“Safari” meaning journey or adventure is exactly what you can expect at Entumoto. Sharing the experience of being so close to the wilderness and its abundance of wildlife is what it is all about for us. Close encounters with the wild game are a given here – enjoyed from the safety of specially designed open game viewing vehicles. Highly experienced and licensed guides will tell you all about the wildlife, the flora, the culture and anything else you would like to know about the area.

The vast Masai Mara is home to some of the most abundant wildlife populations in the world. Sightings of the “big 5” on game drives are almost guaranteed, while from camp the horizons are always busy with plains game. There are several prides of lion in the area, and it is even possible to see the more elusive leopard, who have established their territories around the camp. The Maasai driver-guides are professional with excellent local knowledge, which they always enjoy sharing with our guests.

Your day will be planned by your driver-guide, who is in the best position to know where the animals are that day, including where the last crossings were made, whether there are new resident lions in the area or nomad lions passing through. Working in the area they love and know so intimately, they are the experts.Our location is central and our position offers some of the Mara’s best game-viewing, right from your own tent.

The Mountain Gorilla is an endangered species with an estimated number in 2010 of 790. Thanks to the work of zoologist Dian Fossey and the success of the movie “Gorillas in the Mist”, their plight has caught the imagination of the world. On a gorilla trekking safari, it is possible to enter their habitat with a skilled gorilla guide and spend a short time in the company of a gorilla family. Sitting within a small family group of some of the closest relatives to humans is one of the world’s greatest wildlife experiences and a gorilla safari is a ‘must’ for serious wildlife enthusiasts. An hour spent with a Mountain Gorilla family is a very tranquil, relaxing and therapeutic experience, allowing us to realise how simple life really can be, and just how complicated we humans have made our own lives. Contrary to the “King Kong” myth of an aggressive, savage beast, gorillas are social animals that are rather shy, peaceful vegetarians with a strong family structure.

Gorilla Trekking is carefully monitored and only a certain number of permits are issued every day, which means advance booking is necessary. One permit gets you one hour with the Gorillas. Your gorilla guide will give you a briefing before the trekking commences. Tracking the gorillas through the forest requires patience and stamina, sometimes walking uphill for a few hours in the mud and wet, but the effort is well rewarded when you come across these gentle creatures in their natural habitat. Quietly chewing away at their vegetarian delicacies, they seem like a marooned human family. The tender grooming and firm disciplining of their offspring seems all too familiar. The gorilla family cast a wary glance at the sudden human intrusion into their private world, but is comforted by the clucking made by the trackers. It is sometimes necessary to walk for 5-7 hours before you find a Gorilla group. However, the experience is so rewarding that most travellers book a second trekking trip the following day! As David Attenborough once said, “There is more meaning in exchanging glances with a gorilla than with any other animal I know.”

You visit The Giraffe Centre which provides an opportunity to come face to face with Africa’s tallest mammal – Rothschild Giraffes. Set in 15 acres of indigenous forest and funded by East African Fund for Endangered Wildlife. Children as well as the adults are enchanted by the chance to observe and feed giraffes. One can also see the warthogs running around the centre. Enjoy a sumptuous lunch at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden.

After lunch you will be transferred to Karen Blixen Museum which is the restored former house and estate of Danish author Karen Blixen, aka Isak Dinesen. The farm-house is well designed, with square, wood-paneled rooms furnished with a few original and period pieces. Mementos of Karen Blixen’s life and work are also on exhibit. You will also visit Kazuri beads factory which specializes in hand made jewellery, as well as pottery ware that reflects the culture and wildlife of Kenya. Their mission is to provide and sustain employment opportunities for disadvantaged members of Kenyan Society. They employ over 400 women, mostly single mothers who produce over 5 million beads a year. They export to over 30 countries worldwide and are a member of The World Fair Trade Organization.

From here you are transferred to Daphne Sheldrick Orphanage, where they rehabilitate orphaned baby elephants and other wildlife, just outside of Nairobi National Park. These babies have lost their mothers to poaching, death, injuries, or getting lost in the wild or other tragedies. Daphne and her dedicated staff raise them to be released back into the wild when they are ready.