Travel
ITINERARY
Mixed Golf Safari FEB 21 , 2026
ITINERARY: FEB 21ST 2026
ARRIVALS
Message Ikua (+254 722 731 320) on WA when you land. He and the team will be waiting for you if you booked early arrival with us on 19th or 20th.
If you booked early arrival with us your breakfast on Fri Feb 20th and/or Sat Feb 21st is included. Other meals can be charged or paid for by cash or cc.
DAY 1 - Nairobi -official arrival day Sat FEB 21ST
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
You are met at the airport by the Believe Safari team and transferred to the luxurious Ole Sereni Hotel. The restaurant will be open and you can charge meals to your credit card or pay cash or charge to your room.
Lodging: Ole Sereni Hotel
4:45pm- Meet & Greet at Hotel Bar in the lobby for whoever has arrived.
Included: Airport transfer to hotel, VIP check-in
DAY 2 - Nairobi Sun FEB 22ND
This is our first safari day!
6:00am- Breakfast
6:30am- Safari day at NBO National park, Giraffe Centre, and The Sheldrick Elephant Rehab Centre.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and maybe some shopping at the women’s co-operative Bead Factory (optional)
7:30pm- Dinner at Emara Ole Sereni – 3rd floor
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Please ensure your golf bags are ready to go and downstairs tonight for easy facilitation tomorrow. Bags must be light, only the necessary things for 1 round please! and your 1 caddy gift and 3000 kshs for your caddy. Note, if your caddy is elderly and needs to take a pull cart you may need to pay them an extra 500 kshs or so. Lunch is included, you will need usd cash or ksh cash for your drinks. Fill your water bottle up at the hotel before you go and then there is a refill station at the club at the turn as well. Please ensure all your golf bags are clearly marked with your names.
DAY 3 - MUTHAIGA Country Club - Mon FEB 23RD Golfers: light bags, snack packed, take water
6am- Breakfast. – Pole Pole – no rushing!
Depart hotel at 6:30am.
Tee times start at 7:58am-
Today we visit the Muthaiga Golf Club known as Home of Golf in Kenya founded in the 1920’s. Muthaiga and Karen Golf Club both share the DP Tour’s Magical Kenya Open. This year it is at Karen so we play at Muthaiga.
Golfers: caddy fee is payable to your caddy directly in cash 3000ksh after your round
Included: All transportation, Breakfast & Lunch, Green Fees
Lunch at the golf club, drinks charged separately. Note- it may be easier for me to pay for the drinks and then let you know how much to give me later. 16 credit card transactions will keep us there till next week!
All: Evening at your leisure. Sunset view from 4th floor steak house balcony restaurant is lovely. If you want to eat there please let them know in advance – and plan for a long slow dinner! pole pole!
We will be leaving tomorrow for Naivasha so luggage needs to be packed up tonight! Note- do NOT put your bags in their cases. When we get to the next place the bags will stay at reception and it is a long walk to your rooms. So your bags can stay at the club storage overnight tonight. You will have time to check in and change – theoretically!
DAY 4 - Naivasha Tue FEB 24th
6:00 am- Breakfast. I usually call reception before I go for bfast and ask for luggage assistance and then go down for bfast. Remember, your golf bags are NOT in their cases.
7:00 am- We leave for Naivasha in the Rift Valley. (3 hour drive)
We are entering the Great rift Valley – the cradle of mankind! and we will stop for a viewpoint on the way.
12pm -we will have lunch at the lodge and then tee off at 1:15pm and look for zebra, warthog and impala on the course! We are at The Great Rift Valley Course . 1 pm: chipping review at the chipping green! Range available at 1230pm- let your caddy know and they will take you.
Non Golfing activity – 430pm Meet with the naturalist at the reception and enjoy a guided nature walk learning about the flora and fauna and birds. Please let me know in advance if you want to do this.
Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Leave your golf bags at the front reception overnight. Leave your room keys with reception when you golf so that your roommate is not stuck waiting for you! (one room key per room)
7:30pm – meet for cocktails, dinner at 8pm.
