Kenya Classic Safari

Day 1: Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi

Location: Nairobi

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you are met by our representative and transferred privately to your accommodation in Nairobi. Known as the safari capital of Africa, Nairobi is an energetic, modern city whose top sights include the Giraffe Centre and the black rhinos of Nairobi National Park. Depending on your arrival time, visit the Karen Blixen Museum, the farmhouse at the foot of the Ngong Hills made famous by the Oscar-winning film 'Out of Africa'.

Stay: Pride Inn Azure

Day 2: Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

Location: Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, check out and begin your private safari journey to Amboseli National Park, crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. Its name comes from a Maasai word meaning 'salty dust', and it is one of the best places in Africa to see large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five habitats here, from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli to wetlands with sulphur springs, savannah and woodlands. Check in at the lodge and set out in the afternoon for your first game drive in the park.

Stay: Amboseli Sentrim

Day 3: Day 3: Amboseli National Park

Location: Amboseli National Park

Begin with a morning game drive, followed by breakfast at the lodge and the rest of the morning at leisure. Head out again for an afternoon game drive among the red-dusted elephants that roam freely across the park, often seen sprinkling their young with water at the lake. Enjoy clear views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest free-standing mountain, and look out for some of the park's more than 400 bird species.

Stay: Amboseli Sentrim

Day 4: Day 4: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha

Location: Lake Naivasha

After breakfast at the hotel, check out and drive to Lake Naivasha, a large freshwater lake in Nakuru County just outside the town of Naivasha. Situated at an elevation of 1,884 m, it is the highest lake in the Great Rift Valley. Check in, freshen up and enjoy lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, set out on a boat ride on Lake Naivasha, then return for dinner and your overnight stay.

Stay: Sentrim Elementaita

Day 5: Day 5: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara

Location: Masai Mara

After breakfast, check out and continue your safari to the Masai Mara National Reserve, one of Africa's most renowned wildlife areas. The 'Mara' extends into Tanzania as one contiguous ecosystem, celebrated for its wildlife migrations, diverse landscapes and the rich cultural heritage of the Maasai. Check in and enjoy lunch at the lodge, followed by your first half-day game drive in the Masai Mara, whether your dream is the Great Migration or the perfect wildlife photograph.

Stay: Keekorok Lodge

Day 6: Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve

Location: Masai Mara

Choose between a full-day game drive with a packed lunch, or morning and afternoon game drives with a hot lunch at the lodge. Covering 1,510 sq km of endless plains, the reserve is rich in elephant, buffalo, giraffe, lion and cheetah, alongside the migratory wildebeest and zebra. Leopards are frequently encountered, black rhino hide in dense thickets, and hippos and enormous crocodiles gather in the Mara River. Dinner at the lodge.

Stay: Keekorok Lodge

Day 7: Day 7: Masai Mara – Nairobi – Departure

Enjoy a final breakfast at the lodge, then check out of the Masai Mara National Reserve. Your private transfer takes you back to Nairobi and on to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in time for your return flight home. Leave Kenya with memories of Amboseli's red-dusted elephants beneath Kilimanjaro, the boat ride on Lake Naivasha, the hippos of the Mara River and the big cats and endless plains of the Masai Mara.