Kenya's Masai Mara is the classic safari landscape, with prides of lions, elephants and the Great Migration from July to October. Nairobi adds a giraffe center, an elephant orphanage and the Karen Blixen museum.
Good to know
- Apply for the Kenya eTA online before you fly.
- Book a camp inside a conservancy for fewer vehicles and night drives.
- Pack light for bush flights; soft bags are required.
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Open-top safari vehicles search for lions, leopards, cheetahs and herds on the savannah.
Dawn flight over the plains followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush.
Meet a Maasai community, learn about customs and see traditional dances.
Drinks and snacks on the savannah as the sun sets behind acacias.
Lions and rhinos with the city skyline behind them, an easy half-day trip.
Watch orphaned baby elephants being fed and bathed during a daily public hour.
Feed Rothschild's giraffes from an elevated platform.
The 'Out of Africa' author's colonial farmhouse and gardens.
Watch thousands of wildebeest brave the crocodiles between July and October.
Kenya's natural and cultural history, including early human fossils.
Famous nyama choma restaurant with roasted meats served on swords.
Learn tracking and bush craft with a Maasai guide.