6-Day Masai Mara, Nakuru, Amboseli

Highlights

Experience the incredible landscapes and wildlife of Kenya on a **Kenya Big Five Safari** through the famous Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli National Park. This 6-day adventure combines exceptional game viewing, breathtaking scenery, and some of Kenya’s most renowned safari destinations.

Begin your journey in the Masai Mara, one of Kenya’s most celebrated wildlife reserves and a prime destination for spotting the Big Five. The Mara is also famous for the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration, when huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals move through the ecosystem in search of fresh grazing. Year-round, the reserve offers opportunities to encounter lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, and numerous other species across its expansive savannah plains.

Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley. The park surrounds the scenic Lake Nakuru and is well known for its rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and diverse birdlife. Its contrasting landscapes of woodland, grassland, rocky escarpments, and lake scenery provide a different safari experience from the open plains of the Mara.

The final destination is Amboseli National Park, renowned for its impressive elephant herds and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. The combination of open plains, seasonal wetlands, wildlife, and the mountain backdrop creates some of Kenya’s most memorable safari scenery.

From the wildlife-rich plains of the Masai Mara to the Rift Valley landscapes of Lake Nakuru and the elephant-filled wilderness of Amboseli, this **Kenya Big Five Safari** offers a varied and rewarding Kenyan adventure filled with wildlife encounters and unforgettable landscapes.

Details Itinerary

Depart Nairobi early in the morning and begin your journey to the spectacular Maasai Mara National Reserve. Enjoy a picnic lunch along the way before continuing to the reserve. Upon arrival, embark on your first game drive, exploring the open savannah in search of Kenya’s famous wildlife. Keep an eye out for black-maned lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, and a variety of plains game. After the game drive, return to your camp or lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge

Spend the entire day exploring the magnificent Maasai Mara on game drives across its rolling hills, open grasslands, and scattered woodlands. The reserve is renowned for its abundant wildlife and offers excellent opportunities to encounter large herds of plains game, black-maned lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and many other species can also be spotted throughout the day. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the reserve before continuing your wildlife adventure. In the evening, return to Jambo Mara Safari Lodge for dinner and another night in the Mara.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge

After an early breakfast, check out and depart the Maasai Mara for Lake Nakuru National Park. If you wish, you can enjoy an optional visit to a Maasai village before leaving the Mara. Continue toward Nakuru with a game-viewing drive en route and enjoy a picnic lunch along the journey. Lake Nakuru is well known for its diverse birdlife and scenic landscapes, while the surrounding park provides opportunities to see rhinos, buffaloes, waterbucks, impalas, gazelles, and other wildlife. After exploring the park, proceed to Lake Nakuru Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge

After breakfast, leave Lake Nakuru and travel south toward the spectacular Amboseli National Park. Enjoy lunch along the way as you make your journey toward the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is famous for its breathtaking views of Africa’s highest mountain and its large elephant population. Upon arrival, check in at AA Lodge Amboseli and take some time to relax before dinner. Spend the night at the lodge surrounded by the beautiful Amboseli landscape.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park

Accommodation: AA Lodge Amboseli

Enjoy a full day of game drives in Amboseli National Park, exploring its open plains, seasonal wetlands, and wildlife-rich areas. The park’s swamps attract large numbers of elephants and hippos, while the surrounding grasslands support buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, antelopes, and numerous bird species. Weather permitting, you will also have opportunities to admire the impressive snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. A picnic lunch will be provided during the day before continuing with your wildlife exploration. Return to AA Lodge Amboseli in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park

Accommodation: AA Lodge Amboseli

After breakfast, check out from the lodge and begin your journey back to Nairobi. Enjoy the changing scenery as you leave Amboseli behind and travel toward the capital. You are expected to arrive in Nairobi around midday, followed by a drop-off in the city centre, marking the end of your safari.

Inclusions :

Park fees for non-residents

All activities unless clearly marked as optional

All accommodation unless listed as an upgrade

Professional English-speaking driver/guide

All transportation unless marked as optional

All applicable taxes and VAT

Roundtrip airport transfers

Meals as specified in the day-by-day itinerary

Exclusions:

International flights from/to your home country
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips and gratuities (guideline: US$10 per person per day)
Personal expenses such as souvenirs, travel insurance, and visa fees
Government-imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees
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