Itinerary

DAYS 1 – 3

Arrive in Nairobi on Day 2 and visit the Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage, get up close and personal with rescued baby elephants as they feed and play, and learn about how they are cared for before they are returned to the wild. At the Giraffe Center Wildlife Preserve you can view these magnificent animals in their natural habitat and even feed them. Visit the house of Karen Blixen, the author of Out of Africa memoirs about her 17 years spent in Kenya. The Danish baroness and plantation owner had a passionate but doomed love affair with a free-spirited big game hunter.

Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi

DAYS 4 & 5

Watch for herds of elephants from your light aircraft flight to Amboseli. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the park, spotting elephants, Cape buffaloes, lions, baboons, antelopes and fringe-eared oryx. Snowcapped Mt. Kilimanjaro looms ever-present on the horizon. Learn about the long-term conservation and welfare of Africa’s elephants at a visit to the Amboseli Elephant Research Project.

Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park

DAYS 6 – 8

Fly to Masai Mara for three unforgettable days of exploration. The Masai Mara is one of the largest and most well known wildlife reserves in Africa. It has an abundance of the “Big Five” wildlife as well as the opportunity to interact with the friendly Masai people and learn about their culture. Enjoy game drives and a hot-air balloon ride to take in the majestic views over the grasslands of the Great Rift Valley.

Governors’ IL Moran Camp, Masai Mara Game Reserve

DAY 9

Enjoy the colonial spirit of the lovely Arusha Coffee Lodge, set in a lush coffee plantation, before continuing to Ngorongoro Crater.

Arusha Coffee Lodge, Arusha

DAYS 10 & 11

On your way to Ngorongoro, visit the Tloma Primary School to learn about the area’s rural school system. And meet some members of the Iraqw tribe at a local village. The following day, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater — “Africa’s Garden of Eden” — teeming with lions, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, rhinos, gazelles and buffaloes.

The Manor at Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro

DAYS 12 & 13

In the Serengeti, action-packed game drives provide views of lion prides and their prey: zebra, giraffe, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, eland and impala. Back at your exclusive camp, relax in grand African safari style.

Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti National Park

DAYS 14 & 15

Fly to Kilimanjaro where you board a flight to Nairobi. A day room is available until your evening departure from Nairobi on Day 14, arriving home the following day.

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