Day 6: Starting at dawn we go on a morning game drives where our expert guides and drivers will take you to different locations of Samburu and the nearby Buffalo Springs reserves and get a spectacular chance to spot wildlife and birds and enjoy a bush breakfast at the buffalo springs. Lunch is served after this exhaustive game drive and is followed by the drive towards Mount Kenya. We overnight on the western slopes of Mt. Kenya at a small country lodge tucked away in forest reserve that provides a welcome change in climate to the hot northern region we’ve visited.

Day 7: This morning we plan to let you have a leisurely morning – Horse riding, fishing or just relaxing. Nevertheless, there are various active options for those buoyant enough which include; trekking to into the Mt. Kenya forest reserve to do some bird watching and learn something on the flora and fauna of the mountain forest or drive a short distance and visit the Sweetwater’s Chimpanzee and Rhino sanctuary at a fee.

Day 10: We go on a walking safari in Hell’s Gate national park - cleft deep into the floor of the Rift Valley, Hell’s Gate provides inexhaustible bio-diversity. The towering cliffs and undulating grasslands provide one of the few remaining places where you can walk alongside herds of Zebra, eland, hartebeest, gazelles, giraffes and buffaloes as well as birdlife including augur buzzards, vultures, verreaux eagle, bee-eaters, and chats among others. Its spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub-clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most spectacular parks in Africa. We embark on a full day game walk in the park stopping from time to time to admire wildlife and breath-taking sceneries along the way. Overnight once again in a moderate standard lodge on the shores of the lake.

Day 11: Early morning boat ride on Lake Naivasha followed by a drive to small Maasai village at Maji Moto (hot springs) on the northern tip of the Loita hills. Loita hills and plains form the wildlife corridor between Maasai Mara and the Narok region and hosts a great deal of wildlife through out the year. Over the years we have formed a special relationship with the local people here and we camp near their villages. You get a privileged chance to visit and spend time in an authentic Maasai bomas (homestead) to witness the work and life of women and children. Here we see and learn a thing about making beadwork jewellery and offer support by buying few as souvenirs. In the evening take a short stroll for a bathe in the natural hot springs or just deep you toes in. (B,L,D)

Day 12: Start an early morning hike led by Maasai Morans (warriors) and trek to the hills - along the way you enjoy striking views while spotting wild animals and birds and also to get to learn about healing herbs used by the locals – they have folktales on virtually all plants, animal and landmarks you come across. On return to camp we are engaged in varies warrior training activities such as body decoration, wilderness survival tactics eg. making fire from rubbing sticks, folk dances etc. If schools are in session you may visit a local school cum rescue centre for the Maasai girl child from early marriages. In the late afternoon we head to Maasai Mara with a game drive in the Siana Conservation Area. This is a wildlife dispersal area that is bordering Maasai Mara game reserve. Dinner and overnight at Mara Springs Safari Camp.

Day 13: Full day game drive in the Maasai Mara park. Maasai Mara, now the seventh wonder of the modern world, is a country of breathtaking vistas, vast rolling plains and rounded hills, acacia woodlands, dense thickets of scrub. The whole bisected by the Mara River and its tributaries margined with luxuriant riverine forests. Its vast plains teem with endless herds of game together with the associated predators. It is perhaps the only region left in Africa where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Here, you find the largest population of lions in Kenya, seen in their natural setting and the impressive herds of elephants. Other animals include buffaloes, hartebeest, wildebeest, topi, eland, impala, gazelles, black rhino (very rare), giraffe, zebra, waterbuck, hippopotamus, crocodile, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackals, among others. Bird species include eagles, vultures, marabou, ostrich, touracos, guinea fowls, bastards, cranes, and many more. Perhaps the most intriguing phenomenon in Maasai Mara is the Wildebeest migration that occurs between the months of July and September. Every July, millions of wildebeests and zebra move from Serengeti to Maasai Mara on their annual migration, attracting an entourage of cheetahs, lions and other predators. Dinner and overnight once again at Mara Springs Safari camp

Day 14: A pre-breakfast game drive to spot any animals and birds that have eluded us yesterday or optionally go on a hot air balloon ride at your own cost. After breakfast we journey back to Nairobi.