Join this 4 Days Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safarito Kenya’s best wildlife destinations – Masai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park. Masai Mara is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including the famous Big Five, big cats, and the annual wildebeest migration. Lake Nakuru is often referred to as the Pink Lake due to its great masses of flamingos lining its shores. The famous white and black rhinos are also residents of this park.
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Pick up from your hotel at around 8:00am and drive southwards along the Great Rift Valley with a stopover at a viewpoint offering spectacular sights of the surrounding areas. Arrive in time for lunch at Lenchada Tourist Camp. Later, proceed for an evening game drive on the rich, tree-studded grassland and rolling hills of the Mara.
The famous Mara is also renowned for its great herds of plain game, black-maned lions, leopards, and cheetahs, but it is also home to numerous elephants and virtually every type of wildlife in Kenya. Your dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, depart for a full day of game viewing in the reserve and a picnic lunch. The game drive will take you to the Mara River, where there is usually a large concentration of wildlife. Enjoy your picnic lunch as you watch the crocodiles, hippos, and other animals in and around the river. On this day, you have the option of visiting the Masai villages. All meals and your overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
Depart for an early morning game drive before returning to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast, depart to Lake Nakuru National Park with a picnic lunch on the way. You will arrive in the evening, and if time allows, you will pass via Naivasha for a boat ride to Lake Naivasha Crescent Island. Your dinner and overnight stay are at the lodge.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Nairobi
After an early breakfast, spend the morning in Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will see a lot of flamingos and other birds (about 350 species have been recorded). Nakuru was established to protect endangered species, such as the rhino, and is currently home to the black and white rhinoceros.
You will also encounter Columbus monkeys, leopards, giraffes, and various plain antelopes. Depart to Nairobi with a picnic lunch on the way and a drop off at the airport or your hotel.