Safari & Sand

(8 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Nairobi, Maasai Mara, Zanzibar

This tour is ideal for those who want a quintessential Kenyan safari experience, followed by some time at one of East Africa’s most beautiful beaches.

Begin with a night in Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital city. Relax after your long flight in the comfort of one of the city’s best hotels, or enjoy private touring of Nairobi’s highlights. Perhaps visit the Sheldrick elephant orphanage, which is run by a charitable organization that helps save the lives of orphaned elephants and rhinos and is active in community outreach and anti-poaching programs. Another highlight is visiting Nairobi National Park to go on a game drive or safari walk. Other options include the Giraffe Centre, a sanctuary where visitors may learn about and feed endangered Rothschild giraffes; visiting local arts and crafts galleries and museums; or participating in various philanthropic activities.

Next, fly to Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya’s most legendary safari destination. Maasai Mara is famed for its stunning scenery and abundance of wildlife, as well as for being one of the places (besides the Serengeti in Tanzania) where one may witness the annual great wildebeest migration. Spend three nights at one of Kenya’s most luxurious and historic tented camps, located in one of the only parts of the Mara where black rhinos are still found. During exciting and informative game drives, look for rhinos and other members of the Big Five: lions, buffaloes, elephants and leopards. Cheetahs, zebras, Maasai giraffes, ostrich, hippos, crocodiles, and numerous antelope species are also seen frequently. If desired, activities such as walking safaris, river fishing, special meals in the bush, and more can be arranged.

Finish your tour at a luxury beach resort in tropical Zanzibar, an archipelago off the coast of Tanzania’s mainland. One day, enjoy a guided tour of Stone Town, an ancient Swahili trading town that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its wealth of interesting, still-intact architecture—a blend of African, Indian, Arab and Portuguese elements. Also visit Zanzibar’s famed spice plantations, where cloves, cardamom and cinnamon are grown. There will also be time to relax on the powdery white-sand beach, swim in the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, and to enjoy optional activities such as snorkeling, diving, dolphin safaris, and deep-sea fishing.

Our Kenya and Tanzania tours and safaris include the very best guides and vehicles, and the most deluxe hotels and lodges in East Africa. We can arrange internal charter flights upon request, as well as special experiences such as hot-air balloon rides or mobile camp safaris.