Nairobi: Kenya’s Vibrant Gateway

Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital, serves as the main hub for travel across the country—from the Maasai Mara and Rift Valley to the central highlands and coastal regions. The city offers its own attractions, including views of Africa’s tallest peaks, Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya, the historic Karen Blixen Museum, and Nairobi National Park, where wildlife roams against a city backdrop. Don’t miss the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for a close-up with orphaned elephants and rhinos, plus a lively nightlife and diverse dining options.

Highlights

• Major transportation hub of Kenya
• Views of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya
• Nairobi National Park within easy reach
• Vibrant dining and nightlife scene

The Authentic "Out of Africa" Experience

The Maasai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly Kenya’s most notable and revered reserve. Its sheer size—extending to and eventually joining Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park—and stringent anti-poaching systems have made it famous for its remarkable populations of lion, cheetah, and leopard. It is also celebrated for being one of the stomping grounds of the Great Wildebeest Migration.

Highlights

• Impressive population of wildlife
• Perfect place to observe the annual Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra
• Game-viewing opportunities either by foot, vehicle, or hot-air balloon
• Large population of big cats

Amboseli: Elephants Beneath Kilimanjaro

Spread across 40,000ha, Amboseli National Park offers iconic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and vast plains dotted with wildlife. Famous for its free-ranging elephant herds, the park also hosts zebra, buffalo, lion, cheetah, wildebeest, and giraffe, alongside over 300 bird species. Guests can explore luxury lodges, track wildlife across the plains, and experience Maasai culture in nearby villages.

Highlights

• Stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro
• Prime wildlife spotting with elephants and more
• Over 300 bird species
• Maasai cultural experiences

Home of Endless Plains and the Great Migration

Stretching itself across 1.5 million hectares of land, the Serengeti National Park is known for its impressive population of wildlife—most notably the Big 5. It is perhaps more renowned for being part of the stage on which the annual Great Migration plays out. Each year, over two million wildebeest, a fair number of gazelles, and small following of zebra seek better grazing areas by migrating south in the Serengeti, then west and north into the Maasai Mara before eventually returning.

Highlights

• Where the Great Migration puts on part of its great show
• It’s big, like 1.5 million hectares big
• Offers some of the best game viewing in the country
• Home to the Big 5, as well as a mighty big lion population

A flourishing basin in the Ngorongoro Crater

Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater has been part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) since 1973. Aside from boasting a fertile floor and thus an abundance of wildlife (notably the Big 5), the crater is also the only intact caldera left in the world. Fun fact: many speculate—before Ngorongoro erupted—it would have been higher than the mighty Kilimanjaro.

Highlights

• Only intact caldera in the world
• Part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Home to the Big 5, as well as an estimated 6,000 wildebeest and a variety of other animals
• Incredible diversity of fauna and flora all year round