5-Day Maasai Mara-Naivasha Hells Gate-Nakuru Budget Tour

• 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

You'll get picked up from your hotel/residential, or airport. By 08:30 am, you'll depart for the Masai Mara with the first stop at the viewpoint for the view of the escarpment wall. Later, you'll descend the escarpment and travel on to Narok town for an early lunch. You will arrive at around 3:00 pm, check in, followed by a late afternoon game drive till sunset. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

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:

Rhino Tourist Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara National Reserve Game Drive

You'll have breakfast at the camp, then, before 8:00 am, you'll leave the camp with a packed lunch for an extensive 9-hour wildlife viewing. The Masai Mara has the highest number of different species. You will be lucky to see hundreds of them. A game drive to the Mara River is compulsory; if it is migration time, you will witness the same, otherwise you will see crocodiles and hippos at the river. You'll have a picnic lunch inside the park, then continue with the game drive till 5:00 pm. You'll leave the park for at least 2 hours optional activity. You will relax at the camp. You'll take a nature walk with Maasai warriors, visit the Maasai village, or go on a balloon safari (all optional and payable). Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Rhino Tourist Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, you'll check out and leave the Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru with lunch en route. You'll enjoy a game drive at Lake Nakuru, which is famous for the endangered species (rhinos) and the flamingos. Sometimes the flamingos are very few, but you are guaranteed to see the rhinos among other Big Five. You'll return to the lodge for the evening.

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:

Kivu Resort Nakuru

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha

After breakfast at the hotel, you'll head to Lake Naivasha. Here, you'll visit Hell's Gate for morning activities. Here is the only place one can walk inside the park, as there are no predators. You will decide whether to do the game drive with the safari vehicle or hire a bicycle to cycle the 11 kms down to the gorge. At the gorge, you will get a guide so that he can guide you and share information about the rock layers. Later, you'll drive/cycle back to the gate. Also, you'll enjoy a swim at the therapeutic spa (payable).

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Burch Resort

• Budget resort located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Naivasha to Nairobi

After breakfast at the hotel, depending on your flight details, you can drive to Crescent Island (optional) or enjoy a boat ride (optional). You'll leave Naivasha with lunch en route back to Nairobi. You'll be dropped off at the Nairobi Hotel or transferred to the airport.

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.