Kenya · Wildlife Safari

6-Day Kenya Wildlife Safari to Samburu, Nakuru and Masai Mara

6 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Spot the Big 5 in Masai Mara
  • 02 Admire the flamingos at Lake Nakuru
  • 03 Spot the Somali Ostrich in Samburu
  • 04 Explore Samburu's rugged hills, riverine forest, and swamp habitats
  • 05 Look out for white and black rhinos in Lake Nakuru National Park

Take this chance to observe Kenyan wildlife combined with the scenic lakes of the Great Rift Valley. Capture wonderful photos of lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, topi, elephants, and waterbucks as you enjoy exciting game drives in a safari vehicle on this 6-day excursion.

Take this chance to observe Kenyan wildlife combined with the scenic lakes of the Great Rift Valley.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Samburu, Lake Elmenteita
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve

  • Transfer after breakfast to Samburu National Reserve. It offers unique panoramas of rounded, rugged hills and undulating plains. The mix of woodland and grassland, together with riverine forest and swamp, is home to a wide variety of animal and birdlife, and Buffalo Springs records over 365 species of birds. Game viewing and visibility are excellent, with chances to see reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, elephant, oryx, Somali ostrich, hippo, crocodile, gerenuk, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah, and hyena.

  • Arrive in time for your hot lunch and later enjoy an evening game drive.

Accommodation: Full Board at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Game Viewing in Samburu

  • Spend a full day game viewing at Samburu National Reserve with your private safari Land Cruiser and safari guide.

Accommodation: Full Board at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

3
Day 03

Samburu to Lake Nakuru National Park

  • Depart after breakfast for Lake Nakuru National Park. The park is home to warthogs, waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbucks, and the occasional leopard. White and black rhinos were introduced to the park some years ago, and you may find white rhino at the southern end. The park has also retained its reputation as an ornithologists' delight, with more than 400 species of birds found here.

  • Arrive for your hot lunch.

  • Enjoy your afternoon game drive at Nakuru National Park.

Transfer in the evening to Lake Elmenteita for an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Full Board at Sentrim Elmenteita.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

4
Day 04

Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve

  • Proceed to the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve to arrive for lunch at AA Lodges Mara. The next two days shall be spent game viewing, either in the early morning hours or in the evening, as this offers the best chances of seeing animals.

Accommodation: Full Board at AA Lodges Mara.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

5
Day 05

Full-Day Game Drive in Masai Mara

  • Proceed for your full-day game drive. On clear days, Masai Mara offers fantastic orange-tinted sunsets, and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sundowner back at AA Lodges Mara. The Mara Reserve covers 1,510 sq. km of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile river woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek Rivers. Wherever you go in the Mara, you will see abundant wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topi, impala, wildebeest, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and hippos in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common.

Accommodation: Full Board at AA Lodges Mara.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

6
Day 06

Masai Mara to Nairobi

  • Being your last day at Masai Mara Game Reserve, you can either choose to go for an early morning balloon trip, which is usually a very outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains and the wildlife below, after which you come back down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. Alternatively, you could opt for an early morning game drive before being transferred to a Nairobi hotel or airport.

Accommodation: End of Tour (No accommodation).

Meals Plan: Breakfast.

Samburu National Reserve's rugged hills, Lake Nakuru National Park's flamingo shores, Masai Mara's wide-open plains

Where this trip takes you

Samburu National Reserve's rugged hills, Lake Nakuru National Park's flamingo shores, Masai Mara's wide-open plains

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 5 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Government-imposed park fees and/or taxes

  • Park fees (for non-residents)

  • All activities (unless labelled as optional)

  • Meals (as specified in the full itinerary section)

  • All accommodation

  • Round-trip airport transfer

  • Professional English-speaking Kenyan driver/guide

  • All transportation (unless labelled as optional)

What's Not Included

  • Accommodation on the day before the tour departs

  • Accommodation on the last day

  • International flights (from/to home)

  • Tips

  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

  • Some meals (as specified in the itinerary)

  • Drinks

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 6 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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Single Room $1,486.00 — $3,184.00
Double Sharing $1,486.00 — $2,042.00

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