Kenya Footsteps Classic

Starting in Nairobi, this safari takes you to Sweetwaters Game Reserve, whose main attraction is the chimpanzee sanctuary. You can take a boat trip through the sanctuary, which is only one square kilometer in size, and spot some of the 26 orphaned chimps that inhabit the forest. Thereafter, we continue northward to Samburu National Reserve, situated on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River in the semi arid northern frontier of Kenya, is worlds apart from the other parks in Kenya. It's not particularly well-known and as a result is less crowded. Samburu is home to large herds of elephants, and is well known for providing the opportunity to see wildlife that only lives in the dry north of Kenya. Be on the look out for gerenuks - odd, yet distinguishable, gazelle have long necks, and stand on their hind legs to feed. We proceed onwards to Lake Nakuru, which boasts of the world's most spectacular bird life sights: between one and two million lesser and greater flamingos feeding around the shores of the shallow soda lake, together with tens of thousands of other birds. You will also see warthog, waterbuck and large numbers of impala; slightly shyer residents include buffalo, Rothschild giraffe, eland, the occasional leopard and both black and white rhino. Our safari concludes in the Mara where we experience Kenya's finest wildlife reserve - where the land pulses with raw energy and a dazzling array of animals takes centre stage, thus ending our safari on a high note.