10-Day Ultimate Africa Family Safari

Arrive at JKIA. Our representative meets and transfers you to your Nairobi hotel. Optional: early evening visit to Giraffe Centre to hand-feed the resident Rothschild's giraffe.

Drive north through the highlands to Ol Pejeta in Laikipia. Arrive by midday. Afternoon game drive through the conservancy: one of Kenya's most biodiverse private reserves. Visit the famous Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (Jane Goodall Institute) and the wildlife orphanage. Night game drive optional.

Morning game drive visiting the rhino sanctuary (home to both black and white rhino). Drive south to Lake Naivasha, arriving for lunch at a lakeshore lodge. Afternoon boat ride to Crescent Island for a guided walk among giraffe, zebra and antelope with no predators to worry about: perfect for families. Sundowner on the lakeside.

After breakfast, drive west to the Maasai Mara, arriving for lunch at the camp. Rest before an afternoon game drive from 3 to 6 p.m. The Mara's sheer abundance of wildlife rarely disappoints on the very first drive.

Full day of game drives in the Maasai Mara Reserve. In season, the Mara River crossings bring enormous herds of wildebeest in one of nature's most dramatic spectacles. Picnic lunch by the river. Optional Maasai village cultural visit.

A second full day in the Mara. Spend the morning tracking predators and the afternoon birding or visiting the Mara Conservancies for a different, quieter game-viewing experience. Optional: guided bush walk with Maasai ranger (extra cost).

Depart after breakfast for the Serengeti via the Isebania/Sirari border: approximately 7–8 hours by road with packed lunch. Alternatively, charter a flight from Keekorok airstrip (approx. $658/person extra) to arrive at Seronera by early afternoon. Evening game drive into the great Serengeti.

Spend the day with full-day game drives in the Great Serengeti. One of the most densely predator-populated ecosystems on Earth. Morning drives often catch cheetah hunts on the open plains. Picnic lunch in the field. Optional hot air balloon sunrise flight.

After breakfast, depart the Serengeti and drive east through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area highlands. Stop at Olduvai Gorge to visit the museum and fossil site where some of humanity's earliest ancestors were discovered. Arrive at your crater-rim lodge in the afternoon. No game drive today. Check in, take in the extraordinary view over the crater floor 600 metres below, and spend the remainder of the day at leisure exploring the lodge and its surroundings.

An early start for a morning game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater: one of the world's most extraordinary wildlife spectacles. The 260 square kilometre crater floor shelters the Big Five in remarkable density, including some of East Africa's last free-roaming black rhino. Picnic lunch on the crater floor. Return to the rim in the early afternoon, then drive to Arusha for your onward flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport. End of Saringi Tours services.