The 6-day Safari through Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli offers an enriching journey through Kenya’s diverse landscapes and wildlife. Start with exhilarating game drives in the Masai Mara, where you’ll witness the Big Five and the Great Migration in the vast savannahs. Continue to Lake Nakuru, known for its stunning flamingo-lined shores and rich wildlife, including rhinos and diverse bird species.
The adventure wraps up in Amboseli, renowned for its large elephant herds and stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. This safari combines the thrill of Africa’s iconic wildlife with breathtaking scenery, providing a comprehensive and unforgettable experience of Kenya’s natural beauty.
Day 1: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Leave your Nairobi accommodation and head to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, stopping for petrol in Narok Town and at the viewpoint overlooking the expansive Rift Valley. Get to the reserve, which is renowned for its high animal concentration, abundance, and variety, in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.
Meals: (Lunch, Dinner).
Day 2: Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve.
After an early breakfast, spend the entire day tracking animals with your guide across rolling hills and beautiful grasslands scattered with acacia. The Mara is the best and most popular park in Kenya because it boasts almost every kind of species and a vast road and track network that provides great chances for photography and watching. We are going to provide lunch for a picnic at the hippo pool. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay in the evening.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
After waking up to a cup of tea or coffee, go for your last early-morning game drive before breakfast. Leave the Mara region after breakfast, stopping for lunch along the road to enjoy views of Mt. Longonot and Lake Naivasha from the main highway.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Transfer to Amboseli National Park.
After breakfast, drive through the neighboring Lake Nakuru National Park for a game drive. The park is home to a variety of water birds that breed in the alkaline waters of the lake, such as flamingos, white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, plains game, and waterbuck and cape buffalo, which are frequently seen along the lake’s edge. Head to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay after leaving Nairobi and the border town of Namanga.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 5: Full Day in Amboseli National Park
Take a pre-breakfast game drive early in the morning after breakfast. For breakfast, head back to the campsite. A second game drive following breakfast allows visitors to observe plains animals such as zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and several antelopes. After lunch and a leisurely break at the lodge, you will conclude your trip with an evening wildlife drive while keeping an eye out for Kilimanjaro’s peak, which is visible from the observation hill in clear weather. Huge herds of hippo and elephant can be observed bathing in marsh areas that receive water from Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 6: Return to Nairobi – Departure.
Early-morning game drive before breakfast. Leave Amboseli for Nairobi after a late breakfast, stopping for lunch along the way, and arriving in the evening. You will either be taken to the airport for your journey home or dropped off at your Nairobi hotel.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch).