Over 4,000m at their highest point, the Aberdare Mountains loom between Mt Kenya and the Rift Valley. They offer beautiful high-altitude heath and moorland to explore, with similar vegetation to that found on the high plateaus of Mt Kenya and Kilimanjaro. Spend the morning tracking game around the Tree Tops regions of the Aberdares, where elephant, lion and buffalo are often sighted, before driving to the dramatic waterfalls of Gura and Karuru for photo opportunities. This region is also rich in history dating to the late-colonial era – you can explore cave hideouts used by the Mau-Mau fighters in the 1950s, including the cold room complexes used to store their food. Late afternoon, depart the Aberdares through the western Mutubio park gate en route for the Maasai Mara. The afternoon’s drive will take across the Aberdares eastern slopes and through the Rift Lakes area, passing Lakes Elementaita and Nakuru. This evening you camp in an authentic Maasai camp outside the main Maasai Mara National Reserve, with dinner served around the campfire to Maasai stories and songs.