Your African adventure begins the moment you step off the plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. A friendly representative will warmly welcome you and provide a seamless transfer to your elegant city hotel. After checking in, enjoy a comprehensive briefing on the spectacular days ahead. Spend the rest of your day exploring the heart of Kenya’s capital or relaxing by the rooftop pool.

Fuel up with an early breakfast before departing for the world-renowned Masai Mara National Reserve. Along the way, enjoy a brief stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for stunning panoramic photos. You will arrive at the Mara in time for check-in and a delicious lunch. This afternoon, head out on your first thrilling game drive. Keep your camera ready as you search for the reserve’s famous abundance of wildlife, including the iconic Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino) as well as giraffes, zebras, gazelles, and wildebeests.

Start your day with breakfast before embarking on a full day game drive through the spectacular Masai Mara. Alternatively, you can begin your morning with an unforgettable Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari (USD 450 per person), drifting over the plains at sunrise before joining the day’s adventure. Your extensive game drive will focus on tracking down the iconic Big Five alongside the reserve’s abundant wildlife species. As you traverse the vast grasslands, you will also take in the Mara’s beautifully varied scenery, which serves as a vibrant habitat for hundreds of bird species. For those interested in a cultural experience, an optional visit to a traditional Maasai Village is also available today ($30 per person). You will return to the accommodation for your meals and overnight stay.

After breakfast, descend into the breathtaking Great Rift Valley en route to Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive at your stunning hillside lodge for lunch before embarking on an afternoon game viewing drive. Lake Nakuru is a sanctuary for rare wildlife. You’ll have the unique chance to spot endangered black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, waterbucks, and lions roaming near the lake’s edge.

Enjoy breakfast then drive via Nairobi to Amboseli National Park. You will be arriving for lunch. This afternoon depart on a game viewing drive. Weather permitting can you can enjoy the view of the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. The park is home to the lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest among others. Return back to the lodge, enjoy dinner and overnight at the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge or similar

Spend a spectacular day exploring Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives. Derived from the Masai word meaning “salty dust,” Amboseli is globally renowned as the best place in Africa to get up close to massive, free-roaming herds of elephants. Watch hippos and buffalos wallow in the emerald-green emerald swamps fed by Kilimanjaro’s melting snow, and take in a legendary African sunset from the prehistoric Observation Hill.

Enjoy breakfast and depart for Tsavo West National Park, checking into your stone-built lodge for lunch. Your afternoon game drive reveals a dramatic, volcanic landscape unlike anywhere else in Kenya. Explore the striking Shetani and Chaimu Lava Flows—a massive 8km stretch of black magma from eruptions 250 years ago. Then, visit the magical Mzima Springs, where 250 million liters of crystal-clear water filter daily from Mt. Kilimanjaro. Step into a specially designed underwater viewing bunker to watch hippos and fish swim right past you!

Enjoy breakfast before journeying to the legendary wilderness of Tsavo East National Park. Upon arrival, check in and savor lunch at the Lodge before embarking on an afternoon game drive. This expansive sanctuary is famed not only for its incredible wildlife but also for its geological wonders, most notably the awe-inspiring Yatta Plateau, the world’s longest lava flow. Your afternoon will be spent tracking the region’s larger mammals, from vast herds of iconic dust-red elephants to lions, leopards, and buffaloes. Along the waterways and plains, you will also encounter hippos, crocodiles, unique antelopes like the gerenuk, and a vibrant tapestry of birdlife. Wrap up your day of discovery with dinner and a relaxing overnight stay at the lodge.

Wake up for your final morning breakfast in the wild. Departing with a delicious picnic lunch, you have the flexibility to tailor the end of your journey. Choose a southern transfer to the pristine beaches of Mombasa for a relaxing beach extension, or head back to Nairobi for your international departure flight home.