Watching the sunrise from a hot-air balloon basket over the Maasai Mara

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Kenya 2024

Kenya. 1 post, Oct 20, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026.

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The route

A safari in Kenya from October 6 to 16, 2024, when the kids were 13, 10 and 6. We stopped in Istanbul on the way, flew into Samburu in the north, drove south through the Rift Valley lakes to the Maasai Mara, and finished in Amboseli and Nairobi. We had a 4x4 Land Cruiser and a guide the whole way.

  • Istanbul (on the way)
  • Nairobi
  • Samburu National Reserve
  • Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Maasai Mara National Reserve
  • Lake Naivasha
  • Amboseli National Park
  • Nairobi: the Giraffe Centre
Countries
Kenya
Posts
1
Published
Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026
Flights covered
Turkish Airlines via Istanbul; bush flights from Wilson Airport to Samburu and from Amboseli back to Nairobi

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Kenya

Kenya 2024: Eleven Days on Safari

Samburu, Lake Nakuru, four nights in the Maasai Mara (and the balloon ride that was the highlight of the trip), Lake Naivasha, a night drive in Amboseli and giraffes in Nairobi: our October 2024 safari, stop by stop.