We raise a glass to our new safari family and board chartered flights over the Great Rift Valley to the Olderkesi Conservancy where a team of Landcruisers and warriors take us straight into a wildlife drive. We arrive to Cottars for our first candle-lit dinner, bonfire and introduction to the Masai people, the Cottars family and their inspiring vision.

Eager to see animals, we load a picnic and venture through the Conservancy and the Masai Mara Reserve to see the drama of the whole Serengeti ecosystem. We have brunch in the bush and meander back to camp for lounging, sundown cocktails and another dinner under the stars.

After a morning to sleep in or a hilltop hike with rangers, we visit the local village, school and Mara Elephant Project, then head back for an afternoon by the pool. After dinner, the option for a night drive.

We set-off before sunrise to watch airballoons fire, lift in their silent brilliance and carry us silently over the plains before landing for a champaign breakfast in the bush. After a game drive home, we nap and chill by the pool before dinner and a dance party.

A morning bush walk or beading lesson with Masai artisans, we've settled into safari life now. After lunch on the banks of the Mara River, we head to a Rhino Sanctuary and finish our safari with a very special dinner in the wilderness.

We say farewell to the Mara, change our khakis for linens and fly to paradise. We step from the plane right onto a boat and glide through the Indian Ocean to Lamu, a sacred island and village made of coral. A staff and chef welcome us into a home you'll escape to you in your dreams forever, where we settle in for a feast beneath the stars.

We take it "Pole Pole," slowly slowly, with a morning walk through the romantic village to visit our favorite artisans. After lunch and some pool time, we set off on an ancient sailboat with drummers and appetizers to sail through mangrove forests for sunset.

We make an early morning trip to bustling Lamu Town for a tour of the ancient city and visit artisans upcycling art from ship wreckage and ocean plastics. We cruise home for lunch, reggae and more lounging before boarding another Dhow to sail into an ancient mangrove forest and a traditional Swahili dinner around a fire on the sand with drums.

Morning yoga and a last beach walk and swim before we pack up and fly back to Nairobi to hit the main artisan market and grab a bite at one of our favorite restaurants. Once at the airport, it’s big hugs, plans for sundowners at home and boarding the flight with new friends and new inspiration.

After morning cappucinos and scheming of ways to stay forever, we head back to Nairobi for lunch at one of our favorite restaurants and visit the primary artisan market. For those departing, we hug, make plans for sundowners at home and sit on the plane a different person.

Hopefully soon, all airplanes and vehicles will be powered by the sun (some are!). In the meantime, the most detrimental environmental impact of a trip is the jet-fuel burned and the best counter-measure we have is to offset the CO2 through investment in local and international reforestation programs creating O2 and renewable energy and sequestering carbon.

House in the Wild has a long standing relationship with local Masai - and together they founded the Olderkesi Conservancy to create livelihoods through sustainable rangelands, where wildlife, cattle and people can thrive together. Daily conservation fees are divided equally among every family who contribute their land, creating a wildlife corridor for endangered species.

Women and girls are one of the most critical missing pieces in the conservation narrative. Traditionally, women in Masai communities have roles relegated to a pastoral way of life. We engage our travelers in creating and championing fundraising efforts to create economic livelihoods and leadership roles for women and access to education, mentorship and health services.