Kenya · Safari

4-Day Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru Safari from Nairobi

4 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Game drives in the famous Masai Mara National Reserve
  • 02 Chance to spot the Big 5, including black-maned lions
  • 03 Travel through the Great Rift Valley with a scenic viewpoint stop
  • 04 See flamingoes and other water birds in Lake Nakuru National Park

Enjoy an exciting 4-day safari from Nairobi to two of Kenya's most popular wildlife sanctuaries. Visit the famous Masai Mara National Reserve for a chance to see the Big 5, including black-maned lions, and continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its flocks of flamingos and other water birds. Travel through the Great Rift Valley and spend your days on rewarding game drives across some of Kenya's richest wildlife landscapes.

View the great herds of plains game, black-maned lions, leopard, cheetah, elephants, and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Narok, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley

  • Leave Nairobi in the morning and drive to the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley.

  • Descend the escarpment.

  • Stop over at Narok for lunch, or as per the tour program.

  • Arrive at Masai Mara in the afternoon.

  • Enjoy an early evening game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve to see black-maned lions and the yearly migration of wildebeests.

Dinner and overnight at the campsite/lodge.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara

  • Spend a full day game viewing across the rich, tree-studded grassland and rolling hills.

  • Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park.

  • View the great herds of plains game, black-maned lions, leopard, cheetah, elephants, and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya.

Dinner and overnight at the campsite/lodge.

3
Day 03

Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru

  • Enjoy a pre-breakfast game drive across the Masai Mara National Reserve.

  • Return to the campsite for a late breakfast and depart for Lake Nakuru.

  • Arrive at Lake Nakuru in the late afternoon.

Dinner and overnight in a budget hotel/lodge.

4
Day 04

Lake Nakuru Game Drive and Return to Nairobi

  • After an early morning breakfast, proceed for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park.

  • View flamingoes and other water birds.

  • Return to the lodge/hotel for lunch.

  • Leave Nakuru after lunch.

  • Arrive in Nairobi in the late evening.

End of tour.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 4 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transportation in a spacious safari van with an open roof for convenient game viewing.

  • Comprehensive game drives at Masai Mara Game Reserve.

  • 4 days/3 nights accommodation.

  • All meals on full board - breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

  • Services of professional local guides.

  • Park fees.

  • Drinking water.

  • Pick-up and drop-off to/from your hotel.

  • Services of a professional tour guide/driver.

What's Not Included

  • Tips
  • Personal expenses
  • Souvenirs

Know before you go

You can choose to join a group for which we have daily departures, or we can customize a private safari for you.

Terms & Conditions

Payment of deposit and balance:
Payment terms: 20% deposit to confirm the booking. Balance is due prior to commencement of the safari. Payments (deposit and final balance) may be made by direct bank transfer or PayPal.

Kids
From 2 years to 12 years are treated as children. They pay 75% of the adult price when sleeping alone and 50% when sleeping with a parent/guardian.
Children aged 13 years and above will be counted as adults for payment purposes.

Cancellation Charges:
Our cancellation charges are determined by the fact that once we have booked with hotels and safari camps/lodges and with local airlines, they will charge us a cancellation fee if we cancel a booking. We try to keep such charges to a minimum, and they are as follows, as a percentage of the total invoice charges:

  • Bookings cancelled or amended up to 120 days before commencement of the safari incur a 10% cancellation charge.

  • Cancellation or amendment less than 120 days and up to 60 days prior to commencement of the safari: 20% cancellation charge.

  • Cancellation or amendment less than 60 days but up to 30 days prior to commencement of the safari: 50% refund, 50% cancellation charge.

  • Cancellation or amendment less than 30 days but up to 15 days prior to commencement of the safari: 25% refund, 75% cancellation charge.

  • Cancellation or amendment less than 15 days or more than 3 days prior to commencement of the safari: 10% refund and 90% cancellation charge.

  • Cancellation or amendment 3 days or less before commencement of the safari: nil refund, 100% cancellation charge.

  • Please note that any refunds due to you in the event of cancellation can be credited only to the original card used for making the initial payment.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour start
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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