The Ultimate Wild Life Safari with Aidan Hartley | Kenya | 18 – 24 October 2027 | From £8,500
The Spectator, in association with Big Wild Safaris, invites you on a seven-day, all-inclusive, luxury safari to Kenya, hosted by Wild Life columnist Aidan Hartley and his professional bush guide nephew, Tom.
This is a trip for readers who love to explore Africa’s incredible wilderness landscapes, encountering Samburu pastoralist culture and abundant wildlife off the beaten track. The tour will offer both an authentic bush experience, along with good food and wine and stories of old Africa around the campfire.
With Aidan and Tom leading the team, the safari will set off from Nairobi with a brief private charter flight to Reteti House in Sarara Conservancy, on the northern hills of Samburu. Guests will be able to walk in the bush, stargaze, go on game drives, visit the Samburus’ singing wells and meet Reteti’s orphaned elephants.
The safari then moves on by bush plane to Enasoit private Conservancy in Laikipia, just northwest of Mount Kenya, to stay in an understated and very comfortable family-owned camp. After the wilderness experiences of Samburu, our guests on the conservancy will enjoy viewing abundant game, spectacular food and wine and luxury lodgings – all away from the crowds of a normal national park. Tom, a passionate conservationist, will guide guests on the safari while Aidan will talk about Kenya’s history and culture and life in the rugged north.
At the end of the week, guests will fly back to Nairobi for their journeys home, or they could make onward plans with Big Wild Safaris for travel elsewhere in the country, including Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast.
Itinerary: 18 – 24 October 2027 (six nights/seven days)
18 October– Arrive in Kenya, overnight at the Sheraton Hotel, Nairobi
19 October– Private charter flight from JKIA to Reteti, Namunyak Conservancy, northern Kenya
19 and 20 October – Reteti House (exclusive use)
21 October – Private charter flight from Reteti to Enasoit
21, 22, 23 October – Enasoit Camp (exclusive use)
Costs and booking terms:
Limited to a maximum group of 14 at properties with sole use
Cost per person sharing: £8,750 or $11,700 | Cost per single: £9,950 or $13,300
Earlybird prices of £8,500 ($11,400) and £9,700 ($12,900) respectively are available for bookings made before 30 September 2026
What’s included:
• All accommodation
• All meals and house drinks (not including luxury spirits, top shelf wines or champagnes)
• All conservation and daily park entry fees
• All safari activities and some special extras (game drives, bush walks, picnics and sundowners, amazing conservation and cultural experiences)
• Private charter internal flights and airstrip transfers
• Necessary services and extras including private guiding, AMREF medevac cover, Meet and Assist at JKIA, ground-handling
What’s not included:
• International flights to and from Kenya
• Visas
• Personal purchases (gift shops, spa treatments, etc)
• Staff gratuities
Please direct all enquiries to Nikki at info@bigwildsafaris.com
A 30% non-refundable deposit is necessary to confirm your safari, and the 70% balance is due three months prior to travel
