Kenya Superior

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.

The adventure begins! We set off for the wild, sunlit plains of Tsavo East National Park. Lions, elephant herds, zebras, giraffes, crocodiles, hippos, rhinos, leopards, Somali ostrich, gerenuk – just some of the animals moving freely a few metres from us.

After the game drive our drivers take us to a unique lodge, a guaranteed once-in-a-lifetime experience: elephants, zebras and monkeys wander below your terrace. Time to rest, eat well and take exclusive photos. Overnight.

Coffee with a view of the wilderness, then our drivers take us on one more adrenaline-filled drive through the "theatre of the wild". Elephants rolling in the red dust and splashing in the Galana River are among the most evocative images in Africa. Tsavo covers 13,747 km² and is Kenya's largest and oldest national park. A perfect safari day!

Return to Mombasa and a one-hour flight to Nairobi. After landing, transfer and check-in at our hotel in Nairobi.

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.

A day for the capital. We head to the Giraffe Centre to meet the endangered Rothschild giraffe up close: we feed them, stroke them and take photos.

Then on to 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.