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 – until end of August 2026) 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 Nakuru Sopa Lodge: (Thursday departure – from beginning of September 2026) located on a range of hills that form the western limits of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, the lodge offers spectacular views over the vastness of Africa which you can enjoy from your room on your own private balcony.

Tuesday departure: Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge

Thursday departure: Lake Naivasha Country Club (until end of August 2026) or Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (from beginning of September 2026)

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 – until end of August 2026) 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 Sopa Lodge: (Thursday departure – from beginning of September 2026) located high on the slopes of the Oloolaimutia Hills, Sopa Lodge offers magnificent views across the eastern reaches of the Masai Mara. The lodge is set in expansive and mature wooded gardens and follows the design of traditional African round houses.

Tuesday departure: Mara Simba Lodge

Thursday departure: Keekorok Lodge (until end of August 2026) or Mara Sopa Lodge (from beginning of September 2026)

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

After breakfast enjoy some spectacular Kenyan scenery as you head back to Nairobi for the end of your safari.

Breakfast