Day 1: Mombasa – Nairobi – Maasai Mara
Early morning transfer to the airport to connect a domestic flight to Nairobi. Pick at the airport, city tour en-route as you exit the city to Maasai Mara reaching there in time for lunch at a Maasai Mara Safari Lodge / Tented Camp. Afternoon game viewing, where lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, wildebeest, gazelle, and other game abound, not forgetting the hundreds of species of birds.
Dinner and overnight in your lodge
Day 2: Maasai Mara
The whole day is dedicated to game spotting in this sprawling reserve. You can watch a lion, cheetah or leopard hunting or feasting on its kill. Option of a visit to a Maasai village or a hot-air balloon ride that starts at 06:00 am and ends with a Champagne breakfast on the plains. What an exhilarating and unforgettable experience! All meals and overnight at the lodge.
Day 3: Maasai Mara – Nairobi – Amboseli
After breakfast depart for Nairobi, a 4hr drive arriving in time for lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant known for its succulent steaks, including game meat. After lunch depart for Amboseli, a 3hr drive, arriving in the late afternoon, check-in at Ol Tukai Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 4: Amboseli – Tsavo West
After breakfast, we head south to Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo is the largest park in Kenya and is split into East and West by the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. Arrive at Ngulia Safari Lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive in the park. Common spots here include: herds of elephant, buffalo, ostrich, gazelle, impala, giraffe, zebra, and the accompanying predatory cats. We’ll also visit the Rhino Sanctuary. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 5: Tsavo West – Tsavo East
Early morning game drive to watch predators on the hunt. After breakfast, we head for Tsavo East, with a visit to Mzima Springs. Here, there’s an underground viewing platform to observe crocodiles, hippos, and the various fish underwater. Afternoon out game spotting where gerenuk, cape buffalo, red elephant, lions, cheetahs, zebras, gazelles, and plenty of other plains game can be spotted.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 6: Tsavo East – Mombasa
Early morning game drive to observe animals as they head to the water holes and the swamps to quench their thirst. It’s also the time when the big cats are on the hunt. Back to the lodge for breakfast after which depart for Mombasa, arriving at your hotel in time for lunch.