DAY 5 - Naivasha Wed FEB 25th
Breakfast at 7:00am
8:am Putting review clinic. 8:15am tee off.
Non Golfing activity : 10am visit a flower farm in Naivasha- the 3rd largest exporter of roses to Europe! Please let me know in advance if you want to do this.
After the round have your caddy take your golf bag to your room so that you can pack it up. I will give you a duffel bag that you can use for safari and send everything else you don’t need. Please be sure to have your passport and any medications you need with you- don’t send those ahead! You should be able to fit 3 days worth of safari clothes and some laundry easily in the duffel bag plus your carry on. Send the big stuff onwards as we are on small plane rides. You will not need swim suits etc- only 3 days of safari clothes- super casual dinners at camp. You can also take your hand luggage as well- just send the big stuff onwards.
6:00pm- Please place golf bags and any non essential luggage outside your room for transport to Vipingo. You will not see this luggage for 3 days! You can take take your laundry with you as we go on safari! Please don’t send your meds or passports ahead. Everything you send ahead must be locked and tagged with your name please.
7:30pm – meet for cocktails and presentation by naturalist, dinner at 8:00pm. Please checkout tonight after dinner- note- at dinner tonight please pay cash because they won’t post the bill till later and we want to do all the checkout stuff tonight please and not leave it for tomorrow morning! Tomorrow is a safari day so dress for it!
Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
DAY 6 - Travel to Masai Mara Thu FEB 26th
6:30am- Coffee & tea service
7:00am- Checkout and picnic breakfast en route to airstrip for small plane ride (35min) to Masai Mara. Be ready for safari, cameras, binos, hat – if you get motion sick, this is a good day to have something handy for it.
Arrive to camp for a late lunch(by 3:00pm), stay and settle into and enjoy the camp. Good day to pack a snack!
Evening: enjoy camp, send in your laundry after you check in so that it can be ready next day- theoretically!
7:00pm cocktails, 8:00pm dinner
Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Masai Mara: Mara Crossings Camp: You are now where my soul lives! you’ll see why when you get here and you will get it! I’m so happy I get to show you this!
NOTE: you are in the bush! when it is dark, do not walk unaccompanied to your tents or to dinner etc. Masai guides will be there for you!
DAY 7 - Masai Mara Fri FEB 27TH
Mara Crossings Camp – Full Day Game Drive
6:00am- Coffee & Tea service
6:15am- Leave for sunrise game drive, picnic breakfast on the way back to camp for lunch. (exact time may shift due to sunrise time)
4:30 pm- Back out for sunset game drive.
note: this is a long day of game driving, we cannot predict what time we will get back for lunch. Our hope is 2pm.
Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8 - Masai Mara Sat FEB 28TH
Mara Crossings Camp
Full Day Game Drives
6:00am- Coffee & Tea service
6:15am- Leave for game drive, picnic breakfast and then off to visit the masai village. Back to camp for lunch (2:00pm)
5:00 pm- Back out for sunset game drive.
Note: this is a long day of game driving, we cannot predict what time we will get back for lunch. Our hope is 2:00pm.
Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 9 - Fly to Vipingo Ridge Sun MARCH 1ST
Set among 2,500 acres gated community, and your 4 bedroom golf villa – home for the next 3 nights, and also where my heart lives! this is my home, and I will stay at my house not far from your villa.
7:00am- Breakfast at camp
9:00am- Leave for airstrip. Game drive along the way. 2.25 hr small plane flight to Vipingo.
230pm : Your luggage and golf clubs you sent onwards will meet you in your villa.Please be sure to have your golf clubs unpacked and out on the front lawn for collection to be stored at the proshop. It’s a long walk to the shop so better they be there overnight!
Luxuriate in your villa upon arrival. Hit the range if you like, swim, relax.
NOTE: Clubhouse is available if you need to buy lunch upon arrival.
6pm- Meet for Dinner at the clubhouse rooftop
Included: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 10 - Mon mar 2nd Vipingo Ridge PGA course
Make coffee or tea in your villas! french press available. Make sure your water bottles are filled in your villas.
