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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Depart Nairobi in the morning with your professional Kenyan driver-guide and travel south towards Amboseli, enjoying the changing scenery from busy urban areas to open countryside and Maasai pastoral lands.
Arrive at your mid-range safari lodge or tented camp for lunch and check-in. In the afternoon, enter Amboseli National Park for your first game drive.
Explore the open plains, swamps and acacia woodland, looking for large elephant herds, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, buffalo and, with luck, lions. Your guide will explain how elephants depend on the park’s permanent wetlands and how the surrounding ecosystem supports wildlife.
If the weather is clear, enjoy views of Mount Kilimanjaro, especially as afternoon light falls across the plains.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Amboseli – Lake Naivasha
Amboseli – Lake Naivasha
Begin with an early morning game drive, when wildlife is often active and the skies may offer a clearer view of Kilimanjaro. Look for elephants moving between feeding grounds and wetlands, as well as other wildlife encountered along the route.
Return to camp for breakfast, check out and drive towards the Great Rift Valley, passing through changing landscapes and making a suitable stop at a Rift Valley viewpoint when road conditions and timing allow.
Continue to Lake Naivasha and arrive at your lodge in the afternoon.
Enjoy a guided boat safari on the freshwater lake, where you may encounter hippos in the water and see African fish eagles, cormorants, herons and other waterbirds. Your guide will explain the lake’s birdlife, shoreline ecology and the importance of keeping a safe distance from hippos.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Lake Naivasha Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, depart Lake Naivasha for Lake Nakuru National Park, travelling through the Rift Valley landscape towards one of Kenya’s important rhino conservation areas.
Depending on the selected departure time, enjoy lunch before entering the park for an afternoon game drive.
Explore the lake shores, woodland and open grassland in search of both black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffalo, zebras and waterbirds. Lions and leopards are also present, although sightings are never guaranteed.
Stop at suitable viewpoints to appreciate the lake and its surrounding escarpment. Flamingo numbers vary with water levels, food availability and seasonal conditions, so they should be treated as a possibility rather than a promise.
Your guide will explain the differences between the two rhino species and how protected habitats support their conservation.
Return to your lodge in the late afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Flamingo Resort & Spa
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, depart for the Maasai Mara, travelling through the Great Rift Valley countryside and the agricultural landscapes around Narok.
The journey provides an opportunity to observe everyday rural life, local trading centres and the changing landscape as you approach Maasailand.
Arrive at your camp in the afternoon, subject to road conditions, check in and have lunch if timing permits.
If you reach the reserve early enough and park-entry timing allows, proceed for an introductory afternoon game drive. Otherwise, settle into camp and enjoy the surrounding savannah scenery before dinner.
During the drive, look for elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, gazelles and, with luck, lions or cheetahs. Your guide will assess recent sightings and suitable areas rather than follow a fixed checklist.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Enkorok Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Full-Day Safari in the Maasai Mara
Full-Day Safari in the Maasai Mara
Depart for a full-day game drive with a packed lunch at the camp. Spend the day exploring different sections of the reserve guided by wildlife movements in search for lions resting after a night of hunting, cheetahs scanning the plains, elephants moving across the grasslands and large herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles. Leopards may be encountered in suitable habitats but sightings require patience and luck.
Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated site before continuing the safari. Visit the Mara River area to observe its hippos, crocodiles and surrounding wildlife habitat.
If travelling during the Great Migration season generally July to October you will see the migratory herds and assess river-crossing opportunities Crossings are unpredictable and cannot be guaranteed.
Return to camp in the late afternoon for time to relax before dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Enkorok Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Enjoy breakfast at camp then checking out depart after breakfast to begin the return journey to Nairobi.
Travel back through Narok and the Rift Valley region, with suitable comfort stops along the way.
Arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon or early evening, depending on road conditions, departure time and traffic. Drop-off can be arranged at your Nairobi hotel or at the airport.
Safari ends.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi Airport (Nairobi)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
