5 – 6 Hour Drive
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

5:00 am This is an early start to get you to the Masai Mara with plenty of time for game drives. Your Africa Kenya Safari driver/guide will swing by your hotel, residence, or place of your choosing to start your journey.

Board your private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep to begin your trip to Maasai country. On the way, you’ll pass small farms as we head through the Great Rift Valley. We’ll make rest stops and take in the great landforms of the towering valley escarpments. And we might pass Maasai herdsmen tending to their cattle.

We’ll get to the park around lunchtime. So settle into your safari lodge or tented camp and refresh before heading out for the first of our many game drives over the next six days.

Congratulations – you’ve made it to one of the most famous wildlife parks in the world. These lands are home to numerous prides of lions, plus leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and dozens of grazers like buffalo, zebra, and gazelle.

In the late afternoon, we’ll head back to our accommodation to relax, enjoy dinner, and refresh for the day ahead.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

There’s a reason the Masai Mara is Kenya’s most popular reserve – it is blessed with the richest concentration of wildlife in the region. The big cats and all the other large wildlife grace these hills and golden savannahs.

You’ll appreciate this density of species as you travel the park in your 4 x 4.

And during the season of the Great Migration (July – October) prepare to witness the most dramatic movement of animals anywhere. Down at the Mara River, wildebeests, zebras, and gazelle by the thousands flood into the park in their yearly trek for vegetation.

Anticipating their arrival are great numbers of crocodiles in the river as well as every sort of predator in the hills – lions, leopards, cheetahs – all engaged in nature’s never-ending cycles.

We offer opportunities to view this natural spectacle from high above in a hot air balloon. This optional safari will have you rising with the sun as the park comes alive showing off its vibrant wildlife. Just ask your guide about this unforgettable option.

While at the park you can also take an optional visit to the local Maasai people. Travel to their nearby village to meet and learn about the traditional Maasai way for a different sort of cultural moment.

Toward evening, we’ll head back to our Mara accommodation for dinner and a relaxing evening.

6 – 7 Hour Drive
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

We’ll leave the Mara early in anticipation of our drive today.

Along the way to Lake Nakuru, we’ll make plenty of stops to stretch, eat, and enjoy the vistas our route offers us.

Nakuru is a small gem of a park with its striking variety of landscapes accompanied by a similar diversity of wildlife. On the lake, in the acacia woods, by the waterfalls and towering escarpments, you’ll make discoveries like Rothschild’s giraffe, zebra, hippo, waterbuck, monkey, and baboon.

The lake and its shores offer a gift of varied birdlife – everything from kingfishers, ostriches, and storks to dazzling pink flamingoes.

This is also one of the few parks where rhinos play a significant role because of the sanctuary here protecting a large population of black rhinos.

Nakuru is a respite of nature at its most colorful and varied – a spot where you can soak it all in and relax.

We’ll enjoy dinner at our safari lodge or tented camp.

7 – 8 Hour Drive
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

We’ll be up early for today’s dedicated trip to Amboseli Park. But we’ll divide the day into scenic and fun rest stops along the way. We’ll break to rest, admire the views of the Great Rift Valley with plenty of time to eat, and enjoy our adventure.

As we make our way to the park, you’ll notice the mighty form of world-famous Mt. Kilimanjaro rising in the distance, almost like a guide, drawing us to our next park.

Amboseli is a special place – where else can you be guaranteed plentiful sightings of free-ranging elephants? Their numbers are great here and you’ll enjoy watching the big, majestic families lumbering to their watering holes while Kilimanjaro serves as their scenic backdrop.

Besides all the large wildlife, Amboseli also holds signature marshes that afford viewings of birdlife like pelican and Egyptian goose.

Toward evening we’ll head to our Amboseli accommodation with the possibility of viewing Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped summit as the high-altitude clouds clear.

2-hour Drive
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

We’ll take a last look at Amboseli, its elephant families, and great Mt. Kilimanjaro as we depart the park for the short drive to Tsavo West.

Tsavo’s green rolling hills are a welcoming sight and the curious lava formations that punctuate the park are an unusual curiosity. This is a large park that hosts all of Africa’s “Big Five”, so we’ll be tracking lion, leopard, elephant, and rhino.

And we’re certain to make a stop at the park’s lush oasis, Mzima Springs, a verdant spot fed by thousands of gallons of freshwater. You’ll see bathing hippos and crocodiles lazing about. Walk along the palm-fringed shores and look for exotic migratory birds and fish.

It’s also a favorite watering spot for thirsty elephants, giraffes, hartebeests, gazelles, and zebras.

We’ll spend one final safari evening at our Tsavo West accommodation.

4.5-Hour Train Ride
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

We’ll be up for another short game drive before departing for the train station at Mtito Andei or Voi (Depending with your accommodation at Tsavo West). But there will be more safari viewing from the train that takes us through Tsavo East Parks on the Madaraka Express as we head to the Kenya Coast.

At the train station, your guide will assist with your ticketing, ensuring you’re comfortably onboard. Settle into your air-conditioned first-class seat as you watch the parks fly by. In just a few hours you’ll arrive in Mombasa.

Six days, four great parks – you’ve experienced every sort of landscape hosting a world of colorful wildlife. We hope you took lots of pictures and memories to share your safari back home.