Day 1
Nairobi Arrival
Arrive JKIA.
Transfer to a family hotel with a pool and garden.
Afternoon at leisure — swim and nap on local time.
Early family dinner at the hotel.
Itinerary detail
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First Safari — Nairobi & the Mara
A short, gentle introduction for families testing the waters.
Duration
5 Nights / 6 Days
Destinations
Nairobi, Maasai Mara
Group size
Families of 3–6
Best months
Jul–Aug, Dec–Jan
Est. budget
$4,000–$9,000 for a family of four
Highlights
Elephant Orphanage, Giraffe feeding, Junior Ranger program
Overview
Designed for a family's first African trip. Two easy Nairobi nights to get over the flight, then a short hop to a family-friendly Mara camp with interconnecting tents, a pool, and guides who know how to hold a seven-year-old's attention. Game drives are kept to two or three hours, never all day.
Day by day
Day 2
Nairobi's Animals
David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage 11am feeding.
Giraffe Centre — hand-feeding from the raised platform.
Nairobi National Park afternoon drive.
Dinner at Carnivore.
Day 3
Fly to the Mara
Fly Wilson → Mara (45 min) — a highlight for most children.
Short game drive to camp. Lunch and pool time.
Late afternoon drive.
Junior Ranger kit handed out at dinner.
Day 4
Mara Family
Day Morning drive with a picnic breakfast and animal tracking cards.
Midday: pool, spotting scope, camp scavenger hunt.
Maasai warrior visit — spear throwing and fire-making with the kids.
Day 5
Big Cats & Bush Skills
Dawn drive tracking lion or cheetah with the family guide.
Bush skills session: tracks, dung, and how a guide reads the plains.
Farewell bush dinner with camp songs.
Day 6
Departure
Sunrise drive or a lie-in — your choice.
Fly Mara → Wilson.
Day room and lunch in Nairobi.
Maasai Market shopping if the schedule allows, then JKIA.