Day-by-day itinerary

What the operator has planned, day by day.

1. Day 1

   Arrival in Nairobi and transfer to the Masai Mara

   Met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and driven the 265km to the Masai Mara, roughly five to six hours, pausing at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. Arrive in time for an evening game drive across the reserve.

2. Day 2

   Full day in the Masai Mara

   A whole day given to the reserve, which the operator notes holds more than 95 mammal species and some 570 recorded birds. The afternoon goes to a Maasai homestead to watch beadwork being made, and then to a sitting with Maasai elders about how the community is governed and how it is handling change.

3. Day 3

   Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha

   A morning game drive, then the 235km drive to Lake Naivasha with a stop at a Maasai market. At the lake, a boat trip out among the hippos and birdlife, followed late in the afternoon by a walking safari on Crescent Island, where you can move among the animals on foot.

4. Day 4

   Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru National Park

   A call at the Elsamere Conservation Centre, once Joy Adamson's home, before driving on to Lake Nakuru for an afternoon game drive in the park, known for its flamingos and its rhino sanctuary. Baboon Cliff for the view over the lake, then a short drive through Nakuru town.

5. Day 5

   Lake Nakuru to Nairobi

   A last morning game drive, then the 160km drive back to Nairobi. Stops at Kariokor Market for its leatherwork and at Bomas of Kenya, where dance and music from more than forty communities are performed, with the Nairobi National Museum if time allows before the airport transfer.