Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 01:
Depart on scheduled flight. Dinner on board. Arrive Nairobi Airport in the evening and transfer to Nairobi Safari Club Hotel for overnight.

Day 02:
After breakfast meet up with your driver/guide for the drive north to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the relaxing confines of Sweetwaters Tented Camp in time for lunch. Three meals a day are included throughout the trip. The Camp is built around a waterhole, where zebras and giraffes come to drink. Overnight Sweetwaters Tented Camp.

Day 03:
Morning game drive in the reserve. All the “Big Five” are here: elephants, rhinoes, lions, buffaloes and leopards. After lunch there is a visit to the chimpanzee sanctuary, where you can see these fascinating apes up close. Overnight Sweetwaters Tented Camp.

Day 04:
After breakfast make the short journey across the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru Lodge in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive. See the great flocks of flamingoes on the lake shore. Overnight Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Day 05:
Check in to the in time for lunch.PM activities Take a boat trip or go canoeing on the lake or see the dramatic scenery of nearby Hell’s Gate National Park. Overnight Naivasha Simba Lodge.

Day 06:
Drive across Kenya’s fertile highlands and down the Rift Escarpment to the Maasai Mara game reserve. In the afternoon head out on your first game drive in the Mara. The Mara’s shallow rivers are home to crocodiles and hippos. Overnight Mara Simba Safari Lodge.

Day 07:
Get up before dawn today to try one of the great experiences of the world of travel – a balloon ride over the Maasai Mara. This optional excursion costs extra and must be booked in advance. Morning and afternoon game drives. There are elephants here and rhinos and giraffes as well as the big cats – lions, leopards and cheetahs. Overnight Mara Simba Lodge.

Day 08:
Morning game drive. Afternoon flight to Nairobi for dinner at Carnivore Restaurant. Depart on overnight flight from Nairobi Airport.

Day 09:
Arrive home early on Sunday morning.