5 Days Amboseli Nakuru and Masai Mara Safari
5 Days Amboseli Nakuru and Masai Mara Safari Overview
Have fun touring Kenya at Amboseli Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara National Reserve. You’ll make your way to Amboseli National Park, the home of the largest elephants. Then go to Lake Nakuru National Park to see the most fantastic ornithological spots, flamingos, and a variety of wildlife animals. Later, depart Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara for a full-day game viewing wildlife.
Day 1: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Upon your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, our company representative will meet you for a briefing and then drive to Amboseli National Park. We will arrive at the camp with enough time to settle in before lunch with a little time to relax before we head out for our afternoon game drive.
We explore one of Kenya’s most popular tourist parks for the opportunity to see animals such as lions, spotted hyenas, wild cats, jackals, caracals and cheetahs against the backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain- Mount Kilimanjaro. The elephants are the kings of the park, no doubt, they are fond of the swamp areas in the park, where they share the cool waters with the hippos and hide beneath the papyrus. Return back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Day 2: Amboseli National Park – Lake Nakuru National Park
Rise up early for breakfast then depart Amboseli for Lake Nakuru. Along the way, we’ll have a brief stopover at the spectacular Great Rift Valley, which is a fault line some 3,500 miles (5,600km) long stretching from Ethiopia’s Red Sea through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and into Mozambique. Lake Nakuru offers you a rare insight into Kenya’s most diverse flora, fauna and wildlife and is famous for its huge flocks of pink flamingos.
The birds throng on Lake Nakuru itself, one of the Rift Valley soda lakes that comprises almost a third of the park’s area. More than 450 species of birds have been recorded here as well as a rich diversity of other wildlife. Lions, leopards, warthogs, waterbucks and white rhinos are just some of the animals you might see, and the landscapes range from sweeping grasslands bordering the lake to rocky cliffs and woodland. The park protects the largest euphorbia candelabrum forest in Africa. In the evening, return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation: Hotel Waterbuck
Mid-range hotel located just outside Lake Nakuru NP
Day 3: Lake Nakuru National Park – Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast from the hotel, you will make your way to Masai Mara National Reserve. We will drive via a typical African savanna country dotted with local homesteads and colourful Maasai herdsmen grazing their cattle. We will proceed and arrive at camp with enough time to settle in before lunch with a little time to relax. You’ll then be followed by an afternoon game drive. See the game like elephants, elands, cheetahs, lions, impalas, topi, zebra, rhinos, giraffes and more of the 400 species of birds recorded here. Return back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Sentrim Mara
Day 4: Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
Rise up today for breakfast. As the cool, fresh air fills your lungs, you will feel invigorated and rejuvenated, ready for a great day to explore Kenya’s flagship park. Roll down the windows or stand up through the customized pop-up roof hatch and enjoy this unhindered 360 view, and the possibilities for what lies ahead. Masai Mara is one of the lushest reserves in Africa and is globally renowned for providing excellent predator sightings in their natural habitats thanks to its relatively large populations of lion, cheetah, and leopard.
We will also see many elephants, Masai giraffes, common zebras, impalas, Thompson and Grant’s gazelles, topis, hartebeests, black-backed jackals, spotted hyenas and more. Dinner and your overnight stay are at the lodge.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Sentrim Mara
Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve – Nairobi
You’ll spend this last morning in Masai Mara admiring unspoiled Africa as you prepare for a drive back to the buzzing Kenya’s capital, bringing to an end what we hope shall be a safari of your lifetime. We hope to welcome you back to magical Kenya! And as we say here “Karibu Tena”.
Main Destination:Nairobi (City)
End of 5 Days Amboseli Nakuru and Masai Mara Safari
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