Kenya · Safari

6-Day Kenya Safari Tour with Mt. Kenya, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara

6 Days Round trip from Nairobi Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Pass through Kenya's beautiful coffee-growing landscape en route to Mt. Kenya
  • 02 Stay at a lodge located on the Equator with views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya
  • 03 Look for flamingos, rhinos, leopards, and other wildlife in Lake Nakuru National Park
  • 04 Travel through the Great Rift Valley and visit Narok, home of the Masai people
  • 05 Spend a full day on game drives in the Masai Mara National Reserve

Travel through Kenya's beautiful central highlands, passing coffee plantations on the way to a lodge set right on the Equator with views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya. This safari combines game drives in Mt. Kenya National Park, Aberdare National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, and the Masai Mara National Reserve. Along the way, visit the home of the Masai people and look out for Kenyan wildlife, including flamingos, rhinos, and leopards. The journey also takes you through the dramatic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley.

Travel through Kenya's beautiful central highlands, passing coffee plantations on the way to a lodge set right on the Equator with views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya.

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 No
Cities Nyahururu, Narok, Nairobi, Mombasa, Masai Mara, Mount Kenya, Lake Nakuru National Park, Aberdare National Park, Mount Longonot
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Mt. Kenya National Park via the Central Highlands

  • Commence the tour after meeting your Nairobi tour guide at the hotel or at the airport and drive to Mt. Kenya Safari Club, passing through the beautiful landscape in the central part of Kenya, full of coffee plantations, arriving in time for lunch at Serena Mountain Lodge. The lodge is located on the Equator and gives a spectacular view of the famous snow-capped Mt. Kenya.

  • After lunch, get a chance for game viewing from the lodge or arrange for a nature walk from the lodge reception.

Dinner and overnight stay at Serena Mountain Lodge.

2
Day 02

Mt. Kenya National Park to Aberdare National Park

  • After breakfast, depart from the lodge at around 08:00 hrs for the drive to Aberdare National Park, arriving in time for lunch at Aberdare Country Club - the base hotel for The Ark Hotel.

  • After lunch, board The Ark's bus for transport to The Ark Hotel, well set in a wildlife-rich area with a well-lit waterhole. During the night, it gives travellers a chance to view animals like elephants, buffalo, rhino, gazelles, among other animals, as they come to drink water, right from the balconies of their rooms.

Dinner and overnight stay at The Ark.

3
Day 03

Aberdare National Park to Lake Nakuru National Park

  • After breakfast, drive back to Aberdare Country Club and meet your Kenyan safari driver-guide for the drive to Lake Nakuru, passing through one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Great Rift Valley, including Thompson Falls, and arriving in time for lunch.

  • Understand why Lake Nakuru National Park is home to thousands of flamingos, rhinos, leopards, and other animals, which you will have a chance to see during your afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.

4
Day 04

Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve

  • After breakfast, depart for the drive to Masai Mara with a short game drive en route out of the park. During the drive, you will pass by Mt. Longonot and the Suswa Hills through Narok town, the home of the Masai people, arriving in time for lunch at Mara Sopa Lodge.

  • Head for an afternoon game drive in search of the game.

  • Return to the lodge before it gets dark.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge.

5
Day 05

Full-Day Game Drives in Masai Mara

  • Spend the whole day on game drives in search of the game, with all meals at the lodge. With prior arrangement, you can have breakfast early in the morning and depart with a picnic lunch for your game drives, returning back to the lodge early in the evening.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge.

6
Day 06

Masai Mara to Nairobi

  • After breakfast, depart for the drive to Nairobi, arriving early in the afternoon, with a drop-off back at the airport for your flight back home, or you can extend for a beach holiday in Mombasa.

snow-capped Mount Kenya, Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara

Where this trip takes you

snow-capped Mount Kenya, Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 9 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation on a full-board basis

  • Unlimited game drives

  • Services of a trained and experienced Kenyan driver-guide using a safari minibus

  • Airport transfers

  • All park entry fees

  • 2 litres of mineral water in the vehicle per day

What's Not Included

  • Airfares

  • Visas (currently US $50 per person)

  • An optional balloon safari at USD $450 per person

  • Tips

  • Inoculations and personal insurance

  • International flights and departure taxes, unless specified in the itinerary

  • Optional activities and excursions

  • Items of a personal nature such as beverages, telephone, postage, etc.

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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