6-Day Mara Lake Nakuru & Lake Naivasha

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

Your tour starts with a pick up at 7:30 AM from your Nairobi hotel or Airport and a drive to the Masai Mara. This drive will take about 5 to 6.5 hours with a scenic stopover at the Great Rift Valley. You'll arrive in the Masai Mara shortly after noon and check into your lodge/camp, have a hot lunch, and then depart for an afternoon game drive.
After the game drive, you'll head back to the lodge/camp to reach by around 5:30 or 6:00 PM, freshen up, and enjoy a freshly prepared dinner. Your overnight stay will be at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

PrideInn Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve

Today's itinerary is flexible. You can discuss with your guide on the previous evening and plan for today's schedule.
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full-day game drives around 9:00 AM with a packed lunch and return to the lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive (This is the best time to see the animals and a good chance to witness a hunt/kill). Later, you'll return to the accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit, and depart on an afternoon game drive with a packed lunch. You will stop at a picnic spot to have a packed lunch. Later, you'll depart on a game drive till the park is closed. Around 6:00 PM, you'll return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

PrideInn Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park

Around 10:00 AM, after a relaxed breakfast, you'll check out and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, which is about a 5-hour drive from the Mara gate. Upon reaching Nakuru lodge, you'll check in, have dinner, and relax for the day.
Note 1: Morning game drives in the Masai Mara can be added on the last morning at the park by paying additional park fees.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Egret Savanna Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha

After an early breakfast, you'll proceed on morning game drives in Lake Nakuru National Park and continue till around noon. Post lunch, you will proceed to Lake Naivasha accommodation for dinner and overnight stay. If time allows, you'll have birdwalks along the lake shores with a lodge guide.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Elsamere Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Naivasha and Later back to Nairobi

After breakfast, you'll proceed to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride to Crescent Island, where you will be doing a nature walk next to zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes, and many types of birds. You'll return by boat to Naivasha for lunch at your lodge and then proceed to Nairobi.
Optional Add-on Tours: You can choose to go to Hell's Gate National Park near Naivasha, where you can do hiking, bicycle riding, and other activities at an additional cost.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.