Kenya Lodge Safaris

4 Days Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Lodge Safari

The Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru make a rewarding four-day pairing, combining expansive savannah wildlife with a compact Rift Valley park known for rhinos, giraffes and seasonal flamingos.Comfortable lodge stays support a well-paced route…

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Duration4 days · 3 nights
Safari styleKenya Lodge Safaris
DestinationsLake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve
PlanningPrivate & flexible

The journey at a glance

Tour Overview

The Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru make a rewarding four-day pairing, combining expansive savannah wildlife with a compact Rift Valley park known for rhinos, giraffes and seasonal flamingos.

Comfortable lodge stays support a well-paced route with varied game drives, scenic escarpment views and excellent opportunities to photograph both big game and birdlife.

Thoughtful pacingTravel time and experiences balanced carefully.
Local supportA Kenya-based team from planning to journey home.
Made personalDates, stays and details can be shaped around you.

Day by day

Tour Itinerary

Open each day to explore the route, experiences, meals and overnight arrangements.

Day 01Nairobi to Masai Mara

We will pick you up from your hotel at around 8:00AM and drive southwards. We will drive along the floor of the Great Rift Valley with stop over at the view point arriving in time for lunch. Later, we proceed for evening game drive in the Mara which is well known for its rich, tree studded grassland and rolling hills.

The famous Mara is also renowned for its great herds of plain games including black-maned lions, leopard and cheetah. It is also home to numerous elephants and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 02Full-Day Masai Mara Game Drive

After breakfast with picnic lunch, you spend full day game viewing with a visit to the Mara river. The river has great concentration of animals and birds throughout the year. You will have your picnic lunch as you watch crocodiles, hippos and other animals living in water.

This day you also have the option of going to visit one of the Masai villages and experience their lifestyle, customs and traditions.

All meals and overnight at the lodge

Day 03Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru

We go for an early game drive and return for late breakfast. We then depart to Nakuru National Park with picnic lunch on the way, arriving in the evening.

If time allows, you pass via Naivasha for a boat ride at Lake Naivasha Crescent Island (optional). Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 04Lake Nakuru Game Drive & Nairobi Return

After early breakfast, we spend the morning in Nakuru Park where you can see a lot of flamingos among the about 350 species of birds recorded here. This is also home to the black and the white rhinoceroses.

The park was established for the protection of endangered species such as the rhino and is also home to colobus monkeys, leopards, giraffes, and a variety of plains antelope.

Later in the day, we depart to Nairobi with picnic lunch on the way.
End of tour after we drop you off at your Nairobi hotel/airport

Know before you go

Inclusions & Exclusions

Included

  • Private safari transport in a custom 4×4 vehicle with pop-up roof
  • Professional English-speaking safari driver-guide
  • Lodge accommodation and meals as described in the confirmed itinerary
  • Park and conservancy entry fees for Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru
  • Scheduled game drives, transfers and bottled drinking water

Not Included

  • International flights, visa fees and travel insurance
  • Premium, alcoholic and other personal drinks
  • Optional balloon safaris, cultural visits and activities not stated as included
  • Tips, gratuities and personal expenses
  • Single-room, festive-season or other supplements unless included in your quotation

Your journey, made personal

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We can adjust dates, pacing, room style or combine this safari with another destination.