Nairobi – Maasai Mara
Pick-up in Nairobi and the drive south, with a stop at the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Arrive for lunch, check in, then an evening game drive before dinner and overnight.
Safari
6 Days Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli
The Mara and Nakuru, then south to Amboseli for its great elephant herds framed by Mount Kilimanjaro. Includes all transfers within Nairobi.
All safaris
The trip
- Nairobi
- Maasai Mara
- Lake Nakuru
- Amboseli
- Nairobi
Day by day
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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.
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Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Visit the Maasai Cultural Village and watch the Maasai dances, or relax until check-out. Transfer to Lake Nakuru with lunch on the way, arriving late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
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Lake Nakuru – Amboseli
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 the journey to Amboseli with lunch en route, arriving in the evening to check in for dinner and overnight.
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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.
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Amboseli – Nairobi
An early-morning game drive before breakfast, then the drive back to Nairobi and drop-offs on arrival.
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Plan this tripWhat'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
- Vaccinations, such as yellow fever
Optional extras
- Balloon safari$400 pp
- Maasai Cultural Village visit$20 pp
- Boat ride$20 pp
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Plan this tripBefore you travel
Requirements change, so please check the official sources before you book your flights.
Kenya eTA
Every visitor needs an Electronic Travel Authorisation, applied for online before departure. Apply only on the government site.
Yellow fever and vaccinations
Required if you arrive from a country with yellow fever risk, and recommended for safaris inland. Tanzania (Kilimanjaro) usually asks for it after Kenya. See a travel doctor 4 to 6 weeks ahead.
Travel insurance
Medical cover including evacuation, plus luggage and cancellation cover, is not included in our trips. Please take out a policy before you travel.