Elephants, Big Cats & Beaches
12 nights, 5 distinct landscapes — elephants, big cats & beaches.
From the first transfer to the final morning, every stop earns its place — Kenya’s gateway city; elephants under Kilimanjaro; the crater floor; year-round big cats on the plains; reef, sand and Stone Town.
Add a night in Nairobi before or after — a relaxed arrival or a buffer before your flight home. Just ask.
Round trip · returns to Amboseli
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive in Nairobi
Arrive in Arrival · Nairobi, met and transferred to your accommodation.
South to Kilimanjaro's foot
Drive to Amboseli to Amboseli beneath Kilimanjaro, then take a first drive as the big-tusked herds move down to the swamps.
A day among the herds
Morning and evening drives for Amboseli's elephants, with the mountain as a backdrop whenever the cloud lifts.
Up to the Ngorongoro highlands
Fly across the border to Ngorongoro to the Ngorongoro highlands and settle on the crater rim, ready for the descent.
Down into the crater
A full day on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater — black rhino, lion, flamingo and big herds inside one collapsed volcano.
Into the central Serengeti
Drive to Central Serengeti into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah. Continue by road into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.
The Seronera valleys
Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest. A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving.
Out across the plains
A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving. Drive from Arusha into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.
Out to Zanzibar
Fly to Zanzibar to Zanzibar — the rest of the day is for the beach, the reef and the lanes of Stone Town. Snorkel or dive the reef, wander Stone Town, or simply move between sea and shade.
A day on the coast
Snorkel or dive the reef, wander Stone Town, or simply move between sea and shade. A free day — a spice tour, a dhow cruise, or nothing at all but the Indian Ocean.
Spice and sea
A free day — a spice tour, a dhow cruise, or nothing at all but the Indian Ocean. Stone Town is the reason Zanzibar is more than a beach. For centuries the monsoon winds made it the hinge of Indian Ocean trade — spices, ivory, and enslaved people — and that history is written into its coral-stone lanes, its mosques and Hindu temples, its Omani fort and its carved doors. Walk it with someone who knows the stories and the island stops being a postcard and becomes a place.
A day on the coast
Snorkel or dive the reef, wander Stone Town, or simply move between sea and shade.
Homeward from the coast
Transfer to the airport for your flight home — or onward to the next chapter.
The season changes what you see.
The migration window
The wildebeest are in the Mara and the river crossings are on — the headline months, and the busiest. Book well ahead.
Resident game, green plains
The Big Five never leave. Fewer vehicles, lower rates, newborns in the grass and clean light for photography.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Angama Amboseli
A ten-suite lodge in the Kimana Sanctuary, framed by Kilimanjaro and home to Amboseli's super-tusker elephants.
Tortilis Camp
An elegant eco-camp with classic tents and uninterrupted Kilimanjaro views, on a private conservancy.
Tawi Lodge
A stylish stone-and-thatch lodge on a private conservancy, the mountain a constant backdrop.
One Nature Nyaruswiga
Contemporary tented suites on the central plains, with telescopes, plunge pools and broad migration views.
Namiri Plains
A remote Asilia camp in former cheetah-research country, prized for its big cats and uncrowded plains.
Gibb’s Farm
A historic coffee farm on the crater highlands — gardens, farm-to-table food and timeless calm.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.