6 Day Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and Mara

An early morning start and drive to Amboseli National Park. Check in at accommodation facility and lunch. Afternoon game drive. Amboseli National Park is situated due south of Nairobi, most of the park consists of a dry, ancient lake bed and fragile grassland with patches of acacia woodland, while in the southern area there is a number of small, rocky, volcanic hills. Around the swamps Ol Kenya, Ol Tukai and Enkongo Narok, the vegetation is lush with yellow-barked acacias and phoenix palms.

Dinner and overnight. Kibo Safari Camp

Rising early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided. Note that an optional visit to a Maasai village can be planned after breakfast to watch the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area in the whole of Africa to experience elephant at close range. Less harassed by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps must form the highlights of any Safari.

Dinner and Overnight at Kibo Safari Camp

An early morning drive to Lake Naivasha, the highest and the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. At 1910m (6200f), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptian once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, the herons hide in it while searching for food.

Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching (over 400species have been recorded). It is also a favorite weekend retreat for Nairobi residents, who come here to sail, water ski and fish. There are no crocodiles in the lake as the water is too cold for them, due to altitude but there are a number of hippos. Along the lakeshore, vineyards produce grapes for the country's fledgling wine industry.

Dinner and overnight. Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort

Departure in the early morning to Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive. Mara holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of Wildebeest, Zebras and attendant predators.

Dinner and overnight. Ilkeliani Camp

After having breakfast, you will have a full day game drive with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife and its one of the few places where it's possible to see the big five during a morning's game drive.

Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one's vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sunbirds.

Dinner and overnight. Ilkeliani Camp

The last day starts with morning a game drive in Mara and then in the afternoon a return journey is made to Nairobi arriving at about 5 pm in the capital. Lunch will be on en route.