5 Day Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Naivasha Tour
5Day Maasai Mara The epic 5 days Kenyan safari will take you to the famous Maasai Mara Reserve home of the Big Five and home of the wonder of the world. Proceed to Nakuru and Naivasha through the Spectacular Great Rift Valley to see the pink flamingoes and also have a feel of the Naivasha Hells gate park. Its lovely East Africa.
Here’s what you can expect from each destination:
- Maasai Mara National Reserve:
- Key Attraction: The Great Wildebeest Migration is the most famous event in Maasai Mara. Witnessing the vast herds of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles crossing the Mara River is a breathtaking experience.
- Wildlife: Maasai Mara is home to the “Big Five” and offers excellent opportunities to spot lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, and rhinos. It also boasts an impressive diversity of other wildlife, including cheetahs, giraffes, hippos, and various antelope species.
- Maasai Culture: Interact with the Maasai people and learn about their traditional way of life and unique customs.
- Lake Naivasha:
- Key Attraction: Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake known for its abundant birdlife and scenic beauty. Take a boat ride to see hippos, waterfowls, and other bird species up close.
- Activities: Apart from bird watching, you can also explore nearby Hell’s Gate National Park, go on nature walks, or enjoy biking safaris in the area.
- Lake Nakuru National Park:
- Key Attraction: Lake Nakuru is famous for its large population of pink flamingos that gather along its shores, creating a breathtaking pink spectacle. The park is also home to both black and white rhinos.
- Wildlife: Besides flamingos and rhinos, you can spot various other bird species and wildlife, including lions, leopards, buffalos, and giraffes.
Highlights;
Nairobi – Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru – Naivasha
Hells Gate – Nairobi
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara 5Day Maasai Mara
You will be picked from your Nairobi hotel in the morning and drive southwest to Maasai Mara. Have a stopover at the Great Rift Valley View point to have a breathtaking view of the floor of rift valley as you take some rest. Enjoy hot lunch at Narok and thereafter proceed with drive to Maasai Mara for an evening game viewing drive in Maasai Mara Reserve. Then check in later for dinner and overnight at Rhino Tourist Mara.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation option:
Rhino Tourist Mara
Mid-range lodge located in or near Nairobi
Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Full day game drive spent exploring the park in search of the big 5, The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 types of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, as well as warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs,
buffalo, leopard, plus many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place, 5Day Maasai Mara this is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture to Maasai Mara.
Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. Enjoy picnic lunch somewhere in the park. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara National Park
Accommodation option:
Mara Bush Camp
Luxury tented bush camp (with rustic facilities) located inside Maasai Mara NR
Day 3: Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, you will have a guided walk to Maasai village visit then have a walk in the area to
overview the Mara (3 hours). After the walk, you will depart and head to Nakuru. You will enjoy hot lunch on the way arrive in the evening for the game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park.
In the heart of the Kenyan Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru hosts one of the greatest bird spectacles on the planet as hundreds of thousands of greater and lesser pink flamingos’ flock, in blankets of pink, to the water’s edge to feed on the lake’s algae.
This is among the most beautiful destinations in Kenya you can’t miss to visit. Dinner and overnight at Lannet Matfam Resort.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation option:
Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Naivasha
Afterward your breakfast,5Day Maasai Mara you’ll depart for a game drive in Nakuru National park. Exit the park at around noon and you will continue to Naivasha with lunch on the way. Arrive for Naivasha and you can enjoy boat ride which your driver guide will assist to organize for you. Dinner and overnight at Taphe Tourist Guest Resort.
Furthermore, the main destination will be at Lake Naivasha
Accommodation option:
Taphe Tourist Guest Resort
Mid-range lodge located in or near Lake Naivasha
Day 5: Hells Gate – Nairobi
Meanwhile, upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped off at your Nairobi City Hotel/Airport. After breakfast, you will depart for a visit of Hells Gate and later on return to Nairobi enjoying lunch on the way. You can also explore hells gate using bicycles which your driver guide can organize at minimal costs.
Meanwhile, Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Rift Valley lakes (at 1884m above sea level) which is hugged by grassy banks and shingled with cacti and sand olive trees. However,5 Day Maasai Mara the lake extends like a vast sunlit sea. just as you stand on one side of it and you won’t see the other only clouds of water birds and the pinkened ears of hippos, peeking like submarine periscopes above the surface and superb starlings, their eyes shine like sequins, flit between the acacia trees.
However, the main destination will be at Nairobi
5 Day Maasai Mara Accommodation option:
Meanwhile, there is no accommodation since its end of tour
<h4″>Price Includes
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Price Excludes
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp. per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
