Spend nine glorious days exploring Kenya on this interesting, well-rounded itinerary. First off, spend a night in bustling Nairobi, getting acquainted with the capital city, then it’s safari time. Pass over the equator en route to Ol Pejeta wildlife sanctuary, where you’ll get to see chimpanzees. Your next destination is the Great Rift Valley lakes, full of flamingos, before you end your journey at the game-rich Masai Mara.
Welcome to Kenya! On your arrival in Nairobi a representative will meet and assist you through immigration and customs before your guest manager escorts you by private vehicle to your hotel. Enjoy a welcome safari briefing at your hotel, with rest of day at leisure.
Enjoy an early breakfast, then depart for Ol Pejeta wildlife sanctuary, pausing for a fun photo opportunity at the equator en route. Arrive at your safari lodge, which is built around a floodlit waterhole in this private wildlife sanctuary, overlooking Mount Kenya.
Take in a day of game-viewing activities with your safari guide in the Ol Pejeta reserve, visiting the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, where abandoned and rescued chimps are rehabilitated. A selection of optional activities – including night game drives, escorted walking safaris and camel rides with the local naturalist – are available.
Enjoy breakfast, then depart for the Great Rift Valley, location of some of the oldest, largest and deepest lakes in the world. The alkaline shallow soda lakes of Lake Elementeita and Lake Nakuru are famous for their flamingo flocks, which gather to feed and breed along the lakeshore. After lunch, take the afternoon at your leisure, to explore around the lakeshore at your safari lodge.
Your safari guide will arrange a day of exploring to suit your preferences before you return to your lodge. You may visit nearby Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its flamingos as well as a breeding sanctuary for the endangered black rhino, white rhino and the rare Rothschild giraffe. Alternatively, travel further north to another Rift Valley lake, Bogoria, for some great bird watching. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to your safari lodge for the evening.
Depart after breakfast and drive along the Great Rift Valley floor and enter the Masai Mara National Reserve, where you immediately begin game viewing, passing wildlife herds on the vast savannah plains as you drive towards your accommodation. After lunch, take a late afternoon game drive, returning to your lodge for dinner.
Enjoy a full day of exceptional game viewing in the Masai Mara following herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, eland, topi, impala and many other species. Herds of giraffe and elephant create a magical silhouette against the treeless savannah. Your safari guide can arrange an extended game drive, travelling further into the sanctuary far away from the other visitors and vehicles. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning late afternoon to your safari lodge.
Experience another full day of game viewing, enjoying a picnic lunch under a magnificent acacia tree before returning late afternoon to your safari lodge. Lion, leopard and cheetah are found here in greater concentrations than anywhere else in Africa and you may be lucky to catch one of the big cats stalking its prey.
After a final morning game drive, return for breakfast before your transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. Your guest representative will meet and transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward travel arrangements.
