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
5 Days Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Naivasha
Our most-booked safari. The Mara, the flamingos of Lake Nakuru, and the cliffs and geothermal steam of Hell's Gate — three very different landscapes in one week. Ask us about extending into the Serengeti.
All safaris
The trip
- Nairobi
- Maasai Mara
- Lake Nakuru
- Naivasha
- 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
An optional Maasai Cultural Village visit, 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 – Hell's Gate
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 late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
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Hell's Gate – Nairobi
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 drive back to Nairobi with lunch on the way 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
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.