Big Five Safari & Beach Holiday

At 07:00, meet our hospitality representative and your dedicated safari driver-guide at your Nairobi hotel lobby or the airport. After a pre-safari briefing and introductions, depart and drive down the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley. Your guide will stop at a strategic viewpoint where you can step out, view the escarpment and take photos.

Drive on to Masai Mara National Reserve to arrive at your camp in the early afternoon for check-in. Enjoy lunch, then spend the afternoon at leisure relaxing and enjoying the camp facilities, including a swimming pool.

Later, embark on an afternoon game drive in the reserve. The Mara is also noted for its abundance of lions, particularly the superb black-maned males. You'll see lots of elephants here, often in large herds, as well as, if you're lucky, leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents, and you're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, charge the batteries and enjoy yourself!

Meals & drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included); Drinks not included

Overnight: Sentrim Mara Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara National Reserve

Spend a full day in the Mara with morning and afternoon game-viewing drives in the reserve. Certainly the most frequented game reserve in Kenya, Masai Mara is a magnificent landscape of open plains bisected by the Mara River and its tributaries, and punctuated by marshes and forests.

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. Arrive in time for lunch, then have an afternoon game drive. This 650-square-kilometer reserve supports the highest density of game to be seen anywhere, considering its size.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Sentrim Mara Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara National Reserve

Enjoy breakfast at the camp and an early start to Lake Naivasha, arriving at your resort in the early afternoon for lunch, then spend the afternoon at leisure, relaxing and swimming in the resort’s pool while you marvel at the lake's breathtaking views.

Later, enjoy a boat safari on the lake and an escorted walk on Crescent Island. Lake Naivasha is the highest and the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. One of Africa’s most renowned freshwater lakes, it offers boat rides that let you spot hippos and numerous bird species. The lake is remarkably picturesque, set against a purple backdrop of a volcanic mountain range and lined with thick, yellow-barked acacia trees. Wildlife-wise, the lake is home to over a thousand protected hippos, and its shores host small numbers of giraffes, zebras, Waterbuck and the occasional eland and wildebeest. The boat ride is therefore an exciting yet relaxing lake safari experience with plenty of interesting sights to enjoy.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
Mid-range hotel located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

After an early breakfast, check out and drive to Amboseli National Park to arrive for lunch.

Enjoy afternoon game-viewing drives in the park. Amboseli is one of the most popular destinations for safari-goers to Kenya, and it also offers some spectacular views of the highest free-standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Perfect for a classic wildlife safari, Amboseli National Park is one of Africa’s premier destinations for close encounters with large elephant herds. Its expansive ecosystem of open grass plains, acacia woodlands, thorny bushland, swamps, and marshes sustains a rich diversity of wildlife, including an impressive variety of birdlife, making Amboseli a rewarding destination for birdwatchers beneath the iconic backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Sentrim Amboseli Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli National Park

Spend a full day in Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game-viewing drives. Elephants dominate Amboseli; researchers track them almost constantly, which is why they have largely escaped the ravages of 1980s poaching. Here, you can spot some of the older “tuskers” lumbering almost delicately against the backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

As the sun sets on the horizon, drive back to the lodge to refresh for dinner and overnight.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Sentrim Amboseli Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli National Park

In the early morning, set off for Tsavo East National Park, one of the oldest parks in Kenya, located southeast of Kenya near the town of Voi.

Enjoy lunch at the lodge, then relax and swim in the camp’s pool.

Later, enjoy an afternoon game-viewing drive in the park. The park is generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls. The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling and spraying each other in the blue waters of the palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust–red elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbuck, lesser kudu, and gerenuk. The prolific birdlife includes 500 recorded species.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Sentrim Tsavo Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located inside Tsavo East National Park

Enjoy breakfast at the camp, then check out and drive to the train terminus in Voi town for your train journey to Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa. Enjoy the scenic countryside, spotting some wildlife as you journey across the Tsavo East and West National Parks!

Lunch will be served on board the train. On arrival in Mainland Mombasa, our hospitality staff will meet you and drive you to your beach resort in Diani.

You have been booked on an all-inclusive basis, including all meals, snacks and a selection of beverages for the next 3 nights.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Overnight: Southern Palms Beach Resort
Mid-range resort located at Diani Beach

You are booked today for the exciting Pili Pia Dhow Safari Excursion. This is a full-day guided boat excursion to the Kisite-Mpunguti National Marine Park from your resort. You will be picked up at 07:00 and driven to the pier in Shimoni, where you will board a traditional Arabian-style sailing dhow. Enjoy welcome coffee, tea, and biscuits while receiving a safety and itinerary briefing.

Sail toward the marine park while keeping an eye out for resident dolphins and marine wildlife. Stop at 2 distinct, protected coral reef sites inside the marine park for guided snorkeling with professional marine guides (scuba diving is available for certified divers or beginners at an extra cost).

Head to a private restaurant on Wasini Island for a traditional Swahili seafood lunch featuring fish and crab, with chicken or vegetarian alternatives available upon request. After a sumptuous lunch, sail back to Shimoni and board your transfer vehicle to your resort.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Overnight: Southern Palms Beach Resort
Mid-range resort located at Diani Beach

Spend a whole day at the resort and spa, set in a beautiful tropical garden and newly renovated. The rooms are in makuti-roofed cottages that offer a relaxing, quiet holiday. Restaurants and bars perfectly match the hotel and nature and offer a real African atmosphere. Fringed by white beaches and shaded by coconut palms, the silver ribbon of the Swahili coastline offers the ultimate tropical paradise.

Enjoy the beach and sand and indulge in the various optional activities available at the resort.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Overnight: Southern Palms Beach Resort
Mid-range resort located at Diani Beach

After breakfast at the resort, transfer to the nearby Ukunda Airport for your scheduled flight to Nairobi. Our hospitality staff will meet you on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and assist you in connecting to your homebound flight.

Note: A day room/s to relax and refresh before your flight can be reserved at an extra cost on request.

Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included); Drinks not included