Kenya · Safari

6-Day Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli Safari from Nairobi

6 Days Round trip from Nairobi Moderate pace

Elephants in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Get up-close with the diverse wildlife
02 Take a hot air balloon ride in Maasai Mara
03 Admire pink flamingos in Lake Nakuru Park
04 Indulge in the rural lifestyle of a Masai Village
05 See Mount Kilimanjaro from Amboseli National Park

Explore Kenya's iconic parks while staying in comfortable tented camps on a safari through Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru Park, and Amboseli National Park. Track diverse wildlife and birdlife, including hippos, crocodiles, flamingos, wildebeests, kingfishers, and rhinos, while enjoying game drives across scenic landscapes. This 6-day journey also includes views of the Great Rift Valley and the chance to take an optional hot air balloon ride in Maasai Mara.

Explore Kenya's iconic parks while staying in comfortable tented camps on a safari through Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru Park, and Amboseli National Park.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Naivasha, Narok, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Mount Longonot

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Nairobi to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley

Pick-up from your hotel in Nairobi at 8 am. Depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve via the Great Rift Valley viewpoint, with a stop in Narok Town for lunch.
Upon arrival, proceed for a game drive, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver-guide.

Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

Accommodation: Tented Camp

Meals & drinks: Lunch & dinner (breakfast not included). Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

Day 02

Full-Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara

Choose an optional early morning hot air balloon ride or, after breakfast, proceed for a full day of game viewing with picnic lunches. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for a game drive in Kenya, with an extensive road and track network that allows for close-range viewing and photography.
Take a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool while looking out for hippos and crocodiles.
After lunch, continue with the afternoon game viewing with your Kenya tour guide.
After the game drive, make an optional visit to a Masai Village at an extra cost.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 03

Sunrise Game Drive and Transfer to Lake Nakuru

Enjoy a pre-breakfast game drive and sunrise game viewing.
Later, return to the lodge or camp for a full breakfast.
After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch en route. On the way, view Mt. Longmont and Lake Naivasha from afar along the main highway.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 04

Lake Nakuru Game Drive and Journey to Amboseli

After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru Park, known as the home of the white and black rhinos and for its prolific birdlife, including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino, while species such as Cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline.
Later, drive to Amboseli National Park.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 05

Wildlife Safari in Amboseli National Park

Go for a full-day game drive in this park, which contains swamp grounds, bathing elephants, hippos, antelopes, and birds. Mt. Kilimanjaro's peak can also be seen if weather conditions permit.
Picnic lunches will be provided.

Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 06

Morning Game Viewing and Return to Nairobi

Enjoy early morning game viewing.
Return to the lodge for a full breakfast.
Later, drive back to Nairobi and transfer to your hotel or the airport. If you would like to continue to Mombasa for a beach holiday by road, you will be dropped off.