You will be met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and transferred to a hotel in the Karen subburb of the city. The rest of the day can be spent at your leisure. A Tropical Ice courtesy vehicle and driver/guide will be available for visits to and around Nairobi. Evening briefing with your guide at the hotel.

We drive westward, crossing the expanses of the Great Rift Valley and rise up into the Loita Hills. Overnight Loita Hills Private Camp.

The Loitas are the country of the Laiser clan, from which the Maasai's great Laibon (spiritual leaders) are drawn. We will hike, accompanied on our walks by spear-carrying Maasai warriors and learn from them about this unique ecosystem. We will have the opportunity to visit these interesting people in their own villages (manyattas) as they engage in the routines of daily life. Overnight: Loita Hills Private Camp.

A wide variety of wildlife may be encountered on our walks, including zebra, giraffe, bushbuck, hartebeest, gazelles, impala, colobus monkeys, and baboons. Overnight Loita Hills Private Camp.

We drive to the neighboring Maasai Mara National Reserve. Overnight Private Camp.

We explore the wonder of the Mara in our specially designed 4x4 vehicles: Kenya's game country at its best. These grassy plains are dotted with trees and an ever-present abundance of wild animals, and distant mountains and escarpments break the horizon’s line. Overnight Private Camp.

We fly across the Great Rift Valley to Tsavo East National Park, and if the weather is clear we will see flamingo-covered Lake Natron, and the icy dome of Kilimanjaro. A game drive will be made to our camp on the shore of the Galana River. Private Camp.

We are now in East Africa’s most remote wilderness area, in the world’s biggest elephant park, and the home of the maneless lions.

Our day begins at first light, and in the company of armed bush men, our walking route follows hippo trails through rich riverine vegetation, as we track elephant and lion. We return to camp for lunch and in the afternoon we game drive along the river.

During the past few years Tropical Ice has conducted its own Galana River lion research project. Our experience with lions has enabled us to unravel the mysteries surrounding the maneless lion. Overnight Private Camp.

After an early breakfast we board our vehicles and make the three-hour drive to the Indian Ocean. Overnight Hemingways Hotel.

A day which can be spent on the beach, or visit the ruins of the old Swahili town, Gede. A shopping trip can be made into Malindi. Overnight Hemingways Hotel.