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6 Day itinerary in Kenya, Africa

Amboseli National Park - Lake Nakuru National Park - Maas...

Amboseli National Park is a landscape dominated everywhere by the glistening, majestic snowcap of the mighty Mt Kilimanjaro - a fitting backdrop to the wild region. It is also the region where pastoral Masai and their cattle have lived in harmony with wild creatures for many a century.

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

Driver as a Guide

starting point

Nairobi

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Outdoors & Nature

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Enjoy the great scenic beauty- the landscape dominated by Mount Kilimanjaro

2

Go on multiple game drives at Maasai Mara National Reserve, Amboseli Park and Lake Nakuru

3

Enjoy a nature walk and see native wildlife in their natural environment

4

Visit the Maasai people to witness the singing and dancing

Itinerary

Budget Accommodation expand_more

Day 1

place Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

You will be picked up from the hotel at 0830hrs and drive past the scenic Athi Plains and into the bushy country of Amboseli National Park. Arriving in time at your camp/lodge for lunch and thereafter go for an evening game drive. Amboseli National Park is a landscape dominated everywhere by the glistening, majestic snowcap of the mighty Mt Kilimanjaro - a fitting backdrop to the wild region. It is also the region where pastoral Masai and their cattle have lived in harmony with wild creatures for many a century. After lunch, experience an afternoon game drive at the foot of Africa's highest mountain. Dinner and overnight at the Amboseli Lodge/ Camp located in the very heart of the Amboseli National Park.

Accommodation:

  • Budget Accommodation: Amboseli Camp
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Amboseli Lodge
Day 2

place Amboseli National Park

After breakfast proceed for a morning game drive wildlife viewing drive in the park and return back to the lodge/camp around midday for your sumptuous lunch. Relax after lunch to await for an evening game drive at 16h00 when the weather cools down and the wildlife is active. Amboseli is famous for its big game –Elephants, Lions, herds of Buffaloes, Zebra and Wildebeest and its great scenic beauty- the landscape is dominated by Mount Kilimanjaro (Highest Mt in Africa) and ‘floating’ elephants within the swamps whose permanent waters zip down from the Mountain. Later in the evening return back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Option 2: after breakfast depart the camp or lodge after breakfast with packed lunch for a full day game drive with a picnic lunch break at the observation hill which on a clear day you can view Kilimanjaro. Continue with game viewing after lunch returning to the lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Budget Accommodation: Amboseli Camp
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Amboseli Lodge
Day 3

place Amboseli National Park - Lake Nakuru National Park

You will depart after an early breakfast by road for the Ornithological paradise Lake Nakuru National Park which supports a wide ecological diversity of flamingos and other water birds – over 450 bird species have been recorded here. Arrive at around 12.30 pm and begin a game drive en route to Camp/lodge for check in and lunch. Relax till 4.00 pm where you will head on for another game drive and nature walk along the lake shores and return back to the camp/lodge before sunset. Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake famous for its flamingo population estimated to be more than a million hence it is referred to as the ‘Birds Paradise’ by bird watchers. There are no elephants in the park but the other big five can be spotted including tree climbing lions, the white and the black rhinos which are endangered species in Kenya, the rare Rothschild Giraffe, Cape buffaloes, Waterbucks, Gazelles, Leopard and primates etc can be spotted as well at the park. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/camp overlooking the lake.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Budget Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Camp
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 4

place Lake Nakuru National Park - Maasai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast depart for a journey south along the floor of the dramatic Great Rift Valley to Maasai Mara National Reserve - an extension of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park also known as The 7th Wonder of the World because of the Great Migration, witnessed every year between June and September when millions of wildebeests and zebras cross Mara River from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya in search of food and water and it is famous for its wide variety of resident wildlife all year round. With Lunch at Narok Town, you will arrive at Maasai Mara National Reserve in time for an afternoon game drive where you may have a chance of seeing the ‘Big Five’, different varieties of birdlife, and the best savannah vegetation in the world. This is a serene vast country of breath-taking vistas, a panorama of vast rolling plains and rounded hills, of intermittent groves of acacia woodlands and dense thickets of scrub. The Mara River and its tributaries which are margined by luxuriant riverine forest bisect the whole land. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. And in every direction, there are seemingly endless herds of game animals. Return to the Camp/Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5

place Masai Mara Game Reserve

Full day drives for the day to absorb the beauty and splendor of the Mara. In this country of breathtaking vistas, view its vast assemblages of plains game together with their associated predators. Mara has the largest population of lions to be found in Kenya. Other animals to be seen here include Buffalo, Black Rhino, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Cheetah, Common Zebra, Coke's Hartebeest, White-bearded Gnu, Oribi, Warthog and Thomson's and Grant's Gazelles. The birdlife of Mara is as profuse as its mammalian fauna. Picnic lunch boxes to be taken at Mara River watching Crocodiles and Hippos. A great way of seeing the length and stretch of the park as well as enjoying the views below. After lunch drive on searching for wildlife. On this day at 1700hrs, you will be dropped off at the village for an opportunity to visit the Maasai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. Upon arrival at the village proceed for a nature walk with the Masai naturalists guide, you will get to see herbs that are used as medication among the Masai. Return to the village where a campfire will be lit, entertainment from both women children and men of the village follows with a chance of you joining in their dances, the chief will then give you stories of their culture and tradition they will show you how the herbs seen during the nature walk are used, prepared and their need for them, you will have a glimpse into their homes and social structure, dinner will be served at the village, coffee and tea as you leave to return to the camp for overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Budget Accommodation: Masai Mara Camp
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Masai Mara Lodge
Day 6

place Masai Mara - Nairobi

Have an early morning game viewing drive in the park and return to the camp for a full breakfast. After breakfast, you will then depart on a leisurely drive to Nairobi arriving late afternoon. Drop off at your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Amboseli Camp
  • Lake Nakuru Camp
  • Masai Mara Camp
  • Amboseli Lodge
  • Lake Nakuru Lodge
  • Masai Mara Lodge

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (5)
  • Lunch (4)
  • Dinner (4)

Transport expand_less

  • Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
  • Amboseli National Park to Lake Nakuru
  • Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara
  • Masai Mara to Nairobi

Activities expand_less

  • Game Drives in Amboseli Park, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara

Not Included expand_less

  • International Flights
  • Airport Transfers
  • Meals not specified as included
  • Optional Activities
  • Visa Fees
  • Tips for Guides and Drivers

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