4-Day Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru Group Safari with Game Drives

Your driver-guide will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM. The morning drive takes you to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti and one of Kenya's most favored game-viewing areas. The reserve covers 700 square miles of magnificent wilderness - the Africa of the imagination - with endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills.

In the afternoon, head out on a game drive and enjoy the sundowner while hoping to see lions in large prides, elephants, buffalo, zebras, and numerous plains animals.

Overnight at Enkorok Mara Camp or similar.

Spend the full day game viewing while exploring this spectacular park. The Mara is the land of African legend: lions are abundant throughout the park, as are elephants, giraffes, and a variety of gazelle species and zebra. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly seen and, less commonly, rhino.

The annual wildebeest migration, one of nature's few remaining wildlife spectacles, occurs in the Mara from July to September, when the big animals and their predators are present in abundance during this time frame. Several species of bee-eater, the flying rainbow that heads the list of the Mara's birds, also occur in the reserve.

As well as wildlife, the Maasai Mara is home to many members of the colorful Maasai tribe, who may be seen around the borders of the park - Morans (warriors) loping across the plains, young boys herding goats, or elders grouped under a tree discussing matters of the day. A visit to a Maasai boma (homestead) reveals this outstanding culture and customs.

Overnight at Enkorok Mara Camp or similar.

After breakfast, depart Maasai Mara for Lake Nakuru, with an option to visit a Maasai village at an extra cost of USD 20 per person, payable directly to the Maasai Morans, before proceeding to Lake Nakuru.

Lake Nakuru was the first place in Kenya selected as a rhino reserve. It is also one of the few places where you can see Rothschild's giraffes.

Accommodation at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.

After an early breakfast, spend the morning in Nakuru Park, where you can see many flamingos among other birds, with about 350 species recorded. This is also home to both the black and the white rhinoceros.

The park has also been established for the protection of endangered species such as the rhino and is also home to Columbus monkeys, leopards, giraffes, and a variety of plains antelope.

After lunch, depart back to Nairobi with drop-off at your Nairobi hotel or the airport.