Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- The drive from Nairobi International Airport to the lodge is approximately 30 minutes and the road is mostly paved. Upon arrival to Jomo Kenyatta Airport, our private English-speaking guide will be waiting to welcome you to East Africa. After a brief welcome, important travel documents will be handed over to you including a Map and a Welcome Letter. Then, you will be transferred to your hotel/lodge where our guide will assist you on checking in and a quick heads-up about the following day. During your stay in Nairobi and depending on your arrival time, you can opt to explore the city on your own during your free time. You can choose to Visit the Nairobi National Museum, Tour Kiambethu Farm or Karen Blixen Museum.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- nFly to Samburu Game Reserve this morning. Our lodge is situated among 10 acres of cedar forest along the Ewaso Nyiro River—the park's most dominant feature—and provides an ideal location for our small group to explore the natural wonders of the park. Given the park's otherwise hot and semi-arid climate, the river is a magnet for thirsty animals. You may see giraffes, lions, or elephants cooling off by the riverbanks. Lunch: At the lodge After a couple of hour to relax, we'll set off on our first game-viewing drive. Samburu Game Reserve is home to an abundance of unusual wildlife species, such as the Grevy's Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa Oryxs. Besides these rarities, you will also find big cats, African wild dogs, elephants, and over 450 bird species. In the evening you are free to relax and get settled into your room or share your insights with other travelers in the common area as you await dinner at 0700 P.M.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- During this morning's game-viewing drive, your local guide will be sure to point out the rare wildlife of the region. Keep an eye out for species you may not have been able to see on yesterday's afternoon drive. Lunch will be enjoyed at the lodge. Later in the afternoon you will have a couple of hours to relax in your room or sit along the river and take in the sight of wildlife roaming the banks. You'll have another chance to discover the eclectic wildlife of this region on a game-viewing drive later this afternoon. In the evening on your own, you are free to return to your room or relax with fellow travelers and share your discoveries. Maybe you will choose to enjoy a “sundowner,” or evening cocktail, as the sun sets over the African wilderness.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- In the morning we depart for our tented camp, which is set amidst the breathtaking beauty of Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy—a rhino sanctuary. Lunch will be enjoyed at the camp After an hour or so to relax, we'll regroup to hear about an ongoing issue facing the local community: human-wildlife conflict within Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Towns and farms are rapidly expanding across wildlife migration routes surrounding Ol Pejeta. As a result, local wildlife is being penalized for destroying crops, breaking fences, and killing livestock. In addition, in the past 7 years, over 200 people have been killed due to wildlife. Afterwards, we'll head out on our first game-viewing drive in Ol Pejeta Conservancy. During our drive, we may spot elephants, zebras, antelopes, buffalo, and many other species. Your game drives will be led by driver-guides with an expertise in spotting the best locations to see wildlife. This evening will be on your own to provide a chance for you to relax or talk with your fellow travelers about your African experience so far.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- After breakfast at the camp, set off on a game-viewing drive where we will seek out different species that were not stirring during our afternoon drive before returning to the camp for lunch. In the afternoon enjoy a couple of hours on your own. Then, later we will regroup for an exclusive opportunity to learn more about the day-to-day life of chimpanzees at the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Learn the intimate beginnings of the sanctuary and discover the daring risks Jane Goodall took to get close to the little-known world of chimpanzees. Jane, a solo traveler, ventured from England to Tanzania in the 1960s to immerse herself in the lives of these species. In the evening after dinner, an expert guide will lead us on an after-hours exploration of the wilderness where you may spot some elusive animals scurrying through the bush.

