Day 1 · Nairobi
Arrive in Nairobi
You arrive in Nairobi, the start of your East African journey.
- Overnight
- Hemingways Nairobi
11 days · 10 nights
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Ask about datesThe same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Nairobi
Day 1 · Nairobi
You arrive in Nairobi, the start of your East African journey.
Amboseli National Park
Day 2 · Amboseli National Park
You fly by private air to Amboseli, a park of savannah, wetland and dry lakebed below Kilimanjaro, known for its elephants.
Day 3 · Amboseli National Park
From a six-seat vehicle you watch elephants, buffalo, wildebeest, hippos and hyenas, and end with a drink in the bush.
Day 4 · Amboseli National Park
Morning and afternoon drives show elephants grazing below the snowy peak, with time to relax in between.
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Day 5 · Maasai Mara National Reserve
You fly by private charter to the Mara, a key stage of the Great Migration route.
Day 6 · Maasai Mara National Reserve
You rise before dawn for a balloon flight over the plains and breakfast in the bush, then head out with your guide.
Day 7 · Maasai Mara National Reserve
An early drive looks for the Big Five. In the afternoon you visit a local school to see how a water project brings clean drinking water to pupils.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 8 · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You fly via Kisumu to Entebbe and on to Bwindi, then visit village projects including a women-owned bicycle shop.
Days 9 to 10 · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Over two mornings you hike through dense forest to spend time with mountain gorilla families, ending with a farewell dinner at the lodge.
Entebbe
Day 11 · Entebbe
You fly by private charter to Entebbe and rest in a day room before your flight home.
Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Kenya
14 days · 13 nights
Nairobi → Amboseli National Park → Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Maasai Mara National Reserve → Nairobi
From Nairobi you fly to Amboseli to watch elephants below Kilimanjaro, then cross into Tanzania for Tarangire's baobab country. A village visit and a descent into the Ngorongoro Crater lead to three nights on the Serengeti. You finish with three nights on the Mara River in Kenya.
Kenya
12 days · 11 nights
Nairobi → Amboseli National Park → Arusha → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Maasai Mara National Reserve → Nairobi
You start in Nairobi feeding giraffes and watching orphaned elephants at play, then head to Amboseli beneath Kilimanjaro. In Tanzania you descend into the Ngorongoro Crater early, meet a Maasai family and visit Olduvai Gorge on the way to the Serengeti. The trip ends with three days of game drives and camp activities in the Maasai Mara.
Kenya
7 days · 6 nights
Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Elementaita → Amboseli → Nairobi
From Nairobi you drive down into the Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara for two nights of game drives, then north to Lake Nakuru and a lakeside night at Elementaita. Two nights in Amboseli, under Kilimanjaro, close the loop back to Nairobi.
A private charter flies you from Nairobi to Amboseli for three nights among elephants beneath Kilimanjaro. You then spend three nights in the Maasai Mara, with a dawn balloon flight over the plains. The trip ends in Uganda with two gorilla treks in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
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