4 Days Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Park

Overview

Experience the very best of Kenya’s wildlife and landscapes on this captivating 4-day safari that combines the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve with the scenic and wildlife-rich Lake Nakuru National Park. This journey offers a perfect blend of big game encounters, birdwatching, and stunning natural beauty — ideal for travelers seeking variety and adventure within a short timeframe.

Your adventure begins at Lake Nakuru, a shimmering soda lake surrounded by wooded grasslands, famous for its thousands of flamingos, white and black rhinos, and diverse birdlife. From there, continue to the Maasai Mara, Kenya’s premier game reserve, where you’ll enjoy thrilling game drives across the vast plains in search of the Big Five, cheetahs, and, depending on the season, the Great Wildebeest Migration.

With its mix of dramatic landscapes, iconic wildlife, and cultural encounters, this 4-day safari delivers an unforgettable taste of wild Kenya in just a few days.

Tour Price Includes:

  • Full board accommodation whilst on safari.
  • All meals and activities as stated in the itinerary
  • Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing.
  • All park entrance fees to include government taxes 
  • Game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
  •  Extensive Game drives
  • Game viewing in camps 4×4 vehicles and UHF radio.
  • Recommended Mineral Water while on safari

Things you need to budget for. The price does not include:

  • Visa
  • Airport Taxes- client pay direct
  • Tips
  • Laundry
  • Drinks
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Christmas and Easter Supplements

Full intinerary

Day 1. Nairobi-Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Depart Nairobi in the Morning for masai mara passing through the dramatic Great Rift Valley stopping at the view point, Ascend the western rim of the valley crossing the loita plains (maasai-land),see red-clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. Game viewing enroute to lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive inside the most scenic park in Kenya where great concentration of game is seen including the “Big Five”. Dinner and overnight camp/lodge.

Day 2. Maasai mara National Reserve.

Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the Park. Search for wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight camp/lodge

Day 3 . Maasai Mara-Lake Nakuru National Park

Early morning (before breakfast) game viewing drive at maasai Mara in search of any wild game you might have missed previously. Return to lodge for breakfast and afterwards depart for Lake Nakuru arriving in time for lunch. Lake Nakuru is referred as pink lake for it’s thousands of pink flamingos and other bird life-it’s a bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, it is a rhino sanctuary and the “Big Five” except the elephant can be seen here, afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at camp/lodge

Day 4. Lake Nakuru -Nairobi.

Early morning game drive in the lake. Breakfast and depart for Nairobi arriving at around 1200 hours.

intinerary route

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