The route that shows first-time visitors why Kenya is the original safari country: the Masai Mara for big cats, Lake Nakuru for rhino, and Amboseli for elephants under Kilimanjaro. Six days, three completely different ecosystems, one seamless loop out of Nairobi.
Every leg has been trimmed to keep driving reasonable and wildlife hours high. It is the itinerary we recommend when someone tells us they have one week and want to come home certain they saw Kenya properly.
Rift Valley viewpoint, lunch at camp, first game drive.
Complete day with the prides and river herds, picnic in the reserve.
Morning drive north, afternoon rhino and flamingo drive at Nakuru.
The long leg, broken with lunch in Nairobi, arriving for sundowners facing Kilimanjaro.
Dawn mountain views, the elephant families and the swamp circuit.
Final drive at first light, then back to the city by mid afternoon.