Kenya is not merely a destination—it is a feeling, a soft untethering from routine, a place that reminds a woman who she was before the world asked her to be sensible. This trip has been solely designed for the Canadian woman who would like to experience the magic of a Safari to Kenya flanked by fellow friends on a trip masterminded by Toronto's very own, Amanda Dooney in a bid to enlighten fellow Canadians on why she has been to Kenya five times in the past four years!

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From the delightful tropical weather, organic and delicious local food, visiting pristine beaches and game drives on the world's greatest game reserve by the time we are midway through this Safari you will fully understand why Kenya is Amanda's favorite country!

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Day One — Arrival in Africa
You arrive beneath the warm equatorial sky at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where you will be met with a warm welcome from energetic traditional Luhya dancers to welcome you to Kenya. After being transferred to your respective hotel you will get to settle into your accommodation (shared, thoughtfully arranged), and as the evening unfolds, you meet your guides and fellow travellers—women like yourself, curious, accomplished, and quietly adventurous. By nightfall, strangers already feel like companions.

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Day Two — Nairobi, Lived Properly
At 5am, we will depart the hotel for the Nairobi National Park for a morning game drive followed by a visit to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage to pet and feed orphaned Elephants that will be nursed till they are old enough to fend for themselves at which point they will be reintegrated to the wild. At noon, we will head to "Lwando's", a small authentic restaurant serving organic Kenyan meals free from any spices or seasoning (here, you will savour Kenya through its flavours enjoying Ugali (made by mixing maize/corn flour with boiling water into a firm cake like formation, slow-cooked stews, food that speaks of home and heritage) in Upper Hill. After lunch, we will depart for the Giraffe Centre where you will get to feed some endangered Nubian girrafes (popularly know as Rothschild Giraffes) followed by a brief visit to the Karen Blixen museum to have a view of how pre-colonial Kenya looked like through the eyes Karen Blixen, the popular writer of the popular novel, "Out of Africa" which was serialised into a movie that went on to win seven Oscar awards out of eleven nominations.

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Day Three — Naivasha: Where the Land Breathes
At 8am, we will embark on a gentle two-hour drive to the Rift Valley and on to the calm waters of Lake Naivasha where we will have a boat ride across Lake Naivasha for a walking Safari on the magical Crescent Island where wildebeests, zebras, gazelles (and even Hippos) will be stolling right within touching distance! After a two hour walking Safari, we will head back to shore on our boats to watch the massive Hippos in the water when we get closer to shore. We will check in at our respective hotels and lodges just in time for late lunch!

The afternoon will be free for you to enjoy as you so wish be it by enjoying a swim and lounge by the pool, have a siesta or bond with other travellers over what's to come over the days that will follow! In the evening, we will take dinner then head on out to paint the town red with a visit to the club for some dance and music!

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Day Four — Wild Freedom
On this day, we will indulge on breakfast before driving off to the nearby Hell's Gate National Park for a mountain bike safari cycling through this beautiful landscape watching wildlife while you will be cruising cruising on two wheels. We will walk on the dramatic gorge of Hell’s Gate National Park (aptly named "Devil's Bedroom"), a place so cinematic it feels imagined. Actually, this is the same location that inspired the scene in the LION KING MOVIE where "Mufasa",Simba's father is thrown off the cliff and down the gorge by his own brother "Scar".By afternoon, we will have a dip at the nearby Geothermal Spa, Africa's largest. Because the water isn’t treated or chemically altered, it retains a high concentration of naturally occurring minerals like sulphur, silica, sodium which will gently help soothe your muscles and joints, stimulate blood circulation, and invite the body into deep relaxation. The silica and sulphur in particular are known to help smoothen the skin, soothe conditions like eczema and psoriasis and help reduce skin aging by supporting skin renewal. It is here where we will take our lunch surounded by fellow Safari travellers who by now will be well known friends! In the evening, we will head to our respective hotels for dinner and also pack in preparation for the following day's trip to the World's greatest game reserve, the MASAI MARA!

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Day Five — Into the Maasai Mara
We will depart from our respective lodges in the morning on our custom built Safari landcruisers with everyone guaranteed a window seat (here's how you know that we do it better than some of the World's best airlines , wink) and arrive by early afternoon at the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve just in time for lunch. After freshening up and taking lunch, we will embark on a short and slow Safari for you to be acquainted to your home for the next three nights to come where the savannah will open itself to you on your first game drive watching a pride of Lions in repose, Elephants walking in perfect procession, quite different experience from what you are used to back home in Canada!
As dusk falls, we will head home for our respective lodges and camps where stories from the day's activities will be shared with your newly found sisters under a sky full of stars wondering why, why Amanda never told you why she loved Kenya so much earlier!

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Day Six — Above the World
On your sixth day on Safari (the same day God created Man as well as all other living creatures ), You will be picked up from your camp/lodge by our Safari Landcruisers at 4am for a Hot-air balloon ride over the Masai Mara! Man, oh I mean ladies, prepare to be swept off your feet. Wrapped in warmth, tea and coffee in hand, you will have your morning kick before ascending into the skies in a hot-air balloon, drifting over the Mara as the sun spills golden hues across the plains  you will watch herds of Zebra, Wildebeests, maybe even a pride of Lions feast on the previous night's catch while slowly gliding across the Mara. A champagne breakfast awaits you in the bush, civilised, celebratory and unforgettable followed by another comprehensive game drive meant to spot the big five so for the photography afficionados,do not forget to carry your cameras (and batteries) because the morning light will be perfect for taking photos of the wildlife that will be strutting their stuff!

