Overview
This 7 days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli safari offers a combination of wildlife viewing, cultural experiences and scenic trips. From Nairobi, you will explore the lovely Amboseli National Park, known for its large elephant herds and Mount Kilimanjaro views. Witness for yourself the largest concentration of flamingos ever at Lake Nakuru National Park. At Masai Mara National Reserve, you will not just explore Kenya’s most popular wildlife destination but also its most known tribe. The trip will start and end in Nairobi.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pickup and Transfer to Amboseli National Park. Afternoon Game Drive
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel or airport in Nairobi for a transfer to Amboseli National Park. The scenic drive is 221 km in the southeastern direction. Lunch is enroute and as soon as you arrive at the park check in at your accommodation. In the late afternoon, head to the beautiful habitats of the 392 square kilometers Amboseli and enjoy a game drive. Enjoy watching the beautiful herds of elephants. There are also plenty of lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes and hyenas among others to spot here. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park
After morning breakfast, you will head to the park, this time for a full day game drive with a picnic lunch. Explore more habitats including swamps, hills and grasslands to see as many wild animals as possible. There are hippos, buffaloes, lions, elephants, hyenas, jackals and leopards among many others. The towering and snow-capped Kilimanjaro mountain will be seen clearly from the Observation Hill. You will then return to your lodge for a lovely dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
Today you will have early morning breakfast before transferring to Lake Nakuru National Park, 378 km away in the northwest. The scenic drive passes via Nairobi and includes enroute lunch. Another pause for the breathtaking views of the Rift Valley escarpments along the way. Arrive at Lake Nakuru National Park to check in at your lodge. The park occupies 188 square kilometers and houses 50 mammal species and 450 terrestrial bird species. The saline lake is where the largest concentration of flamingos is found. Have dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 4: A Full Day Game Drive in Lake Nakuru National Park
After your morning breakfast, grab your packed lunch and head to the park’s beautiful grassland and wetland habitats. You will enjoy watching the wide range of mammals found there for the whole day as you do a game drive. An opportunity to see black rhinos, lions, flamingos, great white pelicans, leopards, spotted hyenas and impalas is had. The lake shores are full of hundreds of flamingos, offering opportunities to capture beautiful photos. Return to your lodge for a delicious dinner and then enjoy your sleep.
Day 5: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve and Evening Game Drive
Masai Mara National Reserve is situated some 221 km in the southwest. Before you embark on the journey there, you will enjoy morning breakfast at your lodge. During the scenic drive to Masai Mara, you will also have your lunch. At the reserve, check in at your lodge and relax. There will be an evening game drive where a lot of wild animals including the Big 5 will be spotted. Others are giraffes, cheetahs, wildebeests, hippos, bushbucks, Thompson’s gazelles and others. Have dinner and overnight later at your lodge.
Day 6: Full day Game Drive in Masai Mara and Maasai Village Visit
After your morning breakfast, you will feel energized to enjoy a game drive across the Mara grassland landscape. You will see more of the Big 5, apart from the plenty of mammal and bird species. Safaris in Masai Mara done from July to October offer a chance to witness the Great Migration. During this period, millions of wildebeests, zebras and Thompson’s gazelles move into the reserve from Serengeti National Park. Their movements are driven by their search for better pasture and water.
This time you will enjoy picnic lunch and continue viewing wild animals like klipspringers, zebras, giraffes and side stripped jackals etc. The driver will take you to a Maasai Boma for a chance to interact with and learn from this renowned tribe. They live just adjacent to the reserve, and will present to you their unique and traditional way of life. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Departure to Nairobi
Start the lovely day with warm breakfast at your lodge. After you check out of the lodge drive to Nairobi, which is situated 230 km northwards. Along new game tracks in the park you will spot some wildlife missed during the previous game drives. Proceed to Nairobi with enroute lunch provided on this scenic drive. The 7 days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli safari will end with drop off at your hotel or the airport.