Big 5 Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru-Amboseli
6-Days & 5-Nights
Morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel/airport and drive through the Great Rift Valley with a scenic viewpoint stop.
Arrive in the Masai Mara in time for lunch at your lodge or tented camp, then relax.
Afternoon game drive in search of lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, and other plains game on the open savannah.
Dinner and overnight in the Masai Mara.
Early breakfast and full-day game viewing in the Masai Mara with a picnic lunch carried for maximum time in the bush.
Explore different areas of the reserve, looking for the Big Five and, in season, parts of the Great Wildebeest Migration near the Mara River.
Optional Maasai village visit or hot air balloon safari at extra cost (early morning).
Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.
After breakfast, depart the Masai Mara and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch.
Afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru, famous for its rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, flamingos (seasonal), and rich birdlife.
High chance to spot white and black rhinos, plus lions, buffalo, and other wildlife along the lakeshore.
Dinner and overnight in Nakuru.
Early morning game drive or relaxed breakfast, depending on lodge location, then exit the park.
Drive south via Nairobi towards Amboseli National Park, with lunch en route or on arrival.
Arrive in Amboseli in the afternoon, check into your lodge or camp, and enjoy your first short game drive with views of Mount Kilimanjaro (weather permitting).
Dinner and overnight in Amboseli.
Early morning game drive when Kilimanjaro is usually clear and wildlife most active, focusing on large elephant herds, lions, cheetahs and other species.
Return for breakfast and relaxation at the lodge, then head out again for mid-morning or afternoon game drives across the swamps and open plains.
Optional visit to a local Maasai community (extra cost).
Dinner and overnight in Amboseli
Kairi Tours and Safaris owns Rhino Tourist Camp; an amazing yet affordable budget-tented camp near the Oloolaimutia gate of the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Enjoy a final early morning game drive or relaxed breakfast with last views of Kilimanjaro.
Check out and depart Amboseli for Nairobi, arriving in the afternoon.
Drop-off at your Nairobi hotel or at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight
