6-Day Lakes Nakuru, Bogoria, Naivasha & Maasai Mara

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Lake Nakuru National Park

You shall be picked at your hotel or the airport in the morning and proceed to Lake Nakuru past the Great Rift valley. Arrival in Lake Nakuru National Park: note that the flamingo numbers have been reducing due to climate change. We shall go for a mid morning game drive in this stunning park. Lake Nakuru is known for hosting some endangered species of wild animals. You will have an opportunity to see rare Rothschild’s Giraffe along with white rhino, especially along the lakeshore. The black rhino is also a resident of the park.
The few quantity of flamingos is accompanied by other birdlife – pelicans, cormorants, kingfishers among others.

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:

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Bogoria day trip & Lake Naivasha

The birdlife here will inspire us to rise early so we may enjoy the dawn and the park as it gradually awakens to the new day.
We’ll head in our safari vehicle along the floor of the scenic Great Rift Valley for more dramatic vistas as we journey to Lake Bogoria National Park.
The park is an enchanting mix of bubbling geysers, steaming hot springs, and an alkaline lake hosting thousands and sometimes millions of pink flamingoes.
Wildlife like gazelle, impala, and dik-dik roam here and we may spot them in the vicinity of the busy lake.
We will proceed to Lake Naivasha for the evening.

Main Destination:

Lake Bogoria National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to February (Little rain)

High Season Never (Bogoria never gets crowded)

Best Weather September to March (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Bogoria NR

ZebraOccasional

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardRare to None

HyenaRare to None

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ElephantNone

GiraffeNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Burch Resort

• Budget resort located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Arrival in Maasai Mara Game Reserve

We’ll be up early for a boating safari across the lake and bid good morning to the hippos as we gently glide by. This is a fun moment to take in the brightening day and spot birds and perhaps some antelope grazing on the shore.
After the boat ride and Crescent Island tour, we shall check out and depart Naivasha and drive to the famous Maasai Mara game reserve, home to the big five animals.
We shall check in and have lunch with a short rest and later proceed for an afternoon game viewing drive.

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:

Enkorok Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Full day in the Mara

After breakfast, depart for a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch near the Mara River, close to the famous migration crossing area.

Morning and afternoon game drives in search of the Big Five, as well as the countless other species that reside in the vast reserve.

We expect to see a wide variety of wildlife, including giraffes, elephants, zebras, hippos, baboons, warthogs, hyenas, impalas, hartebeest, wildebeest, lions and cheetahs among others.

In the months of July and August, millions of animals mostly wildebeest and zebras move from the Serengeti in Tanzania to Maasai Mara before returning to Tanzania between from October onwards.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Enkorok Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Full day in the Mara

This will be our third of four days exploring the Maasai Mara.
We’ll have lunch while viewing hippos, crocodiles and perhaps predators like lion and hyena searching these timeless hills for their prey.
You can opt to take a visit to the local Maasai in their nearby village (extra cost). See their community, their homes, and learn about their lifestyle of herding cattle and farming.
Another optional activity will be the hot air balloon safari over the park at an extra cost.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Enkorok Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

End of the safari - Drive to Nairobi City

After breakfast at your camp, your driver guide will assist you with the checkout process and proceed to Nairobi – Kenya’s colorful capital city.
On the way, your guide will point out the Longonot extinct volcano which is a strato-volcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s and its name is derived from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, meaning “mountains of many spurs” or “steep ridges “.
Drive straight back to the capital and later transfer to the airport for your journey back home.

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.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.