5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari

5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari

5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari (Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Samburu)

5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari is an amazing Kenya safari of 5 days and 4 nights offering you amazing Kenya game viewing and cultural encounter safaris in 3 amazing Kenya safari destinations that is Maasai Mara national reserve, Lake Nakuru national park and Samburu national reserve. While om 5 days Kenya wildlife and cultural safari look out for various wildlife species such as lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, antelopes, dik-dik, zebras, and wildebeests among others. 

Highlights of the 5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari

  • Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Maasai Mara national reserve 
  • Day 2: Morning game drive and Maasai culture encounter 
  • Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru national park and afternoon game drive 
  • Day 4: Morning game drive and transfer to Samburu national park and evening game drive 
  • Day 5: Morning game drive and transfer back to Nairobi 

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Maasai Mara national reserve 

Early in the morning after breakfast at your hotel in Nairobi, you will meet your safari driver who will give you a short safari briefing about 5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari then checkout of your lodge and embark on a journey to Maasai Mara national reserve

Masai Mara national reserve is one of the 9 wonders in the world and a renowned Kenya tourist destination famous for the great wildebeest migration and the big five. Wildebeest migration involves the of 1.5 million wildebeests together with zebras, elands and Thomson gazelles from Serengeti national park in Tanzania with a dramatic river crossing at Mara river infested with crocodiles. Masai Mara national reserve has high populations of animals such as lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, antelopes, dik-dik, zebras, and wildebeests among others. 

When you arrive in the reserve, you will check into your lodge, have lunch and in the evening you will for  a game drive searching for predators. After the experience you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from Nalepomara Lodge or Ol Moran camp.

Day 2: Morning game drive and Maasai culture encounter 

After morning breakfast at your lodge, you will head to Maasai Mara national reserve for a morning game drive on which you will explore the rolling savannah plains of the reserve, you will also have picnic lunch at Mara river. While drive through the park you will enjoy scenic views and a number of animals such as lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, cheetahs, wildebeests, elands, masai giraffes and many more. After the game drive you will have picnic lunch at the banks of Mara River where you enjoy sights of numerous Nile crocodiles. After lunch you will exit the reserve and head for a Kenya cultural safari in the Maasai community, on the Maasai culture encounter you will be enlightened more about the Masai culture, traditions and norms, be entertained by cultural dances and drama and many more. In the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight. 

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru national park and afternoon game drive 

After morning breakfast at your lodge, you will checkout of your lodge and embark on a drive to Lake Nakuru national park, Lake Nakuru national park is a famous and unforgettable Kenya safari destination for excellent Kenya birding safaris. Lake Nakuru national park is famous for pink flamingoes and the largest population of rhinos (black and white rhinos) in Kenya, the park is a home to many other wildlife species such as leopards, lions, Rothschild giraffe, waterbucks and many more. 

When you arrive in the park, you will have lunch after checking into your lodge and in the afternoon you will embark on a game drive searching for animals like lions, black and white rhinos, elands, waterbucks, leopards, giraffes and many more. You will also visit Lake Nakuru on which you will spot many pink flamingoes on its shores, in the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from Lake Nakuru lodge 

Day 4: En-route game drive and transfer to Samburu national reserve and evening game drive 

After morning breakfast at your lodge, you will checkout then exit Lake Nakuru national park with an en-route game drive head to Samburu national park arriving at around 01:00 am time for lunch. You will check into your lodge, have lunch and rest for a while and in the evening you will head for a game drive.

Samburu national reserve is an excellent wildlife viewing and birding Kenya destination, the reserve is a home to the uncommon Grevy’s zebra with fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing in hind legs to feed, shy Oryx and Somali ostriches with distinct blue legs. Other animals in the reserve include crocodiles, lions, hippo, giraffes and many more. Samburu national reserve is an excellent Kenya birding safari destination hosting over 365 birds including weaver birds, martial eagle, ostriches, herons and many more. 

When you arrive in the reserve you will check into your lodge, have lunch and in the afternoon you will go for a cultural experience in the Samburu people, the Samburu people have fascinating culture and heritage. While in their community you will learn more about their beliefs, traditions and be entertained by cultural dances and drama. In the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight. 

Accommodation is got from Samburu game lodge.

Day 5: Morning game drive and transfer back to Nairobi 

After morning breakfast you will head to the reserve for a morning game drive, morning is the best time to spot animals while actively feeding such as lions, giraffes, hippos, and many more. After the game drive you will proceed to your lodge, have lunch then check out and embark on a journey back to Nairobi. On your arrival you will be dropped at the airport for your departure flight back home. 

End of the 5 Days Kenya Wildlife & Cultural Safari

Safari inclusions

  • Arrival & Departure airport transfers complementary to all our clients.
  • Transportation as per itinerary.
  • Accommodation per itinerary or similar with a request to all our clients.
  • Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
  • Services literate English driver/guide.
  • National park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary.
  • Excursions & activities as per itinerary with a request
  • Recommended Mineral Water while on safari.

 Safari exclusions 

  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
  • International flights.
  • Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary like Balloon safari
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