Kenya · Safari

4-Day Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru Safari with Big Five Game Drives

4 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Stay in the heart of Maasai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru
  • 02 Experience Maasai culture and tradition
  • 03 Enjoy thrilling game drives in the parks
  • 04 Spot herds of elephants as well as lions, hippos, giraffes, and gazelles
  • 05 View flamingos at Lake Nakuru

Embark on a 4-day safari to Masai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy game drives to see the Big Five in Masai Mara. From June to October, get a first-hand experience of the great wildebeest migration and discover a vast array of bird species in Lake Nakuru National Park, an ornithological paradise.

Check out and proceed to Lake Nakuru, often referred to as the pink lake for its great masses of pink flamingos.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley

  • Pick up from your hotel or accommodation at 8:00 a.m.
  • Stop at our office for a quick briefing about the tour.
  • Depart on a journey south along the floor of the Great Rift Valley, with a pit stop at the viewpoint for a breathtaking panorama of the Rift Valley.
  • Take photos and buy souvenirs as you listen to African tales about the formation of the Rift Valley.
  • Arrive at Masai Mara in the late afternoon and enjoy a game drive until dusk.

Meals Included: Dinner

Overnight at Rhino Tourist Tented Camp

2
Day 02

Full-Day Big Five Game Drive in Masai Mara

  • Enjoy a full-day game drive and explore the park in search of the Big 5 of Africa - lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo.
  • Savour a picnic lunch with the hippos and crocodiles at the Hippo Pool.
  • Return to your lodge before dark.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Overnight at Rhino Tourist Tented Camp

3
Day 03

Pre-Breakfast Game Drive and Transfer to Lake Nakuru

  • Continue with pre-breakfast game drives in Masai Mara.
  • Check out and proceed to Lake Nakuru, often referred to as the pink lake for its great masses of pink flamingos. It is also home to the white and black rhinos and about 350 different species of birds, making it an ornithological paradise.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch (en route) & Dinner

Overnight stay at Genevieve Hotel, a budget hotel in Nakuru town

4
Day 04

Lake Nakuru Rhino Sanctuary Game Drive and Departure

  • After breakfast, proceed for a game drive in the Rhino Sanctuary, home to a colony of about 25 white and black rhinos.
  • Later, leave for Nairobi, where the safari ends. You will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or at your accommodation.
Great Rift Valley vistas, Masai Mara savannah, Lake Nakuru flamingo shores

Where this trip takes you

Great Rift Valley vistas, Masai Mara savannah, Lake Nakuru flamingo shores

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 3 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation
  • Transport
  • Professional English-speaking driver
  • Park entrance fees

What's Not Included

  • Tips
  • Any personal expenses

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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