Discover Kenya: Amboseli, Naivasha and the Masai Mara in Seven Days Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival in Nairobi

Land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet your driver-guide and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Transfers: Airport pick-up | Stay: Tribe Hotel, Nairobi (5 star)

Day 2

Nairobi to Amboseli, afternoon game drive

Drive south to Amboseli National Park, arriving for lunch. An afternoon game drive takes you among the great elephant herds with Kilimanjaro towering behind.

Transfers: Safari vehicle | Activity: Afternoon game drive, Amboseli | Stay: Ol Tukai Lodge (4 star)

Day 3

Morning game drive in Amboseli

A dawn game drive for crystal-clear mountain views and active predators, then a relaxed day at the lodge watching wildlife drift past the lawns.

Activity: Morning game drive, Amboseli | Stay: Ol Tukai Lodge (4 star)

Day 4

Amboseli to Lake Naivasha, boat ride

Drive into the Great Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha. Take a boat ride on the lake as hippos surface and fish eagles call from the yellow-barked acacias.

Transfers: Safari vehicle | Activity: Lake Naivasha boat ride | Stay: Lake Naivasha Resort (3 star)

Day 5

Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara, half-day game drive

Drive to the Masai Mara, arriving for lunch. An afternoon half-day game drive introduces the golden savannah and its great herds.

Transfers: Safari vehicle | Activity: Half-day game drive, Masai Mara | Stay: Mara Sopa Lodge (4 star)

Day 6

Full-day game drive in the Masai Mara

A full day in the reserve with a picnic lunch: lions on the plains, leopards in the riverine trees and, in season, the Great Migration on the Mara River.

Activity: Full-day game drive, Masai Mara | Stay: Mara Sopa Lodge (4 star)

Day 7

Masai Mara to Nairobi and departure

After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home.

Transfers: Safari vehicle and airport drop

Included

6 nights: 1 nights at Tribe Hotel, Nairobi (5 star) + 2 nights at Ol Tukai Lodge (4 star) + 1 nights at Lake Naivasha Resort (3 star) + 2 nights at Mara Sopa Lodge (4 star); breakfast in Nairobi, all meals on safari
Return airport transfers
All park entry fees
Private safari vehicle with English-speaking driver-guide
Afternoon and morning game drives in Amboseli
Boat ride at Lake Naivasha
Half-day and full-day game drives in the Masai Mara
All current taxes
Photo credits: African Bush Elephants, Amboseli National Park (32312286377).jpg by Ray in Manila (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons); Lake Naivasha Kenya 02222.jpg by Letherian3 (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); León (Panthera leo), reserva natural Masái Mara, Kenia, 2024-05-20, DD 29.jpg by Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); Lioness and safari vehicle in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.jpg by Daniel Case (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Hotel photos from the official hotel websites: Tribe Hotel Nairobi, Ol Tukai Lodge, Lake Naivasha Resort, Mara Sopa Lodge.

Not Included

International flights
Kenya eTA fees
Drinks, laundry and personal expenses
Tips for guides and lodge staff
Travel insurance

Packing

Neutral layers
a warm fleece for dawn drives
a hat and sunscreen
binoculars
and soft bags for the safari vehicle.

Discover Kenya: Amboseli, Naivasha and the Masai Mara in Seven Days

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