6:30am – meet your caddies at putting green
6:45 tee off split tees.- One golf cart mandatory per foursome. Designate one person to pay at proshop after the round and everyone please contribute $10 each to that person.
Please be off the course by 11:30am- sun stroke is an issue if you aren’t
Buffet brunch after your round
2:00pm- Meet at pick up area – Visit the Indian Ocean private access beach club (10 min drive) for the warmest water you have ever dipped your toes in! Wear your suits, towels provided, there is a bar down there. Lots of shade. 4:00pm depart beach.
6:15pm- Dinner at Sundowner restaurant onsite- Included
DAY 11 - Tue MAR 3rd: Vipingo Ridge PGA Course
Make coffee in your villas! french press
6:30am – meet your caddies at putting green
6:45 tee off split tees.- One golf cart mandatory per foursome. Designate one person to pay at proshop and everyone please contribute $10 each to that person.
Please be off the course by 11:30am
Buffet brunch after your round
230pm we leave for Wema Centre Visit: We leave to visit the Wema Centre and tour this incredible project that rehabilitates street connected kids. “Love Never Fails”. Bring water, it’s a 1 hour bus ride each way. We will return in time for dinner.
6:00pm- Farewell dinner at my house!
DAY 12 - Depart for Nairobi- Wed MAR 4,7,8th
Prepare for your return journey home. Its a 2 hour ride to the airport or to Diani Beach for those of you extending.
Wed Feb 4th
800am- Judie and Phil depart for Mombasa airport (1120 flight to Nairobi) – get your luggage and transfer to ET flight departing at 530pm. You will have to pay $25 for golf bag via cc and it will be pole- pole.
10am – Kerry & Vitto, Marsha & Richard – ready for pickup to be transferred to Diani Beach (2 hour ride)
2:00pm-Jodie, Bryan, Lori, Joy, Ian, Donna, Marlyn, David, Andrew, Heather -depart for Mombasa airport ( 1810 flight) –You will have to pay $25 for golf bag via cc and it will be pole- pole. 1:00pm please have your bags outside your villa ready to go so they can load the vans.
Sat Mar 7th : 800am -Kerry & Vitto depart Neptune Palm for Mombasa airport (1120 flight to Nairobi) – get your luggage and transfer to ET flight departing at 530pm. You will have to pay $25 for golf bag via cc and it will be pole- pole.
Sun Mar 8th : 4pm – Marsha & Richard- depart Neptune Palm for Moi international airport- 1810 flight to NBO. Get your bags and connect to AF 815. You will have to pay $25 for golf bag via cc and it will be pole- pole.
Golfing Guide:
- Pace of play is the paramount consideration!
- Caddies may or may not be knowledgeable on club selection or read of the greens, but they will find your ball and clean your clubs!
- Remember, you know your game better than anyone else, so don’t rely too heavily on the caddies advice if it does not work for you- they are not formally trained though they have been given some advice along their years of golfing and many are golfers of varying levels!
Caddy Guide:
- Keep your bags as light as possible as inventory of your bag takes time and it is done to protect the caddy from accusations of theft
- If you are having a granola bar as a snack, pack one for them as well. It may be their only meal.
- Sometimes caddies will ask you for a drink at 9- let them know you are happy to get them a drink after the round is over. If you do it at 9 it will take too long. There is a water station for the caddies at the turn.
- 3000 shs caddy fee to your caddy directly after your round, plus your gift you brought for them
- they may not wear it, they may sell it! you are giving freely with no expectations!
Tipping Guide:
- Please bring $1 usd per meal for waiters (leave on table after the meal)
- $1-$2 per drink to bartender
- $1-$2 to porter
- $10-room steward for multi-night stay
- $300 in cash to Far to handle all the major tips for kitchen, security, drivers and guides etc.
I’m so glad we get to share such an incredible experience in Kenya!
From the golf with animals, stunning sunsets and thrilling wildlife safaris to the beautiful lodges we stay in and the people you meet, the experiences are truly unforgettable. I hope you enjoyed every moment. The vibrant culture and the laughter we share will always be cherished memories. Thank you for coming home with me,