
• Spacious suite accommodation
• Ideal pre-safari arrival point

Masai Mara National Reserve

The Masai Mara is one of Africa’s most celebrated safari destinations, with vast open plains, rich predator populations and some of the finest wildlife viewing on the continent.

During the migration months, the region becomes even more spectacular, as huge herds of wildebeest and zebra move through the ecosystem, followed by lion, cheetah and hyena.

Camp Two: Wilderness Mara

Located in the Mara Triangle, Wilderness Mara offers a highly exclusive safari experience in one of the reserve’s most scenic and well-managed areas.

With relatively low visitor density, strong conservation management and access to key Mara River crossing areas, the camp is exceptionally well positioned for both classic wildlife viewing and migration season drama.

• 3 Nights
• Exclusive Mara Triangle location
• Excellent Big Five and migration viewing
• Luxury tented accommodation

This section of the journey focuses on expertly guided game drives, wide-open East African scenery and the kind of immersive safari experience for which the Masai Mara is world-renowned.

Kigali

Kigali is one of Africa’s most attractive and well-run capitals, spread across lush hills and known for its cleanliness, culture and growing reputation for boutique hospitality.

An overnight stop here breaks the journey between Kenya and Rwanda while also offering a comfortable and stylish base before continuing to Volcanoes National Park.

Camp Three: Hemingways Retreat Kigali

Hemingways Retreat Kigali is an intimate luxury boutique hotel in the leafy Kiyovu area, offering a calm and elegant city stay with a strong focus on wellness, design and personalised service.

It is an ideal transitional stop between safari and gorilla trekking, allowing you to relax and reset before heading north into Rwanda’s volcanic highlands.

• 1 Night
• Luxury boutique Kigali stay
• Quiet, refined setting
• Excellent pre-trek stopover

Volcanoes National Park

Set high on the slopes of the Virunga Mountains in northwestern Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park is one of Africa’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations and is best known for its rare mountain gorillas.

Gorilla trekking is the principal highlight, but the area also offers beautiful volcanic scenery, forest walks, golden monkey tracking and a powerful conservation story that gives the destination exceptional depth.

Camp Four: Wilderness Bisate

Wilderness Bisate is one of Rwanda’s most iconic luxury lodges, positioned in a dramatic natural amphitheatre with magnificent views towards the volcanic peaks of Bisoke and Karisimbi.

The forest villas combine striking architecture, comfort and privacy with a strong conservation ethos, making Bisate one of the most desirable bases for gorilla trekking in Africa.

• 4 Nights
• Luxury forest villas
• Prime base for gorilla trekking
• Strong conservation and reforestation focus

Beyond the gorilla experience itself, Bisate offers guided nature walks, community visits, birding and reforestation activities, creating a deeper connection to Rwanda’s landscapes and conservation efforts.

Safari Highlights

• Classic Masai Mara safari in one of Kenya’s most exclusive areas
• Excellent migration-season potential in the Mara Triangle
• Stylish city stays in both Nairobi and Kigali
• Luxury gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes National Park
• Four nights at Wilderness Bisate, one of Rwanda’s most sought-after lodges
• Balanced combination of big game safari and primate conservation travel

Travel Logistics

Your journey begins in Nairobi, where you are met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred by private vehicle to Hemingways Nairobi for your first night.

The following day, you transfer to Wilson Airport and fly by light aircraft into the Masai Mara, where your safari begins at Wilderness Mara in the Mara Triangle.

After the Mara, you fly back to Wilson Airport in Nairobi, transfer across to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and continue to Kigali, where you are met and transferred to Hemingways Retreat Kigali.

From Kigali, the journey continues by road to Wilderness Bisate near Volcanoes National Park. At the end of your stay, you return by road to Kigali International Airport for onward travel.