Expérience Kenya Masai Mara Big 5 Safari

After your breakfast, you will be met by our driver to take you through your safari briefing before departing to Amboseli National Park. You will arrive at your lodge in time for lunch. Enjoy some time to cool off before departing and proceed on your first game drive in Amboseli National Park later in the evening. Come back to your lodge as the sun sets.

Enjoy a full day in the park filled with game drives in the early morning and in the afternoon in Amboseli National Park. Keep an eye out for the magnificent views from the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, also known as “the roof of Africa.” The best time to catch a view of the tallest free-standing mountain in the world is during early morning or just around sunset. Game drives with all meals and overnight at the Camp on a full board basis.

After an early breakfast, you will depart and drive to Lake Naivasha via Nairobi with lunch enroute the freshwater lake for an hour boat for bird watching and hippo viewing. arriving in the afternoon and proceeding directly for an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park. The waters here are often colored shimmering flamingo pink from thousands of the beautiful birds lining its shores. Later, drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, you’ll travel towards Kenya’s fertile highlands and head down the Rift Escarpment on the road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. Look for the charming chapel they built at the foot of the escarpment. You’ll pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the Valley to Narok, and then travel across acres of wheat and barley fields before you reach the Maasai Mara and be at your camp in time for lunch. There will be an afternoon game drive to introduce you to the park.

Begin your day with a refreshing morning tea or coffee at the camp, and then set out with a packed bush breakfast for a captivating morning game drive, where you’ll witness the savanna coming to life. Return to the camp for lunch, and take it easy until 4 o’clock. In the afternoon, you can choose to embark on another game drive, savor the mesmerizing sunset, or simply relax at the camp.

The Maasai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south, renowned for its abundant lion population, especially the striking black-maned males. Witness the Great Migration, an awe-inspiring spectacle where over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes cross the vast Mara River, showcasing the constant battle for survival in the savanna. In this area, you’re also likely to encounter numerous elephants, often in sizable herds, and if luck is on your side, you might spot leopards, cheetahs, and rhinos. All members of the Big Five call this place home, and the African buffalo is quite sociable, so you’re sure to meet a few. 

After a leisurely breakfast, you’ll head back to Nairobi and arrive in the afternoon. Then, as per your schedule, you’ll be transferred to the terminal for your flight.