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Nairobi - Mount Kenya - Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
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Rise and shine: your introduction to Kenya starts today. Head to the airport, speed through security and enjoy the comforts of the lounge before boarding your nine-hour flight to Nairobi.
Once you touch down, you’ll be privately transferred to your hotel, where you’ll be staying for the next two nights. It’ll be evening by the time you arrive, so unload your bags and flop into bed – your holiday truly begins tomorrow.
It’s your first full day in Kenya, so wake up bright and early to explore Nairobi's three main hotspots. This morning, visit the Karen Blixen Museum, which is set in the former house of the Danish author. As you wander through the museum, learn about the life of this pioneering woman, who was made famous by her autobiographical novel Out of Africa.
Next, make your way to the Giraffe Centre, a conservation refuge dedicated to protecting Rothschild's giraffes. These gentle giants are one of the species’ most endangered subtypes and the sanctuary offers a rare opportunity to come face-to-face with the beautiful creatures.
To round off your day, stop at a Kazuri bead workshop. The workshop employs nearly 300 Kenyan women, who expertly craft jewellery from African beads which have been worn by A-listers such as Meryl Streep.
Today’s all about wilderness, so pack your bags and enjoy a hearty breakfast at your hotel before being met by your private guide. Hop into a comfortable 4x4 for a four-hour journey through lush green highlands, which are some of the most fertile in Africa. On a clear day, you’ll be able to see Mount Kenya’s snow-capped summit, which towers over valleys and small farming villages at over 17,000ft. Have your camera at the ready: these are landscapes you won't want to forget.
You’ll be spending the night at a lodge on the mountainous volcano, which sits just over 6,500ft above sea level. Marvel at local animals as they drink side-by-side at the watering hole, keeping your eyes peeled for thirsty elephants. Spend the rest of the day savouring the peace and quiet – if you’re lucky, curious wildlife might approach you to say hello.
It’s time to say goodbye to mountains and forests and hello to lakes this morning, because you’re leaving Mount Kenya for the country's mid-west region. As you travel along the road to the Great Rift Valley, you’ll be treated to views of green agricultural fields dotted with herds closely guarded by their Maasai owners.
After almost five hours in the car, you’ll arrive at Lake Nakuru National Park. Set in Africa's Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru and the surrounding national park is Kenya’s first rhino sanctuary, established to provide maximum protection for the endangered black rhinoceros and other local fauna. A variety of animals can be found in the area, including zebras, baboons, ostriches and Rothschild's giraffes. Spend the night overlooking the lake, keeping your eyes peeled for a balancing flamingo or bumbling hippo.
This morning, set off for nearby Lake Naivasha, where you’ll board a 45-minute flight to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Here, you’ll have the chance to explore the region that thrust the Maasai people into the global spotlight. The reserve is the site of the renowned Great Migration, which sees animals cross the Mara River to reach bordering Tanzania, often dodging hungry crocodiles and hunting lions. It’s a simultaneously beautiful and violent natural phenomenon and if you visit between July and October, you’ll have the opportunity to see the rolling landscape filled with local wildlife, including an impressive number of big cats, as animals fight to reach the great grass plains of Tanzania’s Serengeti.
You’ll be staying in an elegant camp within the Maasai Mara for the next two nights. True to African style, the camp’s luxurious tents open onto the savannah for wildlife viewing and sunrise watching.
Nuts about nature? You’re in luck, because today is all about wilderness and wildlife. The Maasai Mara, still inhabited by the Maasai people, is no ordinary national reserve. It boasts both immense plains and rolling hills, with most of the reserve consisting of grassy plains dotted with acacia trees and bush. These sprawling grasslands make the perfect place for herbivores to graze, and as a result, the Maasai Mara is teeming with wildlife.
As you explore the reserve’s fabulous landscapes in a 4x4, you’ll (hopefully) catch sight of all the major African mammals, especially if you’re visiting during the Great Migration. Gazelles, hartebeest, topi and other ungulates all graze here, attracting predators and, later, scavengers like hyenas, jackals, vultures and marabou storks.
It's sadly time to leave the bush behind today. Squeeze in one last morning game drive before heading to the airport and boarding your one-hour flight to Nairobi.
Your flight home isn’t until this evening, so spend the afternoon in a comfortable hotel at the airport. Come evening, board your nine-hour overnight flight. You’ll arrive back in the UK the next day, with a camera roll full of wildlife shots and a newfound love for this incredible African country.
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