5 Days Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Wildlife Safari

5 Days Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Wildlife Safari is a great Kenya safari of 5 days and 4 nights to Masai Mara national reserve and Lake Nakuru national park, this safari is ideal for wildlife viewing safari and Kenya birding safari. On 5 days Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru safari expect to spot many wildlife species lions, leopards, Masai giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, Thomson and grant’s gazelles, elands, giraffes, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and many birds such as flamingoes, pelicans, cormorants, herons and many more.

This safari begins from Nairobi and ends in Nairobi.

Highlights of the 5 Days Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Wildlife Safari

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Maasai Mara
Day 2: Full day in Maasai Mara
Day 3: Morning game drive and Masai cultural encounter
Day 4: Transfer from Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Day 5: Transfer from Lake Nakuru national park back to Nairobi

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Maasai Mara

Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi at 07:30 am by your safari driver and after a short safari briefing you will embark on a journey to Masai Mara national reserve along the Great Rift Valley where you will have a stopover for scenic viewing and taking pictures of the escarpments. Then proceed to the reserve passing through the Narok town where you can buy beautiful Masai artifacts such as necklaces, earrings and many more. When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge, have lunch and rest, in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive for watching the scenic views of the reserve and spotting animals such as lions, leopards, Masai giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and many more. After the experience you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Day 2: full day in Maasai Mara

Have morning breakfast at your lodge then head to Masai Mara national reserve for a full day of game viewing on a morning and afternoon game drive with your packed lunch, on the game drives you will have an opportunity to explore the endless plains of Masai Mara national reserve and as you drive through the reserve you will spot many animals such as lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, cheetahs, waterbucks, antelopes, African wild dogs, hyenas and many more. You will have picnic lunch set at the banks of Mara River while enjoying views of animals drinking at the waters of the river and Nile crocodiles. In the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.

Day 3: Morning game drive and Masai cultural encounter

Early in the morning you will head to Masai Mara national reserve for a a morning game drive spotting animals such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, buffaloes, antelopes, elands, waterbucks and many more. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge for late breakfast and rest at your lodge as you wait for lunch, in the afternoon you will head to the Masai village where you will be entertained by Maasai dances and drama, learn more about the traditions and norms of the Maasai and many more.

Day 4: Transfer from Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru

As early as 6:00 am you will head to the plains of Mara for an early morning game drive searching for animals such as leopards, lions, cheetahs and many more. After the experience you will head back to your lodge for breakfast then checkout and embark on a drive to Lake Nakuru national park. Lake Nakuru national park is a fascinating national park famously known for the largest population of rhinos in Kenya and large concentration of pink flamingoes crowding the shores of Lake Nakuru.

When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge for lunch then in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park sighting for rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes and many more. After the game drive you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Day 5: Transfer from Lake Nakuru national park back to Nairobi

After morning breakfast you will checkout of your lodge and with an en-route game drive you will embark on a journey back to Nairobi, when you arrive in Nairobi you will be dropped off at the airport for your departure flight back home.

End of the 5 Days Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Wildlife 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