5-Day Hell's Gate, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara Experience

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi to Lake Naivasha

You will be picked up by your driver-guide at the airport or your city hotel in the morning at around 7:00 am and be driven to Lake Naivasha. On the way, you will have a brief stop at the viewpoint to see the Great Rift Valley. On arrival, you will check in at your accommodation and have lunch. After lunch and a short rest, you will embark on an afternoon walking safari at Hell’s Gate National Park. The park has a variety of wildlife. Giraffes, elands, hartebeests, buffalos, and other small gazelles and antelopes are common in the grassy plains. Also available but rarely seen are lions, cheetahs, and leopards. You'll go back at the lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Hell’S Gate National Park

Best Time To Visit June to February (Little rain)

High Season The park is rarely busy

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Hell’s Gate NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

LeopardVery Rare

CheetahVery Rare

HyenaRare

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ElephantNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Naivasha Kongoni Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Hell’s Gate NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru National Park

You will have an optional early morning boat ride at Lake Naivasha (extra cost of USD 60 each). After breakfast, you'll be driven to the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park. On arrival, you will check in at your head lodge and have lunch. After lunch and a short rest, you will embark on an afternoon tour of the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park.
Located on the floor of the Rift Valley and considered bird watchers paradise, lake Nakuru National Park hosts a huge variety of birds. Also found here are the endangered Rothschild giraffes, and white and black rhinos among other wildlife. Other attractions include Baboon Cliff, Lion Hill, and Makalia Waterfalls. You'll go back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ziwa Bush Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Nakuru NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast at your accommodation, you will depart for Masai Mara. On arrival, you will have an en-route game drive as you proceed to your accommodation where you will check in and have lunch. After lunch and a short rest, you will have an afternoon game drive.

The Masai Mara is the most famous reserve due to its large population of wildlife. It is one of the few places where all of the Big Five are found. This park also boasts 470 species of birds and rare animals like roan antelopes and nocturnal bat-eared foxes. You will also see the beautiful lilac-breasted roller which is Kenya’s national bird. You'll go back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Enkorok Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara National Reserve

You'll rise early for your morning safari game drive during which you will see more of Mara’s great wildlife. The early morning and late afternoon are considered the best times to spot animals at their most active. You'll return to the camp/lodge for a relaxed breakfast-the rest of the morning will be at leisure. The lodge has a swimming pool but also offers a variety of add-on activities, everything from nature walks to a Maasai village visit. (Optional activities such as Maasai village visits and nature walks are at additional cost, please enquire with us). After the sumptuous lunch, you'll take an afternoon safari game drive to explore the reserve further. You'll return to the camp/lodge by evening in time for a relaxed evening which may be enlivened by entertainment provided by the lodge, followed by dinner.

An optional balloon safari can be done early on your second day. (USD 450 per person).

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Enkorok Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara to Nairobi

You'll have a relaxed morning at the camp after breakfast. You will check out and depart for Nairobi. You'll be arriving in Nairobi late in the afternoon. You will be dropped off at a Nairobi hotel or transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch your flight home.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.