4-Day Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara Safari from Nairobi

• Meet your tour guide at the agreed-upon location and depart from Nairobi for a 3-hour drive to the main gate of Nakuru.

• Pass through the Great Rift Valley scenery, viewing the escarpment en route.

• Arrive at your lodge, Lake Nakuru Flamingo, for check-in and lunch.

• Head out for a game drive across the Pink Lake, often referred to by this name due to its great masses of flamingos.

• See a variety of wildlife, including white rhino and black rhino.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Flamingo Lodge.

• Head for an early morning breakfast.

• Leave Lake Nakuru for Masai Mara on a 5-hour drive.

• Pass through Narok, known for its Masai settlements.

• Arrive in time for lunch and check in at Elengata Mara Camp.

• Set out for an afternoon game drive through the park in search of lion, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, and other members of the Big Five, alongside other animals.

Dinner and overnight at Elengata Mara Camp.

• Head for an early morning game drive and return to camp for breakfast.

• Spend the full day in the park with a packed lunch, in search of its popular residents. The Masai Mara plains are full of wildebeest during migration season, from early July to the end of September.

• Keep an eye out for zebra, impala, topi, giraffe, Thomson's gazelle, leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetah, jackal, and bat-eared foxes. The black rhino is a little shy and hard to spot, but it is often seen at a distance if you are lucky.

• Return to the camp.

Meals and overnight at Elengata Mara Camp.

• Head for an early morning breakfast at your camp.

• Check out and drive to Nairobi.

• Arrive in time for lunch at a carnivore restaurant.