Duration : 4 Nights / 5 Days
Destination Covered : Nairobi, Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara
Tour Activities : Boat Safari, Game Drives
Tour Themes : Wildlife, Safari Tours
USD 2977
Per Person
Nairobi, Nakuru and Lake Naivasha Tour Overview
For the traveller who wants luxury without predictability, this 5-day reverse-route safari starts at the spectacular Lake Naivasha — Kenya's highest Rift Valley lake — before moving north to the rhino stronghold of Lake Nakuru, and finishing with a grand finale at the world-famous Masai Mara. Day 1 brings you directly to Naivasha, where an evening boat trip reveals hippos, African fish eagles and hundreds of waterbirds at close quarters. Day 2 is spent at Lake Nakuru National Park, a UNESCO-listed Biosphere Reserve, with a rare opportunity to see both white and black rhinos in one morning. The Mara welcomes you on Day 3 for two full days of Big Five game drives in the greatest wildlife reserve in Africa. Expert guides take you off the beaten track to find lion kills, cheetah hunts and leopard sightings in the acacia thickets. Throughout, you stay in premium tented camps and lodges, and all meals are included from first lunch to departure. This itinerary builds in pace — each destination wilder and more dramatic than the last.
Group Size
Max 6
Nairobi, Nakuru and Lake Naivasha Tour Itinerary
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Collected from your Nairobi hotel or airport, you drive west through the lush highlands before descending into the Rift Valley to reach Lake Naivasha by mid-morning. After checking into your luxury resort on the lake's edge, a full afternoon boat safari explores the lake's diverse birdlife and resident hippo pods. The freshwater lake, at 1,884 metres, hosts over 400 bird species and is one of Kenya's most important IBAs (Important Bird Areas). As the sun sets, hippos emerge from the water to graze the shoreline, accompanied by the calls of African fish eagles and the vivid flash of malachite kingfishers. A private sundowner on your lodge's jetty watching hippos in the amber water is a memory that stays forever.
After a leisurely breakfast, you drive north to Lake Nakuru National Park. En route, Crater Lake Sanctuary offers a brief stop to view the brilliantly coloured colobus monkeys leaping through the yellow fever trees. Nakuru's entrance reveals a park of compact, navigable dimensions where wildlife is reliably concentrated. The western lake shore flamingo colonies can number over a million birds, and the park's white rhino population (Kenya's largest) means sightings are almost guaranteed. Afternoon drives focus on the eastern woodland where black rhino and leopard favour dense cover. The park's famous Makalia waterfall is visited en route back to camp for a scenic and cooling stop.
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After a morning game drive in Nakuru and breakfast, the long drive south to the Masai Mara begins — a journey of approximately 4 hours that traverses the Rift Valley, passes through Narok town and delivers you to the golden savannah of the Mara in time for a late lunch. The afternoon game drive begins immediately after lunch as resident guide and your driver combine to locate the best wildlife. The timing of your arrival in the Mara is deliberate — the late afternoon is prime time for cheetah activity as they use the long golden light to scan the plains for prey, and lion prides emerge from shade to begin their evening patrols.
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The full day in the Mara begins before dawn with coffee and rusks by the campfire before your 4x4 eases out of camp into the dark savannah. The sounds of Africa at night — hyenas whooping, lions coughing, nightjars calling — give way to the golden light of an African sunrise revealing a landscape simply teeming with life. Morning drives in the Mara Triangle (the often-overlooked western section of the ecosystem) access areas of outstanding wildlife concentration that receive a fraction of the visitor traffic of the main reserve. Lion kills from the night before are located by watching vulture circles in the sky. Afternoon drives follow the Mara River for the potential spectacle of wildebeest crossings. A bush sundowner is served on a kopje with long views across the darkening plains.
Masai Mara National Reserve
One final early morning drive ventures out to find the Mara's most elusive resident — the leopard — in the pre-dawn quiet when these solitary hunters are most active. Cheetah families with sub-adult cubs are a regular morning highlight, as are the enormous elephant bulls that move through the acacia thickets at this hour. After a final breakfast, the drive returns northeast to Nairobi, arriving late afternoon.
More Details about Nairobi, Nakuru and Lake Naivasha Tour
Inclusions
- Hotel
- All conservancy and national park entrance fees
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof (dedicated throughout)
- Professional naturalist driver-guide
- Evening boat safari on Lake Naivasha (Day 1)
- 4 nights at hand-picked luxury tented camps and lodges
- Full board from Day 1 dinner through Day 5 breakfast
- Drinking water on all days
- Nairobi airport pickup and drop-off
- All government taxes and fees
Exclusions
- International flights (we can assist with recommendations)
- Kenya e-Visa
- Personal travel insurance
- Tips (suggested $10–15 pp/day)
- Bar drinks beyond water and house wine
- Hot air balloon over the Mara (optional extra ~$550 pp)
- Personal expenses and shopping
Payments Terms
- * 20% Advance Percentage of total booking amount
Price & Rates
| No of pax | Age Limit | Price per pax (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| No of pax Adult | Age Limit Above 12 years | Price per pax (Rs) $ 2977 / Adult ( With Tax ) |
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- * Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
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