Detailed Itinerary

DAY ONE: Arrive in Kenya ( Nairobi )
Arrive in Nairobi in preparation for the next day's orientation/debriefing.
Overnight Accommodations : none
Meals Included : none

DAY TWO: Nairobi - Mount Kenya
Participate in a brief orientation before traveling north to the base of Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa (summit: 5199 meters). You may use the afternoon to enjoy the forest surrounding this beautiful mountain, populated by numerous bird species and the black-and-white Colobus monkey.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: lunch, dinner

DAYS THREE & FOUR: Mount Kenya - Samburu National Reserve
Explore the abundant wildlife, landscape and beauty of Mount Kenya and Samburu National Reserve. Located on the Kenyan banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River , this natural reserve is home to an abundance of wildlife. A new and therefore unknown national reserve, Samburu is not always crowded but is always beautiful with numerous bird populations (over 350!), zebra, antelope, giraffe, ostrich, elephant, lion, cheetah, gerenuk, buffalo and leopards.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY FIVE: Samburu National Reserve - Thompson's Falls
From Samburu, depart for Thompson's Falls at midday and enjoy a leisure afternoon exploring the region's waterfalls especially beautiful during the rainy season.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY SIX: Thompson's Falls - Lake Nakuru
From Thompson's Falls, depart for Lake Nakurum , set in a picturesque landscape surrounded by forests and grasslands, spotted with marshes and altering outcroppings of rock cliff faces and acacia trees. First noted featured as a bird sanctuary, Lake Nakuru was eventually reclassified as a national park in 1968. Today, some of this park's amazing and natural attractions include: flamingo, a massive catalog of terrestrial birds, more than 56 species of mammals and the natural, scenic beauty of Lion Hill, Baboon Cliffs as well as numerous waterfalls throughout.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY SEVEN & EIGHT: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara National Reserve
Start off the day exploring Lake Nakuru before journeying to the Masai Mara Reserve. Widely considered Africa's greatest wildlife reserve, the Mara is home to an awesome array of wildlife - zebra, giraffe, gazelle, elephant, buffalo, antelope, birds, monkeys, hippopotamus, crocodiles (just to name a few). During migration season, the Mara hosts the world's most a most amazing natural spectacle: the Great Migration of millions of wildebeest from the Serengeti. The Mara is a great natural wonder and is also home to a number of great cats such as lions and cheetahs. Additionally, the neighboring Maasai lands offer a number of options for both cultural exploration and hiking.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY NINE: Masai Mara - Nairobi
Departing Maasai Mara, return to Nairobi for the day and rest for the next day's voyage to Arusha.
Overnight Accommodations: Simple Hotel  
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY TEN: Nairobi - Arusha
Arising and departing early (8:00am), set out for Arusha - passing through customs and immigration. En route, observe Africa 's varied landscape between these two well-known cities. End the day's voyage in Arusha and rest up for the beginning of the Tanzanian leg of this wonderfully thorough tour.
Overnight Accommodation: Simple Hotel 
Meals Included : breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY ELEVEN & TWELVE: Excursion to Serengeti National Park
Maasai for "endless plains," the Serengeti is a park unrivalled for it mass and its features. The "crown jewel" of Tanzania 's protected areas, the Serengeti makes up some 14% of the country's total land area. It the massive migration of over a million wildebeest, along with approximately 200,000 zebra within its confines, that makes the Serengeti most famous. Flowing from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains in October and November, a massive population of wildlife then moves west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. This ancient occurrence is so imbedded in the instinct of these animals that nothing prevents this massive migration - no drought, cliff or crocodile-populated river serves as a hazard. The shifting seasons contained within the Serengeti offer various climates for an impressive catalogue of wildlife, including gazelles, zebras, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, and over a million wildebeests.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY THIRTEEN: Serengeti National Park - N'gorongoro Conservation Area
From the Serengeti National Park , depart for N'gorongoro Conseration Area. Deemed the "eighth wonder of the world's greatest natural spectacle," the N'gorongoro Conservation Area boasts a combination of swirling landscapes, various wildlife, wonderful people and beyond ancient archaeology unsurpassed by any other location in Africa . The volcanoes, grassland, waterfalls and forested mountains are home to an abundance of animals - lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes as well as a prismatic catalog of hundreds of bird specimens. This area's magical setting and abundance of wildlife have fascinated visitors for years.
Overnight Accommodations: Twin Share Camping
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY FOURTEEN: Karatu - Tarangire National Park - Arusha
Take an early morning departure from Arusha's district of Karatu, heading to Taragire National Park for an afternoon game drive experience. Home to a vast number of elephants (in upwards of 1000), Tarangire National Park offers numerous opportunities to observe lions, cheetahs, and leopards in addition to its massive diversity of wildlife as well as the symbolic Baobab tree. Tarangire National is an ornithologist's paradise, offering a variety of feathered species, including some of the most aggressive birds of prey flapping their expansive wings over the famously-varied fauna and avifauna. Return to Arusha in the afternoon to prepare for your return to Nairobi .
Overnight Accommodations: Simple Hotel
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY FIFTEEN: Arusha - Nairobi
Enjoy breakfast before returning to Nairobi , surrounding yourself with Africa 's scenic beauty.
Overnight Accommodations: None
Meals Included : breakfast, lunch