Nairobi · Masai Mara
& Zanzibar
The world's greatest wildlife spectacle on the golden savannah, then the spice-scented shores of the Indian Ocean. Twelve days, two extraordinary East African worlds.
The Gateway City
Nairobi
Africa's most dynamic capital — where wildlife conservation meets a vibrant arts and food scene, and Nairobi National Park sits on the city's doorstep
The Wildlife Kingdom
Masai Mara
The greatest wildlife reserve on earth — home to the Big Five, the annual wildebeest migration, and the remarkable Maasai people who share this ancient land
The Spice Island
Zanzibar
A jewel of the Indian Ocean — Stone Town's UNESCO labyrinthine streets, white coral beaches, turquoise waters, and a Swahili culture unlike anywhere else
This is East Africa at its most exhilarating. Twelve days that begin in Nairobi — a city where elephants roam within sight of the skyline — before flying into the vast, tawny expanse of the Masai Mara. Four nights in one of the world's great wildlife reserves, tracking lions and leopards at dawn, witnessing the drama of the wildebeest migration, and sharing the landscape with the Maasai who have called it home for centuries.
The journey ends in Zanzibar — a perfect counterpoint to the Mara's raw energy. Stone Town's spice-laden streets, the Indian Ocean's warm, crystal waters, and white-sand beaches where the pace slows to the rhythm of the tide. Every Lunara Travel journey is built around you — tell us your passions and we'll design something entirely personal.
YOUR ROUTE
The Journey
Safari to sea, one journey — from Nairobi through the legendary Masai Mara to the white-sand beaches of Zanzibar.
Nairobi
2 nightsGateway to East Africa — conservation centres & Nairobi National Park
Masai Mara
4 nightsWorld's greatest wildlife spectacle — big cats & wildebeest migration
Zanzibar
5 nightsSpice island paradise — Stone Town, turquoise waters & Swahili culture
12
Days
3
Destinations
~9h
From London
HANDPICKED MOMENTS
Highlights of the journey
Game drives at dawn across the Masai Mara's open savannah
Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration (July–October)
Track lions, leopards and cheetahs with expert guides
Meet the Maasai — traditional villages and cultural exchange
Hot air balloon safari over the Mara at sunrise
Nairobi's David Sheldrick elephant orphanage
Stone Town UNESCO World Heritage walking tour
Spice plantation tour in Zanzibar's lush interior
Snorkelling and diving the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean
Sunset dhow cruise along Zanzibar's coastline
White-sand beaches at Nungwi and Kendwa
Fresh seafood and Swahili cuisine by the waterfront
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YOUR JOURNEY
The Journey
Nairobi is the beginning, green and cool beneath its high sky. In the leafy suburb of Karen the elephant orphans take their milk, giraffes lean down to inspect you, and the plateau spreads gently toward the wild. It is a gentle threshold, a place to breathe before the country opens up beneath you.
Then a small plane lifts you out over the Rift, and the land drops away into the Masai Mara, rolling and gold beneath an enormous sky. The days belong to first light and failing light, to lion prides in the long grass, elephant silhouettes against the heat, and the thunder of a river crossing no film has quite captured. At night the campfire and the stars are equally vast.
The journey turns east at last, to the coral coast and the spice island of Zanzibar. Stone Town's narrow lanes carry the scent of clove and cardamom, and beyond the town the beaches dissolve into the warm Indian Ocean. After the dust and wonder of the savannah, the islands ask only that you rest, and listen to the dhows.
YOUR EAST AFRICAN ADVENTURE AWAITS
Ready to make it
yours?
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