14-Day Kenya Wildlife Safari through Samburu, Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo

• Get picked up from your hotel at 07.00 am and depart for the dramatic semi-arid scrubland of the Northern Frontier.

• Arrive at Samburu by lunchtime.

• After lunch, embark on a game drive to sight resident wildlife species such as the reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, Beisa oryx, and the blue-necked Somali ostrich, which are rarely seen elsewhere in the country.

Dinner and overnight stay will be at the spectacular Samburu Sopa Lodge or Samburu Lodge.

• Spend the full day in Samburu National Park.

• Go on early morning and evening game drives.

Meals and overnight will be at Samburu Sopa Lodge or Samburu Lodge.

• After breakfast, proceed to Aberdares National Park with your Kenyan driver/guide.

• Eat lunch at the Aberdare Country Club before being transferred to the Ark Lodge for an overnight stay.

A special feature of the lodge is the floodlit watering hole, where you can watch from the lodge itself throughout the night as a great variety of animals come down to drink.

• Depart Aberdares soon after breakfast and proceed south to Lake Nakuru, which is often referred to as the pink lake for its great masses of pink flamingos.

• Arrive in time for lunch.

• Enjoy afternoon game drives followed by dinner and an overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Safari Lodge or Flamingo Hill Camp.

• Eat breakfast.

• View the game as you exit the park and drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at Masai Mara in time for lunch at a lodge.

• Relish full afternoon game drives till dusk, then return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Sentrim Camp.

• Spend the full day exploring the park in search of the Big 5. Early morning and late afternoon game drives are offered.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Sentrim Camp.

• Spend the full day exploring the park in search of the Big 5. Early morning and late afternoon game drives are offered.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Sentrim Camp.

• After breakfast, descend towards the Great Rift Valley.

• Arrive at Lake Naivasha in time for a delicious lunch at the Lake Naivasha Country Club.

• The remainder of the afternoon will be at your leisure, with the opportunity to go on a nature walk, hire a boat to take you to the famous Crescent Island, or simply relax by the swimming pool.

Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.

• After breakfast, drive past the scenic Athi Plains and into the bushy country of Amboseli National Park - a landscape dominated by the spectacular snowcaps of Mount Kilimanjaro.

• Arrive in time for lunch at your chosen lodge or tented camp.

• After lunch and a few hours of rest, embark on a game drive at the foot of Africa's highest mountain.

Dinner and overnight stay will be at Amboseli Sopa Lodge or Amboseli Kibo Camp.

• Spend the full day in Amboseli with early morning and evening game drives. While in the park, you will have the opportunity to photograph the animals against the wonderful backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Meals and overnight stay will be at Amboseli Sopa Lodge or Amboseli Kibo Camp.

• After an early breakfast, depart for Tsavo West National Park, which lies roughly halfway between Nairobi and the Coast. Mzima Springs - the chief marvel here - is a favourite haunt of hippos and crocodiles.

• Arrive at your lodge or tented camp in time for lunch.

• Proceed for an early evening game drive to see large herds of elephants, buffalo, common waterbuck, eland, rhino, and a wide variety of antelope.

• Return to the Ngulia Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Depart the lodge soon after breakfast and proceed to Tsavo East National Park. The game is viewed as you exit the park. This park is famed for its large herds of elephants covered in red dust and its fine scenery.

• Visit the scenic Lugards Falls, Mudanda Rocks, which attract elephants in the drier season, and Aruba Dam as you view game if time permits.

Dinner and overnight stay at Voi Safari Lodge.

• Spend the full day exploring the park. Morning and afternoon game drives are offered.

Dinner and overnight stay at Voi Safari Lodge.

• After a leisurely breakfast, return to Nairobi, where the safari ends.