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Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for morning scheduled flight to the Mara. We will have a very early wake up call this morning in order to catch our flight to Masai Mara. The flight from Wilson to Masai Mara is approximately 1 hour depending on stops. We depart at around 7 A.M, on an approximately 30 minute drive to the airstrip and depart around 9 A.M to the Masai Mara. When we land at about 11:00 A.M, we’ll board closed safari vehicles and drive about 2 hours to our lodge, enjoying game-viewing en route. Our lodge features a reception area, restaurant, bar, and lounge. Each tent features an en suite bath, hot shower, and a private balcony with views of the surrounding hills and wildlife. Lunch will be served at our lodge around 1:30 P.M featuring a mix of regionally-inspired and Western options. Following lunch, you will have about two hours of free time to settle into your rooms or explore the lodge’s surroundings. Then, at about 3 P.M, we’ll enjoy an afternoon game-viewing drive, in search of even more wildlife. We’ll return to our lodge around 5 pm. Dinner will be served at our lodge at around 06:30 P.M, featuring a mix of regionally-inspired and Western options.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- Our game drives through Maasai Mara will be over rough, bumpy, dusty ground on customized safari vehicles. In the morning, whether you choose to begin your day with a peaceful balloon ride or a game drive, the days just get better in the Mara. After breakfast, non-ballooners will depart at around 07:00 A.M embarking on a game drive in the park, catching glimpses of some of Africa's most iconic wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, gazelles and large antelopes. Your indispensable guide is an expert in tracking animals, knowledgeable on wildlife, culture, history and will stop at nothing to meet and exceed your expectations. In the afternoon, at around 12:30 P.M we will enjoy our lunch on the Savannah plains before proceeding with the game as we head to the lodge arriving at around 04:00 P.M. After a rich and exciting day you will retire to your accommodation for a leisurely dinner and a beer or cigarette around the fire.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- We will have a very early wake up call this morning in order to catch our flight to Serengeti. The flight from Maasai Mara to Serengeti is approximately 1 hour depending on stops. We depart at around 6 A.M, on an approximately 45 minute drive to the airstrip. We will arrive at the airstrip and depart around 8 A.M to the Serengeti. When we land at about 09:00 A.M, we will board closed safari vehicles and drive about 4 hours to our lodge, enjoying game-viewing en route. Depending on exactly where we stay, our lodge features a reception area, restaurant, bar, and lounge. Each tent features an en suite bath, hot shower, and a private balcony with views of the surrounding hills and wildlife. Lunch will be served at our lodge around 12:30 P.M featuring a mix of regionally-inspired and Western options. Following lunch, you will have about two hours of free time to settle into your rooms or explore the lodge’s surroundings. Then, at about 3 P.M, we’ll enjoy an afternoon game-viewing drive, in search of even more wildlife. We’ll return to our lodge around 5 pm. Dinner will be served at our lodge at around 06:30 P.M, featuring a mix of regionally-inspired and Western options.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- Our game drives through Serengeti National Park will be over rough, bumpy, dusty ground on customized safari vehicles. In the morning, whether you choose to begin your day with a peaceful balloon ride or a game drive, the days just get better in the Serengeti. After breakfast, non-ballooners will depart at around 07:00 A.M embarking on a game drive in the park, catching glimpses of some of Africa's most iconic wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, gazelles and large antelopes. Your indispensable guide is an expert in tracking animals, knowledgeable on wildlife, culture, history and will stop at nothing to meet and exceed your expectations. In the afternoon, at around 12:30 P.M we will enjoy our lunch on the Savannah plains before proceeding with the game as we head to the lodge arriving at around 04:00 P.M. After a rich and exciting day you will retire to your accommodation for a leisurely dinner and a beer or cigarette around the fire.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- Our game drives through Serengeti National Park will be over rough, bumpy, dusty ground on customized safari vehicles. After breakfast, we will depart at around 07:00 A.M and track the great array of wildlife as we embark on a game drive across the extraordinary Serengeti. The sheer scale of the park will be highlighted today as you explore different parts of the ecosystem from grasslands to rolling hills, rivers, kopjes, prey and predators in action.   After our hot lunch we will depart to the lodge/tented lodge arriving at around 04:00 P.M. You can choose to get a kitchen tour, Relax back at your room, reminisce at the fire Place or sip African wine in the lounge.

Temperature: High ---- Low ---- Altitude: High----- Low----- Our flight from Serengeti to Arusha is approximately 45 minutes. After an early breakfast, we will depart to the airstrip at around 06:00 A.M and fly to Arusha where you will be transferred to your lodge or hotel for lunch and day room before your evening flight home or you can choose to extend your vacation with us to Zanzibar. Various activities can be arranged for you depending on your departure time. (See Our Zanzibar Destinations)