5 Nights / 6 Days Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara – Superb Mid-Range Family Safari
Embark on a thrilling 6-day safari adventure across four of Kenya’s premier wildlife destinations — Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, and the iconic Masai Mara. This mid-range family safari combines luxury, comfort, and adventure, offering breathtaking scenery and rich wildlife experiences. Witness the majestic elephants of Amboseli with Mt. Kilimanjaro as a backdrop, enjoy a boat ride and walking safari at Lake Naivasha, discover rhinos and flamingos at Lake Nakuru, and explore the vast plains of Masai Mara in search of Africa’s “Big Five.” Perfect for families and travelers seeking an immersive safari with top-tier lodges and expert guides.
Trip Highlights
- Game drives in 4 premier Kenyan parks: Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
- Scenic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Rift Valley
- Boat safari & guided walking tour at Lake Naivasha’s Crescent Island
- Cycling or hiking at Hell’s Gate National Park
- Flamingo and rhino sightings at Lake Nakuru National Park
- Full-day game drives in Masai Mara – witness the Great Migration (seasonal)
- Optional Maasai village visit and cultural experience
- Professional English-speaking driver/guide with birding expertise
This trip starts with a pick up from the airport or from your Nairobi Giraffe Manor lodge by 09: 00 Hours after breakfast, we depart by road and drive through the scenic Athi Plains and into the bush country of Amboseli National Park.
The park is home to the legendary Masai tribesmen and famous for huge herds of Elephant.
1200 Hours: We will be arriving at a good time for lunch, later followed by relaxation sessions, swim, and enjoy the camps/lodge grounds.
1500 Hours: We have our afternoon tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate before setting out on the afternoon game drive till dusk.
Amboseli National Park is home to wild animals, which include the African elephant, buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, hyena, giraffes, zebra, and wildebeest among other African animals.
The park also hosts a good number of birds. Your guide who is also a professional birder will help you identify a good number of birding species.
1830 Hours: Return to Amboseli Kibo Luxury Safari lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation: Amboseli Kibo Luxury Tented Camp { https://kibosafaricamp.com/} – Mid-Range Luxury Tented lodge located inside Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water Included (Other drinks not included)
Wake up for a clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro to capture the warm sunrise over the roof of Africa as you also enjoy your last day game drive in Amboseli National Park.
Drive back to the lodge for breakfast and later exit the park with game en-route and proceed to the Lake Naivasha at the floors of the Great Rift Valley.
Along the way, we make a brief stopover at the Rift Valley view-point for a Majestic Mt. Longonot and the breath-taking view of the Rift Valley.
Arrive at Lake Naivasha in time for lunch followed by an afternoon boat trip where you view exotic birdlife and hippos amid the serenity of this freshwater rift valley lake.
The boat ride takes you to Crescent Island where you will enjoy a guided walking safari mingling freely with the Animals.
- Dinner and overnight back to the lodge.
- Main Destination: Lake Naivasha Hells Gate National Park.
- Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Country Club { https://sunafricahotels.com/lake-naivasha-country-club} - Mid-range hotel located in or near Lake Naivasha
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Morning breakfast at the lodge, later exits to discover Lake Naivasha's hidden treasure in Hells gate National park. We shall have an option of exploring the park on a game drive or choose to hire bikes and cycle in the Hell's gate national park where you explore on foot/hike this canyon as you spot small games.
Later a short 1-hour drive will take us to the Lake Nakuru national park. Birdlife abounds with flamingoes seen in their thousands together with pelicans and other bird species.
The lake Nakuru national park is home to the black and white rhino species, warthogs, lions, zebras, giraffes, and many more. Kindly note that we may choose to visit Lake Bogoria instead if you are keener on flamingo viewing)
From a distance, this soda lake appears ringed in pink thanks to the thousands of flamingos and over 400 other species of birds that call it home.
Check in to the lodge, have lunch, catch a short rest followed by an afternoon game drive exploring the wildlife rich National Park.
Lake Nakuru has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species - particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhinos, Lions, water bucks, buffalo and baboons are also residents here.
- Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Lake Nakuru Lodge {https://lakenakurulodge.com/} or similar
- Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge { https://lakenakurulodge.com/} – Mid-Range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
- All Meals & Drinking Water included (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will participate in a game drive before departing for Maasai Mara, the land of vast migrating animals. You will arrive in time for lunch before embarking on an afternoon game drive.
- Your dinner and overnight will be at Mara Sopa Lodge {https://www.sopalodges.com/masai-mara-sopa-lodge/the-lodge} for Dinner and overnight
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
- Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge {https://www.sopalodges.com/masai-mara-sopa-lodge/the-lodge} - Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water Included (Other drinks not included)
You will spend a full day in Maasai Mara in search of the “Big 5.” The Mara offers an abundance of wildlife, including over 450 species of animals.
You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopards, elephants and many kinds of antelopes.
It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture.
Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna - lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas and vultures.
- Your dinner and overnight will be at Mara Sopa Lodge for Dinner and overnight
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge {https://www.sopalodges.com/masai-mara-sopa-lodge/the-lodge} - Mid-range lodge located inside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water Included (Other drinks not included)
This will be our final day in Masai Mara game reserve. The day kicks off with an early morning game drive to catch the sun rise as you also get to bid bye to the hunting predators this morning.
Get back to the camp for full breakfast, later exit the camp, and drive to Nairobi with an optional Masai Village visit to study their culture and way of life.
Lunch will be served en-route to arrive in Nairobi by late afternoon where safari ends with airport drop off for your outbound flight departure.
Main Destination: Nairobi
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)- Drinks not included
Includes/Excludes
Cost Includes
- - Accommodation as outlined above.
- - All meals noted in the itinerary. Each day generally includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner buffets consisting of both western and local dishes.
- - Transportation in standard game viewing safari vehicles complete with a pop-up roof for easy viewing and photography.
- - Every passenger guaranteed a window seat.
- - Your driver/guide speaks English and has in-depth knowledge of the flora, fauna, landscape, culture.
- - A 4x 4 Safari Land cruiser outfitted with two-way, long range high-frequency radio communications equipment in Kenya.
- - Each safari Vehicle carries safari accessories including wildlife books, binocular for the guide, a first-aid kit, and a fire extinguisher.
- - Flying doctors (AMREF) insurance cover each client doing a safari with us just for emergencies
- - Park entrance fees and game drives as noted in the itinerary.
- - All government taxes, levies, 2 liters of bottled water during safari
- - Pick up from your beach hotel and drop off in Mombasa airport in good time for your outbound flight after the trip.
Cost Excludes
- - Domestic and international airfares and departures taxes.
- - Personal communications charges for telephone calls, faxes, email, etc.
- - Tips and gratuities for your driver/guide.
- - Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
- - Laundry services.
- - Between meal snacks, parks, attractions, and events not included in your itinerary
