Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve 

After breakfast at your hotel in Nairobi, we will pick you up and leave for Maasai Mara National Reserve. We drive through the Great Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti Plains, famously known for its spectacular annual wildebeest migration. It is also home to Africa’s Big Five (lions, elephants, leopards, buffalos, and rhinos). Enjoy lunch at the camp and relax before departing on the afternoon game drive. Other animals in the reserve include Maasai giraffes, buffalos, eland, and thousands of plains game, including impalas, zebras, tophi, and both Thompsons and Grant gazelles. 

Day 2: Full Day in Maasai Mara 

After breakfast at 6:30am, you will leave for a full-day game drive with a packed lunch. The search for great wild animals continues! On the plains are large herds of herbivores grazing and cheetahs and leopards hiding in their locations. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas. Some 95 species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and over 400 bird species are recorded in the reserve. Nowhere in Africa is wildlife more abundant, so a visitor hardly struggles to see the Big Five. Lunch will be at a picnic spot close to the Mara River, where you are sure to see animals cross the river in their attempt to migrate from the north to the south. 

Finally, you will return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Day 3: Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast you will drive to Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch and check in at the lodge. Afternoon enjoy a game drive at the Nakuru National Park. Later get back to hotel for dinner and overnight. 

Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes at an elevation of 1,754 m (5,755 ft.) above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park. The lake’s abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha National Park 

After breakfast we’ll drive to Lake Naivasha, where you will arrive at the Lodge in time for lunch and check in. In the afternoon, you can take some time to unwind and relax at the hotel while enjoying the serene surroundings and also go for a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge. 

Lake Naivasha is a stunning freshwater lake fringed by papyrus. The lake and its environs boast a wealth of natural wonders, and the fertile land and abundant water supply have established this area as one of Kenya’s prime agricultural regions. Most of the lake is encompassed by groves of the yellow-barked Acacia Xanthophlea, commonly referred to as the yellow fever tree. These woodlands are teeming with a diverse array of bird species, making Naivasha a world-renowned birding destination. The lake’s waters attract a wide range of wildlife to its shores, including giraffes, buffalos, colobus monkeys, and hippos.

Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park

After breakfast you will drive to Amboseli Game Reserve where you will arrive in time for lunch. Enjoy your afternoon rest at your own leisure. In the late afternoon, you will go for your first game drive. 

Amboseli National Park is famous for its scenery with a backdrop of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which dominates the landscape, and open plains. The Park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. The ecosystem is mainly savannah grassland, spread across the Kenya-Tanzania border. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Maasai and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro; highest peak and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. 

Day 6: Full day in Amboseli National Park 

You will have two game drives scheduled for this day. After breakfast you will take off for the morning game drive on the open flat plains; the ideal place to search for pride of lion, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, and wildebeest. The swamps are good places to catch the elephant as they bathe in the mud. There is a wealth and diversity of bird species to see as well. Ensure your camera has a liberal memory car since Africa has a few better blends of untamed life and landscape. The Royal Court of Kilimanjaro is best known for its views of Mt. Kilimanjaro and its expansive crowds of a free-wandering elephants. You can also visit Maasai Manyatta Village where you can take in more about Africa’s most renowned tribal society. Later in the day, you will return to camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Day 7: Amboseli National Park to Taita Hills Wildlife sanctuary 

After an early morning breakfast, you will check out and head through Tsavo East to Taita Hills Game Sanctuary. The green hills of Taita contrast with the dry, red soil of Tsavo. So too, is Taita’s relatively small size compared with the immense sprawl of Tsavo. But this more compact size works to our advantage. The rangers usually know where the bigger animals are in the reserve and guide us accordingly. It’s not unusual to spot dozens of species during the game drives here. Lions and elephants are commonly spotted in the reserve. You’ll stay overnight at Taita Hills. 

Day 8: Taita Hills to Nairobi

After breakfast you will head out for a morning game drive and enjoy the serenity of nature as you enjoy your sightings. You will then return to camp for breakfast and then check out and drive to Nairobi or drive to Voi to board your train to Nairobi. From there we will drop you off at your hotel or the airport for your return flight, which ends our safari services.