6 Day Kenya Safari Amboseli Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara

This 6-Day/ 5-Night Kenya Safari starts with game viewing in Amboseli National Park, which is flanked by Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Amboseli is a compact game park, abundant in wildlife, which makes for excellent game viewing.

From Amboseli, we head to the important wildlife sanctuary of Lake Nakuru National Park, via Nairobi and the scenic Great Rift Valley. Then it’s off to the famous Masai Mara National Reserve for unparalleled game viewing in one of Africa’s best game parks. Along the way, stay at comfortable tented camps and a safari lodge.

This Amboseli, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara Safari offers the wildlife safari experience of a lifetime!

6 Day Amboseli, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara Safari Itinerary 

Day 1: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park 

0730 Hours: Prompt pickup from your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
1200 Hours: Arrive at Amboseli; check into your lodge/camp and sit down for lunch
1300 Hours – 1530 Hours: Midday rest (animals lie low during the heat)
1600 Hours – 1830 Hours: Afternoon Game Drive. The clouds around Mt. Kilimanjaro often clear just before sunset, offering ideal conditions for peak photography

Day 2: Full Day in Amboseli National Park 

0600 Hours – 0830 Hours: Sunrise Game Drive. This is your best window to view the snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro clearly before daytime heat creates cloud cover.
0830 Hours: Return to the camp for a late breakfast.
1000 Hours – 1500 Hours: Midday relaxation by the pool, or an optional midday visit to a local Maasai Village.
1530 Hours – 1830 Hours: Evening Game Drive focused around the swamp grounds where large elephant herds and hippos bathe

Day 3: Amboseli to Lake Nakuru National Park 

0600 Hours: Early breakfast and checkout.
0630 Hours: Depart Amboseli. You will head north, driving past the outskirts of Nairobi
1230 Hours: Brief lunch stop at a restaurant along the Great Rift Valley escarpment or inside Nakuru town
1430 Hours: Arrive and check into your Lake Nakuru lodge
1600 Hours: – 1830 Hours: Late Afternoon Game Drive around the lake to view black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, and flamingo populations

Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve 

0630 Hours: – 0830 Hours:  Optional quick early morning game drive in Nakuru, followed by breakfast and checkout
0900 Hours: Depart Lake Nakuru for the Masai Mara, descending further into the Rift Valley floor via Narok
1330 Hours: Arrive at your Masai Mara camp/lodge just in time for lunch and check-in
1330 Hours:  – 06:15 PM: First Masai Mara Afternoon Game Drive, introducing you to the dense big cat territories

Day 5: Full Day in Masai Mara National Reserve 

0600 Hours:  – 1600 Hours: Full Day Marathon Game Drive. Depart with a packed picnic lunch to explore deep into the reserve (including the Mara River) without needing to return to camp at noon
Alternative Timing (Two Drives)  0615 Hours:  – 0930 Hours: (Morning drive), rest at camp during the hot midday hours, and 1530 Hours – 1830 Hours (Evening drive)
Optional Activity: A hot-air balloon safari takes place between 0500 Hours:  and 0900 Hours: (including a champagne bush breakfast)

Day 6: Masai Mara to Nairobi 

0630 Hours – 0830 Hours: Final sunrise game drive in the Mara to spot predators tracking breakfast
0900 Hours:  Return to camp for a hearty breakfast and pack your bags
1000 Hours:  Check out and begin the drive back to Nairobi
0130 Hours: Stop in Narok town for a hot lunch.
0430 Hours: 0530 Hours: Arrive back in Nairobi for a drop-off at your hotel or JKIA for your evening flight out

This comprehensive 6-day Kenya road safari begins from Nairobi and takes you through 3 of Kenya’s premier wildlife reserves on an epic East African safari. Explore

✓ Amboseli National Park, famous for its views of Mt Kilimanjaro and large numbers of elephants
✓ Lake Nakuru National Park, with its diverse wildlife and birds, and the world-renowned
✓ Masai Mara National Reserve is globally renowned for the Great Wildebeest Migration, an annual phenomenon where millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle traverse its sweeping savannahs. It is also famous for its year-round abundance of the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo) and its rich Maasai cultural heritage.

Enjoy exciting wildlife viewing in an open 4×4, with each guest guaranteed a window seat, and relax in 4-star safari lodge accommodation. Take advantage of optional excursions to get the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Beginning in Nairobi, this safari could end in Mombasa or Nairobi. The tour travels south towards the Kenyan/ Tanzanian border to Amboseli National Park, lying in the foothills of distant Kilimanjaro.

Known as the best place to view large herds of elephants, the park is also home to Leopards, Cheetahs, Wild dogs, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, mongooses, and Lesser Kudus. There are also over 600 species of birdlife located here.

After 2 nights in Amboseli, the safari heads back towards Nairobi (with a stopover for lunch) and continues through the stunning scenery of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley to explore Lake Nakuru National Park.

The woodland and grassland surrounding Lake Nakuru are home to an abundance of wildlife, including black rhino, white rhino, hippo, leopard, lion, Colobus monkeys, buffalo, and the rare Rothschild giraffe. 

Lake Nakuru is a birdwatcher’s paradise where fish-eating pelicans and cormorants are prolific, as well as in excess of 400 other resident bird species. After a night in Lake Nakuru and travel through the Great Rift Valley, passing rural areas en route to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.

The Masai Mara is home to the Big and the Small Five – the elephant shrew, the Buffalo-weaver, Leopard tortoise, Ant-lion and Rhino beetle – the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino) being easier to spot than the Small 5. 

Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara reserve, you will see plenty of wildlife, such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, and wildebeest. Elephants, buffalo, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers.

The ultimate action here is without a doubt the annual wildebeest exodus, the Great Migration, in July and August, when millions of these grazers move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October.

After 2 Nights in the Masai Mara, we return to Nairobi, where this 6 Day Kenya Safari to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru & Mara comes to an end.

Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Amboseli National Park
Day 2: Explore Amboseli National Park
Day 3: Amboseli – Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 5 : Explore Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi

6 Day Kenya Safari Amboseli, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara Prices Include

✓  Drinking Water: Bottled drinking water is provided in the safari vehicle
✓ Game Drives: Scheduled morning and afternoon game drives as per the itinerary
✓ Guide & Driver: Services of a professional, English-speaking driver/guide throughout the circuit
✓ Accommodation: 5 nights of full-board stay (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) at lodges or tented camps
✓ Airport Transfers: Pickup and drop-off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) or your Nairobi hotel
✓ Park Entry Fees: Admission fees to Maasai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli National Parks
✓ Transportation: Round-trip transport from Nairobi in a custom safari minivan or 4×4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof for viewing

Notes

* For up-to-date and confirmed pricing info for optional items, please drop us an inquiry
* Optional Extras and Excursions Hot Air Balloon Safari in Masai Mara & Visit Masai Manyatta 
* This tour departs daily from Nairobi Hotels, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or any point within Nairobi

6 Day Kenya Safari Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, & Masai Mara Rates Exclude

✗ Drinks
✗ Tips or gratuity
✗ Travelers Insurance
✗ Communication charges
✗ Minimum of one person required
✗ Visas, international airfares, and airport taxes; meals
✗ Sightseeing is not included in the package; optional activities
✗ Personal expenses such as transfers to/ from the airport (supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

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