9 Day Kenya Safari in Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, and Tsavo National Parks
Amazing Safaris Kenya
Join this Kenya classic safari touring the Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Tsavo East National Park. You will get the chance to visit exciting classes - Kenya National Parks and game reserves. You will also visit the tree-studded plains of the great Masai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park with its famous flamingos and rhino sanctuary, Amboseli in the shadows of Mount Kilimanjaro, and the scenic hill and valley of Tsavo West National Park.
Key information
- Private tour
- Group size: Maximum 8 persons in a safari vehicle
- Children policy: Children from the age of 2 years are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- Starts and ends in Nairobi
- Language: English or other language-speaking guide
- All park fees are included.
Highlights
- Trip to Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Park
- Visit Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, and Amboseli Nairobi Park
- Opportunity to see the Big five, the great migration, flamingos, and more transportation in an open-top safari tour van
- A chance to visit the colorful Masai tribe
- 8 nights accommodation
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner as per the itinerary are included
Types
9 activity days in English
Accommodation
You will be staying at various accommodations during the safari.
Mara Sopa Lodges
Located high on the slopes of the Oloolaimutia Hills, Maasai Mara Sopa Lodge was one of the first safari lodges to be built in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, a reason why its gardens and trees are so lush and mature. All the buildings follow the design of traditional African round houses with conical roofs and these stretch along the line of the hills with the impressively large public area buildings and the swimming pool at their center.
Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodges
Located on a range of hills that form the western limits of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, the lodge offers spectacular views over the vastness of Africa. The lodge also overlooks Lake Nakuru and its surrounding national park, one that is a paradise for bird watchers and wildlife lovers alike. Lake Nakuru National Park is mainly a wooded and bushy grassland with a wide ecological diversity and characteristic habitats that range from the lake waters to the escarpment and ridges.
Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
Set in 150 acres of grassland studded with acacia bushes and trees, the resort is not only home to our resident giraffe, waterbuck, and both Vervet and Colobus monkeys, but it is also a night stop for the hippos when they leave the lake every night to come and trim the grass on the expansive lawns.
With Sopa’s traditional and conscientious care for the environment, they carefully positioned all the buildings on the property so they did not have to fill any of the many trees there. As a result of this, they had to come up with a radically innovative and artistic design for the main public area building, which now snakes its way between the trees with long and graceful curves.
Amboseli Sopa Lodges
Set in 200 acres of private land and with a rustic charm all of its own, the lodge nestles in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro which, at almost 6000 meters, is Africa’s highest and most famous snow-capped mountain.
It was this region of Kenya that, in the 1930s, inspired Ernest Hemingway’s unforgettable stories ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’ and ‘The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber,’ which were turned into more than successful feature films in the late 1940s due to their renowned actors. All forms of wildlife still abound in this wilderness, which continues all the way to the Amboseli National Park, an easy 20-minute drive away from the lodge.
Ngulia Safari Camp
Ngulia Safari Lodge is located in Tsavo West National Park with 52 rooms facing the vast wilderness and en-suite bathroom facilities. Ngulia Safari Lodge is one of the lodges with a great view of Kilimanjaro and overlooking the famous rhino sanctuary, which is the largest in the world hence guaranteeing the encounter with the rare African animal.
Program
Day 1 - Nairobi to Maasai Mara Game Reserve
At 07:30 a.m., you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). You will proceed to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. The drive to the Mara is via Kenya's urban and rural settings that contrast dramatically as you progress towards the Great Rift Valley escarpment. The journey will be from four to five hours with a distance of 265 kilometers.
Most of the drive to Maasai Mara Game Reserve shall be on the floors of the Great Rift Valley and through Maasai country. During the afternoon, you will explore the Maasai Mara on your first game viewing drive of the safari. Overnight at your Maasai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.
- Meal plan: Lunch, dinner
Day 2 - Maasai Mara Game Reserve (Full Day)
Today, there will be a game viewing extravaganza! The Maasai Mara Game Reserve remains the most exciting wildlife ecosystem. It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals of any other wildlife park in the region. The scenic appeal of the tree-studded savannah plains, the moderate climate, and the diversity of wild game species make it a one-stop shop for game viewing activities.
