Safari
7 Days Maasai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha & Amboseli
The full circuit. Four parks across a week: the Mara's Big Five, Nakuru's flamingos, the gorges of Hell's Gate, and Amboseli's elephants beneath Kilimanjaro. Includes all transfers within Nairobi.
The trip
- Nairobi
- Maasai Mara
- Lake Nakuru
- Naivasha
- Amboseli
- Nairobi
The full circuit. Four parks across a week: the Mara's Big Five, Nakuru's flamingos, the gorges of Hell's Gate, and Amboseli's elephants beneath Kilimanjaro. Includes all transfers within Nairobi.
Day by day
- 1
Nairobi – Maasai Mara
Pick-up in Nairobi and the drive south, with a stop at the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Arrive in time for lunch, check in, then a late-evening game drive before dinner and overnight.
- 2
Maasai Mara full day
Full-day game drive in the reserve, when the chances of the Big Five — lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard — are highest, alongside zebra, antelope, warthog, jackal, giraffe and wildebeest. At the Mara River you may see crocodiles and wildebeest crossing. Picnic lunch inside the park, then dinner and overnight.
- 3
Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Breakfast and check-out, with an optional visit to the Maasai Cultural Village to experience Maasai life. Then the journey to Nakuru with lunch on the way, arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight.
- 4
Lake Nakuru – Hell's Gate (Naivasha)
Game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park: wooded and bushy grassland, the flamingo numbers the lake is famous for, over 300 bird species, plus white rhino, lion, leopard, baboon, Rothschild giraffe and buffalo. Then on to Naivasha with lunch en route, checking in for dinner and overnight.
- 5
Hell's Gate (Naivasha) – Amboseli
Morning game drive at Hell's Gate, a quarter of the Great Rift Valley: towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers and plumes of geothermal steam. African buffalo, zebra, Thomson's gazelle and baboon, plus klipspringer and Chandler's mountain reedbuck, and over 100 recorded bird species. Afterwards, the journey to Amboseli with lunch en route, checking in for dinner and overnight.
- 6
Amboseli full day
Full-day game drive with Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, as the backdrop. The Big Five and the large elephant herds Amboseli is known for, plus abundant birdlife. Picnic lunch in the park, then dinner and overnight.
- 7
Amboseli – Nairobi
An early-morning game drive before breakfast, then the drive back to Nairobi and drop-offs on arrival.
What's included
- Transport in a 4x4 Land Cruiser Jeep with a pop-up roof
- Park fees
- Accommodation for the duration of the tour
- English-speaking professional guide, who is also your driver
- All meals on full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Drinking water throughout the tour
- All necessary transfers within Nairobi during the tour
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks and beverages
- International flights
- Kenya eTA visa
- Personal items
- Tips and gratuities
- Medical, luggage and travel insurance
Optional extras
- Balloon safari$400 pp
- Maasai Cultural Village visit$20 pp
- Boat ride$20 pp
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