5-Day Luxury Masai Mara NR & Lake Nakuru NP Safari tour
This 5-day safari explores two of Kenya’s premier wildlife destinations: Masai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park. Guests will enjoy luxury and mid-range accommodations, daily game drives in search of the Big Five, bird watching at Lake Nakuru, and optional balloon rides over the Mara. The itinerary includes scenic views of the Great Rift Valley and rich cultural experiences with local Maasai communities.
Trip Highlights
- Game drives in Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru
- Spot Big Five: lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and buffalo
- Birdwatching, including flamingos at Lake Nakuru
- Optional hot-air balloon safari over the Mara
- Maasai cultural village visits
- Scenic views of the Great Rift Valley
- Luxury and mid-range tented camp accommodations
- Expert multilingual safari guides
- Morning and afternoon game drives daily
Itinerary
You will be met by Wild Race Africa Kenya Safaris and Tours Representative at your hotel who will give you a briefing concerning your safari. He/she will also introduce you to your driver/guide.
You will then drive to Lake Nakuru National Park and arrive in time for lunch at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge. we later proceed for a game drive exploring Lake Nakuru National Park
The park lies in Central Kenya, 140km northwest of Nairobi, in the Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province. The ecosystem comprises the lake, surrounded by mainly wooded and bushy grasslands.
The park supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds being the major attractions of the area.
The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals including the white rhino and buffaloes and a variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species.
You will later drive back to the Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge { https://sopalodges.com/lake-nakuru-sopa-lodge/the-lodge} - Luxury lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Breakfast then drive to Maasai Mara, one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves.
Masai Mara is situated in southwest Kenya and is one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves. Together with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
The park forms Africa’s most diverse, incredible, and most spectacular eco-systems and possibly the world’s top safari big game viewing eco-system.
It is globally famous for its exceptional population of lions, leopards, and cheetahs, and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson's gazelle, and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great Migration.
You will arrive in time for lunch at Mara Sekenani Luxury Tented Camp. After lunch, you will have an afternoon/evening game drive and later return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Sekenani Camp { http://sekenani-camp.com/} - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Alternative 1: Morning breakfast and exit the camp with packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the Mara National Reserve in search of the Big 5.
You will later return in the evening for dinner and overnight
Alternative 2: Morning game drive and then return for breakfast. You will then freshen up and take off for a mid-morning game drive.
You will return for lunch and then spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure like swimming in the pool, more game drives take place in the evening in search of more animals.
After sunset, you will return for dinner and your overnight stay at the camp.
You may also choose a morning Balloon ride (Optional) where you will be picked up and transferred to the balloon launch site. Here you will meet your pilot, receive a briefing and watch the inflation of your balloon. The actual ride starts at 6 am.
On your way back, you will pass through the Maasai village. Have an Afternoon game drive. Return to the Mara Leisure Camp camp for dinner & overnight.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Sekenani Camp { http://sekenani-camp.com/} - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Alternative 1: Morning breakfast and exit the camp with packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the Mara National Reserve in search of the Big 5.
You will later return in the evening for dinner and overnight
Alternative 2: Morning game drive and then return for breakfast. You will then freshen up and take off for a mid-morning game drive.
You will return for lunch and then spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure like swimming in the pool, more game drives take place in the evening in search of more animals.
After sunset, you will return for dinner and your overnight stay at the camp.
You may also choose a morning Balloon ride (Optional) where you will be picked up and transferred to the balloon launch site. Here you will meet your pilot, receive a briefing and watch the inflation of your balloon. The actual ride starts at 6 am.
On your way back, you will pass through the Maasai village. Have an Afternoon game drive. Return to the Mara Leisure Camp camp for dinner & overnight.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Sekenani Camp { http://sekenani-camp.com/} - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you exit the park with a game drive. You will have some stopover at the Great Rift Valley escarpments and later transferred to the airport for your flight back home.
- Main Destination: Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
End of tour:
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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, and culture.
- - A 4x 4 Safari Van of pop-up roof outfitted with two-way, long range high-frequency radio communications equipment in Kenya.
- - Each safari Vehicle carries safari accessories including wildlife books, binoculars 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 airport/your hotel and drop off back to the Hotel or 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 ssnacks, parks, attractions, and events not included in your iitinerary
