Taking my dream trip

Africa has been my dream trip since I was a little girl. Steeped in history, rich in wildlife and culture, the appeal of Africa runs deep for me. Ever since Smiley and I booked our tour, I have been giddy and can't believe such a long held dream is finally coming to fruition. We will be camping for 15 days, traversing through Kenya & Tanzania. I wanted to find a trip that offers a unique mix of wildlife viewing and meeting local villagers. Our itinery includes an afternoon with children in an east african orphanage(where I'm hoping to find out more about their adoption policies), game drives at Lake Nakuru (home of rhinos, leopards and flamingos), Lake Naivasha (home of colobus monkeys), the Masai Mara Game reserve (home of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes), Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake), Serengeti National Park (wildebeest, antelope, lions, cheetahs), Ngorongoro Conservation Area & crater (home of black rhino, lions, buffalo, elephants, zebras), Lake Manyara (hippos, elephants, flamingos), Engaruka (where we spend the afternoon with the Masai tribe & visit a local school) and then journey back to Nairobi. We have been warned that some of the camp sites are very primitive and just have pit toilets without any running water for showers. But I think it will add to the adventure of travelling in Africa. It will be a real safari from start to finish.
If there is one thing I have learned it's that life is short and time flies by quickly, you have to do everything in your power to make your dreams come true.