Compare Kenya Classic Safari & Victoria Falls by Indus Travels vs Insights of Life by One Horizon

Make your own way to your gateway international airport to check in for your flight to Nairobi, Kenya. Enjoy inflight meals and services on your overnight flight.

Welcome to Kenya! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure or, in case of an early morning arrival, you can join one of the optional tours.

Overnight in Nairobi

Leaving Nairobi after breakfast, you travel towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the rift escarpment on the road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. On the way spot the charming chapel built at the foot of the escarpment. Pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the valley to Narok; continue your travels across acres of wheat and barley, before reaching the Masai Mara in time for lunch. Following lunch set off on your first game drive, returning to the lodge as the sun sets.

Overnight in Masai Mara National Reserve area

Following an early breakfast, depart on a morning game drive, returning to the camp mid morning. Crown your game viewing experience in the Mara with a “Bush Breakfast” by the Mara River Hippo Pools. One cannot resist the charming “Jambo” from the chefs and Masai warriors as they welcome you to our wonderfully set breakfast buffet of cold cuts, fruits, cereals and hot dishes with eggs made to your specifications as you wait. The hippos keep you company and only say “Kwaheri” (good bye) after you have had enough. After lunch, and perhaps a siesta, set off on another game drive and visit to the Masai Village, returning to the lodge as the sun sets.

Overnight in Masai Mara National Reserve area

Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mai -Mahiu, before arriving at your around midday. Once in the park, view game en route to the lodge. Following lunch, depart for a gamedrive, returning to your lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes.  It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.

Overnight in Lake Nakuru area

Following an early breakfast, continue to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride. Proceed to leave the Rift Valley behind, proceed to Nairobi for an early lunch (or picnic lunch dependent on road conditions) and continue south towards Amboseli, arriving at your lodge by late afternoon.

Overnight in Amboseli National Park area

Morning and afternoon game drives in Amboseli, returning to the lodge as the sun sets. Return to the lodge and enjoy free time to unwind in your room or lounge, or even take a quick dip in the pool before dinner.

Overnight in Amboseli National Park area

After an early breakfast, last views of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro before departure to Amboseli. On your arrival to Nairobi, you will be drop off at the airport, direction Livingston to discover Victoria Falls. Upon arrival in Livingstone you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Remaining of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Livingstone

After breakfast, enjoy the day at your leisure.

This morning, breakfast at the hotel before your transfer to the airport to fly back to Nairobi

Overnight in Nairobi

This morning, breakfast at the hotel before your transfer to the airport for your flight back to the USA/Canada. 

Day 1: Help at a Soup Kitchen

Getting involved in helping disadvantaged communities is both an opportunity to engage with local people and a rewarding way for travellers to contribute to alleviating the problems of poverty in Kenya. Today you visit a children’s centre on the outskirts of Nairobi supported by One Horizon, which provides the kids with their only regular meal each day. You lend a hand by helping to prepare and distribute nutritious food, and in return will receive beautiful, happy smiles and witness firsthand how communities work together to help the hungry and most vulnerable.

Day 2: They Said It Can’t Be Done

Today you visit the Women's Empowerment Centre, another project supported by One Horizon, where local women undertake an 18-month program that teaches them trade and entrepreneurial skills so they can set up their own business to support their families. Spend an inspirational day with these proud, self-sufficient women and gain a better understanding of how they have been able to overcome difficult challenges andtransform into independent business owners and community leaders.

Day 3: The Hippos of Lake Naivasha

Today drive west of Nairobi to Lake Naivasha, Kenya's most beautiful freshwater lake surrounded by peaceful grassy banks and fringed by thick papyrus. Along the way, stop at a roadside lookout for the stunning views over Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and arrive at a lovely lakeside lodge in huge grounds studded with acacia trees and perhaps spot the odd antelope or vervet monkey. Catch a small boat to view the pods of hippos and abundant birdlife that Naivasha is so famous for, then back at the lodge enjoy a delicious leisurely lunch and relaxing swim in the pool before returning to Nairobi in the late afternoon.

Day 4: Grandmothers Love Their Pigs

Today you will visit another local community to meet some of the endearing and entrepreneurial Kenyan grandmothers who play a vital role in keeping Kenyan families together. Discover how pig-husbandry provides food and financial support and the bio-gas system creates energy out of the waste to power a home. This is another worthwhile project that One Horizon supports, and the initiative aims to empower grandmothers through small-scale farming. Sit with them over a cup of local tea and enjoy some joyful singing and dancing and listen to their powerful stories about resilience.

Day 5: Become a Maasai for the Day

Spend an amazing day with the warriors and women of a traditional Maasai village. It starts with a song and dance welcome where the wife of a village elder will offer to dress you in traditional Maasai shuka cloth or ‘African blanket’. Venture into the bush with her son, who will explain what it’s like being a young warrior in Maasai society, sit with the elders as they share their stories of their fascinating culture, and learn from the women how to make some traditional decorative beaded jewellery.

Day 6: A Great Way to End the Week

Your final day will be spent relaxing at leisure, giving you the opportunity to reflect on the amazing experiences over the past few days as you fondly remember thewarm and welcoming, and fascinating and inspirational Kenyan people you have met and connected with. A mid-morning pickup takes you to the restaurant at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden for a delicious lunch in the pretty gardens to celebrate the end of your 6-day tour, before you make your way to the airport to catch your flight.

One Horizon Team Dinners

On days 1, 3 and 5 of this tour, we enjoy dinner at the restaurants the locals love in Nairobi – we always have lots of fun and it’s a great opportunity to discuss and ask us all the questions that come to mind about the various communities and projects we visit.