6-Day Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha & Masai Mara
The tour includes visits to four of Kenya’s main wildlife destinations. Amboseli National Park is famous for its breathtaking panoramic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and its population of massive elephants. Lake Nakuru National Park, which boasts the highest number of both black and white rhinos, with a pass by Lake Naivasha offering boat rides and safari walks. Finally, Masai Mara, known as the jewel of Africa, guarantees sightings of the Big 5 animals and the great wildebeest migration.
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour uses lodges and resorts.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won’t be shared with others.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for All travellers
Solo travellers can book this private tour.
Minimum age of 3 years
The minimum age for this tour is 3 years.
Activities & Transportation
- Activities: game drives, nature hikes/walks & boat trip
- Game drives: pop-up roof minivan
- Getting around: pop-up roof minivan
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Getting to Kenya
- This tour starts in Nairobi and ends in Nairobi, Kenya
- We can help select your international flights, but you’ll have to book them yourself
- Fly in Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi
- Fly out Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
You will be picked up from either Jomo Kenyatta Airport or your city Hotel to begin your journey towards Amboseli National Park. Once you arrive at the camp, you will have lunch and then set out on an afternoon game drive to explore the acacia woodland, freshwater swamps, scrub brush, and open plains to search for wildlife. You will return to the camp during sunset.
Amboseli National Park covers an area of 392 square kilometers and is well-known for offering breathtaking panoramic views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain on earth and in Africa (5895m). Other animals you might spot here include cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, gazelles, hippos, and many others.
note- accommodation can be upgraded at an extra cost.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Amboseli NP
Day 2: Amboseli – Amboseli
You have two options for your day at Amboseli Park today. You can leave camp after breakfast, carrying your packed lunch to enjoy in the wild. Spend the entire day exploring Amboseli’s marshlands and swamps, then Return to the lodge late in the afternoon after a long day of exploration, If you choose the second option begin with an early morning game drive to see the animals when they are most active. Afterward, return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch. Spend the hottest part of the day relaxing in camp, reading, writing in your journal, or observing the local birds. In the late afternoon, at around 4 pm, head out for another drive through the park.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Amboseli NP
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha
After an early breakfast, we will depart and head west for a scenic drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. During our journey, we will make a stop at the spectacular Great Rift Valley viewpoint where you can stretch your legs and take photographs of the contrasting landscape. We will then proceed to a restaurant located on the shores of Lake Naivasha for lunch.
After lunch, you will head out for a boat ride on Lake Naivasha, followed by a walking safari in the animal sanctuary. Here, you will encounter animals like giraffes and zebras one-on-one. The animals here are less wary of humans that you can almost touch them! Then, we will proceed to your lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in good time at sunset for dinner and overnight.
Note: Your accommodations and vehicle can be upgraded at an extra cost.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Camp
- Mid-range tented camp located inside Lake Nakuru NP
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
After having breakfast, you will begin your first early-morning game drive. Despite the early start, morning game drives are always worth it as you can spot animals when they are most active. Lake Nakuru is home to flamingos, black and white rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and the endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. The southern end of the lake is the best place to see wildlife. The forested area below the Rhinos Cliff is a favorite lion-spotting point where lionesses love to sleep in the trees.
After the game drive, you will exit the park and drive through the Rift Valley floor to Masai Mara National Reserve. You will stop for lunch on the way to Narok town and then proceed to Masai Mara. On arrival, you will be picked up by the Masai warriors and escorted to a Maasai Village for a cultural experience, where you can learn more about the community that has co-existed with the Mara wildlife for centuries.
Note- Your accommodations and vehicle can be upgraded at an extra cost.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
- Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR
Day 5: Masai Mara – Masai Mara
You will spend a full day exploring the rich tree-studded grassland and rolling hills of the famous Savanna on a game-viewing tour. The Mara is well-known for its vast herds of plains game animals, such as leopards, cheetahs, lions, and other herbivores. It is home to virtually every other type of wildlife found in Kenya.
You will have a picnic lunch under a flat-top acacia tree in the savannah while watching the animals grazing. After that, you will continue with the game-viewing en route to your camp, arriving late in the afternoon after thoroughly exploring this massive grassland savannah that measures 1,500 sq.
You can also book a balloon ride early in the morning, which is an optional activity. After landing, the crew will assist you out of the basket and escort you to a lovely setting for a bush breakfast, which is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and worth the price. Later, you can join your driver guide at a location and proceed with your full-day game drive.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
- Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: Masai Mara – Nairobi
After a leisurely morning breakfast, you will check out of your lodge, pack up, and drive back to Nairobi. On the way, you can choose to visit a Maasai Village for a cultural experience, where you’ll learn more about the community that has co-existed with the Mara wildlife for centuries.
You’ll have lunch at one of the hotels in Narok town. Afterward, the journey will continue to Nairobi, arriving in the mid-afternoon. You’ll be dropped off at your respective hotel or at the airport, marking the end of your safari.
Depending on your homebound flight departure time, you will organize with your driver guide the departure time from Masai Mara.
Main Destination: Nairobi (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
End of tour
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- You’ll be dropped off at the airport.
Included
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labelled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional English-speaking driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labelled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- AMREF flying doctor’s medical cover
- Free visa application
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excluded
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)