Day 1: Arrive Kigali; city and memorial.

Day 2: Transfer to the Virungas.

Day 3: Mountain gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park.

Day 4: Golden monkey trek, then cross into Uganda.

Day 5: Continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park; afternoon Kazinga Channel cruise.

Day 6: Ishasha tree-climbing lions and plains drives.

Day 7: North to Kibale Forest.

Day 8: Chimpanzee trek and swamp walk.

Day 9: Fly to Entebbe, connect to Nairobi.

Day 10: Nairobi to Amboseli; elephants and Kilimanjaro.

Day 11: Fly to the Masai Mara.

Day 12: Full day in the Mara.

Day 13: Second Mara day, into the conservancies.

Day 14: Return to Nairobi for departure.

This is a big, multi-country logistics puzzle — flights, permits, borders — which is exactly the kind of thing we plan meticulously and price transparently rather than gloss over.

Day 1: Fly Nairobi to Mara North Conservancy. Afternoon drive.

Days 2–3: Mara North — morning and afternoon game drives with night drive after dinner. African wild dog are regular here.

Day 4: Fly to Olare Motorogi Conservancy. The finest cheetah habitat in the ecosystem.

Days 5–6: Olare Motorogi — morning walking safari with Maasai guides, afternoon game drives. Sundowner on the plains.

Day 7: Morning walking safari or fly camping option. Afternoon fly back to Nairobi.

Days 1–2: Ngorongoro — private camp on the crater rim, full day descent with private guide and vehicle.

Days 3–5: Northern Serengeti, private mobile camp moving with the migration. Sundowners on the plains each evening.

Day 6: Balloon safari at dawn over the Serengeti. Champagne breakfast in the bush.

Day 7: Fly Serengeti to Zanzibar, private villa arrival.

Days 8–10: Zanzibar private villa with Indian Ocean snorkelling, sunset dhow dinner, and private Stone Town walking tour.

Days 1–2: Ol Pejeta Conservancy — home of the last northern white rhinos on earth and excellent Big Five.

Days 3–4: Sosian Ranch — horseback safari across the Laikipia plains among elephant and reticulated giraffe.

Days 5–6: Ol Malo — clifftop lodge above the Ewaso Nyiro. Walking safaris with Samburu guides. Swimming pool with a giraffe view.

Day 7: Morning game walk, fly back to Nairobi.

Day 1: Nairobi to Amboseli for elephants beneath Kilimanjaro.

Day 2: Full day in Amboseli.

Day 3: Fly to the Masai Mara for the first of the big-cat days.

Day 4: Full day in the Mara.

Day 5: Second Mara day, into the conservancies.

Day 6: Fly to the coast south of Mombasa. Afternoon at leisure on the beach.

Day 7: A day for the reef — snorkelling or diving in a marine park, or simply the sand.

Day 8: Optional dhow trip and a visit to a coastal town with its Swahili history.

Day 9: Final beach day.

Day 10: Fly coast to Nairobi for onward connections.