On arrival at Nairobi airport you will be met by a local guide and transferred to your central hotel. There’s time to explore the city or simply acclimatise and relax by the pool.

Sarova Panafric Hotel: A welcoming hotel located on the edge of the city centre and set in attractive gardens with a swimming pool, ideal for some pre-safari relaxation.

Sarova Panafric Hotel

Enjoy some breath-taking views over the Great Rift Valley as you head north from Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park. After lunch at a lodge, head out on your first game drive to explore the Acacia forests and lake shoreline. The park is home to both black and white rhino, lions, leopards and the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe and you may spot flamingoes too. Stay tonight by the shores of beautiful Lake Naivasha and look out for the hippos!

Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge: (Tuesday departure) is set in beautifully manicured gardens that run down to Lake Naivasha with views of the impressive Mt Longonot in the distance. Resident game roam the grounds including zebra, giraffe and hippos.

Lake Naivasha Country Club: (Thursday departure) is a historic lodge that was once the staging post for Imperial Airways that flew from Dublin to Durban. The 12 acres of lawns are shaded by mature accacia and Fever trees and include a swimming pool to relax by whilst on safari.

Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge or Lake Naivasha Country Club

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Travel this morning through the Rift Valley and the tribal lands of the Maasai people to the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Enjoy lunch at the Lodge before your first afternoon game drive. The next day count the amazing number of animals you see during further game drives in this famous park which features all of the ‘big 5’, cheetah and many more. All meals and activities are included at your superb lodge where you stay for 2 nights.

Mara Simba Lodge: (Tuesday departure) is situated amongst indigenous forest on the banks of the Teluk River, marking the boundary with the Masai Mara Reserve.

Keekorok Lodge: (Thursday departure) has a prime location within the park close to migration routes coming up from the Serengeti. There are attractive gardens containing a swimming pool and a boardwalk leading to a hippo pool lookout.

Mara Simba Lodge or Keekorok Lodge

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Return to Nairobi and transfer to the airport for your flight to the spice isle of Zanzibar. On arrival you will be transferred the luxurious Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort (or your choice of beautiful Zanzibar beach resort) for the next five nights.

If you wish to explore the island, take a trip to Stone Town with its winding alleys and historic monuments or visit a family run spice farm to learn where everyday spices come from.

To save time, you can pre-book your Zanzibar experiences and day tours before you travel.

Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort or similar

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Refreshed after your relaxing Zanzibar beach stay, return to the airport in time to check-in for your flight home.