5 Day Mountains - Lakes Kenya Safari Tour

Duration : 4 Nights / 5 Days

Destination Covered : Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha

Tour Activities : Game Drives

Tour Themes : Wildlife, Safari Tours

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Nairobi, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha Tour Overview

What’s Cool About These Parks?
The snow-capped summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro is one of Africa’s scenic wonders and possibly a highlight of your safari in Kenya. Nestled not far from the base of Africa’s tallest mountain, Amboseli Park gives visitors the joy of connecting with lots of big-tusked elephants marching about the plains.

Lake Naivasha and its surrounding parks are an easy safari of gently grazing animals. You may be interested in an optional visit to nearby Hell’s Gate National Park offering walking and bicycling safaris past grazing buffalo, antelope, and giraffe.

If you’re at the Masai Mara during the Great Migration season (July – October), you’ll find yourself, witness, to tens of thousands of herding wildlife crossing the Mara River, evading hungry crocodiles and equally hungry lions. This spectacle is an explosion of nature’s power.

The Extras
Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extras like a bush breakfast/lunch/ dinner, traditional dances around the boma, massage, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, special dietary menus, dinner at a Maasai homestead, game walks, overlook a natural watering hole, and more.

The Details
No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform, and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.

You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.

We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, superior comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.

Tour Highlights
Amboseli National Park
Large Elephant herds – guaranteed sighting
Snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro (weather permitting)
Lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant
Marshlands host many elephants, buffaloes, hippos, and a variety of waterfowl like –pelican and Egyptian goose
Observation Hill – view the entire park, especially the marshlands with the elephants

Lake Naivasha
Boat safariguaranteed sighting
Visit to the grazers and birdlife at Crescent Island Sanctuary
Optional visit to Hell’s Gate National Park – $35 per person.

Masai Mara National Reserve
Unlimited game drives in your own comfortable Safari pop-up top vehicle
The Big 5 – elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo & leopard… plus zebra, cheetah and much more
Experience the Masai Mara, home to an ancient culture
Your choice of accommodations – from budget to luxury – stay in lodges or tented camps
Optional Masai village – Please arrange with your driver/guide – $20 per person
Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride – please ask us about this unique opportunity – $460 per person
Private dedicated English or other language speaking driver/guide

Nairobi, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi – Amboseli 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

7:00 am – Look for your Africa Kenya Safaris driver/guide to swing by your hotel, residence, or Nairobi airport in your private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep. Jump aboard and we’ll begin our safari down the Nairobi/Mombasa Highway.

We’re heading through Masai country and in the distance, you’ll see the rising tower of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a sign we’re approaching Amboseli Park.

We’ll arrive at the park late morning and freshen up at our accommodation – your choice of safari lodge or tented camp.

Then it’s safari time – we’ll take the 4 x 4 through the park looking for elephants and other big game like lion, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, gazelle, and the birdlife that fill the park.

Toward evening we’ll head back to our accommodation for dinner and to rest up from our busy first day on our African safari.

Day 2

Amboseli – Lake Naivasha 5 – 6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Safari means “journey” but it can also mean an early rise with the sun to see the animals in the morning light. We’ll explore the park tracking for elephants, big cats, and more.

Amidst this natural splendor, we’ll enjoy breakfast and then a final game drive through the park as we look upon Kilimanjaro in the morning light.

We’re now headed for Lake Naivasha journeying through the scenic vistas of the Great Rift Valley. We’ll pass through Nairobi and stop there for a memorable lunch at an iconic restaurant.

Late afternoon we’ll arrive at Lake Naivasha and perhaps take a relaxing sailing safari across the lake, floating past bathing hippos as we dwell on the amazing natural world in which we find ourselves. Look for cormorant, pelican, and grazing antelope nearby on the shore.

We’ll settle in for dinner at our Naivasha accommodation.

Day 3

Naivasha – Masai Mara 4 – 5 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

We’ll rise with the sounds of the birds and go for a game drive through the park.

A big feature of this area is the number of nearby parks that nature has evolved for your enjoyment. We’ll head to nearby Crescent Island Sanctuary, a private reserve teeming with grazing wildlife and shorebirds.

Neighboring Hell’s Gate National Park offers a different perspective with its towering cliffs and active steam vents. The optional visit here will have you on a walking or biking safari past antelope, giraffe, zebra, and buffalo.

But soon we’re on the road toward the big park, the Masai Mara.

We’ll be at the park in time for an afternoon game drive and take in the grandeur of this world-famous reserve, home to prides of lions and all the big cats.

Dinner awaits at our Mara accommodation, where we’ll relax and get ready for a full day of safari at the park.

Day 4

Full Day Masai Mara

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Here’s an idea: Let’s get up early for a morning game drive over the Mara’s golden hills and savannahs. The reserve is a wonderland of wildlife, the most in the region. With your expert guide, you won’t have to travel long before spotting the park’s big game.

Come lunchtime, we’ll head down to the Mara River for a picnic, looking for the hippos and crocodiles who make the river their home.

This is also the crossing site for the Great Migration of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelle – a spectacle of wildlife you won’t find anywhere else.

You can also view this immense movement of animals from high above. Take an optional early morning hot air balloon safari over the park. You’ll rise at dawn as the park comes alive with light and the streaming wildlife, sometimes stretching out to the horizon. It’s an unforgettable vision.

We also offer another optional experience, closer to the ground. Visit the Maasai people in one of their local villages. You’ll learn about their culture and lifestyle close up and get a new perspective on these indigenous people. Just ask your guide to make the arrangements.

As evening falls, we’ll head back to our Mara accommodation for dinner and conversation about this busy day.

Day 5

Masai Mara – Nairobi 5 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

We’ll enjoy breakfast at our accommodation and then jump into the 4 x 4 as we drive out of the park.

Heading back to Nairobi, there will be time to enjoy the vistas along the route, and we’ll stop for lunch to soak up the scenery

We should arrive at the capital city at about 4:30 pm and bring you back to your hotel, residence, or airport.

We promised you lakes, mountains, forests, savannahs, and all the wildlife they hold. We hope you took it all in and saved it as photos and precious memories. From everyone at Africa Kenya Safaris, a big thanks for your interest and your adventurous spirit.