Wings Over The Migration

Fly overnight to Nairobi and on arrival, check in to your hotel.

Fly to the Samburu Game Reserve, a rugged, semi-desert bush area. After lunch, embark on a game drive in search of the elusive leopard along the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River. This evening, attend a welcome dinner and safari briefing.

Spend two days exploring Samburu in search of the famed “Special Five” (reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx, Somali ostrich and gerenuk) found only north of the equator.

Board a flight to the Masai Mara and set out to see the greatest concentration of wildlife in Kenya, including the country’s largest lion population. Make your stay as active or leisurely as you desire, choosing activities that include game drives and bush walks.

Spend two exciting days driving across the boundless, flat plains in search of game. While you are here, consider taking an optional hot air balloon ride. On your final evening (weather permitting), dine in style along the banks of the Mara River.

Fly to Lake Manyara via Nairobi and Arusha. On arrival, drive to the ancient volcanic caldera of the Ngorongoro Crater, a haven for wildlife. After settling in to your custom-made, walk-in tent with the help of your dedicated staff, relax by a roaring campfire.

Explore the crater’s prolific wildlife, pausing for a private gourmet barbecue set within a quiet, picturesque yellow acacia grove. Bird lovers can view flamingos and countless other species. Among the mammals, you may see the rare and elusive black rhinoceros. This afternoon, meet with an elder at a nearby Maasai village to learn about the tribe’s semi-nomadic culture and its traditions. This evening, a local Maasai tribe puts on a private dance performance at your camp.

Fly to Serengeti National Park, home to a plethora of plains game. Each year, triggered by the rains, 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thompson’s gazelle migrate to new grazing lands on a route that roughly mimics the boundaries of Serengeti National Park, extending to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Spend the following two days in the Serengeti, whose complex ecosystem is home to some 35 species of plains game and 500 bird species. During your stay, you may choose to participate in the Serengeti Cheetah Project, that involves photographing cats so researchers can identify and track them; you may even receive detailed background about any cheetah you document. After an exciting day on safari, return to your luxurious camp for sundowner cocktails on a kopje (outcropping) overlooking the Serengeti plains just as nocturnal predators prepare to hunt. Then, on your final evening, recount your adventures with fellow guests during a farewell dinner.

Fly to Arusha, where a dayroom is available until you board your international flight.