East Africa's most cosmopolitan city, Nairobi is Kenya's beating heart, an exciting, frenetic concrete jungle that counterpoints the untrammelled natural beauty to be found elsewhere in the country

saturday
March 19th

Welcome to kenya

Land in Nairobi and rest in a nearby hotel after the long journey. Grab dinner in the hotel’s restaurant and prepare for the week ahead.

sunday
march 20th

the adventure begins…

Breakfast on own at hotel

hang by pool

late morning/midday—on rooftop @ Emara Ole Sereni (Sky Lounge)

Dress code: rock the beach bod you had prepped for Lamu ;)

day party, curated bazaar, lunch & dinner

Afternoon to early evening—friend’s boutique hotel

Dress code: linens and/or fun colors, casually elegant

dancing

night—rooftop bar @ Emara Ole Sereni (Sky Lounge) 

Located in the far southwest of Kenya in the Great Rift Valley, the Masai Mara National Reserve is the East African country’s flagship park: a vast wilderness of abundant big game, spectacular landscapes and the scene of one of the planet’s most dramatic wildlife migrations …The reserve is named after the Maasai people, a semi-nomadic tribe of pastoralists who have long inhabited the region, and their word to describe this landscape–“mara”–which means “spotted”–a reference to the trees and bushes, as well as the shadows of passing clouds, that dot the plains.

Monday
March 21st

Breakfast on own at hotel

Late morning / mid-day: fly to Masai Mara

Afternoon: check-in at camp and game drive

Dinner at own camp

Tuesday
March 22nd

All meals at own camp

Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Safari, followed by champagne bush breakfast (optional)

Optional Activities:

• Safari: game drives, walking safaris, horseback riding safaris

• Community/cultural: visit to local Masai village, participate in a traditional goat slaughter, learn how to throw a spear, visit local school and library

• At camp: spa, pool, lounge, tea time and pastries

Sunset cocktail on the ridge overlooking the Mara

Dress code: White party, casually elegant
Note: this will be in the savannah on grass, avoid stilettos!

wednesday
March 23rd

All meals at own camp

Casual Attire: Long pants, shorts, layers, rain jacket, sneakers or walking shoes/boots, swimsuit (camps have pools)

Weather: Nights/mornings are cool but during the day it gets hot

evening bonfire with the masai

Nighttime bonfire, Masai dancing and jumping competition, silent disco at Kichwa Tembo Camp

Attire: Out of Africa (1980s safari chic) 

thursday
March 24th

bush breakfast Organized by each camp

Lunch and Dinner at own camp.

Casual Attire: Long pants, shorts, layers, rain jacket, sneakers or walking shoes/boots, swimsuit (camps have pools)

Weather: Nights/mornings are cool but during the day it gets hot

sunset cocktails

andbeyond Kichwa Tembo Camp – 6:00PM

Cocktail Attire: It will be chilly at night, bring layers

Friday
march 25th

part I

Breakfast at own camp and check-out

Please ensure your bags are packed before you arrive to breakfast.

wedding ceremony

Masai Mara Savannah – 10:00am

Morning wedding ceremony in the bush, Group lunch immediately following ceremony at Kichwa Tembo Camp.

Fly to Nairobi straight from the group lunch.

Black Tie: For the ladies, long, midi, or short formal dresses – festivities are outside, so beware of stilettos. For the gents, tuxedo or suit of any color – bonus points for bow ties.

"Its broad lounge, its bar, its dining-room none so elaborately furnished as to make a rough-handed hunter pause at its door, nor yet dowdy as to make a diamond pendant swing ill at ease were rooms in which the people who made Africa I knew danced and talked and laughed, hour after hour"

Beryl Markam, West with the Night, 1942

friday
March 25th

Part II

wedding reception

muthaiga club – 7:00PM

Check-in to hotel and get some R&R before the big night out.

Evening wedding reception, dinner, and dancing at Muthaiga Club.

Same Attire as Ceremony: It will be chilly at night, bring a layer

party til sunrise*

*GP will be in bed by 3AM

saturday
March 26th

group brunch

Muthaiga club – 11:00am - 2:00pm

Casual Attire: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

most guests depart - Itinerary TBD for those staying an extra night