A considered starting point.
A nature-lover's circuit through central Kenya's conservation heartland. Meet the last northern white rhinos and a chimpanzee sanctuary at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, walk the forested foothills of Mount Kenya, then finish among the hippos, birdlife and Hells Gate canyons of the Rift Valley. Ideal for families and photographers who want variety beyond the classic savannah.
Full itinerary
To Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Drive north from Nairobi through pineapple country to Nanyuki, crossing the Equator. Afternoon inside the 90,000-acre conservancy: the chimpanzee sanctuary, the last-northern-white-rhino enclosure and a game drive among reticulated giraffes.
Activities: Equator crossing, chimpanzee sanctuary, northern white rhinos, afternoon game drive
Stay: Conservancy camp in Ol Pejeta
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Altitude: 1,800m
Mount Kenya foothills
Morning game drive and a visit to the Baraka rhino feeding blind, then an afternoon transfer to the Mount Kenya foothills for a guided forest walk, trout-lodge gardens and - on clear evenings - the mountain's summit silhouette.
Activities: Morning game drive, Baraka blind, Equator photo stop, Mount Kenya forest walk
Stay: Trout-stream lodge near Naro Moru or Nanyuki
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Altitude: 1,900-2,400m
Down the Rift to Lake Naivasha
Descend the western side of the mountain via Nyahururu - with a stop at Thomson's Falls - and continue to Lake Naivasha for an afternoon boat ride among hippos and diving fish eagles, plus a walk on Crescent Island sanctuary.
Activities: Thomson's Falls stop, Lake Naivasha boat ride, Crescent Island walking safari
Stay: Lakeside lodge on Naivasha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Altitude: 1,900m
Hells Gate and home
Morning in Hells Gate National Park - cycle or walk between Fischer's Tower and the gorge among giraffes and zebras - then the two-hour drive back to Nairobi with an optional Giraffe Centre stop before departure.
Activities: Hells Gate cycling or hiking, Fischer's Tower, Obsidian Caves, drive to Nairobi
Stay: None - journey ends in Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Altitude: 1,900m-1,795m
Ol Pejeta Wildlife Sanctuary
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