6-Day Lake Naivasha - Nakuru & Masai Mara Luxury Tour
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
- Big Five encounters in Masai Mara
- Flamingo and rhino sightings at Lake Nakuru
- 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
This strip starts in Nairobi with Airport or your Nairobi Hotel pick up by 7:00 am after breakfast with a drive towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War {II}, with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley escarpment View pint (viewpoint at 2,200 meters above the sea level) where you get a good view of the Rift valley floor.
The views of Mount Longonot hundreds of meters below on the Rift Valley floor are spectacular. A highlight of this journey is the first glimpse of Mount Suswa along the way.
Look for the charming chapel built by the Italian prisoners at the foot of the escarpment, pass by the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the Valley to Narok, and across acres of wheat and barley to rich Masai Mara in time for lunch.
Following lunch, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sunsets.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp { https://www.sarovahotels.com/maracamp-masai-mara} - Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today, you will get full-day morning and afternoon game drives. Or simply go for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch boxes served at the park.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch under the watch of Mara cheetahs, hippos, and crocodiles at the hippo pool in Mara River.
After Lunch, ditch the car & experience a walking safari along the Mara River under the guide of an armed ranger.
NB: Sarova Mara Luxury Game Camp offers front seats to nature’s most breathtaking show - the wildebeest migration as its best positioned to enjoy this unique phenomenon.
The rolling plains around the Camp are teeming with wildebeest, gazelles, & zebras during the migration months, and the Camp is right in the center of their migration path.
With the camp's location, it offers an unparalleled plethora of activities and experiences from luxury tented living to bird-watching, mini golf, sport fishing, and a unique insight into the Maasai culture at the adjoining Maasai village.
Dinner & overnight at the Lodge.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp { https://www.sarovahotels.com/maracamp-masai-mara} -Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today, you will get full-day morning and afternoon game drives. Or simply go for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch boxes served at the park.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch under the watch of Mara cheetahs, hippos, and crocodiles at the hippo pool in Mara River.
After Lunch, ditch the car & experience a walking safari along the Mara River under the guide of an armed ranger.
NB: Sarova Mara Luxury Game Camp offers front seats to nature’s most breathtaking show - the wildebeest migration as its best positioned to enjoy this unique phenomenon.
The rolling plains around the Camp are teeming with wildebeest, gazelles, & zebras during the migration months, and the Camp is right in the center of their migration path.
With the camp's location, it offers an unparalleled plethora of activities and experiences from luxury tented living to bird-watching, mini golf, sport fishing, and a unique insight into the Maasai culture at the adjoining Maasai village.
Dinner & overnight at the Lodge.
- Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp { https://www.sarovahotels.com/maracamp-masai-mara} -Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You will go on an early morning game drive, head back to the lodge for breakfast, and later exit and drive travel across the 'breadbasket' of Kenya.
This is where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand.
Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mai -Mahiu, before arriving at Lake Nakuru around midday.
The waters here are often colored shimmering flamingo pink, from thousands of beautiful birds lining its shores. Following lunch, you will take an afternoon game drive in Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru National Park, surrounding Nakuru, is home to exceptional birdlife, as well as over 50 varieties of mammals. These include lion, leopard, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, rhino, antelope, and various primates.
- Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge.
- Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge - Luxury lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After early breakfast proceed to the park where you will see a lot of millions of flamingos among other birds [about 350 species recorded].
This is also home to the black and the white rhinoceros. The park has also been established for the protection of endangered species such as the Rhino and also home to Columbus monkeys leopards, giraffes, and a variety of plain antelope.
Later exit the park and drive to Lake Naivasha Country club lodge for lunch and an overnight stay. After lunch, set out to experience a fabulous boat ride.
This is the perfect opportunity to view Hippos and hopefully, the majestic African Fish Eagle hunting its prey. Spend the rest of the day at leisure enjoying the lodge facilities.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha County club lodge.
- Main Destination: Lake Naivasha (Lake)
- Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Country Club - Mid-range hotel located in or near Lake Naivasha
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will head for a game walk Safari/ Bicycle riding/ game drive in Hell’s Gate National Park. We will drive back to the lodge for hot lunch and later leave the Rift Valley behind, continuing to Nairobi arriving late-afternoon where the safari ends with airport/Hotel drop-off.
5 Nights/6-Days Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru- Naivasha Superb Luxury Safari
- $1993 usd per Head (Private Guided Trip.)- All inclusive safari packages as per the itinerary.
- Accommodations: Mara Sarova Game Lodge/ Nakuru Sarova Lion Hill Lodge/Naivasha country club.
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 op 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 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
