ITINERARY
Day 1 – Nairobi to Masai Mara
Your tour starts with pick up at 7:30 AM from your Nairobi hotel or Airport and drive to Masai Mara. This drive will take about 5 to 6.5 hours with a scenic stopover at Great Rift Valley.
Arrive in Masai Mara shortly after noon and check into your lodge/camp, have hot lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive.
After the game drive, we head back to lodge/camp to reach by around 5:30 or 6:00 PM, freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared Dinner. Overnight at your lodge.
Note: The last 1-hour drive to Masai Mara is on the corrugated and bumpy road and may not be comfortable for clients with back problems. Clients with back problems can consider flying directly to (and out of) Masai Mara.
Day 2 – Masai Mara
Today’s itinerary is flexible and you can discuss with your guide on the previous evening and plan for today’s schedule.
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive (This is the best time to see the animals and a good chance to witness hunt/kill).
Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. you will stop at a picnic spot for having packed lunch and later depart on a game drive till the park is closed. Around 6:00 PM return to lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3 – Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Around 10:00 AM after a relaxed breakfast checkout and depart to Lake Nakuru National Park which is about 5 hours drive from Mara gate. Upon reaching Nakuru lodge check in, have dinner and relax for the day.
Note 1: Morning game drives in Masai Mara can be added on the last morning at the park by paying additional park fees.
Day 4 – Lake Nakuru to Nairobi
After breakfast, we proceed to Lake Nakuru national park with packed lunch and do game drives till around 2:00 PM and then proceed to Nairobi where we will reach around 5:30 PM at your hotel or airport in Nairobi.
OPTIONS | HOTELS/LODGES | MEAL PLAN | COST |
Option 1 | v Basecamp Adventure, Masai Mara (Bordering the Park) v Mara Empiris Safari Camp, Masai Mara (Outside the Park) v Buraha Zenoni Hotel – Deluxe Room, Lake Nakuru (Outside the Park) | Full board | $1,373 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser |
Option 2 | v Osero Enarau Camp, Masai Mara (Bordering the Park) v Ziwa Bush Lodge – Executive Room, Lake Nakuru (Outside the Park) | Full board | $1,545 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser |
Option 3 | v Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Masai Mara (Within the Park) v Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge, Lake Nakuru (Within the Park) | Full board | $2,087 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser |
Option 4 | v Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp, Masai Mara (Outside the Park) v Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge – 1 BR Chui or Faru Suite, Lake Nakuru (Within the Park) | Full board | $2,457 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser |
Option 5 | v Elewana Sand River Mara – Safari Tent, Masai Mara (Within the Park) v The Cliff, Lake Nakuru (Within the Park) | Full board | $3,151 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser |