20 Days Grand Kenya Safari and Diani Beach

Your driver guide collects you from your Nairobi hotel or the airport in the morning. You drive north past Embu and around the eastern side of Mount Kenya to Meru National Park, about five hours, arriving for lunch.

Your afternoon game drive follows the park’s palm lined rivers, looking for lion, buffalo, elephant, hippo and crocodile.

Activities: Drive to Meru, afternoon game drive along the rivers
Meals: Lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Safari camp, Meru

A full day in Meru with morning and afternoon drives through palm forest, grassland and riverine bush.

You visit the rhino sanctuary for black and white rhino and look for lesser kudu, gerenuk and reticulated giraffe.

Activities: Morning and afternoon game drives, Meru rhino sanctuary
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Safari camp, Meru

After breakfast you drive through Isiolo to the Samburu National Reserve, about three hours, arriving for lunch.

The afternoon drive follows the Ewaso Ng’iro river, where elephant herds drink and leopard rest in the trees.

Activities: Drive to Samburu, afternoon river game drive
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Samburu

A full day in Samburu with a packed lunch, searching for the Special Five: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, gerenuk and Somali ostrich.

Lion and cheetah also hunt here. A Samburu village visit can be added in the afternoon.

Activities: Full day game drive with packed lunch, optional Samburu village visit
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Samburu

You drive south past Mount Kenya to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, about three hours, arriving for lunch.

The afternoon drive looks for black and southern white rhino and visits the northern white rhino enclosure and the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

Activities: Drive to Ol Pejeta, afternoon game drive, northern white rhino enclosure, chimpanzee sanctuary
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Tented camp, Ol Pejeta

After a morning drive you head south west through Nyahururu, crossing the equator, and descend into the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, about four hours.

Your afternoon game drive follows the lake shore for buffalo, waterbuck, pelican and, in some seasons, flamingo.

Activities: Morning game drive at Ol Pejeta, drive to Lake Nakuru, afternoon game drive
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Lake Nakuru

A full day in Lake Nakuru National Park for black and white rhino, Rothschild’s giraffe, lion and leopard.

You stop at Baboon Cliff for the view over the lake and at Makalia Falls in the south of the park.

Activities: Full day game drive, Baboon Cliff and Makalia Falls
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Lake Nakuru

A short drive of about one and a half hours brings you to Lake Naivasha, where a boat trip takes you among hippo pods and fish eagles.

In the afternoon you explore Hell’s Gate National Park on foot or by bicycle, between tall cliffs and steam vents.

Activities: Drive to Lake Naivasha, boat trip, Hell’s Gate by bicycle or on foot
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Lake Naivasha

After breakfast you drive through Narok to the Masai Mara National Reserve, about five hours, arriving for lunch.

Your evening game drive heads out as the lion prides wake and cheetah hunt on the plains.

Activities: Drive to the Masai Mara, evening game drive
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Masai Mara

A full day in the Mara with a picnic lunch, including the Mara River and its hippo and crocodiles. From July to October the wildebeest migration fills the plains.

A balloon flight at sunrise and a Maasai village visit can be added at an extra cost.

Activities: Full day game drive with picnic lunch, Mara River, optional balloon flight and Maasai village visit
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Masai Mara

A morning game drive on your way out of the Mara, then the drive back to Lake Naivasha, about four hours.

In the afternoon you walk among giraffe, zebra and wildebeest on Crescent Island, a private sanctuary on the lake shore.

Activities: Morning game drive, drive to Lake Naivasha, Crescent Island walk
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Lake Naivasha

An early start for the drive south past Nairobi to Amboseli National Park, about six hours, arriving for a late lunch.

Your evening game drive heads to the swamps, where elephant families drink beneath Kilimanjaro.

Activities: Drive to Amboseli, evening game drive to the swamps
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Amboseli

A full day in Amboseli with a picnic lunch. On clear mornings Kilimanjaro rises above the elephant herds.

You climb Observation Hill for a wide view over the swamps and the plains.

Activities: Full day game drive with picnic lunch, Observation Hill walk
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Amboseli

After breakfast you drive east past the Chyulu Hills into Tsavo West National Park, about three hours, arriving for lunch.

In the afternoon you visit Mzima Springs to watch hippo and fish from the underwater viewing chamber, and the black rock of the Shetani lava flow.

Activities: Drive to Tsavo West, Mzima Springs, Shetani lava flow
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Tsavo West

A morning drive in Tsavo West, then you cross via the Tsavo River and Voi into Tsavo East National Park, about two hours, arriving for lunch.

Your afternoon game drive explores the open plains around Aruba Dam, home of Tsavo’s red elephants.

Activities: Morning game drive in Tsavo West, drive to Tsavo East, afternoon game drive at Aruba Dam
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Tsavo East

A full day in Tsavo East with a picnic lunch. You follow the Galana River to Lugard Falls, a series of rapids through a rocky gorge, and pass Mudanda Rock, where elephants gather at the natural pool.

Look for lesser kudu, gerenuk and the large herds of buffalo on the open plains.

Activities: Full day game drive with picnic lunch, Galana River, Lugard Falls, Mudanda Rock
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Lodge, Tsavo East

After breakfast you travel to the coast, by road in about three to four hours or on the Madaraka Express train from Voi to Mombasa, with a transfer to Diani on the Dongo Kundu southern bypass.

You check in at your beach resort on Diani Beach in the afternoon, with time to swim and watch the sunset from the sand.

Activities: Transfer to the coast by road or train, afternoon at Diani Beach
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Beach resort, Diani

A free day at Diani. You can rest on the beach or join a dhow trip to Wasini Island and Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park for snorkelling, often with dolphins.

In the evening the resort’s restaurants and beach bars are close by.

Activities: Free day at Diani Beach, optional dhow trip to Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Beach resort, Diani

A second free day for snorkelling, a camel ride along the sand, or a visit to Colobus Conservation, which protects the Angolan colobus monkeys of the Diani forest.

Diving, kitesurfing and spa treatments can also be arranged at the resort.

Activities: Free day at Diani Beach, optional camel ride or Colobus Conservation visit
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner  ·  Overnight: Beach resort, Diani

A relaxed breakfast before check out.

You are transferred to Ukunda airstrip or Moi International Airport in Mombasa for your flight to Nairobi, or to the Madaraka Express terminus in Mombasa for the train.

Activities: Transfer for your flight or train to Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast  ·  Overnight: Departure