You’ll arrive in Nairobi in the evening of Day 2, and be transferred to the Deluxe InterContinental Nairobi, just two minutes from the city center. After breakfast on Day 3, visit an elephant orphanage and giraffe center and learn about efforts to protect these graceful animals. Continue to the Karen Blixen Museum, where you’ll see how the famed Danish author of Out of Africa lived. Afterward, enjoy lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure at your hotel. Tonight, join your fellow travellers for a Welcome Drink and enjoy dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast, visit an elephant orphanage and giraffe center and learn about efforts to protect these graceful animals. Continue to the Karen Blixen Museum, where you’ll have lunch in the coffee garden and see how the famed Danish author of Out of Africa lived. You'll have an afternoon visit to African Heritage for an opportunity to view and purchase some of the best of East Africa's Arts and Curios. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure at your hotel. Tonight, join your fellow travelers for a Welcome Drink, and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.

Transfer to Amboseli National Park this morning. As you leave civilization behind, you ride into unspoiled savannahs and past rocky thorn bush. On clear days, you’ll see the distinct snow-capped summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak.
After lunch at the lodge—fashioned after the Maasai Manyatta architecture—you’ll set out on your first game drive. You might spot elephants, impalas, or giraffes.

Today you’ll begin to fall into the daily rhythm of Africa. On safari days, enjoy both morning and late-afternoon game drives. Our specially outfitted safari vehicles ensure you a window seat, and our pop-up roof makes for excellent viewing. Your eagle-eyed driver guides will help you spot even the most elusive wildlife.
More than 50 large mammals call Amboseli home, and over 400 bird species. Or, embark upon an Optional Balloon Safari in Amboseli for a chance to see the sun rise over Mount Kilimanjaro and a bird's eye view of wildlife.

After breakfast, depart Amboseli for Lake Manyara National Park. En route, we pause in Namanga for border formalities, then for lunch at the Serena Arusha Mountain Village. This afternoon, enjoy a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, where you may see the tree-climbing lions for which the park is known. Dinner is at your lodge, overlooking the stunning African Rift Valley.
On Day 7, enjoy an early morning Rift Valley safari before continuing on to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing. Cultural Connection: Next, you’ll visit Mto Wa Mbu village for a full-day tour on Day 7 to interact with tribespeople and visit a local market, school and a home. Dinner is included tonight at the Lodge.

Cultural Connection: Enroute to Ngorongoro Crater, you’ll stop to tour and Gibbs Farm, which grows vegetables and coffee. Transfer to your lodgings, right on the rim of the Crater, and have lunch at the lodge. This is the world’s largest intact caldera, believed to have been created when a volcano the size of Mt. Kilimanjaro literally blew its top more than two million years ago. This afternoon, take in the spectacular views of the crater — and anticipate tomorrow’s exploration of its wonders.
Set off early today from your lodge on Day 9 to experience one of Africa’s most spectacular wildlife sanctuaries on a full-day tour. You’ll descend 2,000 feet into the crater, then spend the morning exploring the 102-square mile floor, perhaps viewing large herds of zebras and wildebeests or a small pride of lions. You might even spot the rare black rhino. In all, more than 25,000 animals call the crater home. After a picnic lunch overlooking the Crater, enjoy an afternoon game viewing before returning to the Lodge for dinner.

Set off early today from your lodge to experience one of Africa’s most spectacular wildlife sanctuaries. You’ll descend 2,000 feet into the crater, then spend the morning exploring the 102-square mile floor, perhaps viewing large herds of zebras and wildebeests or a small pride of lions. You might even spot the rare black rhino. In all, more than 25,000 animals call the crater home. Or, take an Optional tour of an authentic Masai Village, where you'll be welcomed by song and dance, introduced to the Masai way of life, view fire making demonstrations and spear throwing contests, and visit the village kindergarten. After lunch back at the lodge, you have the afternoon free to share your discoveries with your fellow travelers.

Today, you’ll be driving through magnificent lands the local Maasai call Serengeti, or “endless plain.” Indeed, these grasslands seem to stretch into forever. Along the way, you’ll pause to view wildlife. You’ll also visit Olduvai Gorge, where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey discovered traces of hominids dating back 2.5 million years. Arrive at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge in time for lunch. (For an authentic tented camp experience, you may choose to upgrade to the Kirawira Camp Western Serengeti for an additional cost.) This afternoon, enjoy a game drive in the Serengeti. You’ll eat dinner at the Lodge this evening. You’ll witness some of the world’s most beautiful vistas on Day 11, and the densest concentration of plains mammals. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives amidst acacia woodlands, riverine forests, and open savanna. You might see cheetahs or leopards relaxing in the shade of a sausage tree, or a pod of hippos in the river.

After breakfast, transfer to Seronera Airstrip to board a flight that will take you over the Serengeti plains and the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater and Mt. Kilimanjaro before transferring by motorcoach to Nairobi. Prior to arrival in Nairobi, there is a short stop in Arusha, Kenya to clear customs.
Enjoy lunch in Nairobi before boarding your safari vehicle for the world-renowned Deluxe Fairmount Mount Kenya Safari Club, on the slopes of Kenya’s highest mountain. You’ll feel as if you’ve stepped into the glamour of 1950s Hollywood. It’s little wonder … the elite club was founded by William Holden in 1959 and is now run by Stephanie Powers. You’ll have the afternoon free to explore the grounds or join an optional activity.
Day 13 is free for you to relax and enjoy the amenities of the club. Its lovely grounds invite long strolls, perhaps mingling with some of its resident birdlife. Or walk to the nearby orphanage for endangered animals, founded by Ms. Powers. Ostrich, pygmy hippo, and cheetah have been known to call this home.

Today, enjoy a morning bird walking excursion and afternoon equator ceremony. Or, relax and enjoy the amenities of the club. Its lovely grounds invite long strolls, perhaps mingling with some of its resident birdlife. Or walk to the nearby orphanage for endangered animals, founded by Ms. Powers. Ostrich, pygmy hippo, and cheetah have been known to call this home. Tonight, have a Farewell Dinner at the hotel.

After lunch, you’ll be transferred to Nairobi, where you’ll enjoy dinner at the world-famous Carnivore restaurant before continuing to the airport for your late-evening departure. Or, begin your optional 4-night Zanzibar post-extension. (Those on the post-extension will depart earlier and have dinner in Nairobi after Zanzibar and before your evening flight back to the U.S.)