12 Days Out of Africa Safari

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, we will meet you in style- for assistance and transfer to your hotel of stay where you are booked on bed and breakfast basis. Overnight at Sarova Pan Africa Hotel.

After breakfast, drive to one of the most popular parks in Kenya, Amboseli National Park, home to around 900 elephant. Located near Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest freestanding mountain, weather permitting you will be able to witness the snowcapped peak. Amboseli National Park offers the chance to encounter magnificent herds of elephant. With its low vegetation, it is renowned as one of the best wildlife viewing areas in Africa. Look out for lion, buffalo, zebra and a diverse range of birdlife. The park's dry and dusty form is due to the volcanic ash that came from Mt. Kilimanjaro on its last eruption, yet the lush green areas are a result of a continuous water supply from the mountain's melting snow.Following an exciting afternoon game drive, you will spend two nights at Sentrim tented camp. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

We enjoy an early breakfast then depart for Mt. Kenya region arrive at the lodge in time for lunch then enjoy the facilities of the lodge, explore the Mount Kenya National Park or take an optional tracking guided tour evening enjoy watching different animals as they come to lick salt and quench thirst at the pool. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Enjoy an early morning breakfast, drive north to Samburu National Reserve where you will spend the next two nights at Wilderness Lodge situated on the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River. Experience the African desert at its best and as a lesser known park it is less crowded, with game drives on both days giving you the opportunity to spot leopard, lion and cheetah. This is the dry, north of Kenya and the reserve attracts wildlife not often seen elsewhere, so be on the lookout for gerenuks – a unique gazelle with a long neck that stands on its hind legs.

The light and vast openness creates a lonesome panoramic beauty and the permanent water supply acts like a lure for the abundant species found here. The region is home to the uncommon Grevy's zebra with huge fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing on hind legs to feed, Somali ostriches with distinct blue legs and the shy Oryx. Elephant and crocodile are guaranteed sightings, excellent bird watching with numerous varieties of weaverbirds and the martial eagle. Dinner and overnight at Saruni Samburu Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Drive south to the Sweetwater's Camp for lunch and an afternoon game drive. Visit the remarkable Chimpanzee and Rhino Sanctuaries. Incorporated within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the sanctuary is the only place in Kenya where the highly endangered and remarkably intelligent chimpanzee can be seen and houses the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. Dinner and overnight stay at Sweetwater's Lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Drive via Thomson's Falls to Lake Nakuru for lunch. Here, due to an abundance of algae in the lake, flamingo famously lines the shores. Sometimes (in season) all that can be seen is an incredible moving mass of pink! Enjoy an afternoon game drive hopefully spotting beautiful flamingos on the lake and the resident rhino. Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Elementaita Lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Drive to the awe-inspiring Maasai Mara and take an afternoon game drive. The most famous game reserve in the world, the Maasai Mara is what safari dreams are made of - rolling grasslands, wide open savannah and rich in African wildlife. Spot prides of lions basking in the shade, seek out an elusive solo leopard and have your camera at the ready for other spectacular wildlife including cheetah and hyena. The Maasai Mara is also renowned for the incredible annual migration of zebra and wildebeest. You will take three nights here to Explore, Experience and to re-discover the Magic of Masai Mara Game Reserve. Several activities abound for instance a visit to the Maasai village to experience first hand the Maasai culture or do a more joyous and exciting Balloon ride (of course at an extra cost) Dinner and overnight-stay at Mara Plains Camp. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast, return to Nairobi with lunch on the way. Arriving at your Nairobi hotel late afternoon or transfer to the airport for your onward journey.