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Day Seven — The Long Gaze
After a polite Morning Safari, we will have a cultural immersion visit to a Masai village (The Maasai are Kenya's version of Greece's Spartans) who have held on to their millenia old minimalistic way of life like living in mud huts, keeping livestock and hunt Lions as a rite of passage (nowadays they don't hunt Lions because of the strong conservation work in Kenya). Here, you will learn their customs like why they drink cow blood and by the end of this visit, you will know how to light a fire the traditional way! We will have a full day in the Mara exploring the land allowing time to linger. No rushing, no counting hours. Just wildlife, wide horizons, and the rare pleasure of being fully present. We will have a bonfire together while digging into a roasted goat (roasted the African way) to celebrate our stay at the Masai Mara enjoying some cold drinks while we watch the sun set from afar. After this, you will be driven to your respective lodge/camp for the night in anticipation for tomorrow's trip down to Watamu, one of our most favorite places in all of Kenya! "Watamu" in Swahili basically translates to "The Sweet Ones" and you. are about. to find out!

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Day Eight — To the Indian Ocean
At 10am, we will board a chartered flight from the Masai Mara trading savannah gold for coastal blues to the quaint coastal town of Malindi where you will be transferred to your respective hotel. After settling in to your room and taking lunch, we will have a stroll out to the beach before moving on to Lichthaus for a Sundowner enjoying some cold drinks, good company, and great vibes asking yourself why Amanda and Duduz Safaris never created this trip sooner! when dusk sets in, we will depart for our hotels for dinner and rest up for tomorrow's activities!

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Day Nine — The Ocean, Unveiled
This day belongs to the Ocean! We will be adrift crystalline waters in a glass-bottom boat on the Indian Ocean on a Marine Park tour watching coral gardens and tropical fish perform their quiet ballet beneath the boat. For the adventurous ones, a dive into the Indian Ocean is on the cards to swim and snorkel on the wonderful turquoise waters watching the unspoilt coral reefs (swimming goggles will be provided). The water is warm and crystal clear and you will thoroughly enjoy your time here. We will return to our respective hotels for lunch before being picked up at 4pm for a short trip to Crabshack for a sundowner to watch a magical sunset while indulging in some drinks and snacks (again, a splendid occasion for the photography aficionados to showcase their photography skills). While here, you will notice that the ocean will be providing the soundtrack and the sun will be your companion.
As evening approaches, we will drive back to our respective hotels for relaxation and have dinner. 

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Day Ten — Echoes of Time
After breakfast, we will depart on an hour long drive to the sand dunes of Mambrui for quad bike rides while dressed in full Arabic attire (Dubai ain't got nothing on Kenya) with the Indian Ocean in the background! After an hour here, Kenya reveals her memory by welcoming us into history at the UNESCO World Heritage site GEDI RUINS, where centuries of trade, conquest, and culture linger in coral stone—or wander through the haunting beauty of this lost civilisation built in the 11th century and deserted by the 17th century after the Portuguse arrived on the East African coast, reclaimed gently by forest and silence. The curious troop of resident monkeys will be on hand to welcome you, as long as you have bananas or groundnuts (don't worry we got this end covered) for you to hand them the food as they gently stand on your shoulders while gently feeding off your hand (the perfect picture for bragging to friends and family back home of your trip to Kenya!) We will explore this site on foot with this tour led by our Guide, Zena Atieno who is an expert on the history on the East African Coast throughout centuries past.
By lunchtime,we will return to our hotels for a meal then at 5pm we will depart one last time for the Ocean but this time for a sunset dhow cruise to experience the magic of watching the sun set while floating on the waters of the Indian Ocean while enjoying samosas and mishkakis (beef skewers) and some soft drinks.

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Day Eleven — Nairobi, One Last Embrace
We will be picked up from our respective hotels for transfer to Malindi Airport for Nairobi by air on an hour long flight, the journey brief but reflective.After an early check-in to the hotel, we will take lunch and enjoy a short siesta before leaving the hotel at 4pm for a visit to JERICHO BOXING CLUB (Jericho is one of Nairobi's toughest neighbourhoods to see the work DUDUZ SAFARIS is steeped in courtesy of our Corporate Social Responsibility programaptly named HIGHER PURPOSE Jericho is an underpriviledged neighbourhood known for producing some of Kenya's most wanted criminals and this is the exact place where we want to leave a mark by facilitating educational scholarships to the young boxers. A good number of our boxers come from the nearby Kiambiu slums where they live in mud walled, tin roofed one/two roomed houses that they share with their parents. Here, you will get to see that your trip will leave a mark on a life, actually multiple lives, as simply by choosing to travel with Duduz safaris, you are helping us educate some of our teenage boxers. Truly a moment of connection and perspective—quiet, humbling, deeply human.
Your farewell supper will be served in style at our in-house favorite, Ankole Grill where conversations with your sisters linger and goodbyes are softened by shared memories.

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Day Twelve — Departure
Morning arrives gently. Bags are packed, hugs exchanged, promises made. You will be driven to the Jomo Kenyatta Interrnational Airport where you will fly home carrying more than photographs, there is a new steadiness in your step, a brightness in your spirit. Kenya, having welcomed you fully, now lets you go, certain that this is arguably the best vacation that you have been on!

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This journey is not about ticking boxes. It is about remembering what it feels like to be curious, radiant, and entirely alive. Kenya has a way of doing that to women—especially those wise enough to say yes when adventure comes calling.