6-Day Masai Mara, Amboseli and Lake Nakuru

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

Masai Mara

We will pick you up at your hotel in Nairobi or the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and then drive you to Masai Mara National Reserve. You arrive in Masai Mara in time for a hot lunch and an afternoon game drive.

This is the most visited and probably the most beautiful of the country’s game reserves. Lying at an altitude of 1,650m (5,414 ft), it covers an area of 1,510 sq km (almost 600 sq miles) and forms the northern extension of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The Mara is a Maasai word meaning spotted or speckled. It is a mosaic of rolling grassland dominated by red oat grass and small brush-covered hills. You will find riverine bush and forest along the Mara River and its tributaries flowing towards Lake Victoria.

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:

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara

Today, we'll have a full-day game drive in Mara with a picnic lunch provided. The Masai Mara is home to all members of the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, African elephant, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceros). The population of black rhinos was fairly numerous until 1960, but it was severely reduced by poaching in the 1970s and early 1980s, dropping to a low of 15. Numbers have been slowly increasing, but the population was still only up to an estimated 23 in 1999.

Hippopotamus and crocodile are found in large groups in the Mara and Talek Rivers. Leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and bat-eared foxes can also be found in the reserve. These animals migrate north around July from the Serengeti plains in search of fresh pasture and return south around October. The great migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving some 1,300,000 wildebeest, 500,000 Thomson’s gazelles, 97,000 topis, 18,000 elands, and 200,000 zebras.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, we will drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for a hot lunch and an afternoon game drive.

Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley’s most famous lake, Lake Nakuru. It was known for its flamingos, but the water level rose years ago, and the flamingoes migrated to Lakes Baringo and Bogoria. Lake Nakuru is also a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos.

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

WildebeestVery Rare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru to Amboseli

Have an early breakfast at the hotel. You will then check out of the hotel and proceed to Lake Naivasha for optional activities such as a boat ride and a sanctuary visit (at an additional cost).

After that, have lunch in Naivasha as you proceed to Amboseli National Park with a hot lunch in Nairobi. You will arrive at Amboseli National Park in the evening with a late evening game drive (if time allows). Amboseli is famous for its scenery, featuring a snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro backdrop, which dominates the landscape and open plains.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February

High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)

Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HippoCommon

Show more

HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardRare to None

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Nyati Safari Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli

Have pre-breakfast and then go on an early morning game drive in Amboseli National Park. Enjoy the proximity of the animals, especially the amazing size of the elephants and their matriarchs (old female elephant leaders) and the variety of birds found in the park.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park

Accommodation:

Nyati Safari Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Nairobi

Go on an early morning game drive in search of animals hunting and feeding. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast and then check out of the lodge or tented camp. You leave for Nairobi with an en-route picnic lunch.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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