What makes this retreat special?
Every day is an adventure! Connect deeply with yourself and experience Kenyan culture and wildlife up close.
Experience beautiful sunsets over the Maasai Mara National Park, encounter endangered animals up-close, visit the local Maasai village, and connect deeply with yourself with daily yoga and meditation practice.
The opportunity of a lifetime to connect with nature, and new cultures, make new friends, and connect more deeply with yourself.
Every day Liz will take you through a yoga and meditation practice, allowing you to connect inward and to the beautiful nature around you, opening you up to new experiences and releasing the stressors of your everyday lives back home. The days are filled with adventure and exploration!
Be prepared for close encounters with the wildlife, as they are known to walk right into the luxury camps!
Program
Day 1: Arrival at Mombasa and transfer to Malindi + yoga
When you arrive at Mombasa International Airport, you will be transferred to a meeting and greetings. Then you’ll be driven to Malindi’s Billionaire Resort. There, you’ll have a delicious lunch and a late-night yoga and ceremony. This is your time to relax and recharge in a luxurious resort that combines the highest standards of service with the tranquil essence of the East African coast. An elegant and worldly environment combines the highest standards of service with the tranquility of East Africa’s coast in a resort like no other.
Day 2: Yoga + Malindi beach exploration
After getting up early, you go for a yoga session before transferring to the diving center. You see different kinds of colorful reef fish, as well as bigger marine life, such as barracudas, rays, and turtles. After that, you go diving and later have lunch at your lodge.
You can go on a trip to the biggest depression in Kenya. There, you’ll be able to explore amazing sandstone cliffs that are brightly colored. You can also have a beautiful sundowner while watching the sun set over the depression. On your trip, you can also relax and be mindful at the resort.
Day 3: Malindi to Maasai Mara + afternoon yoga
After early morning breakfast, you shall transfer for a flight to Maasai Mara. This is somewhat likely to arrive in the afternoon. You embark on a lush lunch before an afternoon Maasai Mara game drive and evening yoga before dinner and overnight.
You will spend the afternoon unwinding after you have arrived at your subsequent lodging in the Masai Mara. Afterward, you will get together for a much-needed yoga practice while you are surrounded by stunning gardens, tea plantations, and a natural forest. The moment you open your eyes after participating in a guided meditation and take in the breathtaking panoramic views of Masai Mara wildlife. Here, you will feel as though you have awoken from a vivid dream. Your mind entered a state of complete tranquility as your body entered a state of relaxation.
Day 4: Maasai Mara full-day safari + sundowner yoga
Today you will have a whole-day safari in the Maasai Mara. You will start the day with a yoga session and breakfast before driving around the park. There are a lot of animals here, including lions, rhinos, and hippos. You will also see buffaloes, warthogs, and many other animals. The Mara River is full of crocodiles during the Great Migration. You will see lots of wildlife and have a great time!
After the fun adventure, you return to your lodge for an evening spa/massage session, which is included in the price. As you enjoy the Mara sundowner, you will be able to delve inward and have a deeper connection with your soul as you link your breath to nature and connect with yourself tonight as you participate in the therapeutic motions.
Day 5: Morning yoga + Maasai Mara to Serengeti
After waking up, you immediately begin your sunrise yoga session and then continue with breakfast before transferring to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Seronera Airstrip in Central Serengeti. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your luxury safari camp for lunch and an afternoon game drive. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for a sunset yoga session.
Day 6: Full-day Serengeti encounter + yoga
Today, enjoy a game drive in the Serengeti, which is internationally renowned as one of the most famous wildlife areas in the world. There are lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and black rhinos, among many other animals, in this beautiful area. You’ll have a bush lunch while you continue your wonderful game drives, and you can return to your lodge for sunset yoga, dinner, and overnight.
Day 7: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
Prepare for a morning air balloon ride over the Serengeti for a bird’s-eye view of the vast savannahs below. Touch down for a champagne breakfast in the bush before proceeding on your afternoon.
Day 8: Morning yoga + Ngorongoro and transfer to Zanzibar
Your day starts with an early morning yoga session and breakfast before you join your guide for a short Ngorongoro game drive before embarking on a drive to Arusha, where you will later proceed for a flight to Zanzibar after a short Arusha city drive. Upon arrival in Zanzibar, check in at your posh lodge and prepare for a sunset yoga session before dinner and overnight.
Day 9 - 10: Yoga + Zanzibar adventure
A lifetime experience carefully designed to take you away from your routine and into your dream holiday. Your days in Zanzibar will be packed with love for your body, mind, and soul. This consists of various yoga sessions and 1 full body massage, both included in the price.
Day 11: Transfer back home
Every good thing must come to an end. On the same note, they are sad to see you go but, they are sure you had the very best retreat you expected. But, wait, you still have your last yoga before you leave for a departure drive to the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport for your flight back home.