Iconic Kenya: Amboseli, Samburu and Masai Mara

Arriving into Nairobi's International airport, you will be greeted upon arrival by our warm, friendly guides. You will be transferred to your hotel to rest and relax after the long international flight. Enjoying a leisurely dinner, notice the sounds and smells of Africa all around you!

Spend the day exploring the Karen and Langata areas of Nairobi to places such as Karen Blixen Museum, Daphne Sheldrick’s Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage, Matt Bronze, Kazuri Beads, and AFEW Giraffe Center located at Giraffe Manor.

This morning you will be transferred to Wilson Airport for your flight to Amboseli National Park lying below the most famous symbol of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. Arrive in time for lunch and afternoon game drive .The largest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, provides the majestic back drop for this park. Although not as large as others parks in the southern region, Amboseli features a unique ecosystem and a variety of game that is easy to spot. The park also features five different wildlife habitats: the seasonal lake bed of Lake Amboseli, Sulfur springs surrounded by swamps and marshes, open plains , woodlands and lava rock thorn bush country. Amboseli is best known for its great elephants herds.. The park also provides the best chance of spotting the elusive black rhino . Lion and cheetah are common as well as Maasai giraffe, eland, coke's heartebeest, waterbuck, impala and gazelle.

Spend the day exploring Amboseli National Park. Amboseli is a top destination for a Kenya Safari. Indeed, one of the classic images of East Africa, let alone Kenya, is that of a herd of elephant strolling across the plains with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro in the background. It is to catch this sight on memory - and on film - that people flood to Amboseli National Park. While Kilimanjaro is actually across the border in Tanzania, Amboseli has a perfect view of this world's tallest freestanding mountain, rising an impressive 5 kilometres above the plains. The best time to view the majestic mountain is at dawn and sunset, when the clouds lift and the light is both clear and soft.The park is one of the smaller game parks in Kenya, but it offers you the best opportunity of seeing the critically endangered black rhino, along with a spectacular range of wildlife. The area's low and well-munched vegetation also ensures that animals are easy to spot. Lions can easily be found and can occasionally be watched stalking their prey. Buffalo, cheetah, gazelle, hyena, jackal, wildebeest, zebra, and baboon are just some of the animals that can be encountered at Amboseli. More wild Elephant can be seen In Amboseli National Park than almost anywhere else on the African Continent.

In the morning on Day 5 you will fly from Amboseli back to Wilson and then on to Samburu. Where you will spend the next two days exploring Samburu National Park. With its incredible wildlife and picturesque surroundings, it's a real surprise that Samburu National Park remains one of Kenya's lesser-visited regions. However, its peaceful atmosphere and the authentic wilderness experience set it apart from the country's better-known wildlife reserves.

Situated on the banks of the Ewaso Ngíro River, with its palm groves and dense forests, Samburu boasts plentiful wildlife and the birdwatching is especially good. The remainder of the reserve is semi-arid, making for easy game viewing.

Spend day exploring Samburu

In the morning on day 7 you will fly from Samburu to Masai Mara National Reserve enjoying wonderful scenery. One of the most famous reserves in Africa, its great rolling plains of savannah grasslands, sustains the greatest variety of wildlife in Africa and indeed in the world. The concentration of game is at its highest from July through October when the Mara is host to the annual migration of more than a million wildebeest. However, game viewing is excellent year round with giraffe, buffalo, zebra. eland, hartebeest and Thompson’s gazelle offering a rich choice for the predator's, lion, leopard and Cheetah. The Maasai people, after whom the park is named, are nomadic. While on game drives, you will often notice young tribesmen herding their cattle amongst the plains game. They are colorfully attired, usually wrapped in bright red cloths, and armed with spears.

Spend day exploring Masai Mara

Today you will catch your flight back to Nairobi's Wilson airport and then be transferred to Nairobi's International airport for your flight home.