Day 1: Nairobi - Maasai Mara
You will be picked up from your hotel or airport and be transferred to the office to meet the group members and depart for the Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will travel via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and Narok town for lunch and refueling. After lunch, you will leave Narok and drive to the reserve. After arriving at the camp, you will check in and relax for a few minutes. You will proceed for an afternoon game drive, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver-guide. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 2: Maasai Mara (full day)
After breakfast, you will have a full day of game drive viewing within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for the game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodile. You will continue with game drive till 17:00 for visit to the Maasai village which is optional. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 3: Maasai Mara - Lake Nakuru
You will enjoy an early morning game drive. After breakfast, you will depart the Mara region for Nakuru and enjoy lunch en route, with scenic views of Mount Longmont, Lake Naivasha, and Lake Elementaita from afar on the main highway. You will arrive in Nakuru town in the evening. Dinner and overnight are at a budget hotel.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, you proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru, it's known for its prolific bird-life including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino while species like cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline - enjoy a hot lunch and drive to Naivasha - you have an option to take a boat ride in this freshwater lake to go and see hippos and fish eagles at extra cost. Dinner and overnight will be at a budget hotel.
Day 5: Lake Naivasha - Nairobi
After breakfast, you will have a nature walk in the Hell's Gate National Park. You may hire bicycles to cycle in this only. There are over 100 species of birds in the park, including vultures, Verreaux's Eagles, Augur Buzzard, and Swifts. African Buffalo, Zebra, Eland, Hartebeest, Thomson's Gazelle, and Baboons are also common. The park is also home to Klipspringer Antelope and Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck - enjoy hot or picnic lunches and later drive back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon. Drop back to Nairobi hotel (end of the safari).
