6 Day Kenya Safari Lake Nakuru Lake Naivasha & Masai Mara

This exclusive 6-day private safari in Kenya offers an immersive journey through the Great Rift Valley, showcasing the spectacular bird sanctuaries of Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha before culminating in the world-renowned Masai Mara National Reserve.

Explore some of the finest scenic, birding, and wildlife spots in Africa on this 6-day/5-night Kenya Safari, with lodge and luxury safari camp accommodations.

6-Day Kenya Safari Nakuru, Naivasha & Masai Mara Highlights

✓ Avian Spectacles: Witness awe-inspiring concentrations of millions of migratory and resident bird species
✓ The Masai Mara Experience: Journey south into Kenya’s flagship wildlife destination for world-class game viewing
✓ Great Rift Valley Lakes: Explore the stunning avifauna and crucial bird sanctuaries of Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha
✓ Apex Predators & The Big Five: Track Africa’s legendary big cats—including lions, leopards, and cheetahs—alongside elephants, rhinos, and buffaloes
✓ The Great Migration: Seize the seasonal opportunity to witness millions of wildebeest and zebras brave the plains in an unforgettable wildlife spectacle
✓ Crescent Island Game Sanctuary: Located on Lake Naivasha, this is a predator-free haven. It provides a rare, immersive opportunity to safely walk right next to giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest
✓ Lake Nakuru National Park: Famous for its pink-hued flamingos and successful sanctuary for endangered black and white rhinos. Keep an eye on the acacia branches for the park’s iconic tree-climbing lions 

6 Day Kenya Safari Lake Nakuru Lake Naivasha & Masai Mara Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru

0730 Hours – 0800 Hours: Pickup from your Nairobi hotel or airport to beat morning city traffic
0800 Hours – 1130 Hours: Drive to Lake Nakuru with a brief 15-minute stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint
1130 Hours – 1300 Hours: Arrival, park check-in, and transfer to your lodge for lunch.
1330 Hours  – 1830 Hours: Evening game drive to spot rhinos, leopards, and flamingos during prime golden hour light

Day 2: Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha

0630 Hours  – 0830 Hours: Early morning game drive in Nakuru when predators are most active
0830 Hours – 0930 Hours: Return to the lodge for a full breakfast and check out
0930 Hours – 1130 Hours: Drive to Lake Naivasha and check into your lakeside hotel
1400 Hours  – 1530 Hours: Hourly boat safari on Lake Naivasha to see hippos and fish eagles
1530 Hours  – 1730 Hours: Guided walking safari among giraffes and zebras on Crescent Island

Day 3: Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara

0730 Hours – 1300 Hours: Depart Naivasha early for the long, bumpy drive to the Masai Mara, arriving in time for lunch
1330 Hours  – 1830 Hours: First introductory afternoon game drive in the endless savannah plains

Days 4 & 5: Full Days in the Masai Mara 

0600 Hours  – 0800 Hours: Optional hot air balloon safari (requires booking ahead; includes bush breakfast)
0800 Hours – 1600 Hours: Full-day game drive with a packed picnic lunch to track the Big Five and visit the Mara River
1630 Hours – 1800 Hours: Optional cultural visit to a traditional Maasai Village

Day 6: Masai Mara to Nairobi

0630 Hours  – 0830 Hours: Final sunrise game drive in the reserve
0900 Hours: Breakfast and check-out from the camp
1000 Hours  – 1600 Hours: Drive back to Nairobi, including a stop for lunch along the route

Drive Times

A wonderful 6-day trip that will take in Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, and, of course, the fabled Masai Mara in Kenya. Beginning and ending in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, your tour travels to Lake Nakuru National Park, which surrounds the lake and was first gazetted to protect the rich bird life, later becoming a sanctuary for endangered species such as the rhino.

There are about 25 white and black rhinos, one of the largest concentrations in the country. Predators are also residents of this park, while Rothschild’s giraffes have been translocated into the park for safety. Lake Nakuru has retained its reputation as an ornithologist’s delight, with more than 400 species of birds found here.

Bird species include the Great White Pelican, African Spoonbill, Yellow-billed Stork, Lesser and Greater Flamingo, and Long-crested Eagle. The small park (180 sq km) is also home to warthogs, waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbuck, and the occasional leopard.

After a night in Lake Nakuru, we journey towards Lake Naivasha.  We visit Crescent Island Conservancy for a foot safari. There is a lot of easy-to-see game, e.g., giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, buffalo, zebras, hyenas, and impalas.

It is also a haven for birds, with over 200 species recorded. The lake has many hippos, which you can easily spot on the island. We also visit other Lake Naivasha attractions, such as Mount Longonot National Park for hiking, and Elsamere Conservation Center, once home to Joy Adamson of ‘Born Free’ fame.

Our next destination is the Masai Mara Game Reserve. The Masai Mara shares its southern boundary with Tanzania’s Serengeti, and herbivores cross the Mara River into Kenya from July onwards in search of better grazing.

Followed by lions, hyenas, and other predators, the vast herds of migrating herbivores cross southwards again from around late October. You may be lucky enough to see a river crossing as hundreds of wildebeest, zebra, topis, and gazelles brave the waters filled with waiting crocodiles during your Masai Mara safari.

The Mara is also home to the richest concentration of wildlife, including the “Big Five” (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo), zebras, antelope, gnus, Oribis, hyenas, giraffes, warthogs, gazelles, hartebeests, hippos, crocodiles, and others.

The reserve has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-maned lion. Birdlife is as plentiful as the wildlife in the Masai Mara, which boasts over 400 bird species.

Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 2: Drive to Lake Nakuru – Lake Naivasha
Day 3: Explore Lake Naivasha, visit Mt Longonot & Elsamere Conservation centre
Day 4: Lake Naivasha – Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 5: Explore Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Drive to Nairobi

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

✓ Naivasha Activities: A boat safari over Lake Naivasha and a guided walking tour among wildlife on Crescent Island
✓ Game Drives: Scheduled daily game viewing drives offering opportunities to spot lions, leopards, rhinos, and elephants
✓ Park & Reserve Fees: All government-mandated conservation and entry fees for the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park
✓ Transportation: Round-trip private or group transport from Nairobi in a 4×4 Land Cruiser or pop-up roof safari minivan, including fuel and an English-speaking driver-guide
✓ Accommodation: 5 nights of lodging in standard to luxury safari lodges or tented camps (full-board basis, starting with lunch on Day 1 and ending with breakfast on Day 6)

Kenya Safari Lake Nakuru Lake Naivasha & Masai Mara Prices Exclude

* International Airfare
* A visit to a Masai Village
* Accommodations in Nairobi
* Cost of obtaining a passport and visas
* Gratuity for your professional driver-guide
* Sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner
* Christmas, New Year, and Easter Supplement
* Nature walks, Night game drives, Camel rides, etc
* Gratuity for Porterage/ waiters at hotels, camps, and airports
* Membership in Flying Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue
* Optional Hot Air Ballooning (cost per person is 500 US Dollars)
* Personal expenses such as traveling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication charges that include laundry, emails, faxes, and phone calls, beverages including luxury champagne, luxury spirits, beer, and wines during meals or meals not indicated in the itinerary

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