Nairobi to Amboseli National Park (200KM, 3.5Hrs Drive)

Amboseli National Park - This morning, our company representative will pick you up from the airport or your accommodation in Nairobi and introduce you to your friendly, experienced driver guide. You’ll then embark on a scenic drive southeast to Amboseli National Park, arriving at the camp in time for lunch.

After lunch, set out on your first afternoon game drive, exploring the acacia woodland, freshwater swamps, scrub brush, and open plains in search of wildlife.

Amboseli National Park (392 sq km) is renowned for its stunning panoramic view of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world and the highest in Africa (5,895m). Amboseli is also an elephant haven, where large African Savannah elephants roam from swamp to swamp, grazing throughout the day. Due to the plentiful water and pasture, the bull elephants here can weigh up to 6 tons. Other animals you might spot include cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests (gnus), gazelles, hippos, and many more.

Full Day Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park - After breakfast, leave the camp with packed lunch boxes to enjoy in the wild under a lone flat-top acacia tree. Spend the entire day exploring the marshlands and swamps of Amboseli. Fed by underground water channels, water and pasture are abundant year-round, attracting elephants and various other herbivores. Return to the lodge late in the evening.

Alternatively, you can start the day with an early morning game drive to see animals at their most active, then return to the lodge for a relaxed breakfast and lunch.

Spend the hottest part of the day relaxing in camp, reading your favorite book, writing in your journal about the safari, or listening to your favorite music while observing the birds. Don’t worry, the animals will be doing the same. Then, head out again in the afternoon at 16:00hrs for another drive through the park. Return to the lodge for dinner and another night under the Serengeti’s stars.

Amboseli National Park to Lake Nakuru National Park (361 KM, 6.5Hrs Drive)

Lake Nakuru National Park - After an early breakfast, drive west for a scenic view of Lake Nakuru National Park. Stop at the spectacular Great Rift Valley viewpoint to stretch your legs and photograph the contrasting landscapes. Have lunch en route, then proceed for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park to search for the resident animals. Afterward, exit the park and head to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s finest national parks. It is beautiful year-round, featuring rocky escarpments, patches of yellow-barked acacia forest, and a waterfall. It is home to greater and lesser flamingos, both black and white rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and the endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. The southern end of the lake is the best place to see wildlife. The forested area below the Rhino Cliff is a favorite spot for lion sightings, where lionesses often sleep in the trees. Leopards are also frequently seen in the same area.

Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve (221KM, 4Hrs Drive)

Maasai Mara National Reserve - After breakfast, drive through the Rift Valley floor to Masai Mara National Reserve, with several health stops along the way, arriving at the camp in time for lunch. After lunch, embark on your first game drive in search of the Big Five and other herbivores that roam freely in this national park. Return to the camp for an overnight stay.

The Masai Mara ecosystem includes the famous reserve, community conservancies, group ranches, and many Maasai villages. The reserve features gently rolling grasslands dotted with flat-topped acacia trees and is home to massive herds of zebras, wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and many other animals. It is the ultimate African jewel, often the highlight of a Kenyan adventure and the main reason for visiting. It is an animal paradise where wildlife roams freely.

Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve - Spend a full day game viewing across the rich, tree-studded grasslands and rolling hills of the famous savannah. The Mara is renowned for its great herds of plains game animals, including leopards, cheetahs, lions, and other herbivores. It hosts virtually every type of wildlife found in Kenya. Enjoy a full-day game drive in the Masai Mara savannah.

Today’s lunch will be picnic lunch boxes in the savannah under a flat-top acacia tree while watching the animals graze. Continue game viewing on the way back to your camp, arriving late in the afternoon after thoroughly exploring this vast grassland savannah, which spans 1,500 sq km.

You also have the option to book a balloon ride, which takes off early in the morning. After landing, the crew will help you out of the basket and escort you to a lovely setting for a bush breakfast, a once-in-a-lifetime experience worth the price. Later, join your driver guide at a designated location and continue your full-day game drive.

Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi (230KM, 4.5 Hrs drive / 1.5Hrs Flight)

Nairobi - After a leisurely morning breakfast, check out of your lodge, pack up, and drive back to Nairobi. En route, you have the option to visit a Maasai village for a cultural experience, where you’ll learn more about the community that has coexisted with the Mara wildlife for centuries.

Enjoy lunch the African way at one of the hotels in Narok town. Afterward, continue your journey to Nairobi, arriving in the mid-afternoon. You’ll be dropped off at your respective hotel or the airport, marking the end of your safari.

Depending on your homebound flight departure time, coordinate with your driver guide for the departure time from Masai Mara.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Bottled water