Your driver/guide will meet you at your Nairobi hotel for a trip briefing before making the drive to Samburu National Reserve, in time for lunch. That afternoon you’ll experience your first safari in this beautiful and serene reserve that is bisected by the Ewaso Ng’iro River, providing much-needed water that attracts a variety of wildlife. You might see big cats, elephants, Oryx, hippo, Zebra and Giraffe. Samburu has over 350 bird species, including bee-eaters, eagles, and secretary birds.

Today you’ll be treated to a full day experiencing all that dreamy Samburu has to offer. The reserve has several claims to fame, including being one of two places where George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the lioness; famously featured in the book and movie Born Free. It also served as the location for BBC’s acclaimed documentary series Secret Life of Elephants. other unique animals found in this park include the Gerenuk antelope, referred to as the Giraffe antelope, and the Gravy Zebra, these are breeds endemic to the north of the equator. This evening there is an optional activity of visiting the Samburu people in their own village, these are the cousins of the Maasai tribe of the southern rift valley, at an extra cost, where just like their Maasai brothers, they will showcase their rich traditional culture,

Shortly after breakfast, you’ll depart for Nakuru National Park, a Rift Valley soda lake made famous for its huge population of pink flamingos that line the shores of Lake Nakuru in their thousands, sometimes millions. That afternoon you’ll have your best chance of seeing both black and white rhino during your game drive. Both species are protected by a sanctuary so the park enjoys high concentrations of these rare animals. Tree climbing Lions, leopards, endangered Rothschilds giraffe, and waterbucks are also abundant.

An early breakfast ensures you’ll get to the internationally acclaimed Maasai Mara in time for lunch; a beautiful drive along the way will take you through the striking western walls of the Great Rift Valley. Your first Mara experience will take place with an afternoon game drive through this special place. World-renowned for being home to the seasonal Great Migration when the plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra; there are also thousands of resident wildlife year-round, including the ‘big five’ animals of buffalo, rhino, lion, leopard, and elephant.

A full day of game viewing awaits in the stunning Maasai Mara grasslands, providing a uniquely African panorama to compliment the many photographs you’ll no doubt be taking of animal encounters. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch at a hippo pool in the bush and afterward, you’ll have the option of continuing with your safari or visiting a traditional Maasai village visit which is an optional activity at an extra cost per person where you learn about this community who have stuck with their rich culture or an Optional early morning hot air balloon ride over the mara at an extra cost per person. We highly recommend this, it's worth the effort. This must be booked together with the trip to avoid disappointments during the high season when there are a lot of bookings.

After breakfast, you’ll hit the road early to travel to breathtaking Amboseli National Park via Nairobi for a brief lunch break at the carnivore restaurant famous for meat lovers. Whilst Amboseli is best known for birds, elephants, and lions, you could also see buffalo, cheetah, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, and hyenas all with majestic Mount Kilimanjaro serving as an impressive backdrop.

Be sure your camera is charged because after breakfast you’ll be enjoying yet another full day of game viewing in Kenya. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in the park and as long as the clouds stay away, you could end the day with a glorious African sunset over Kilimanjaro.

This morning you’ll drive to Tsavo West National Park via the incredible Shetani lava flows, Formed from a volcanic eruption around 200 years ago, they now form a stark, black blanket covering the terrain. There is also the Mzima springs, a collection of natural springs that host a large population of crocodiles and hippos. You’ll arrive at Tsavo West in time for lunch before embarking on an evening game drive in one of Kenya’s largest and most beautiful national parks.

After breakfast, there will be another chance for game viewing in this enchanting park, where other notable animal residents include buffalo, elephant, rhino, leopard, lion, kudu, and giraffe en route as you are driven back to Nairobi where your trip concludes.