Classic Kenya safari and beach holiday

Itinerary in brief: 

• 1 night Nairobi
• 1 night Nakuru
• 3 nights Masai Mara
• 5 nights Diani Beach 

Day 1: Depart UK

Depart the UK from your chosen airport.

Included: International flights

Day 2: Arrive Nairobi

On arrival in Nairobi, you’ll be met at the airport and driven to your hotel in the city, checking in for one night. 

Included: Transfers, 4* hotel 

Day 3: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, you’ll be driven to Lake Nakuru National Park. Famous for the  millions of fushia-pink flamingos that flock to feed on the teeming algae in the alkaline waters, the mirrored waters of Lake Nakuru bring some of the most incredible photos in Africa. Small in size but full of wildlife, it has many picturesque lookouts and picnic spots. As Kenya’s largest rhino sanctuary, there are almost guaranteed sightings of both the black and white rhinos, as well as zebra, gazelle and waterbuck that graze beside the shores. There is even the chance of spotting an elusive leopard, which you can keep your eyes peeled for on your afternoon game drive. At the end of the day, you’ll check into a lodge for night, ready to travel to the Mara tomorrow. 

Included: All meals, transfers, game drive, The Cliff          

Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara

This morning you’ll enjoy breakfast in the camp before heading to the Masai Mara National Reserve. This beautiful area is home to the breathtaking spectacle of ‘the greatest wildlife show on earth’, the awe inspiring annual migration of the wildebeest. With rolling grasslands, meandering rivers and escarpments where lions snooze in the sun, visiting the Masai Mara is one of the most special parts of any Kenya holiday. Check into your lodge for three nights and head out on an afternoon game drive. 

Included: All meals, transfers, game drive, Naboisho Camp          

Days 5 & 6: Masai Mara

Spend your time here enjoying the spectacular game in the reserve. Mornings are great for spotting predators, but the middle of the day is excellent for seeing classic safari wildlife. Watch zebras braying to each other, giraffes munching lazily on acacia trees and wildebeest grazing the grasses. From the banks of the Mara River, you can spot hippos in a mud bath to keep the sun off their skin, while crocodiles lurk in the water nearby, waiting for antelope to come to the edge for a drink. Depending on the time of year that you visit Kenya, you may see lots of babies. Watch single-file lines of little ostriches racing after their mothers and cheetah cubs playing in the shade. Wildlife can never be predicted and often the most special experiences will be spotting things you weren’t even thinking about. 

Included: All meals, transfers, game drives, Naboisho Camp                        

Day 7: Fly to Mombasa       

After breakfast, you’ll be driven to the Ukunda airstrip for the flight to your hotel on the south coast, a vast and interrupted stretch of white, sandy beach. Check into your hotel for five nights and kick off your shoes ready for some relaxing days by the sea. 

Included: Breakfast, transfers, internal flight, WaterLovers Beach Resort             

Days 8 - 11: Diani Beach 

Your time here is at leisure to enjoy the beautiful beaches. The southerly part of Kenya’s stunning Indian Ocean coastline is renowned for its silken white sandy beaches, coconut palms, sheltered lagoons, pellucid blue waters, remote islands, uncharted mangrove swamps and mysterious Arab and Swahili ruins, many of which date back to the 8th Century AD.  Boasting an idyllic climate, which is cooled by the monsoon, the Swahili coast offers a daily average of 8 hours of sunshine, and the hot steamy climate is tempered by the monsoon winds.

Included: Half board basis, WaterLovers Beach Resort

Day 12: Depart Mombasa

After breakfast, you’ll be driven to the airport in time for your flight to the UK.

Included: Breakfast, transfers, international flights         

Day 13: Arrive UK