Day 1: Arrival Nairobi

Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport met and assisted by our representative. Transfer to Ole Sereni Hotel at the edge of Nairobi National Park. Nairobi is a city that reverberates with life and energy. The pulse of the city beats with more than the life in the sprawling savannah, but also within the history, food, and culture of the city itself. The delicious scent of samosas rises through the street; the flaky crunch of the outer shell lingers in the air. The city center bustles and is filled with colorful goods that range from everyday products to gently carved giraffes.

Day 2-3: Fly to Mount Kenya Region

After breakfast in your luxurious hotel, our guide will pick you and drop you at the Wilson airport in time for your flight to the Mount Kenya Region. This will be your home for the next two nights. Mount Kenya towers above the country, a jagged expanse of rock that gazes down on green plains and thick forest. Nestled on the mountain's gentle lower slopes, your rustic treetop lodge is ideally situated to explore this UNESCO World Heritage site. Sit back, relax, and watch the steady procession of wildlife that drinks from the nearby waterhole. Then cast your eyes across the landscape, taking in the snow-capped peaks and dramatic mountain scenery. Providing a visual contrast is the thick vegetation of the middle slopes, the Mount Kenya Forest providing safe opportunities to walk amongst nature. Elephants, buffalos, and black and white colobus monkeys roam free here, as do zebras and various smaller animals

Day 4-5: Explore the Samburu

After your exciting stay at the mount Kenya region, today you fly further north to the Samburu National Reserve. On landing you will be met and assisted to transfer to Sentrim Samburu - your home for the next two nights.

Samburu also boasts a cast of animals that can't be found further south. Long-necked gerenuks stand upright on their hind legs, these bizarre looking antelopes stretching to feed from tree branches. Beisa oryx wander in small herds, their breathtakingly straight horns impressing every visitor. Tiny Kirk's dik-dik barely stand higher than the grass, the smallest of antelopes offering a cute break as you search for the park's predators. With two afternoon, and one morning game drive, you should have enough time to spot the park's complete cast, including hippos, elephant herds, waterbuck, and the big cats. Providing the soundtrack, there are 350 species of birds. Nile crocodiles emerge from the river every evening. As you settle into the safari adventure, you'll realize that spotting animals isn't limited to game drives. In Kenya's unique national reserves you're surrounded by wildlife, and who knows what will wander past the lodge as you're enjoying dinner.

Day 6-8: Head south to Masai Mara Game Reserve

Leaving behind the "True Wilderness" of Africa, you will fly south of the equator to Kenya's Wildlife crown jewel - The Masai Mara. You will be assisted on arrival and transfered to Mara Bushtops Camp. Mara Bushtops boasts a sensational location, perched on the side of a hill, with a scenic valley to one side. Set amid our Bushtops Conservancy, a private ranch bordering the Masai Mara, we are less than five kilometres from the main gate into the Mara National Park. Nearby airstrips at Siana Springs and Keekorok bring Mara Bushtops within easy range of daily direct flights from Nairobi, Loisaba, Lewa Downs, Samburu, Malindi, Mombasa and Diani.

The Maasai Mara is an otherworldly experience with the sheer abundance of wildlife difficult to comprehend. These grass plains are not inhabited by thousands of animals; there are literally millions of mammals roaming freely. Wildebeest gather in humongous herds, slowly devouring the grass beneath their hooves. Thompson's gazelle and zebra stick close by, forming great packs of animals that cover huge swathes of the rich landscape. They provide a patchwork quilt across the plains, offering a constant reminder of why the reserve is named after the Maasai word for “spotted.”

Day 9: Depart for Nairobi

Enjoy the delicious comforts of breakfast before you catch a flight and return to Nairobi. The city welcomes you back with open arms and always more to explore. Depending on the time for your international flight you will be given a dayroom at Eka Hotel and lunch can be enjoyed at the nearby Beef Eaters Club - commonly known as Carnivore where all types of meats will be served including game meat (Camel, Crocodile, Ostrich).