1. The Great Migration Safari in Style: Luxury Lodge Edition, Abercrombie & Kent

As one of the world’s most spectacular natural phenomena, Africa’s Great Migration sees more than a million wildebeest, zebra and game animals stampede some 800 kilometres from the plains of Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Masai Mara Reserve in southwest Kenya every year.

If witnessing this incredible journey has always ranked highly on your to-do list, then the 14-day The Great Migration Safari in Style package from Abercrombie & Kent is perfect for you. Starting in Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, you will meander through the region’s most stunning parks and nature reserves – getting up close and personal with each of the big five – before spending two days at Serengeti National Park and witnessing the Great Migration from the air en route to Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Duration: 14 days
Price: from US $13,995 per person (based on double occupancy, includes luxury accommodation and transfers)

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For newly wed couples who value adventure as much as they do luxury, the Honeymoon in Kenya and Seychelles option from Scott Dunn offers the ultimate escape. Begin your African honeymoon at Giraffe Manor, in the Karen region of Nairobi. This high-end hotel is housed in a historic 1930s manor house, offering an exclusive selection of just 10 luxury en suite rooms. Perhaps most impressively, the grounds of the hotel play host to a number of towering giraffes, who are more than happy to pop their head through the window at breakfast. 

After a trip to Maasai Mara National Reserve, where you will get the opportunity to see Africa’s big five, jet off to the pristine shores of the Seychelles for six nights on Denis Private Island. Enjoy fine white sand between your toes in this “barefoot luxury” destination, while making the most of the warm, azure Indian Ocean waters. If you still haven’t had enough wildlife, pull your snorkel on and get swimming with some of the island’s abundant sea turtles.   

Duration: 14 days
Price: from US $5,995 per person
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Taking safari adventurers to the heart of Kenya, Lightfoot Travel offers a nine-day luxury excursion spanning the country’s most impressive nature reserves. Beginning in northern Kenya at Joy’s Camp, within the protected Shaba National Reserve, guests can watch as elephants and lions jostle for drinking rights at a nearby watering hole, while enjoying an apertitif on the terrace of their luxurious tent suite.

After a private charter flight to the exclusive six-cottage Sosian Lodge, located on the Solio ranch with panoramic views of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare range, you are invited to relax and enjoy the crisp mountain air. Your ultimate destination will be Elephant Pepper Camp in the Masai Mara, where your final two nights will be spent observing some of the world’s most elusive animals. 

Duration: Nine days
Price: from US $4,824 per person (based on two travelling)

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Another option for Great Migration viewing is with Go2Africa.com’s Luxury Migration, Lake & Crater Safari package. Taking in the best natural spots that Kenya and Tanzania have to offer, this luxury safari begins in the Western Mara before moving to Lake Manyara, a beautiful picturesque watering hole enveloped by towering mountainscapes and rolling plains. It is here that tree-climbing lions and roaming elephants are spotted on the daily game drives operated by your hosts at Lake Manyara Tree Lodge.

The next stop on the whirlwind itinerary is Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Tanzania. As the year-round home of black rhino and zebra (as well as the densest population of lions in Africa), visitors are guaranteed to be as awed by the exotic animals as they are by the breath-taking landscape. After two nights in the Serengeti – and a hot air balloon ride above the Great Migration – it is time to return home.

Duration: 9 days
Price: from US $7,025 per person

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When combined, Kenya’s Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks form one of the largest protected wildlife areas in the world, spanning more than 22,000 square kilometres. Here, an abundance of African wildlife can be seen roaming freely against the arid landscape, from endangered black rhino to Masai lions and herds of elephants.

If you opt for Journey Discovering Africa’s Elephant Odyssey package, not only will you get to explore these incredible National Parks, but you will also come face-to-face with new-born elephant calves during a private visit to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage. Towards the end of the eight-day excursion, guests spend two nights in the ultra-luxury Tortilis Camp, located in the beautiful Amboseli National Park. Famed for its large herds of elephants, the park is the perfect place to finish your Kenyan adventure.

Duration: Eight days 
Price: US $5,743 per person (based on two sharing)

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