Wildlife Safari to Naivasha and Masai Mara

Land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to your hotel. Begin your adventure at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to watch rescued baby elephants feeding and playing. Choose lunch at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden or Talisman Restaurant. Next, hand-feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes from the tower at the Giraffe Centre, then browse handmade crafts at Kobe Tough. Return to your accommodation to freshen up before heading out to experience Nairobi's nightlife. You stay overnight in Nairobi.

After breakfast at your hotel, choose how to explore Naivasha. Option one offers a 4x4 safari game drive looking for bushbucks, gazelles, zebras, and buffaloes. Option two features a 7-kilometre cycling trip into the park, followed by an optional 3-hour guided walking safari through the gorge. Later, visit historic Elsamere Lodge for a meal and traditional lakefront high tea. You stay overnight in Naivasha.

Eat breakfast at your hotel before setting out on a boat ride across Lake Naivasha to spot basking hippos and diverse water birds. Disembark at Crescent Island Conservancy for a walking safari among zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, and monkeys against the backdrop of the Great Rift Valley. Next, visit Njorowa Gorge to discover its history and local ecology. Return to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay in Naivasha.

Have breakfast in Naivasha and drive through the Great Rift Valley countryside into the Masai Mara National Reserve. Head directly into the reserve for an afternoon game drive across savanna plains, tracking the Big Five alongside cheetahs, hyenas, and antelopes with your guide. Check into your safari camp, unwind, and enjoy dinner under the night sky. Overnight stay is at your Masai Mara camp.

You may opt for an early morning hot air balloon flight over the plains followed by a Champagne breakfast. Otherwise, take breakfast at camp and set out for a morning game drive in search of lions, elephants, and leopards. Return for lunch and a rest before heading out on an afternoon game drive. Later, spend an hour at a Maasai Manyatta to learn about local culture and view artisan crafts. Gather around the campfire for dinner. Overnight stay is at your Masai Mara camp.

Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and set out for Nairobi with a packed lunch en route. Upon reaching the capital, check into your hotel and take time to relax. In the evening, transfer to the legendary Carnivore Restaurant for an all-you-can-eat dinner featuring various roasted meats carved at your table, paired with traditional side dishes. Return to the hotel for your overnight stay in Nairobi.

Start the day with breakfast at your hotel. If time permits before your scheduled flight, visit local markets such as Kazuri Beads or the Maasai Market for last-minute souvenir and craft shopping. Check out from the hotel and take your airport transfer to Nairobi airport for your return flight home.