Safari to Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Amboseli for 7 days from Nairobi
7 day safari to Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Amboseli from Nairobi
On this 7-day safari journey from Nairobi, get up up and personal with Africa’s Big 5 safari species at Kenya’s best natural parks. Visit the natural parks of Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha, and Amboseli.
Tour overview
7 days from Nairobi: the Masai Mara safari lasts seven days and includes trips to Kenya’s most famous national parks and reserves, including Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli National Park.
This 7 days from Nairobi safari explores Kenya’s top parks in terms of wildlife richness, flora and fauna, and scenic beauty. The trip is great for wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, groups, families, bird watchers, and nature-loving couples.
The Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli Park safari covers a lot of terrain in a short amount of time while yet leaving enough of time for animal watching.
You spend three nights in Masai Mara National Reserve, which is home to Africa’s big cats such as lions, cheetahs, and leopards, as well as other species such as bat-eared foxes. Masai giraffes, impalas, spotted hyenas, baboons, warthogs, jackals, hartebeests, zebras, wildebeests, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, and crocodiles may all be found in Kenya.
You have one night in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya’s smallest yet greatest area to see white rhinos.
Amboseli is home to several elephants as well as Mount Kilimanjaro.
Depending on lodging availability, this safari might begin in Masai Mara or Amboseli.
Depending on your budget, safari accommodations range from five-star resorts to three-star tented camps.
The distances between the parks are quite long, so if you have extra time, it is advisable to extend the safari by a day, visiting Lake Naivasha, which serves to shorten the distance between Amboseli and Lake Nakuru and gives you a chance to rest and have a walking safari among wildlife on Crescent Island.
Tour itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara.
In this 7 days from Nairobi you will be picked up from your hotel at 8 a.m. Begin your journey to Maasai Mara by stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint to see the Rift Valley bottom. Check in at Miti Mingi Eco Camp or equivalent in time for lunch. From 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., have a sunset wildlife drive. Return to the campsite for dinner.
Day 2: Full Day in Maasai Mara.
Spend the full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the Big Five. You will have picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty. This day you will go all the way to the river where the wildebeest cross into Mara from Serengeti. All year round there are lots of resident Hippos and crocodiles sited at the banks of Mara river.
Day 3: Maasai Mara to Nakuru.
You will be picked up from your hotel at 8 a.m. Begin your journey to Maasai Mara by stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint to see the Rift Valley bottom. Check in at Miti Mingi Eco Camp or equivalent in time for lunch. From 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., have a sunset wildlife drive. Return to the campsite for dinner.
Day 4: Nakuru to Naivasha
Breakfast. Depart by 7 a.m straight to the park. It’s a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos. Possibly observe the pink flamingos. The game drive lasts 3 hrs, after which you depart on a 1-hr drive to Naivasha to arrive in time for lunch at Astorian Hotel. After lunch, head to Hell’s Gate for a biking safari. Later go for a 1hr boat ride on Lake Naivasha for bird watching and hippo viewing.
Day 5: Naivasha - Amboseli
Breakfast then drive to Amboseli National park which is famous for its scenery, backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro which dominates the landscape and open plains. Arrive in time for lunch. Check in at AA Lodge Amboseli have lunch and a short rest. Afternoon game drive in search of its game animals with a view of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Later return to AA Lodge Amboseli for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Amboseli Full day
Breakfast followed by a day at Amboseli National Park. Observation Hill, known for big elephant herds and views of Mount Kilimanjaro over the border in Tanzania, provides panoramic views of the mountain as well as the park’s grasslands and wetlands. Giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, and hundreds of bird species are among the wildlife.
Day 7: Amboseli - Nairobi
After breakfast check out with a short game drive enroute to Nairobi. We will provide simple complimentary snack lunch on the way. You will be dropped off at your hotel or the Airport
Includes:
- Accommodation for 6 nights.
- Entrance fees to all parks in Mara, Hells Gate, Nakuru, and Amboseli.
- All meals will be served in accordance with the itinerary.
- All Transport in a specially designed safari vehicle with a pop-up top for easy wildlife viewing and photography.
- We are available to serve you at any time.
- Lake Naivasha boat trip.
- Bottle of water
- We will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel.
Excludes:
- Gratitutes and tips.
- Drinks e.g Alcohol.
- Optional Balloon Safari @USD 380.
- Visit to the Masai Cultural Village for USD 20.
Testimonials
Tour highlights
- Lake Naivasha boating and bird viewing.
- Game drives in the parks with a knowledgeable guide/naturalist.
- Seeing the big five animals in Africa.
- Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, with large elephants in the foreground.
- Amboseli is home to the Big Five and rare pink flamingos.
Important details
Not appropriate for:
People with limited movement.
Users of wheelchairs.
Point of convergence:
Pickup is provided in Nairobi from hotels, flats, or private homes. Wait for your driver at the reception desk, and he will ask for your name. Please do not wait outside the location since it will be impossible to recognize you..
What should I bring?
✘Hat for the sun.
✘Camera.
✘Sunscreen.
✘Clothes that are comfortable.
✘Repellent for insects.
Not permitted:
- Smoking.
- Pets.
Before you go, be aware of the following:
- This is a small group safari for 6 people to Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Parks, as well as a private safari to Naivasha and Amboseli National Parks. We notice social separation.
- If 5 persons book together, we will provide them a private safari from start to finish.