Kenya · Safari

5-Day Kenya Safari to Aberdare, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara

5 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Aberdare's unique wildlife from lodge balconies amid scenic mountain slopes
02 Visit Lake Nakuru for bird watching, rhino sightings, and tree-climbing lions
03 Enjoy the Great Rift Valley scenery with a stop at Thompson Falls in Nyahururu
04 Spend a full day in Masai Mara encountering the Big Five and more
05 Watch hippos and crocodiles by the Mara River, with a chance to see the great migration

Tour Aberdare National Park with its steep ravines, waterfalls, and peaks, where forest-dwelling, unusual animals and birds are found. Descend into the Great Rift Valley to explore Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its spectacular birdlife, frequent rhino sightings, and tree-climbing lions. Continue to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve, the quintessential African landscape and home to an incredible abundance of wildlife, including the Big Five and, seasonally, the great migration.

Continue to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve, the quintessential African landscape and home to an incredible abundance of wildlife, including the Big Five and, seasonally, the great migration.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Nyahururu, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Aberdare National Park

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Nairobi to Aberdare National Park

Pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Nairobi Airport and proceed to Aberdare National Park. Enjoy lunch at Aberdare Country Club, located on a mountain slope in the scenic Great Rift Valley.

The afternoon and evening are spent game viewing from the balconies of your lodge. Aberdare National Park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs, and bushbucks, among others. Rare sightings include the giant forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat, and the blue duiker.

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner.

Day 02

Aberdare to Lake Nakuru National Park

Transfer from your base hotel, the Aberdare Country Club, and proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park. There will be a stop to view the scenic Thompson Falls at Nyahururu.

The drive via farming country and local homesteads along the Great Rift Valley escarpment floor is scenic. In the afternoon, enjoy a bird-watching and game-viewing drive.

Overnight at Punda Milia Camp or equivalent.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 03

Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast at your lodge, proceed for a game drive en route to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, with stops at scenic points along the safari route.

In the afternoon, enjoy a game-viewing drive at the Mara.

Overnight at Masai Olodare Camp or equivalent.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 04

Full-Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara

Today shall be a game-viewing extravaganza. Masai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife ecosystem in the natural world. It hosts the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals of any wildlife park in the region.

Traverse the Masai Mara Reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing, encountering the Big Five and more of the lesser game. Picnic lunch shall be by the Mara River as you watch hippos and crocodiles, or maybe the great migration (July - October).

Overnight at Masai Mara Sopa Lodges.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 05

Masai Mara to Nairobi

Enjoy a morning game-viewing drive at the Masai Mara, followed by an extra game drive as you depart the reserve. Proceed to Nairobi and arrive in the late afternoon.

Drop off at your Nairobi hotel or Nairobi Airport.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch.