12-Day Kenya Safari & Zanzibar Beach Adventure Latest itinerary

Your safari adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport. After meeting your driver-guide and receiving a short briefing, you'll set off towards the iconic Masai Mara National Reserve. The journey takes you through the Great Rift Valley, offering stunning scenery and a chance to stop at scenic viewpoints along the way. You'll arrive in the Masai Mara in time for lunch at your lodge or tented camp, followed by a short rest. In the afternoon, you'll head out for your first exciting game drive across the rolling savannah. This initial outing offers a great opportunity to spot elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and perhaps a lion lounging in the golden grass. You'll return to your lodge before sunset to enjoy dinner and your first overnight stay in the wild.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sentrim Mara Lodge > Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Today will be spent fully immersed in the wonders of the Masai Mara. After an early breakfast, you'll embark on a full-day game drive with a packed picnic lunch, allowing you to explore deeper parts of the reserve and increase your chances of witnessing dramatic wildlife moments. The Masai Mara is renowned for its abundant wildlife and is home to the Big Five - lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhino - as well as cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, and countless bird species. You may visit the Mara River, where large pods of hippos and crocodiles bask along the banks, and where seasonal wildebeest crossings take place. There is also an option to visit a nearby Maasai village to learn about the community's traditional lifestyle (optional). As the day winds down, you'll return to your lodge or camp for a hot shower, dinner, and another peaceful night in the bush.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Sentrim Mara Lodge > Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

After breakfast, you'll depart Masai Mara and begin the drive toward Lake Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch at your lodge overlooking the park or nearby. After some rest, you'll head out for an afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, a gem located in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. The park is famed for its flocks of flamingos (seasonal), rich birdlife, and its sanctuary for endangered white and black rhinos. You may also see Rothschild giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, lions, and, with luck, leopards. As the sun sets over the lake, you'll return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Ziwa Bush Lodge > Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP

After an early breakfast, you'll check out and begin the drive back to Nairobi, enjoying the changing landscapes as you leave the Rift Valley behind. Depending on your schedule, you may arrive in Nairobi by early afternoon. You'll be dropped off at your hotel or transferred to the airport for your onward flight in Zanzibar, bringing your memorable safari to a close.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

•  Accommodation: Hotel in Zanzibar

Arrival and transfer to Stone Town. The ideal first base. Your first evening in one of Africa's most extraordinary old cities, with time to wander the winding lanes and discover the atmosphere of this UNESCO World Heritage Site before tomorrow's full guided tour.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

•  Accommodation: Mizinga sea front or similar > located in Zanzibar stone town

A full guided day in Stone Town. The most comprehensive exploration of this extraordinary city. The old
slave market and the Anglican cathedral built over it. The House of Wonders and its history of Arab
sultans. The Old Fort, the Orphanage (Mambo Msiige), the Darajani market, the waterfront, the Freddie
Mercury Museum (born here in 1946). An afternoon walking the backstreets and carved door lanes
without a guide. Just exploration. The evening at the Forodhani seafood night market, where dozens of
vendors grill fresh catch over charcoal as the Indian Ocean moves below the old walls.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (own Stone Town) LunchDinner (own Forodhani Market)

•  Accommodation: Mizinga sea front or similar > located in Zanzibar stone town

A morning spice farm tour through Zanzibar's fragrant interior, followed by a boat trip to Prison Island in
the afternoon. Walking among the giant Aldabra tortoises, some over 100 years old. Transfer to the
north coast beach hotel for the remaining nights.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (own) Lunch (own) Dinner

•  Accommodation: Mizinga sea front or similar > located in Zanzibar stone town

A full day at Mnemba Atoll. Multiple snorkel sessions across the best sites within the marine reserve.
Coral gardens in exceptional health, green and hawksbill turtles, octopus, reef sharks, moray eels and an
extraordinary density of reef fish. Packed lunch on the water. A truly world-class snorkelling experience
in ideal Indian Ocean conditions.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast Lunch (own on water) Dinner (own)

•  Accommodation: Sunshine Marine Lodge or similar

Morning in Jozani Forest. The last remnant of ancient coral rag forest on Zanzibar and the only habitat
of the endangered Zanzibar red colobus monkey, found nowhere else on Earth. Troops move through
the canopy above the boardwalks, sometimes coming within metres of visitors. In the afternoon, the
drive south to Kizimkazi for dolphin swimming in warm, shallow Indian Ocean waters. A sunset dhow
cruise closes the day.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (own) Lunch (own) Dinner

•  Accommodation: Sunshine Marine Lodge or similar

A day trip to Zanzibar's spectacular east coast. Long, windswept, dramatically different from the calm
north coast. Paje is East Africa's kitesurfing capital and even non-kiters can watch the colourful kites
overhead and swim in the warm, shallow lagoon at low tide. Bwejuu and Jambiani are quieter, more
traditional fishing villages on longer stretches of white sand. The east coast has a different energy to the
north. Wilder, rawer and completely beautiful. A roadside seafood lunch at a local restaurant. Return to
the north coast in the evening.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (own) Lunch (own) Dinner

•  Accommodation: Sunshine Marine Lodge or similar

The last full day is entirely yours. After seven days of activity and exploration, this is the day to simply be
on Zanzibar. The beach, the warm water, the palm shade, and the unhurried Indian Ocean pace that
makes this island impossible to forget. Optional: a final dive at the house reef, deep sea fishing, a sunset
cruise, or simply nothing at all.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (own) Lunch (own) Dinner

•  Accommodation: Sunshine Marine Lodge or similar

After breakfast, enjoy your final moments in Zanzibar before your transfer to the airport for your
departure flight, marking the end of your unforgettable Kenya safari and Zanzibar beach adventure.

• Time: Morning
• Meals: Breakfast (own) Lunch (own) Dinner

•  Accommodation: No accommodation (End of Tour)