Overview
This thrilling safari gives you an opportunity visit some of the best safari locations in Kenya. Travel south to Amboseli National Park, which sits against the breathtaking backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro. Lake Nakuru, one of the “soda lakes” of the Rift Valley, is home to flamingos and the Masai Mara, is the most popular Kenyan park. The combination of game viewing from these three packs is rewarding, with a likelihood of seeing the Big Five hunt sightings, which makes a thrilling game viewing.
Tour Features
- Mid-range tour (This mid-range tour uses lodges and tented camps.)
- Private tour (This tour will be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.)
- Can start any day (If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.)
- Can be customized (You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.)
- Suitable for solo travelers (Solo travelers can book this private tour.)
- Suitable for all ages (This tour is suitable for children of all ages.)
Itinerary
We pick you up from the airport and head to Amboseli via Mombasa road. On arrival, check in at your accommodation and have lunch. Then have an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is recognized for being a home to the largest population of elephants that is why it referred to as the home for elephants. It also home to numerous wildlife species including giraffe, spotted hyena, zebra, buffalo, blue wildebeest, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, lion, cape buffalo
Return to your lodge for a sumptuous dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Sentrim Amboseli
Meals and Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Enjoy early breakfast and set out for an early morning game drive at approximately 0600 hrs for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before the clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided. There is also the option of visiting the Maasai community at an extra fee of USD 30$. The visit reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area in the whole of Africa to experience elephants at close range. Less unharassed by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps must form the highlights of any safari. The park is also home to 600 species of birds. Later, return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Sentrim Amboseli
Meals and Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, we drive to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch. Later enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park and an optional boat ride at 30$. Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake. Here, visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity with varied habitats that range from the lake itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. A game-viewing drive is the main activity here.
Foragers, grazers, hunters, and scavengers all play their roles in the natural existence of the sanctuary. The park is ideal for bird watching, hiking, picnic, and game drives. The lake is famed as one of the world's largest ornithological spectacles. Lake Nakuru is also home to zebra, gazelle, Rothschild's giraffe, impala, and other large mammals, as well as a rhino sanctuary (black and white). Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Meals and Drinks:All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will check out and head to Maasai Mara by 0800hrs EAT. Arrive in time for sumptous lunch. Thereafter, explore the reserve on a late afternoon game drive.
Maasai Mara is one of the most famous and important wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in Africa, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people, the ancestral inhabitants of the area, who migrated to the area from the Nile Basin. Their description of the area when looked at from afar: "Mara" means "spotted" in the local Maasai language, due to the many short bushy trees which dot the landscape. World-renowned for its exceptional populations of lion, leopard, cheetah and African bush elephant. It also hosts the Great Migration, which secured it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten Wonders of the World.
In the evening, relax around the campfire. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Sentrim Mara
Meals and Drinks:All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Wake up for an early morning game drive by 0600hrs EAT with picnic breakfast and get to traverse through the reserve in search of different wildlife species and birds, get the beautiful sunrise on the savannah grassland, visit the great Mara River which is the source of life of Mara and also get to visit the international boundaries between Serengeti of Tanzania and Maasai Mara of Kenya. During this time, one is allowed to take as much photos as they can of life actions being witnessed on the plain grasslands of Maasai Mara.
During the great migration of wildebeests, one will be able to get the show of the crossing at different crossing spots along the Mara River or Sand River when the wildebeests move in such of grazing lands. You also have the option to visit the Masai village to interact and learn the culture of the Maasai people.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Sentrim Mara
Meals and Drinks:All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Go on an early game drive from 06h00 to 08h00 and then return for breakfast at the camp. You will check out at 10h00 and head to Nairobi via the Narok-Mai Mahiu road with stopovers at Narok and the viewpoint. Depending on your departure time, you can choose to go on a city tour or be dropped off at the airport.
Please note: Balloon safaris are also offered at Masai Mara (fee not included in the package).
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals and Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Includes
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Excludes
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
FAQs
Masai Mara National Reserve is regarded as an year round safari destination as it offers ideal climate with abundant resident wildlife for excellent game viewing. However, the best wildlife viewing months in Kenya are during the dry season from late June to October. This is also when the spectacular wildebeest migration occurs.
The Great Migration also known as the Wildebeest Migration is the mass movement of over a million plus animals including wildebeest, antelope, Zebra and the Big Cats such as Lion from Serengeti into Masai Mara. The migration is actually a continuous year long clockwise movement encompassing Serengeti in Tanzania and Masai Mara in Kenya, influenced by a number of factors including weather, pasture and mating~birthing cycles.
Yes, a visa is required if you plan to travel to Kenya, except citizens from countries who are exempted. You will also need a passport with 6 months validity and at least 2 blank pages to enter the country. Kenyan entry visas are exclusively issued electronically, with passengers required to obtain their E-visa before departure.
Masai Mara is quite safe to Visit. Kenya itself is one of the safest countries in East & Central Africa which is why many global UN bodies and reginal Embassies as well as international companies have chosen Nairobi as their head quarters for the African region. The Kenyan parks and reserves are professionally managed with adequate security in place. Safety is bolstered by the fact the wilderness areas in Kenya such as Masai Mara, away from urban areas, is naturally safe and secure.
See more here Is Masai Mara Safe. In terms of safety from Animals, incidents of wildlife attacks on visitors to the park are very rare. Camps and Lodges in Masai Mara have night guards who patrol the property and keep the vicinity safe. During the day, your Safari Driver-Guides would typically guide you on how to approach the wildlife in the safest way, either on your game drive or your walking safari.
Maasai Mara is one of the most famous and important wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in Africa, world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lion, African leopard, cheetah and African bush elephant. It also hosts the Great Migration, which secured it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten Wonders of the World.
To make most out of your safari; here is a list of to do activities: Safari Game Drives, Hot Air Balloon Safaris, Masai Village Tours, Nature & Bush Walk, Picnics in the wild as well as Bush meals and sundowners.
Amboseli is located in Kenya’s Kajiado County in the south-central part of the country. Kilimanjaro descends and forms the Great Rift Valley in the west, and Nairobi is almost directly north of it.
If your safari includes transportation to and from Nairobi, then this could easily be a stop for a night or two. It takes half the amount of time to get to Amboseli instead of the Maasai Mara and has much of the same animals!
The name is derived from the Maasai language ‘Maa’ and means ‘salty dust.’ In the dry season, the lakes can disappear and result in dust clouds!
Amboseli rests at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro – the tallest freestanding mountain in the world and the highest summit in Africa. The impressive mountain stands tall making even the elephants look tiny.
It also has the most condensed population of elephants in Kenya. The sheer quantity of elephants here is enough to make your jaw drop. These elephants are the most studied in all of Africa. The Amboseli Trust for Elephants have been researching these elephants for over 40 years and are the leading expert in elephants.
The Maasai people and culture are alive and well in Amboseli and you can get an up-close look at their lifestyle.
Amboseli also has a fresh underground water supply from the feet of the Kilimanjaro ice cap. Two clear springs have formed at the heart of the park.
There is an observation hill with patio furniture which is perfect for a snack. You can see the beautiful landscape for miles and even see Lake Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro. We were able to have lunch with hippos relaxing in the marshland nearby!
The only time you really do not want to visit is during the rainy season – April May, November, and December. I would recommend visiting January, February or June- September.
The dry season is the best because herbivores gather near the few watering holes making spotting them easy. The carnivores also go to the watering holes in search of prey. Less watering holes means a greater chance of seeing both hunter and prey.