Combine a visit the Solio Reserve home to the Rhino Sanctuary plus Aberdare National Reserve and get to see both the forest and the wild where the Big 5 can be spotted. This intimate and luxurious lodge has five contemporary luxurious cottages with private decks and panoramic views of the nearby hills and Mount Kenya in the distance.
Solio Ranch or Solio Game Reserve is a privately owned wildlife conservancy located in Kenya’s Central Province. The Solio Reserve is internationally recognised as the most successful private rhino breeding reserve in Kenya and visitors will find that sightings of up to 40 rhinoceros at a time are not uncommon.
The Aberdare National Park is a protected area in the Aberdare Mountain Range in central Kenya located east of the East African Rift Valley. It covers the higher areas and the Aberdare Salient to the east.
Day 1: Nairobi to Aberdare
6:30 am: Pick up from your residence
7:00 am: Depart for The Aberdare.
10:30 am: Arrive at your luxury lodge in Solio Conservancy
13:00 pm: Lunch & Relaxation.
15:00 pm: Evening game viewing drive in a Safari Land cruiser
18:00 pm: Sundowner
19:00 pm: Dinner & overnight at Solio Lodge
Day 2: Excursions at Aberdare
6:30 am: Early morning horseback riding safari
8:00 am: Breakfast at Solio lodge.
10:30 am: Relaxation and swimming
13:00 pm: Lunch
15:00 pm: Excursion at the Aberdare National Park with a sundowner.
19:00 pm: Dinner & Overnight at the hotel. (Wake-up call for Big 4 Sighting).
Day 3: Solio Ranch to Nairobi
6:00 am: Early morning game viewing drive at the conservancy
8:00 am: Breakfast at the lodge.
10:30 am: Check out and drive to Nairobi.
15:30 am: Drop off at Nairobi City centre.
Optional extras:
Scenic Helicopter ride
Massage treatment
Samburu Safari
Hiking Mt Kenya
Visit to Cinnabar Green – A natural cosmetics company based in Laikipia, Kenya
Includes:
- Professional English speaking guide.
- Transport in a Safari van from Nairobi.
- Accommodation sharing rooms
- All meals, house wines, house soft drinks, house beers, house spirits
- Laundry
- Park Entrance Fees
- Game viewing drives in a Land cruiser.
- Excursion to the Aberdare National Park.
- Walking, local farm visit, horse riding, mountain biking, bush breakfasts and sundowners.
Excludes:
- Room Upgrade
- Anything not mentioned.