9 Days Best of Kenya Safari and Diane Beach Tour

Welcome to Kenya! You will be taken to your hotel after landing at Nairobi's international airport , where you can spend the afternoon getting settled in and adjusting to the time change.

You'll leave Nairobi today to see the Elephant Orphanage run by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Sanctuary. In order to protect orphaned elephants from poachers, the organization rescues and raises them. They will be put back in the bush where they belong when they are old enough. You'll have the chance to engage with elephants and learn a lot about them in this location.

The next stop on the agenda is the Giraffe Center, where guests may interact with giraffes up close and learn about them. Learn about giraffe conservation and the critically endangered Rothschild's giraffe on the spot. Profit from this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and feed these enormous animals. Check out the neighboring Gogo River Bird Sanctuary's walking track if you have the time.

Today, leave Nairobi and go to Lake Naivasha, getting there in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon taking a lake cruise where you may get up-close views of hippo, waterbuck (a type of antelope), and other birds. Take a stroll on Crescent Island, where you might come see some zebras or giraffes. The afternoon offers a variety of optional activities, including horseback riding on lakefront conservancy land, learning about subsistence farming from a local farmer, and seeing the nearby Hell's Gate National Park to see the canyons and wildlife. Relax at Camp Carnelley's, a campground beside the water, in the evening. Enjoy a relaxing evening on your personal veranda while watching monkeys swing from trees and other natural wildlife emerge.

You'll head to Maji Moto Maasai Cultural Camp after breakfast to learn about Maasai customs. The Loita Hills, which are on the western end of the Excellent Rift Valley close to Tanzania's border and are where the Maasai people have called home since the 19th century, are a great spot to learn about their culture. Today's activities include seeing tribal rites, learning about natural medicine, and participating in warrior training. You'll get a taste of what it's like to live in a Maasai hamlet, visit a nearby school, take a stroll through the countryside, and take a soak in a natural hot spring. You'll spend the evening singing and telling tales around the campfire before retiring to a cottage made of old-fashioned materials.

Your two-day safari at Maasai Mara National Reserve begins today. The Great Migration will be well underway if you travel between July and September, offering you the chance to see a wide variety of animals on the plains, including elephants, zebras, lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, buffalo, and rhinos. You'll camp close to the reserve and spend the night outside beneath the sky. Along the Talek River's banks, the camp's natural border with the Maasai Mara, are spacious tents. The thick riverbed vegetation provides solitude, comfort, and stunning views of the surroundings.

You'll travel to Diani Beach today. This resort is well-liked by families, honeymooners, travelers, and outdoor enthusiasts because it has extensive expanses of white beach, a beautiful forest, and waves that may be surfed. Take long walks in the jungle, swim in the ocean, relax in a hammock, and visit a sanctuary for monkeys. It's a wonderful location to spend the remaining time on the journey. The area offers a wide variety of activities. Take a traditional sailboat ride to Kisite Marine Park and Wasini Island to witness dolphins in their natural environment. Visit Chale Island, a stunning white beach with coral reefs encircling it, while diving, snorkeling, or by boat offshore.

A camel ride on the beach or a nighttime detour to Rivas to see the shy bushbabies (also known as lesser galagos) in the forest are other options. Near a pristine sand beach, at Diani Sea Lodge, you may unwind at night.

It's time to bid Kenya adieu! Enjoy your final beach morning before heading to the airport to catch a flight back to Nairobi. Connect here with the flight that will take you home or to your next location. Travel safely!