You shall traverse the Maasai Mara Reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing, encountering the big five and more of the lesser game. Picnic lunch shall be by the Mara River as you watch hippos and crocodiles, or maybe the great migration (July to October). Overnight shall be at your Maasai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3 - Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru (275 kilometers, 5 hours)
A short morning game viewing drive may be scheduled for the early morning. Later, you will depart for the Lake Nakuru National Park. On the route to Lake Nakuru National Park, there shall be stops at scenic points. There will also be an afternoon bird, game viewing drives around Lake Nakuru, and an opportunity to visit the rhino sanctuary. Overnight at your Lake Nakuru safari lodge or tented camp.
What you may see at Lake Nakuru National Park are flamingos (Greater and Lesser), White rhinos, Black rhinos, waterbucks, unique vegetation of about 550 species, and the Makalia Waterfalls.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4 - Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha
There will be bird watching and game viewing drives at Lake Nakuru. You will head to the nearby Lake Naivasha on a relaxed drive. Early afternoon shall be spent enjoying a boat ride where you will spot small games in idyllic settings. There is also an optional visit to Hell's Gate National Park, where you ride and trek as you watch small games. Overnight at a Lake Naivasha resort.
At Lake Naivasha, you may take a boat ride, a bicycle tour, and join a Hell’s Gate National Park tour.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5 - Lake Naivasha to Amboseli (350 kilometers / 5 hours)
A long and easy drive to the Amboseli awaits you today. There shall be stops to view the Great Rift Valley along the Naivasha to Nairobi highway. There will be a short game viewing drive with possible views of Mount Kilimanjaro peaks if the weather permits.
Overnight at your Amboseli National Park safari lodge or tented camp.
At the Amboseli National Park, you may see elephant, cheetah, wild dog, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, lion, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik, Lesser kudu, and nocturnal porcupine.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6 - Amboseli National Park
There will be an early pre-breakfast game viewing drive at the Amboseli National Park. Weather permitting, the clouds will shear off, leaving you mesmerized by the majesty of Kilimanjaro and its gleaming snow-capped peaks. Today shall be spent exploring the Amboseli National Park on unlimited game viewing drives. Overnight shall be at your safari lodge or tented camp.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7 - Amboseli to Tsavo West (100 kilometers, 2 hours)
A short morning game viewing drive is scheduled at the Amboseli this morning. The park is open and relatively small. Game viewing drives are concentrated and wildlife is easy to spot. Mount Kilimanjaro's mass provides a wonderful background for photographic moments. Later, the safari tour proceeds to Tsavo West National Park.
Tsavo West is hilly and scraggy with scenic terrain and wonderful game viewing backgrounds. Overnight shall be at your Tsavo West safari lodge or tented camp.
At Tsavo West National Park, you may see leopards, rhinos, wild dogs, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, Lesser kudu, Mzima Springs hippo, and exotic fish, as well as volcanoes and lava flows.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8 - Tsavo West to Tsavo East National Park
There will be a game viewing drive at the Tsavo West with a stop at the Mzima Springs. Later, you will proceed to Tsavo East National Park with game spotting and scenery viewing en route. You will also go for game viewing drives at the open savannah plains of the Tsavo. Overnight shall be at your Tsavo East safari lodge or tented camp.
At Tsavo East National Park, you may see vast herds of dust-red elephants, black rhinos, buffalo, lions, leopards, pods of hippos, waterbucks, lesser kudu, gerenuk, and hirola.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9 - Tsavo East National Park to Nairobi
This is your last day on safari. There will be early morning game viewing drives at the Tsavo East National Park. Later, you will return to Nairobi. Drop off will be at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) or a Nairobi hotel. You can also proceed to the Kenya coast beach resorts of Mombasa, Watamu, Diani, Bamburi, etc.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch
Location
This safari will take place in Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
Food
During this safari holiday, you will be served with daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Bike riding
- Hike to Hell’s Gate
- Hot air balloon ride at Maasai Mara (USD 450)
- Visit to a Maasai village
What's included
- 8 nights accommodation
- All game viewing drives
- All park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
- Government taxes and local levies
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) or hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Services of an experienced English or other language speaking driver-guide
- Transport in a customized open pop up top Toyota safari minivan
What's not included
- Airfare
- Items and services of a personal nature
- Other bottled drinks
- Packing items on safari
- Tips or gratuities
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer included
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
224 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% 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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