4 Days Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Park

Safari Overview

Discover the best of Kenya’s wildlife and landscapes on this 4-day safari adventure combining the world-renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve and the scenic Lake Nakuru National Park.Begin your journey at Lake Nakuru, home to the iconic pink flamingos, diverse birdlife, and the rare black and white rhinos. Enjoy game drives through the park’s wooded hills and lakeshore, where you might spot giraffes, zebras, lions, and leopards.

Continue to the breathtaking Maasai Mara, Kenya’s premier safari destination, famous for its abundant wildlife and sweeping savannah plains. Here, witness the Big Five and, during the migration season, the dramatic wildebeest river crossings.This safari offers an unforgettable blend of stunning scenery, exceptional wildlife encounters, and a touch of Maasai culture — the perfect short safari for both first-time and seasoned travelers.

Full Itinerary

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.