Built for families who want a gentle start before the big game. The first two days stay in Nairobi: a city orientation, hand-feeding the Rothschild’s giraffes at the Giraffe Centre, and an afternoon at Bomas of Kenya, where the homesteads, music and dance of the country’s communities are gathered in one place.
On day three you cross the Great Rift Valley escarpment to the Maasai Mara for game drives among lion, elephant, buffalo and the plains game that fills the grassland. Short transfers and an unhurried pace are the point here, which is what makes this work as a first safari for children. Park entrance fees, all meals on safari, drinking water, airport transfers and a professional driver-guide are included.