Itinerary
- Day 1
Nairobi to Masai Mara
Your driver picks you up at 7AM from your Nairobi hotel or airport and heads toward Masai Mara National Reserve. You'll have an afternoon game drive on the way to your lodge, giving you a first look at Kenya's wildlife before you settle in for the night.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Afternoon game drive en route to lodge
Landmarks Masai Mara National Reserve - Day 2
Masai Mara
Spend the full day in Masai Mara hunting for the Big Five across the reserve. You'll have picnic lunches served in the field while watching the Mara River. Late afternoon you can choose to visit a nearby Masai village and learn about their traditions, or if you prefer, add on an early morning hot air balloon safari before breakfast.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch in the Reserve), Dinner
Included Activities
- Full day game drive in Masai Mara
- Picnic lunch in the Reserve
Optional Activities
- Visit local Masai village for cultural tour (USD20 per person)
- Early morning hot air balloon safari (USD450 per person)
Landmarks Masai Mara National Reserve Mara River - Day 3
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Start with an optional early morning game drive at Masai Mara, then head out with a packed lunch toward Lake Nakuru National Park. You'll arrive early in the evening and do a game drive before checking into your lodge. The lake's known for its flamingos and over 400 bird species live in the area.
- Meals
- Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park
Optional Activities
- Short morning game viewing drive at Masai Mara
Landmarks Lake Nakuru National Park - Day 4
Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, you'll do bird watching and game drives at Lake Nakuru, then drive to Lake Naivasha for early afternoon. Take a boat ride on the water to see wildlife from a different angle. If you're interested, Hell's Gate National Park is nearby with options for horseback riding and trekking to spot smaller animals.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bird watching and game viewing drives at Lake Nakuru
- Boat ride at Lake Naivasha
Optional Activities
- Visit Hell's Gate National Park with horseback riding and trekking
Landmarks Lake Nakuru National Park Lake Naivasha Hell's Gate National Park - Day 5
Lake Naivasha to Amboseli
You'll drive to Amboseli National Park after breakfast, where Mount Kilimanjaro sits in the distance. Lunch happens at Kibo Safari Camp, then an afternoon game drive lets you look for big cats, elephants, zebras, gazelles, and buffalo spread across the open plains.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Afternoon game drive at Amboseli National Park
Landmarks Amboseli National Park Mount Kilimanjaro - Day 6
Amboseli
Starting at 8AM, you'll spend the whole day doing game drives across Amboseli with Kilimanjaro as your backdrop. Look for buffalo, lions, gazelles, cheetahs, wildebeest, hyenas, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, and baboons. Your picnic lunch gets served under an acacia tree before you head back to camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch in the park under a cool acacia tree), Dinner
Included Activities
- Full day game drive at Amboseli National Park
- Picnic lunch in the park
Landmarks Amboseli National Park Mount Kilimanjaro - Day 7
Amboseli to Tsavo West
A short morning game drive at Amboseli gets the day started, then you'll travel to Tsavo West National Park for an afternoon game drive. The park covers a lot of ground with different landscapes and good wildlife viewing, including cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, and huge elephant herds with Kilimanjaro visible in the distance.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Short morning game viewing drive at Amboseli
- Afternoon game drive in Tsavo West National Park
Optional Activities
- Visit to a Masai Village
Landmarks Amboseli National Park Tsavo West National Park Mount Kilimanjaro - Day 8
Tsavo West to Tsavo East
You'll have game drives at Tsavo West with a stop at Mzima Springs for the views, then head into Tsavo East National Park. Game spotting continues as you drive, and you'll reach your lodge in the evening after seeing the scenery along the way.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Game viewing drives at Tsavo West
- Stop at Mzima Springs
- Game spotting and scenery viewing en-route to Tsavo East
Landmarks Tsavo West National Park Mzima Springs Tsavo East National Park - Day 9
Tsavo East to Nairobi
An early morning game drive at Tsavo East starts your last day before you return to Nairobi. You'll get dropped at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your hotel, or you can keep going to Kenya's coast and spend time at beach resorts in Mombasa, Watamu, Diani, or Bamburi.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Early morning game viewing drive at Tsavo East National Park
Optional Activities
- Proceed to Kenya coast beach resorts (Mombasa, Watamu, Diani, Bamburi)
Landmarks Tsavo East National Park
