Kenya · Safari

5-Day Masai Mara, Nakuru and Naivasha Wildlife Safari with Big 5

5 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 Enjoy a full-day game-viewing safari with a picnic lunch at the Mara River Hippo Pool
  • 04 See Lake Nakuru's pink flamingos, rhinos, and rich birdlife
  • 05 Walk or cycle through Hell's Gate National Park among dramatic cliffs and geothermal steam

Masai Mara is a breathtaking experience, where beautiful scenery, wildlife, cultures, and water bodies will leave you mesmerised. Traverse the Great Rift Valley, hear popular African tales about its formation, and enjoy game drives in Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Lake Naivasha. This 5-day safari also offers the chance to chase the Big 5 and explore some of Kenya's most remarkable landscapes.

Drive to Hell's Gate National Park, famous for its natural geysers, stark rock towers, and geothermal steam that make it one of the most atmospheric parks in Africa.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Naivasha, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, Hell's Gate 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 place of stay at 8:00 a.m., followed by a brief stop at our town office for a briefing before departure.

  • The journey takes you south along the floor of the Great Rift Valley, with a pit stop at the viewpoint for a breathtaking view of the Rift Valley.

  • You can take photos and buy souvenirs as you listen to African tales about the formation of the Rift Valley.

  • Arrive at Masai Mara in time for lunch and enjoy an evening game drive between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Dinner and overnight at Rhino Tourist Tented Camp.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara

  • In the morning, leave the campsite with your packed lunch after a hot breakfast.

  • Spend the full day game viewing and exploring the park in search of the Big 5, with a picnic lunch near the hippos and crocodiles at the Hippo Pool on the Mara River, famous for the Great Migration.

All meals and overnight at Rhino Tourist Tented Camp.

3
Day 03

Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru

  • Enjoy a pre-breakfast game drive between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., after which you will return to the campsite for a hot breakfast.

  • After breakfast, proceed to Lake Nakuru, often referred to as the pink lake for its great masses of pink flamingos. It is also home to white and black rhinos and about 350 different species of birds, making it an Ornithological Paradise.

Dinner and overnight stay at Chester Hotel (budget hotel).

4
Day 04

Lake Nakuru Game Drive and Transfer to Lake Naivasha

  • After breakfast, proceed for a game drive in the Rhino Sanctuary, which is home to a colony of about 25 white and black rhinos.

  • Predators are also resident in the park. Later, leave for Lake Naivasha.

  • The afternoon is at your leisure, with the option of exploring the lake by taking a boat ride to Crescent Island for a negotiable fee. The guides at the lake will let you know the price.

Dinner and overnight at Sweet Lake Resort.

5
Day 05

Hell's Gate National Park and Return to Nairobi

  • Drive to Hell's Gate National Park, famous for its natural geysers, stark rock towers, and geothermal steam that make it one of the most atmospheric parks in Africa.

  • The park was named for its pair of massive red-tinged cliffs framing a geothermally active interior of steam vents and bubbling springs.

  • This is the only park where you can walk or cycle through while viewing animals.

  • Later, leave for Nairobi, where the safari ends.

Masai Mara savannah, Great Rift Valley viewpoint, Mara River Hippo Pool

Where this trip takes you

Masai Mara savannah, Great Rift Valley viewpoint, Mara River Hippo Pool

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 5 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Ground transport in a comfortable safari van for game viewing, photography, and touring

  • Full-board accommodation

  • All park entrance fees, including government taxes

  • Services of an English-speaking professional driver-guide

  • All game drives as detailed in the itinerary

  • Bottled water during the safari

  • Start and end of the safari in Nairobi

  • Transfers between the airport and your hotel in Nairobi

What's Not Included

  • Tips

  • Soft drinks or alcoholic drinks

  • Visit to the Masai Village

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 5 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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