Itinerary
- Day 1
Nairobi
Touch down in Nairobi and get settled at your hotel. The afternoon is yours to do as you like, whether that's checking out the hotel's facilities or walking around the central business district nearby.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Eka Hotel)
Optional Activities
- Explore hotel facilities
- Visit central business district
Landmarks Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Wilson Airport 
- Day 2
Nairobi to Maasai Mara
After breakfast, you'll head out of Nairobi through Kenya's fertile highlands. The drive takes you down the Rift Escarpment on a historic road built by Italian POWs during World War II. You'll pass through wheat and barley fields, stop to see a chapel the prisoners constructed, and spot the Longonot satellite station along the way. Arrive at Keekorok Lodge for lunch, then head out on your first game drive in Maasai Mara.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Keekorok Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Maasai Mara National Reserve
Optional Activities
- Visit chapel at foot of Rift Escarpment
- Walk elevated 300-metre walkway through riverine forest to bar overlooking dam with hippos
Landmarks Rift Escarpment Longonot Earth Satellite Station Maasai Mara National Reserve 
- Day 3
Maasai Mara
Start early with breakfast before visiting a Maasai village. Follow that with a morning game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve, where millions of wild animals roam including the Big Five. You'll head back to the lodge for lunch and a rest. In the afternoon, set out again for another game drive and return as the sun sets.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Keekorok Lodge)
Included Activities
- Visit to Maasai village
- Morning game drive at Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Afternoon game drive at Maasai Mara National Reserve
Landmarks Maasai Mara National Reserve 
- Day 4
Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Leave Maasai Mara after breakfast and drive through Kenya's agricultural heartland with wheat and barley plantations. From there, head north through Narok and cross the Great Rift Valley plains, keeping an eye out for giraffes and gazelles. Climb the Mau Escarpment and reach Lake Nakuru by midday. The lake's shimmering pink waters are lined with thousands of flamingos. After lunch, take an afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Lake Nakuru Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park
Landmarks Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru National Park Great Rift Valley Mau Escarpment 
- Day 5
Lake Nakuru to Amboseli
Get up early for breakfast, then drive south for a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. The lake's home to hundreds of bird species and hippos. Later, head back to Nairobi for a picnic lunch. From there, continue south to Amboseli National Park, pulling into Ol Tukai Lodge by late afternoon with Mount Kilimanjaro looming in the background.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ol Tukai Lodge)
Included Activities
- Boat ride on Lake Naivasha
Landmarks Lake Naivasha Amboseli National Park Mount Kilimanjaro 
- Day 6
Amboseli
After a good breakfast, spend the day on game drives throughout Amboseli National Park. You'll see rhinos, giraffes, gazelles, lions, cheetahs, and leopards, plus lots of birds. The park sits partly on a dry lake bed and grassland, and everything here is framed by Mount Kilimanjaro rising about 16,400 feet above the landscape.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ol Tukai Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Amboseli National Park (morning and afternoon)
Landmarks Amboseli National Park Mount Kilimanjaro 
- Day 7
Amboseli to Tarangire
Wake early for breakfast with final views of Mount Kilimanjaro, then depart Amboseli and travel to the Namanga border. Stop for lunch in Arusha, then continue through the highlands, Karatu district, wheat plains, and coffee plantations. You'll descend a spectacular escarpment and enjoy a game drive along the way. Arrive at Tarangire Sopa Lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Tarangire Sopa Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive in Tarangire National Park
Landmarks Namanga Border Arusha Tarangire National Park - Day 8
Tarangire to Lake Manyara
Spend the morning on a game drive in Tarangire National Park, known for its large concentration of elephants and varied wildlife. Return to the lodge for lunch. Then depart for Lake Manyara National Park, arriving at your lodge that sits high on the Rift Valley escarpment. You'll have dinner with views stretching out over the lake.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Lake Manyara Serena Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Lake Manyara National Park
Landmarks Tarangire National Park Lake Manyara National Park Rift Valley Escarpment - Day 9
Lake Manyara to Serengeti
After breakfast, head out on a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. The park's known for tree-climbing lions, large-tusked elephants, and hippos that weigh around three tons. You'll return for lunch, then drive northwest across the hilly highlands toward the vast Serengeti plains. You'll spot game before even entering the park. Arrive at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge near the Western Corridor and River Grumeti.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Serengeti Serena Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Lake Manyara National Park
Landmarks Lake Manyara National Park Ngorongoro Conservation Area Serengeti National Park River Grumeti 
- Day 10
Serengeti
Explore the Serengeti with game drives in the morning and afternoon. The landscape shifts between riverine forests, rocky outcrops called kopjes, and an imposing volcano. This park hosts millions of animals and the annual Great Migration of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles. Watch for the Big Five and the harder-to-spot Little Five.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Serengeti Serena Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Serengeti National Park (morning and afternoon)
Landmarks Serengeti National Park - Day 11
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater. You'll pause along the way for a picnic lunch and spot game in the Serengeti plains. Later, arrive at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, which sits on the crater's rim and draws design inspiration from the nearby Olduvai Gorge site, known as the 'Cradle of Mankind.'
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ngorongoro Serena Lodge)
Landmarks Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater Olduvai Gorge - Day 12
Ngorongoro
After breakfast, you'll descend through early morning mists down to the crater basin, about 2,000 feet below the rim, for a picnic lunch. The crater has diverse terrain ranging from forests and swamps to open grasslands and sandy dunes. Around 25,000 wild animals live here including black rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, lions, leopards, and elephants. You'll also see Maasai herders in the area. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ngorongoro Serena Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Ngorongoro Crater
Landmarks Ngorongoro Crater - Day 13
Ngorongoro to Nairobi
If you wake early, catch the sunrise across the eastern rim of Ngorongoro Crater. After breakfast, depart the lodge and begin the journey back to Arusha, arriving for lunch. Transfer to Nairobi afterward and head to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Optional Activities
- Sunrise viewing across eastern rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Landmarks Ngorongoro Crater Arusha Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
