5-Day Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha Safari

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

Nairobi - Masai Mara

You will be picked up from your hotel or the airport, transferred to our office to meet the group, and depart for the Masai Mara National Reserve. You will travel via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and Narok town for lunch and refueling. After lunch, leave Narok and drive to the reserve, arriving at the camp. Check in and relax for a few minutes. Proceed for an afternoon game drive, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver-guide. Dinner and overnight are at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and 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:

Budget camping

• Just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara - Maasai villlage

After breakfast, spend a full day on game drives within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network, which allows for close-range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodiles. Continue with the game drive until 17h00. Then it is time to visit the Maasai village, which is optional. Dinner and overnight are at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch en route and scenic views of Mount Longonot, Lake Naivasha, and Lake Elementaita from afar along the main highway. You will arrive in Nakuru town in the evening. Dinner and overnight are at a mid-budget hotel.

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:

Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its prolific birdlife, including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino. Species like Cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline. Enjoy a hot lunch and drive to Naivasha. You have an option to take a boat ride on this freshwater lake to see hippos and fish eagles (at an extra cost). Dinner and overnight are at a budget hotel.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Taphe Guest Resort

• Budget hotel located near Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Naivasha - Nairobi

After breakfast, have a nature walk in the Hell’s Gate National Park. You may hire bicycles to cycle (only in this park). There are over 100 bird species, including vultures, Verreaux's eagles, Augur buzzards, and swifts. African buffalo, zebra, eland, hartebeest, Thomson's gazelle, and baboons are also common. The park is also home to klipspringer antelope and Chandler's mountain reedbuck. Enjoy a hot or picnic lunch, then drive back to Nairobi, arriving in the afternoon. You will be dropped off at your hotel in Nairobi.

End of the safari.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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