6-Day Best of Kenya Family Safari Tour & Holiday
This 6-day family safari showcases Kenya’s top wildlife destinations, including Aberdare, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, and Lake Naivasha. Travelers enjoy high-altitude wildlife viewing, flamingo sightings, Big Five encounters, and scenic Rift Valley landscapes. The itinerary offers a blend of game drives, cultural experiences, and optional activities. Comfortable mid-range lodging and experienced guides ensure a smooth and memorable safari experience. The journey begins and ends in Nairobi, with full board meals and seamless transfers included.
Trip Highlights
- High-altitude wildlife viewing in Aberdare
- Flamingo and rhino sightings at Lake Nakuru
- Big Five encounters in Masai Mara
- Optional Maasai cultural village visit
- Scenic Great Rift Valley views
- Game drives across four major destinations
- Optional hot air balloon ride
- Lake Naivasha activities such as boating and nature walks
Itinerary
Depart Nairobi after breakfast to Aberdare National Park. We stop for lunch at The Aberdare Country Club, nestled on the slopes of Mweiga Hill.
After high lunch, set off for the Ark tree lodge, located in the forest on mountain slopes of the Aberdare Mountains at 7,000 feet. This outstanding lodge offers high altitude game viewing, including animals that are rarely encountered elsewhere: Giant forest hog, Bush Pig, Tree Hyrax, Large Spotted Genet, and the elusive Bongo Antelope.
Wildlife can be observed from different levels – and from outside where you can see, hear and smell everything and inside where you can sit with a cup of tea and stay warm and cozy.
You can put in a request to be awakened during the night if your favorite animals show up. A herd of Elephants might be just feet away and if you are lucky, a Leopard or large male Lion might put in an appearance.
Overnight at the Ark or Treetops Lodge or similar
- Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Aberdare National Park
- Accommodation: The Ark - Mid-range lodge located inside Aberdare NP
- Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Aberdare (Forest Tree Lodge) – Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park - This morning we depart Aberdare National Park or Mount Kenya National Park by road and proceed to Lake Nakuru Park, regarded by avid birders' as the greatest World ornithological spectacle on the Earth. The Park is famous for its millions of pink flamingoes lining on the lake shore.
We arrive mid morning at Lake Nakuru for a game drive en route before checking-in at your lodge for Lunch. A spectacular afternoon game run is planned. The Park is also Sanctuary to the Black Rhino, White Rhino and the Rothschild Giraffe.
Bird life include common species like the lesser and Greater Flamingoes, African fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Green Wood Hoopoes, Cliff Chat, Great White and Pink Backed Pelicans plus other intra- African Migrants.
Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar
- Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge - Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After a leisure breakfast at your Hotel, depart overland to the Masai Mara Game Reserve–jewel of Kenya's Game Park.
This enormous Reserve actually part of the vast Serengeti plains is famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and is a true home of the big five-Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Rhino and Cape Buffalo. After lunch, explore the Reserve on a late evening 'Spice' game drive.
- Overnight at Mara Enkorock Tented camp.
- Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included - Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
The Masai Mara is one of the greatest wildernesses of the world. Morning and afternoon 'Spice' game drives are planned. Large mammals are varied, abundant and easy to see.
Residents among the parks mammals are; Masai Giraffe, Buffalo, Impala, Zebra, Topi, both the Thomson's and Grant's Gazelles. Optional hot Air Balloon rides are available on this day at an additional cost. On this final day in the Mara, you also have an opportunity to visit an authentic Masai village.
Overnight at Mara Enkorock Tented camp or Similar
- Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp - Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water, (Other drinks not included)
Early morning game drives in the park later followed by breakfast at the lodge followed by check out. The Safari adventure today takes you to the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha with lunch enroute arriving at the lodge by evening. Evening spent exploring and utilizing the lodge facilities.
Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Great Rift Valley lakes and the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya. The lake has no known outlet, usually a requirement for a freshwater lake and is home to over 450 species of birds.
Spend the afternoon at leisure or have several optional activities such as nature walk, biking, bird walk along the shore of the lake, visit to Crescent Island, cultural dance, horse riding, rock climbing, boat trips in the lake excursions to Hell’s Gate National Park, one of the few remaining places where you can walk alongside wildlife.
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight at the Lake Naivasha Country club or similar or Similar.
- Main Destination: Lake Naivasha (Lake)
- Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Country Club - Luxury hotel located in or near Lake Naivasha
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Breakfast will be served at the camp, depart by road to Nairobi with game viewing en route. Lunch will be served at the famous Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi. After lunch, transfer to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your international departure flight with Africa Safari memories which will last forever.
- Main Destination: No major destination visited
- 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, 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, 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 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 snacks, parks, attractions, and events not included in your itinerary
