Meet your professional safari driver-guide in Nairobi and begin your grand East African journey north through Kenya's central highlands toward Samburu.

The landscape becomes increasingly dry and dramatic as you approach the northern frontier. Enter the Samburu ecosystem and enjoy your first game drive en route to your lodge or tented camp.

Begin searching for elephants, lions, leopards and northern specialities such as Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx and gerenuk.

Spend a complete day exploring Samburu's beautiful semi-arid wilderness with your private driver-guide.

Search for the region's distinctive wildlife together with elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo and numerous antelope and bird species.

The Ewaso Nyiro River provides an important lifeline through this otherwise dry landscape and attracts wildlife to its riverine habitat.

After breakfast, leave Samburu and travel south toward the Laikipia Plateau and Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Spend the afternoon exploring this important conservation landscape, renowned particularly for its rhino conservation work and diverse wildlife populations.

Depending on the confirmed programme, your visit may also include selected conservation experiences available within Ol Pejeta.

Continue into Kenya's central highlands and the dramatically different landscapes associated with the Aberdares.

Here, cool mountain forests, deep valleys and waterfalls contrast sharply with the dry northern country experienced earlier in the safari.

Enjoy wildlife viewing and the atmosphere of the highlands before settling into your selected accommodation.

Descend toward the Great Rift Valley and continue to Lake Nakuru National Park.

Explore the park's woodland, grassland and lakeshore habitats in search of white and black rhinos, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, lions and leopards.

The lake and surrounding habitats also support impressive birdlife, with concentrations changing according to water and ecological conditions.

Enjoy further wildlife viewing before travelling through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha.

The freshwater lake creates a peaceful contrast to the previous game-drive destinations and provides an opportunity to enjoy the Rift Valley at a gentler pace.

Depending on your confirmed package, optional activities such as a boat excursion or additional nature experiences may be arranged.

After breakfast, continue toward the Maasai Mara, one of Africa's most celebrated wildlife destinations.

Enter the reserve or surrounding conservancy area and begin wildlife viewing across the rolling grasslands.

Search for lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and immense populations of plains game.

Dedicate the day to private game viewing across the Maasai Mara. With no transfer required, your driver-guide can concentrate on wildlife activity and recent sightings.

The Mara is particularly celebrated for its predators and supports lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas alongside elephants, buffalo, giraffes and abundant herbivores.

During migration periods, wildebeest and zebra may move through the ecosystem in enormous numbers, although exact movements and river crossings are natural events and cannot be guaranteed.

A third night in the Mara allows another complete day to explore different areas of the ecosystem and spend longer at exceptional sightings.

Your private safari format allows the day's game-drive plan to be adapted according to wildlife movements, seasonal conditions and your particular interests.

An optional hot-air balloon safari may be arranged in advance at additional cost, subject to availability and operating conditions.

Leave the Mara after breakfast and begin the journey across southern Kenya toward Amboseli National Park.

This is one of the longer transfer days of the grand itinerary, linking Kenya's famous western savannah with the elephant country beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.

Arrive in the Amboseli area and settle into your lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight.

Spend the day exploring Amboseli with your private driver-guide. The park is internationally renowned for its elephants, including large family groups moving between open plains and permanent wetlands.

Search also for lions, cheetahs, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, hippos and abundant birdlife.

When cloud conditions permit, Mount Kilimanjaro creates a spectacular backdrop to the wildlife below.

After breakfast, leave Amboseli and travel to the Kenya–Tanzania border for the international crossing.

Complete the applicable immigration formalities and continue into northern Tanzania. Depending on the confirmed operational arrangements, your Tanzania safari vehicle and driver-guide may take over at or around the border.

Continue via the Arusha region toward Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley.

Explore Lake Manyara's varied habitats, where groundwater forest, wetlands and open country support elephants, buffalo, giraffes, hippos, primates and rich birdlife.

Continue through the Ngorongoro highlands toward Serengeti National Park.

Enter the legendary plains and enjoy game viewing en route to your selected lodge or tented camp.

Spend the entire day exploring Serengeti with your private driver-guide.

Search for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, hyenas and the extraordinary diversity of herbivores supported by the ecosystem.

The day's route can be adapted to seasonal wildlife movements and recent sightings, giving you the flexibility that makes a private safari especially rewarding.

Enjoy another complete day in Serengeti, allowing you to explore different areas and dedicate more time to significant wildlife sightings.

The annual Great Migration moves through the wider Serengeti ecosystem according to rainfall, grazing and seasonal conditions. Your guide will use local knowledge to plan the most rewarding game-viewing route available.

An optional hot-air balloon safari can be arranged at additional cost, subject to availability.

Enjoy further Serengeti wildlife viewing as you gradually travel toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Leave the plains behind and climb into the spectacular volcanic highlands surrounding Ngorongoro.

Proceed to your selected accommodation and enjoy the evening in preparation for the following morning's crater descent.

Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a dedicated private game drive across the floor of this immense volcanic caldera.

Search for lions, buffalo, wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, hippos, hyenas and many other species. The crater also supports endangered black rhinos, although sightings cannot be guaranteed.

After your crater safari, ascend into the highlands and continue toward Tarangire National Park for your final safari night.

Begin the final day among Tarangire's ancient baobab trees and elephant herds.

Explore the park in search of elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, antelopes and predators. During drier periods, the Tarangire River and other permanent water sources attract significant concentrations of wildlife.

After your final game drive, leave the park and travel to Arusha for your hotel, airport or onward connection.

Your grand eighteen-day journey concludes after seventeen nights exploring the extraordinary diversity of Kenya and Tanzania.