Itinerary

DAY ONE -WELCOME TO NAIROBI!
The largest city in East Africa and Kenya's capital, with a population of over 4 million, Nairobi is a sophisticated, vibrant city with a mix of races and cultures. You’ll be met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to your city hotel.

You’ll stay tonight at the Sentrim Boulevard Hotel, an oasis of peace and quiet with beautiful manicured gardens and lawns.

DAY TWO - NAIROBI TO AMBOSELI
This morning you will be picked up by your driver / guide for the drive southeast to Amboseli National Park. Time permitting, take an afternoon game safari. Your kids will be amazed at the number of elephant and giraffe they will see here.

Your accommodation here is at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, enjoying the uniquely privileged position at the heart of this world-famous national park. All meals are included here.

DAY THREE - GAME DRIVE
Spend today with morning and afternoon game drives in this park. Large concentrations of wildlife occur in Amboseli, famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty. Wildlife here includes the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal and serval cat, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, wild dog among others. The landscape is dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain proudly standing at 19,344ft, known as the “Roof of Africa”.

DAY FOUR - AMBOSELI to SAMBURU
This morning you’ll be transferred to Amboseli airstrip for the flight north to Samburu. You’ll be transferred to your accommodation, and time permitting, take an afternoon game drive.

You’ll stay 2 nights at Samburu Intrepids Camp – an ideal location for families. All meals included. This luxurious tented lodge offers modern and newly refurbished tents with a private view over the wildlife-rich riverbanks.

DAY FIVE - GAME DRIVE
Samburu National Park is a hot and arid area of hills and plains. The Ewaso Ngiro River runs through Samburu and attracts plenty of wildlife - including elephant, lion, giraffe and zebra. Leopards are also regularly spotted. Samburu is home to large herds of elephants and is known for providing the opportunity to see wildlife that only lives in the dry north of Kenya.

DAY SIX - SAMBURU to MAASAI MARA
Today you’ll be transferred to Samburu airstrip for the flight south to Maasai Mara. You’ll be transferred to your accommodation, and time permitting, take an afternoon game drive. This is the Africa your kids have seen on National Geographic and the Discovery channel.

Mara Intrepids Camp will be home for the next 2 nights. Few places on earth can rival the setting of Mara Intrepids on the vast savannah grasslands of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Your stay here includes all meals. 

DAY SEVEN - GAME DRIVE
The Maasai Mara Game Reserve is home to the greatest concentration of large mammals and is widely recognized as Africa’s ultimate wildlife reserve. The park is famous for its annual migration of wildebeest.  The landscape is made up of rolling savannahs dotted with patchy shrubs and bush thickets.  During your morning and afternoon game drives, you will see elephant, giraffe, prides of lion, and thousands of impala, topi, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle. Birds are prolific - 450 species having been recorded including 57 birds of prey.

DAY EIGHT - MAASAI MARA to NAIROBI
This morning you’ll be transferred to Maasai Mara airport for your flight to Nairobi.

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