Day 3: Morning game drive as we leave the Reserve for a drive back to Mountain Rock Lodge for lunch. The rest of the afternoon at leisure-horse riding, nature walks, colobus monkey search, boating etc. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4: After breakfast drive to Lake Nakuru National Park for afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is a world famous bird sanctuary and home to millions of flamingoes. There are also lots of other interesting wildlife species such as the white rhino, leopard, lion, waterbuck etc. Dinner and overnight park campsite

Day 5: Morning game drive in Lake Nakuru. Later drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve. On arrival, have lunch at Mara Springs Safari Camp then do a late afternoon game drive. Optional hike to the summit of the nearby Naunare hills from where you can enjoy good views of the expansive Mara ecosystem. Dinner and overnight Mara Springs Safari Camp

A hyena goes hunting inside Lake Nakuru.

Morans dancing in Masai Mara.

Elephants roaming in the plains of Amboseli..

Day 6: Take an extensive tour of the Masai Mara. Leaving shortly after dawn, you spend the whole day driving through different locations of the Reserve, watching animals as they feed or groom each other. Take a short break from the mid day heat to have picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool where you can watch hippos gracefully swim or bask lazily. By the time you return to the camp in the evening, you've hopefully seen the elephant, the rhino, the lion, the giraffe, the hippo, the buffalo, the zebra, the leopard and a lot of other species including birds. An evening Maasai dance and cultural lecture around the campfire can be arranged at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight Mara Springs Safari Camp

Day 7: Early morning game drive, which is followed by a visit (optional) to a Maasai village ("Manyatta") to learn more about the local people's unique culture and lifestyle. Return to Nairobi arriving late afternoon. Overnight in a Nairobi mid-range hotel.

Day 8: Leave Nairobi early and drive southeastwards to Amboseli National Park. With its backdrop of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest mountain) and the abundant wildlife, Amboseli is a real spectacle. This is where you can see large herds of elephants and plains game, giraffes, gazelles, lions, leopards etc roaming the plains. Dinner and overnight bush camp

Day 9: Whole day on game drives in the park. Dinner and overnight bush camp

Day 10: Early morning game drive then return to Nairobi.