Ten Day Sun And Sand Safari

You'll depart from Nairobi after breakfast for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Located at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Kenya, this 360 square kilometre park is sometimes known as Sweet Waters. Not only is the park home to the entirety of the Big Five, but it also contains a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees - making it one of the few places in East Africa where it is possible to see the Big Five and these fascinating primates in the same place. The Sweet Waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary is the conservancy's biggest drawcard. Started in 1993 with an initial group of three chimpanzees, the sanctuary has grown considerably in the years since. You'll enjoy lunch at the chimpanzee sanctuary as well as meeting Baraka, a tame rhinoceros who calls the conservancy home. You'll finish off your day with an evening game drive in the park.

You'll set off after breakfast for your trek to Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley. Formerly famous for its flamingos, the park is now better known for its large herds of buffalo and the presence of both the black and white rhinoceros. You'll enjoy a hot lunch at your lodge before taking an afternoon game drive along the shores of the lake to spot baboons, buffalo, lions, leopards, eland, waterbucks, and more.

You'll depart from Lake Nakuru after breakfast for the drive south to Kenya's most famous park: the Maasai Mara. Part of the vast Serengeti plains, the Maasai Mara plays host to a chapter of the famous Wildebeest Migration each year as 1.7 million wildebeest and more than 500,000 zebras and antelopes cross the swollen Mara River in hopes of finding safety on the Masai Mara's sweeping plains. Even when the Wildebeest Migration is not occuring, you'll still have the chance to see the entire Big Five as well as Kenya's largest variety of animal life. After lunch at your lodge, you'll head out for an afternoon and sunset game drive in search of big cats, elephants, giraffes, and more.