Itinerary
- Day 1
Nairobi
You'll arrive in Nairobi and meet up with your group at 6 pm. If you get there early, there's an optional city tour that includes lunch, or you can grab dinner with fellow travelers if you prefer.
Optional Activities
- Nairobi Experience urban adventure tour (4-hour)
- Group dinner with travel companions
Landmarks/POIs Nairobi - Day 2
Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park
Head north-west through the Great Rift Valley, passing Lake Naivasha and Lake Elementaita before reaching Lake Nakuru National Park. You'll stop at a nearby village and take a cooking class with locals, then share what you've made for dinner.
- Meals
- Dinner (Meal prepared during cooking class with local community)
Included Activities
- Drive through Great Rift Valley
- Village walk and interaction with local community
- Cooking class with local community
Landmarks/POIs Great Rift Valley Lake Naivasha Lake Elementaita Lake Nakuru National Park - Day 3
Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha
Start early with breakfast, then jump into a game drive through Lake Nakuru National Park looking for rhinos and wildlife. After lunch back at camp, you'll travel to Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake surrounded by papyrus reeds and acacia trees where hippos and birds hang out.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Light breakfast), Lunch
Included Activities
- Early morning overland vehicle game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park
- Drive to Lake Naivasha
Landmarks/POIs Lake Nakuru National Park Lake Naivasha - Day 4
Lake Naivasha
Take a boat across Lake Naivasha with a guide to spot hippos, kingfishers, fish eagles, herons, giraffes, zebras, and waterbucks against the Eburru volcanic mountains. The rest of your day is open for optional activities like Hell's Gate National Park or renting a bike to explore.
Included Activities
- Boat trip across Lake Naivasha with experienced guide
Optional Activities
- Hell's Gate National Park trip
- Bike hire for day exploration
Landmarks/POIs Lake Naivasha Eburru volcanic mountain range Hell's Gate National Park - Day 5
Lake Naivasha to Loita Hills
Leave Lake Naivasha with a food stop in Narok, then continue to Loita Hills where the Maasai live. You'll arrive at Tepesua Village and be greeted with traditional warrior songs and dances. Learn about Maasai training, visit the community village for widows, and spend the evening by a campfire hearing about their culture.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Stop in Narok for food shopping
- Welcome ceremony with traditional Maasai warrior song and dance
- Maasai warrior training presentation
- Walk to community village
- Evening around campfire with Maasai warriors
Landmarks/POIs Loita Hills Tepesua Village - Day 6
Loita Hills to Maasai Mara
Travel from Loita Hills toward Maasai Mara on mostly paved roads (the last 5 km gets dusty or muddy depending on weather). After setting up camp and having lunch, you'll head out in 4WDs for a game drive hunting for wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo, elephants, and rhinos.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- 4WD game drive through Maasai Mara
Landmarks/POIs Maasai Mara National Reserve - Day 7
Maasai Mara
An optional sunrise balloon ride is available if you pre-book (includes a safety briefing from your pilot), followed by bush breakfast with great photo chances. Later, join the full group for an all-day 4WD game drive through Maasai Mara with local guides, exploring different landscapes and wildlife.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Full-day 4WD game drive through Maasai Mara National Reserve with expert local driver guides
Optional Activities
- Sunrise balloon safari over Maasai Mara (pre-booking required)
Landmarks/POIs Maasai Mara National Reserve - Day 8
Maasai Mara to Nairobi
You'll head back to Nairobi this morning and check into your hotel. The evening is yours to relax before a second welcome meeting at 6 pm to meet your next group.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks/POIs Nairobi - Day 9
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
Board the overland vehicle for Amboseli National Park, home to Kenya's largest African elephant population including rare 'big tuskers' with huge tusks. On clear days you'll see Mt Kilimanjaro. Once you arrive, you'll head right out on a game drive to explore and spot wildlife.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Overland vehicle game drive at Amboseli National Park
Landmarks/POIs Amboseli National Park Mt Kilimanjaro 
- Day 10
Amboseli National Park to Mto wa Mbu
Visit the Kimana Ranger Project to meet rangers protecting Kimana Sanctuary and learn about their work in the Greater Amboseli ecosystem. Later, travel toward the Kenya-Tanzania border to Mto wa Mbu, a small African village, where you'll walk around with locals visiting farms, mills, and homes, then have a traditional dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional dinner with local community)
Included Activities
- Kimana Ranger Project visit and ranger training academy tour
- Guided village walk around Mto wa Mbu
- Visit to local farms, milling machines, and homes
- Traditional dinner with local community
Landmarks/POIs Kimana Sanctuary Mto wa Mbu - Day 11
Mto wa Mbu to Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
Rise early and enter the Ngorongoro Conservation area where you'll switch to open-roof 4WDs. Explore the crater rim and descend to the bottom to see wildebeest, lions, zebras, cheetahs, buffalo, gazelles, and black rhinos. From there, continue to the Serengeti's vast plains, have a picnic lunch, and settle into your campsite.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Ngorongoro Crater 4x4 game drive (including rim views and crater floor exploration)
- Drive to Serengeti National Park
Landmarks/POIs Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti National Park - Day 12
Serengeti National Park
Start with a dawn game drive while animals are most active, then return for brunch around 11 am. An optional sunrise balloon ride is available (pre-book required) with a safety briefing and bush breakfast after. Rest during the heat, then head out again at dusk for another game drive before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Dawn overland vehicle game drive
- Afternoon overland vehicle game drive at dusk
Optional Activities
- Sunrise balloon ride over Serengeti (pre-booking required)
Landmarks/POIs Serengeti National Park - Day 13
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
You'll take a slower-paced game drive this morning and enjoy a picnic lunch as you leave Serengeti National Park. Take in the final sights of this place before the long drive to Karatu, a small town that'll be your base for the next two nights.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Leisurely game drive through Serengeti
Landmarks/POIs Serengeti National Park Karatu - Day 14
Karatu
This day is free, so you can relax or explore however you want. Options include visiting a local coffee plantation, an optional game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, or hiking through Ngorongoro Reserve Forest to the Elephant Caves with a guide showing you animal tracks and birdlife.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Local coffee plantation visit
- Lake Manyara National Park game drive
- Hike through Ngorongoro Reserve Forest to Elephant Caves with local guide
Landmarks/POIs Lake Manyara National Park Ngorongoro Reserve Forest Elephant Caves - Day 15
Karatu to Arusha or Nairobi
Set out around 7:30 am for your final leg. You'll stop in Arusha where you can end your trip, or continue back to Nairobi and get dropped at a central hotel. No accommodation is provided on this last night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks/POIs Arusha Nairobi
