Depart from Nairobi at 07.30am for Maasai Mara game reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti and one of Kenya's most favored game-viewing areas. It is the Africa of the imagination; endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills. Lunch at the camp followed by afternoon game. The Mara is the land of African legend: Lions are abundant throughout the park, as are the elephants, giraffes, a variety of gazelle species and zebra, Cheetah and leopard are also regularly seen and, less commonly, rhino. Several species of Bee-Eater, the flying rainbow that heads the list of the Mara's birds, occur in the reserve. Return for dinner at Manyatta camp or similar. Meal plan: {L, D} http://www.masaimaramanyattacamp.com/