6 Day Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli Budget Group Joining Safari in Kenya
Unforgettable Kenya Safari
Enjoy Kenya's most amazing parks in 6 days. Masai Mara is known for the big five while Lake Nakuru is famous for bird watching. Big flocks of flamingos and pelicans make that place amazing. Amboseli, also known as the land of giants, is a must-go park. Enjoy having breakfast with the view of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Key Information
- Group safari. Private safari is available on request and rates vary.
- Maximum group of 8 persons per safari pop-up roof jeep 4x4 and minimum of 2 persons
- Children policy: Children from the age of 3 years are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- English-speaking driver guide
- All park fees are included.
Highlights
- Daily game drives
- National Parks covered: Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli
- Travel in a pop-up roof Jeep 4x4
- Chance to see Big Five, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, and rhinos among all the wildlife
- Picnic lunches in beautiful locations
- 5 nights of budget accommodation
- All meals are mineral water provided
- Pickup from the airport included
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
Accommodation
Masai Mara: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Enchoro Camp accommodation in Maasai Mara is offered in simple tents, all with en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold shower, flush toilet, changing room, and lockers for valuables. A writing desk with folding safari chairs and magazines to keep you entertained is provided. This is your home away from home.
The camp is clean, comfortable, safe, and relaxed. Several types of tented accommodations to suit customers' needs are set up here. For example, the Enchoro bush camp is geared for families, as the safari camp is partly fenced in and kids can roam around in complete safety within the confines of this budget-tented camp.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Lake Nakuru: Buraha Zenoni Hotel
Situated in Nakuru, 19 kilometers from Lake Elementaita, Buraha Zenoni Hotel and Resort features accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge, and a terrace. The property has a bar, as well as a restaurant serving African cuisine. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a kids' club, and free Wi-Fi throughout the property. Buraha Zenoni Buraha Zenoni is the standout establishment towering over any other structure in the vicinity.
Being a 15-minute drive from The Nakuru CBD, the hotel strikes the perfect balance between convenience and serenity; away from the rush life of the town. It has a variety of rooms that will suit your budget ranging from standard, superior, twin, deluxe, en-suite, and family suite. At the hotel, rooms include a desk, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen, and towels. The rooms have a wardrobe.
Being seven floors high, the lounge affords you a beautiful panoramic view of the vast Nakuru landscape as you indulge in your favorite food and beverage. Nakuru offers many attractions such as the Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate National Park, and Menengai Crater, a must-visit place for any visitor to the area.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Amboseli: Nyati Safari Camp
Nyati is a budget-friendly accommodation, overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro, right by Kimana gate, in Amboseli National Park. Here, you get a bush-like setting with friendly service and comfort. Nyati Safari Camp is an affordable and friendly choice. Nyati Safari Camp is set among nature, offering a majestic view of two peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro - the ice-capped Kibo and Mawenzi. Situated just outside the Amboseli National Park, the campsite offers comfortable tents and lodges, with a restaurant, a bar, and amazing natural surroundings.
Here, you can rest in the spacious tents and stone rooms and enjoy the tasty meals in the restaurant with a generous view of Mount Kilimanjaro. The camp offers beds, bedding, hot showers, electricity, and mosquito nets. Nyati Safari Camp is your ultimate gateway for wildlife and nature adventures in Amboseli National Park.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Program
Day 1: Nairobi - Maasai Mara
Beasts Africa Safaris Representative will pick you up early in the morning from your hotel or the airport and bring you to the office for a short briefing of the safari after finalizing you will join the group and depart for Maasai Mara via the Great Rift Valley. You will stop at the Rift Valley viewpoint where you will take a few minutes to see the scenic views of this amazing landscape. Then you will proceed to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch.
After lunch, you will have an afternoon game drive Maasai Mara offers excellent big cat encounters and is regarded by many travelers as an essential stop on any tour of Africa. You will see golden grassland plains pocked with acacia, wildebeests, zebras, lions, and jackals you will enjoy a game drive in search of the lion, the leopard, the cheetah, and the rhino among all the wildlife until late evening. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 2: Maasai Mara
You will have a full-day game drive. You will leave the camp with picnic lunch boxes to spend the entire day in the park. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for 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 crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 3: Masai Mara - Masai Village - Lake Nakuru
After breakfast in the camp, you will have an opportunity for a cultural tour which is known as the Maasai village tour at extra cost then depart for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park - Amboseli
After an early breakfast, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, well known for its different bird species recorded and other animals that can be found also home to the black and the white rhinoceros. The park has also been established for the protection of endangered species such as the rhino and is also home to Columbus monkeys, leopards, giraffes, and a variety of plain antelope. Later on, with your lunch on the way, depart to Amboseli arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 5: Amboseli Full Day
You have a full day of game drives in this park which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos bathe in abundance. A variety of plains game, antelopes, and birds can also be seen, and Mt. Kilimanjaro’s peak too if weather conditions permit. You will have a picnic lunch then return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Amboseli - Nairobi
After breakfast, check out at the lodge and if weather permits you will see the view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Later, depart from Amboseli Park for Nairobi with a picnic lunch served en-route. Arriving in Nairobi late afternoon, you will be dropped at the airport for your next destination, or at your hotel.
Location
This safari tour will cover Mara Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Amboseli National Park.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Maasai Mara National Reserve is one of the key popular tourism points in Kenya. It is located in South-western Kenya along the Great Rift Valley area in Norok County, Kenya, adjacent to Serengeti National Park of Tanzania all around Mara Region / Masai Mara region. The Reserve was named in honor of the ancestral inhabitants the Maasai people who described the area as Mara meaning spotted circles of trees, savanna, scrub and cloud shadows of the area.
Masai Mara National Reserve was established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary covering a small area of only 520 square kilometers of the current Mara Triangle. In the same year, the Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya was extended to the east to cover around 1,821 square kilometers, it is at this point that it was converted into a game reserve under the new management of the local community of Narok County Council.
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s two premium parks and is a bird lover’s paradise. It surrounds Lake Nakuru, located in the Central Rift Conservation Area in the Southern Rift Valley region of Kenya. Originally protected as a bird sanctuary, this park hosts over 400 bird species, including 5 globally threatened species, and is an important stop on the African-Eurasian Migratory Flyway. This park was also the first national Rhino sanctuary and hosts one of the world’s highest concentrations of the Black Rhinoceros.
Lake Nakuru is known as an ornithological paradise by bird-watchers because the lake is world famous as the location of the greatest bird spectacle on earth which boasts anywhere between one and two million lesser and greater pink flamingos that feed on the abundant algae thriving in the lakes warm waters.
Amboseli National Park
Crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, the Amboseli National Park is one of Kenya’s most popular parks. The name “Amboseli” comes from a Maasai word meaning “salty dust”, and it is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands. They can also visit the local Maasai community who live around the park and experience their authentic culture.
Food
All meals while on safari and mineral water are included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Hallal
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Nature walk
- Boat ride
- Masai Village visit
- Balloon safari
What's included
- Transport in a safari van with a hatch roof
- Pick up from the airport
- 5 nights accommodation as per itinerary
- All meals while on safari
- Services of a professional guide/driver
- All park entrance fees
- All game drives
- Mineral water
What's not included
- Things of personal use
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Balloon safari
- Masai village visit
- Hotel in Nairobi
- Boat ride
- Visit to the Crescent Island
- Cycling
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
200 km
Transfer included
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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