Next on the itinerary is a three-and-a-half-hour drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. The wetland ecosystem is a rhino sanctuary and also happens to have a large population of pink flamingos. You'll spend one night at Lake Nakuru Lodge in the southeast part of the park. An afternoon game drive is included.

Leaving Lake Nakuru, continue on to Amboseli National Park, a four-hour drive. The 151-square-mile park has recently earned fame as the home of large herds of elephants, often found grazing in the area's permanent swamps. The package includes two nights at Amboseli Sopa Lodge at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain at 19,343 feet, and a morning and two afternoon game drives.

Sunset at Masai Mara National Reserve (Don Mason/Brand X/Corbis) [enlarge photo]

Then head back to Nairobi, about three hours' drive, to catch your return flight home via London.

Not ready to leave? Contact 2Afrika to add extra nights or customize your package, which the company encourages as a part of its Trends and Blends program. Before you go, visit the official website for the tourist boards of Kenya.

A Word on Safety Kenya, one of Africa's most popular and best-known tourism destinations, made headlines early in 2008 for a contested election that sparked riots in outlying slums of Nairobi and other areas of the country not typically on safari itineraries. The State Department has an information sheet on travel to Kenya and has issued a travel warning, which was updated in August. For our take on how to prepare for the unexpected, read Trouble in Paradise.

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