This 5 days safari from Nairobi to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara is offered to those who want to experience the best of Kenya’s big 5 for a short period.
One of the most famous wildlife spectacles in the world, the Great Migration involves millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals crossing the Mara River in search of fresh grazing. It’s a breathtaking event that occurs annually.
Maasai Mara is home to an incredible variety of wildlife, including the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros), cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, and more.
The Maasai Mara is known for its exceptional predator sightings. Lions, cheetahs, and leopards are commonly spotted hunting and interacting, providing thrilling wildlife encounters.
The vast open savannahs of the Maasai Mara provide an ideal setting for game drives, making wildlife viewing relatively easy and offering excellent opportunities for photography.
Taking a hot air balloon ride over the Maasai Mara during the early morning hours offers a unique perspective, allowing you to witness the sunrise over the plains and spot animals from the air.
The Maasai people are indigenous to the region, and interacting with them can offer insights into their traditional way of life, including their distinctive clothing, jewelry, and traditional practices.
The Maasai Mara boasts a range of landscapes, from open plains to acacia woodlands and riverine forests. This diversity enhances the overall safari experience.
The Maasai Mara plays a vital role in wildlife conservation efforts, and by visiting, you support local initiatives that help protect the region’s wildlife and ecosystems.
Visiting the Maasai Mara offers an unforgettable opportunity to witness remarkable wildlife interactions, stunning landscapes, and the awe-inspiring natural beauty that defines the African safari experience.
You will start with an early morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or Nairobi International Airport. Then, after a briefing by one of our representatives, your journey starts towards the floor of the Great Rift Valley, traveling via the central highlands tea plantations.
First, you will briefly stop at the viewpoint and photo session of the magnificent Great Rift Valley and Mount Longonot. Then, please go ahead with your journey to your camp in Masai Mara in time for lunch. After lunch, you depart for afternoon game drives until sunset, when you return to your tented camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
After breakfast, you will embark on a full-day game drive on the vast plains of Masai Mara National Reserve and enjoy a picnic lunch. Masai Mara National Reserve is an all-year destination characterized by rolling plains of grassland savannah with a high concentration of game in this part of Africa. You will have a chance to spot lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, hyenas, buffaloes, antelopes, baboons, and a wide variety of wild birds.
You can quickly see 4 Big Five members in the Masai Mara National Reserve. The reserve is known for the annual wildebeest, zebras, and antelope migration between July and October.
A visit to a Masai village at a minimal extra cost is encouraged because it gives a direct connection to the traditional way of living by the Masai community. In the evening, you return to your tent camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
After breakfast, you depart from Masai Mara National Reserve and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park on the floor of The Great Rift Valley. You will arrive in time to check in and have lunch at the lodge. Lake Nakuru National Park is well-known for its large population of lesser and greater flamingos and concentration of wildlife. In addition, the park is rich in bird life, with over 400 bird species in an area of 188 km2.
After lunch, you proceed with an afternoon game drive in the park, and if you are lucky, you will see four members of the Big Five. You will also see a variety of other big safari games.
After breakfast, you will check out and depart for Amboseli National Park, passing through small towns and villages. You will arrive at Amboseli National Park early for check-in and lunch.
Amboseli National Park is well known for its large herds of elephants and the backdrop view of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. After lunch, you will embark on an afternoon game drive until sunset, when you return to your tented camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
You will have an early morning game drive and return to your camp for a mid-morning breakfast and check-out. Then, you depart for Nairobi with a few stops en route to arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon.
You may extend the tour by adding a beach holiday to Diani, Mombasa, Zanzibar, or Watamu. Finally, lunch will be on your own before being transferred to the airport for check-in for your international flight home. You can be sure that you will have many fond memories of the safari.
