1. Select a Region

2. Select a Country

3. Search a Keyword

See some of the best Kenya game parks if you are stuck for time.

Days 1 & 2: Monday & Tuesday
We leave Nairobi and descend into the Great Rift Valley, pausing at the lookout with amazing views en route. We head for Lake Naivasha and set up our tents under the trees of Fishermen's Camp, on the lakeshore. Lake Naivasha is well known for its hippo population that comes ashore every night to graze. The camp is protected by an electric fence which stops the hippos coming too close.

Nearby is Hell's Gate National Park where you can hire bikes to take you around the park and see the herds of zebra, buffalo, hartebeest and gazelle. There is spectacular scenery here; red cliffs, grassy plains and rock towers made of hardened lava, the remains of ancient volcanoes. It's a hard ride but well worth it. Or you can spend the day on the lakeshore, spotting the rich variety of African birds. There are more species of birds on this one lake that there are in the whole of the UK.

Also on the lake is Elsamere, once the home of Joy Adamson and Elsa the lion of 'Born Free' fame. Elsamere is now the centre of the Born Free Foundation and you can find out more about their work, see the rare Colobus monkeys and take afternoon tea in the gardens. You can visit Crescent Island the film location of 'Out of Africa', where you can wander with a guide amongst African wildlife in lion free surroundings. The camp has a good bar restaurant overlooking the lake and good facilities.

Day 3: Wednesday
We climb out of the Rift Valley and over the Mau escarpment passing through the Masai capital of Narok. We enter Masai Mara Game Reserve from the east. The Mara must be one of Africa's most famous Parks, and justifiably so. Here herds of elephants browse among rich, tree-studded grasslands. Thomson's gazelles, zebra, eland and many more species of savannah game offer a rich choice for the predatory lions, leopards and cheetahs that hunt in the reserve and the surrounding areas. The camp is a simple site on the edge of the park, among the animals.

Day 4: Thursday
We spend a day game driving in the vast, game-filled plains of the Masai Mara and either camp at acacia or return to Narok town to camp.

Day 5: Friday
We return to Naivasha and you have the chance to go bird watching on the lake shores, or to climb Mount Longonot, an extinct volcano. Or you can take a boat out on the Green Crater Lake.

Days 6: Saturday
We return to Nairobi where we have the opportunity to sample the nightlife of Kenya's capital or visit the Giraffe Sanctuary and Karen Blixen's house. The trip ends in Nairobi.