The Ultimate Safari- A 20-Day Exploration of Kenya’s Untamed Beauty

Head out for an early morning game drive where you can spot Samburu's special "Big Five" or experience rare sightings of Beisa oryx, gerenuk, Grévy's zebra, Masai ostrich, and reticulated giraffe (Somali giraffe).

Just as the outdoors heats up, we'll head back inside for breakfast and leisure time at the lodge's pools, poolside bar and health club.

Head out for your second game drive at 4pm to spot hunting wildcats and lumbering elephants, as the evening sun brings most animals out to feed and drink water.

Dinner and overnight stay at lodge/camp.

Early morning breakfast then drive across the Great Rift Valley to Nakuru. Stop at the Thompson falls in Nyahururu town for the beautiful scenery. Here you can buy some souvenirs and enjoy traditional dances.

Wheat, coffee and tea plantations will be seen en route. You will cross the equator line again as you head to Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch.

Head out for an afternoon game drive into the unique Nakuru National park, located in the picturesque Great Rift Valley. . Scan the bushed grasslands, yellow acacia trees and blue-green lake for buffalo, Rothschild giraffes, black and white rhinos, baboons, lions, hyena and more than 400 bird species.

Drive back to Nakuru for dinner and overnight stay at your Lodge /Camp.

Have an early breakfast and proceed to Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

The road to the Maasai Mara makes a great and scenic drive via Maasai country and along the floors of the Great Rift Valley. The Maasai Mara game reserve is arguably Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary. Virtually every type of wildlife can be seen at the Mara.

Arrive in Maasai Mara in time for lunch and check in to your Lodge/Camp.

Dinner and overnight stay at Lodge/Camp.

Options: You may take an early morning hot air balloon ride to see millions of wildlife migration from the air USD $450 per person or visit a traditional Maasai Manyatta /village (from $35 per person) to get to know their culture, traditions and way of life.

Enjoy a full day in the Maasai Mara with unlimited game drives which involves early morning, mid-morning, and evening game drives.

Have a picnic lunch by the river and continue with the afternoon game drive. Here, we'll search for grazing giraffes, speedy antelopes and hippos, but our most sought-after sightings are of Africa's Big Five – the five most fierce and dangerous animals on the continent: the African buffalo, black rhinos, bush elephants, leopards and lions.

There's more: the Great Migration.


This annual event is considered the Eighth Wonder of the World, and for good reason: every year, millions of wildebeest (gnu) and hundreds of thousands of zebra cross Tanzania's Serengeti and into the Maasai Mara, comprising the largest land animal migration in the world. This event usually happens between late July and October.

Dinner and overnight stay at Lodge/Camp.

Early morning game drive in Maasai Mara followed by breakfast.

Depart Maasai Mara National Reserve for a game drive as we head to Nairobi. There shall be stops to view the Great Rift Valley.

Arrive in time for lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant that serves barbequed meat including of some wild game.

Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

Breakfast followed by a day of excursions around Nairobi.

NAIROBI EXCURSIONS (OPTIONS)

Nairobi National Park - 4 hours
This unique wildlife sanctuary is tucked just 10 kms away from the bustling city centre. Animal including four members of the big five, except the elephant. Animals to be found here include; lions, leopards, zebras, rhinos, wildebeests, and other species, including beautiful bird life.

Nairobi City Tour - 3 hours
The tour covers the city in the sun. This includes the city centre, city market, parliament buildings, the railway station, old Nairobi PC's office of the 1902 and the National Museum which hosts the display of the early man, tribal regalia and the flora and fauna of Kenya. A visit to the adjacent snake park is also included.

Karen Blixen and the Giraffe Centre - 3 hours
Home of the famous novelist Karen von Blixen, the Museum contains many of her original pieces along with some pieces donated to the makers of the film 'Out of Africa'. Later proceed to the Giraffe Centre where you will have the chance to see the endangered Rothschild giraffe and hand feed them.

Bomas of Kenya - 3 hours
Boma is a Swahili word meaning an enclosure where people stay, for instance in a village. Bomas of Kenya is just a few kilometers from the city center and is a cultural center with numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya's cultures which has been recreated for visitors to witness traditional village life from various Kenyan communities. Here, you will be entertained by traditional dances and music while learning about different communities and cultures in Kenya.

David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage – 3 hours.
Foster an Elephant or Rhino Orphan at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Kenya. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a elephant charity, established in memory of the famous Naturalist and founder Warden of Kenya’s giant Tsavo East National Park, David Sheldrick, who worked at the park from 1948 until 1976.

Here, you will learn about the history of the orphanage and about the different elephant and rhino calves being taken care of at the sanctuary.

Have dinner and your overnight stay at your hotel

The travel day begins with breakfast at your Nairobi hotel, continues with lunch and culminates with dinner in the shadow of Kilimanjaro when you arrive at Amboseli national park.

Amboseli National Park sits on an international border, its Kenyan sights flanked by Tanzania's imposing stratovolcano –Mt.Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain the world.

Dinner and overnight at Lodge/Camp.

Early morning game drive around the park with the beautiful view of Africa’s tallest Snow Capped Mt. Kilimanjaro (19340ft). The park provides vantage view of the majestic mountain with its snowcapped peaks being easily seen.

Drive across the park and spot different wildlife before Maasai visiting a traditional Maasai manyatta (homestead) where you will interact with them and learn more about their culture, traditions and how they co-exist with wildlife in the park.

Dinner and overnight stay at camp/lodge

Have breakfast and then drive to Tsavo East National Park. Tsavo East National Park (11,000sq, km), was established around the turn of the century when the Kenya – Uganda railway and Tsavo Bridge were built.

Have a buffet lunch at a lodge overlooking a nearby waterhole with photo hide offering a good opportunity for photographs.

Dinner and overnight stay at lodge.

Breakfast and check out from the Tsavo then begin your drive to South Coast.

Arrive in the afternoon where you will be transferred to your hotel for lunch, rest and the start of your beach vacation.

Breakfast and then check out of your South Coast hotel.

Drive to Mombasa and cross the ferry for your continuation of your vacation along the coast.

Arrive at your hotel and freshen up before heading out for a full day of touring the town.

OPTIONS; SIGHT SEEING/EXCURSIONS IN MOMBASA
Sightseeing includes a visit to Fort Jesus (the fortress built by the Portuguese in 1593). Today the fort houses the museum.

A short walk through the old town with its narrow twisting alleys, overhanging balconies and carved doors brings you to the harbor. The harbor is still in use and one can find some Arab Dhows operating.

A short ride through the center of Mombasa takes you to other points of interest including the market; the huge elephant’s tusks (Metal board) along the Moi Avenue.

Across the causeway, to Changamwe to Akamba wood carving industry. This is a cooperative industry consisting of over 1,900 local members all producing great variety of woodcarvings, all at very reasonable prices.

Visit the Nature Trail for where different species of birds and wild animals can be seen. Also found in this manmade Eden are the giant Tortoise, Fish, snakes, Hippos, Buffaloes, Oryx, Elands, Giraffes and other variety of wildlife.

Evening drop off at your hotel.

Breakfast then transfer to SGR station/ airport to take the morning train /flight to Nairobi.

Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to the airport in time for your flight back home or for a drop off at your hotel.