Kenya · Safari

4-Day Lake Nakuru, Naivasha and Masai Mara Wildlife Safari

4 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Traverse through the Great Rift Valley
  • 02 Spot the Big 5 in Masai Mara
  • 03 Look out for hundreds of bird species
  • 04 Explore Lake Nakuru's renowned rhino, leopard, and flamingo habitat
  • 05 Enjoy a boat ride or nature walk at Lake Naivasha

Come for this adventurous tour to the Mara region and the Great Rift Valley and get a chance to spot diverse wildlife - rhinos, lions, leopards, and giraffes - in Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, and Masai Mara National Reserve. Admire the beautiful scenery, wildlife, cultures, and water bodies as you relish the campsite stays on this 4-day tour.

Spend the afternoon exploring the amazing birdlife, as well as rhino and leopard, for which Lake Nakuru is well known.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

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

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha

  • Depart from Nairobi.

  • Proceed on a drive via the Rift Valley viewpoint.

  • Arrive at Nakuru for lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge.

  • Spend the afternoon exploring the amazing birdlife, as well as rhino and leopard, for which Lake Nakuru is well known. The park is also home to a large colony of flamingos.

  • Exit the park late in the afternoon for the adjacent Lake Naivasha.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort.

2
Day 02

Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara Game Reserve

  • Take a boat ride or go on a nature walk.

  • Leave with a packed lunch and proceed to Masai Mara - Kenya's richest concentration of wildlife.

  • Arrive late in the afternoon.

  • Enjoy a game drive as you proceed for dinner.

Overnight at Sarova Mara Game Camp or similar.

3
Day 03

Full-Day Game Drive in Masai Mara

  • Have breakfast and leave with picnic lunches for a full-day game drive inside the park.

  • Search for the wild game and the black-maned lion for which Mara is famous, as well as cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, Grant's gazelle, and gazelle. Even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, and hyenas are plentiful.

  • Extend your drive to the hippo point, where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles.

  • Take an optional visit to the Maasai villages for an insight into their culture.

Meals and overnight at Sarova Mara Game Camp or similar.

4
Day 04

Early Morning Game Drive and Return to Nairobi

  • Go on an early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the camp.

  • Drive to Nairobi.

Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara

Where this trip takes you

Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara

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 custom tourist safari vehicle (Toyota mini van 4 X 4) with HF radio communication and a pop-up roof for easy viewing and photographing

  • Services of an English-speaking, skilled, and experienced Kenyan driver/guide

  • Full-board accommodation on safari

  • Extensive game drives

  • All park entrance fees and government taxes

  • Nairobi airport transfers

  • 1 L bottle of mineral water per person per day on game drives

  • Membership with Flying Doctors emergency evacuation services

What's Not Included

  • Nairobi hotel

  • Beverages and alcoholic drinks

  • Tips

  • Visas

  • Laundry

  • Airport departure tax

  • Personal toiletries

  • Domestic flights and international flights to and from Nairobi

  • Personal and baggage insurance

  • Optional activities or items of a personal nature

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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