New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- When college friends Khadija Attarwala, Muffaddal Kagalwala, and Sakina Gandhi finally reunited after years, they wanted a holiday that felt far from predictable. Kenya-with its dramatic savannahs and coastal calm-perfectly fit the brief.

"Europe felt overdone, and a typical beach vacation didn't excite us anymore," said Attarwala, a Mumbai-based digital marketing consultant. "From the mesmerising grasslands of the Masai Mara to the white sands of Diani Beach, Kenya felt straight out of a National Geographic film."

The trio travelled in July 2025, during the peak Great Migration season, spending nine days across Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Diani Coast. Their total spend came to around Rs.2.23 lakh per per...