Kenya Classic

Flight from Thessaloniki to Istanbul at 09:30 (TK1882), arriving at 12:00 local time. Connecting flight to Mombasa at 20:30 (TK573).

We land at Moi International Airport in Mombasa just after midnight, at 03:30, and transfer to the hotel. The previous night is paid for, so we check in straight away.

Free time on our Nyali beach, reached directly from the hotel. Swimming, camel rides on the sand, beer, cocktails, seafood, palm trees, music, meeting the locals and the Hakuna Matata rhythm.

After breakfast we visit the Mombasa Tusks, take photos and learn what the famous Pembe Mbili (elephant tusks) symbolise, then head to the silky white sand, warm turquoise water and palm-lined lanes of the famous Watamu Beach.

Watamu has a unique shoreline: sandbanks rise from the sea and offer walks to the islets at low tide, and the beaches are sprinkled with starfish and small crabs.

In the late afternoon we visit the Mambrui sand dunes, one of the few places in the world where you can ride quad bikes across desert dunes right next to the ocean. Besides ATVs you can also try horse riding on the beach, ziplining or sky biking!

Free time on Nyali beach: swimming, camel rides, cocktails, seafood, music and time with the locals. Depending on the group, an evening out in Mombasa's clubs, bars and restaurants.

Free time on Nyali beach: swimming, camel rides, cocktails, seafood, music and time with the locals. Depending on the group, an evening out in Mombasa's clubs, bars and restaurants.

Free time on our Nyali beach, reached directly from the hotel: swimming, camel rides on the sand, beer, cocktails, seafood, music and time with the locals.

Evening one-hour flight from Mombasa to Nairobi. After landing, transfer and check-in. Depending on the group, an evening out in Nairobi's clubs, bars and restaurants.

On the way to Hell's Gate, a photo stop above the Great Rift Valley, a 4,000–6,000 km geological system often called the "cradle of humankind". Hell's Gate National Park is known for its gorges, geothermal vents and volcanic rock towers that inspired "The Lion King"; here we see the famous Pride Rock.

At Naivasha you experience the wild from the saddle: with experienced guides you ride across the grasslands while giraffes, zebras and gazelles carry on around you. Routes are adapted to the riders' experience.

Tea means Limuru, the foundation of Kenya's tea industry. Limuru without a tasting? Not an option.

The only national park in the world right next to a capital city, just 10 km from the centre. We set off for the wild, sunlit plains of Nairobi National Park. Lions, white and black rhinos, zebras, giraffes, crocodiles, hippos, Somali ostrich, eland and grey crowned cranes are just some of the animals roaming a few metres from us. Lions literally walk up to the safari jeeps, and a selfie with rhinos, zebras and giraffes is guaranteed. For many this will be the highlight of the trip.

We continue to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, one of the world's best-known rescue and rehabilitation centres for orphaned baby elephants: we watch the calves feed and play and hear their story of returning to the wild.

Then the Giraffe Centre, where you meet the endangered Rothschild giraffe up close: we feed them, stroke them and take photos.

Finally the Karen Blixen estate. The Danish writer came to Kenya in 1914 and ran a coffee farm in the Karen area until 1931; her life there inspired Out of Africa. Lunch and freshly brewed beer are available on the estate.

Flight from Nairobi to Istanbul at 04:50 (TK0608), arriving at 11:45 local time. Connecting flight to Thessaloniki at 20:45 (TK1893), arriving at 21:05. End of the trip.