Masai Mara game drives, Amboseli elephants and the white sands of Diani
Watch the big cats of the Masai Mara, photograph Amboseli's elephants beneath Kilimanjaro, then unwind on the palm-fringed Indian Ocean coast at Diani.
Most travellers begin in Nairobi. Our specialists typically suggest 7–12 nights to see the highlights without rushing — longer if you’d like to combine regions or add beach time.
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A reserve of about 1,510 square kilometres of rolling grassland in Narok County, joined to Tanzania's Serengeti across the border. It is Kenya's best-known safari destination, famous for its lions, leopards and cheetahs and for the wildebeest and zebra herds that cross the Mara River in the second half of the year.
A compact park of about 392 square kilometres in southern Kenya, set on the dry bed of an ancient lake below Mount Kilimanjaro. It is known above all for its elephants, studied here continuously since 1972, and for the views of Africa's highest mountain rising behind the plains.
A compact, fenced national park of 188 square kilometres wrapped around a shallow alkaline lake on the floor of the Rift Valley, just outside Nakuru city. It is one of Kenya's key sanctuaries for black and white rhinos, has large numbers of waterbirds, and is part of the Kenya Lake System World Heritage Site.
Diani Beach runs for around 17 kilometres along the Indian Ocean south of Mombasa, from the mouth of the Kongo River to Galu. A coral reef offshore keeps the lagoon calm and shallow, and the beach is lined with palms, hotels and patches of coastal forest that shelter several monkey species.
Landmarks, sacred sites, islands, parks and food streets — each with its story, the best time to go and what’s nearby.
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View full packageYou’re met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and taken to your hotel. Your guide will brief you on the safari ahead.
Drive south to Amboseli National Park, arriving in time for an afternoon game drive among the elephant herds, with Kilimanjaro on the horizon on clear days.
Morning and afternoon game drives across the plains and swamps, with an optional visit to a Maasai village.
A long scenic drive north via Nairobi into the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru.
An early game drive around Lake Nakuru looking for white and black rhinos and flamingos, then continue to the Masai Mara.
A full day in the reserve following lions, cheetahs and leopards, with a picnic lunch on the plains. Between July and October you may see river crossings.
Nyama choma, ugali and sukuma wiki, Swahili coast pilau and biryani, and Kenyan tea and coffee
Maasai and Samburu communities and the Swahili heritage of the coast
Maasai beadwork, kikoy cloth, soapstone carvings and Kenyan coffee
Game drives, hot-air balloon safaris, bush walks, snorkelling and dhow trips
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