5 Day Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru Kenya Safari

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, MARA ELATIA CAMP, MEAL PLAN IS FULL BOARD
1 stop
1
Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll be picked up from your hotel reception in Nairobi city /airport. You will then be driven to Masai Mara National Reserve, stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint, and continue to Masai Mara National Reserve where you will arrive in time for lunch at Mara Elatia Camp Thereafter, in the afternoon, there will be a game viewing drive from 14:30 to 17:30. This drive includes exploring the rhinos in their managed sanctuary near the camp, guaranteeing sightings of rhinos while staying at Mara Elatia Camp. Afterward, guests will enjoy refreshments and an early dinner at the camp. Then, a night game viewing drive will start at 18:30 and continue until 21:30. The night game viewing drive offers opportunities to spot nocturnal animals such as leopards, aardvarks, porcupines, civets, mongooses, and many others, including all the resident animals. These animals are active during the night or very early in the morning and can also be easily seen during the early morning viewing game drive.
12 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, MARA ELATIA CAMP, MEAL PLAN IS FULL BOARD
1 stop
2
Masai Mara National Reserve
This day you would wake early at 05:00 for full breakfast then depart at 05:45 for early morning viewing drive until time for lunch in Mara Elatia Camp at 13:00. Thereafter from 15:30 another game viewing drive would start in the rolling plains of the world famous reserve. A wildlife safari that puts you right in the middle of all this action, get a first-hand account of this epic phenomenon and live to tell the tale. This safari also helps you acquaint yourself with the landscapes of this beautiful African setting returning in the camp at 18:30 time for refreshments followed by dinner and overnight in the camp.
1 day • Admission ticket included
Day 3
MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, MARA ELATIA CAMP, MEAL PLAN IS FULL BOARD
2 stops
3
Masai Mara National Reserve
This day would be spend in this reserve starting early in the morning with tea or coffee and a snack followed by game viewing drive from 06:30 to 08:00 going back to the lodge for full breakfast. After a relaxation another game viewing drive from 10:00 until lunch time at 13:00 in the camp. Alternatively you may spend the day starting with tea or coffee and a snack then game viewing drive from 06:30 with packed full breakfast to be consumed at a designated place at 08:00 in the reserve then carry on with game viewing drive until time for lunch in the camp at 13:00. The whole afternoon from 15:30 another game viewing drive until time for refreshments at 18:30 then dinner at 19:30 followed by overnight in the camp.
1 day • Admission ticket included
4
Masai Village
During your tour in Masai Mara National Reserve you may visit the Maasai Village which is naturally an excursion included into a longer multi day Masai Mara safari tour. There, you will meet a Masai family, predominantly consisting of women who sell ornaments and curios. They will also demonstrate their deep affection for their homestead, known as a Boma, which comprises round huts made of sticks, mud, and cow dung. Children will be joyfully singing with their mothers, expressing their natural hospitality to visitors. Despite the current mandatory school attendance, some Masai children may be reluctant to attend due to strong cultural beliefs. These beliefs include the importance of cattle as a measure of wealth and the tradition of marrying at a young age, often when they have just entered their teenage years. As it is an optional activity, it is charged at an extra US$ 30.00 per person upon request.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK, SOPA LAKE NAKURU LODGE, PLAN IS FULL BOARD
1 stop
5
Lake Nakuru National Park
This day you would have breakfast at 07:00 then check out and proceed to Lake Naivasha where you would do a tour of the lake by motorised boat to see the resident aquatic animals like the hippopotamus, fishes like the tilapia, resident birds and you proceed to the tour Crescent Island touring by foot guided by armed game rangers. This island is a home of home animals like major antelopes, common zebras and masai giraffes then go to Blooming Suites for lunch. After lunch you would proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park where you would do evening game viewing drive until time for refreshments in the lodge at 18:30 then dinner at 19:30 then overnight.
16 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
NAIROBI CITY, MEAL PLAN IS LUNCH ONLY
2 stops
6
Lake Nakuru National Park
Most part of this day would be spend in this park starting early in the morning with tea or coffee and a snack followed by game viewing drive from 06:30 to 08:00 going back to the camp for full breakfast. Such a morning game viewing drive facilities spotting nocturnal animals like the leopard, aardvark, porcupine and civet, mongoose and many others including of course all the resident animals. Such animals are active during the night or at very early in the morning and can easily be see during this early morning game viewing drive and are highly encouraged in such early of the day. After a relaxation another game viewing drives from 10:00 until lunch at 13:00 in the lodge.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Giraffe Centre
Thereafter it will be time to go back to Nairobi City stopping in The Giraffe Centre in Langata. It is a wildlife conservation facility dedicated to protecting the endangered Rothschild's giraffe, which is native to the grasslands of East Africa. It was founded in 1979 by Jock Leslie Melville and his wife Betty, who started a breeding program by capturing two baby giraffes on their property. The center aims to conserve the species through breeding and reintroduction efforts into Kenyan national parks and conservancies. In addition to giraffe conservation, the center serves as an environmental education hub, especially for Kenyan school children, teaching them about wildlife and environmental stewardship. Visitors can feed giraffes from an observation platform and explore a nature trail sanctuary with various bird species and smaller animals. The center also raises awareness and funds through visitor activities, donations, and a gift shop, supporting broader conservation initiatives.
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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