7 Day Kenya Safari Tsavo West Amboseli & Masai Mara from Nairobi
This 7-day classic Kenya road safari adventure explores some of the most prolific game-viewing locations in Kenya. Your safari could start from Nairobi or Mombasa and end in Nairobi.
Begin with 2 Nights in Tsavo West National Park, a popular destination with magnificent scenery, Mzima Springs, rich and varied wildlife, and a rhino reserve, before moving to Amboseli National Park, home to famous large tusked elephants and views of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro.
Then head to the Masai Mara National Reserve and experience the thrill of tracking Africa’s Big Five and watching millions of wildebeest and zebras during their annual migration crossing the Mara River.
Departing Nairobi by road, we drive for about five hours to reach Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo East and Tsavo West combined to make one of the biggest game reserves in the world, at about 22700 km².
Tsavo is famous for the man-eating lions of Tsavo, which preyed on railway workers in colonial times. Home to Africa’s Big Five – buffaloes, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and the notorious lions – and giraffes, cheetahs, hippos, hyenas, and plenty of antelopes.
Continue by road to Amboseli National Park, a scenic park known as one of the best places to get up close to big herds of elephants, making for amazing photos with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. Amboseli National Park hosts a variety of large mammals and birds.
Elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, Maasai giraffe, and buffalo are some of the big game you may see on a game drive. Plains game is prolific and includes gerenuk, fringe-eared oryx, Burchell’s zebra, eland, Coke’s hartebeest, white-bearded wildebeest, common waterbuck, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, and impala.
From Amboseli, we drive to Nairobi for lunch, then continue to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. This is where it happens – one of the most spectacular wildlife shows on earth, the Great Wildebeest Migration. The Big Five and other animals can be seen roaming on the open grasslands scattered with thorn trees.
After 2 nights in the Masai Mara, we drive back to Nairobi and return home with magical memories of all that you have experienced and a plethora of wildlife photographs to share with your friends and family.
7 Day Kenya Safari: Tsavo West, Amboseli & Masai Mara Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park
0700 Hours – 0800 Hours: Early morning pickup in Nairobi (hotel or airport). Depart via the Mombasa Highway.
0800 Hours – 1230 Hours: Drive southeast to Tsavo West (approx. 270 km, 4-5 hours).
1230 Hours – 1530 Hours: Check into a lodge (e.g., Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge or Ngulia Safari Lodge), have lunch, and relax
1600 Hours – 1830 Hours: Afternoon game drive focusing on the Rhino Sanctuary and volcanic landscapes.
Day 2: Tsavo West to Amboseli National Park
0830 Hours – 0930 Hours: Return to camp for breakfast and check out.
0930 Hours – 1300 Hours: Game drive en route exiting the park, then drive to Amboseli (approx. 200 km, 3-4 hours)
1300 Hours – 1530 Hours: Check into your accommodation (e.g., Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge) for lunch and siesta
1600 Hours – 1830 Hours: Afternoon game drive in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, famous for large elephant herds
Day 3: Full Day in Amboseli National Park
0900 Hours – 1100 Hours: Breakfast at the lodge and free time
1130 Hours – 1300 Hours: Optional visit to a local Maasai Village to learn about their culture
1300 Hours – 1530 Hours: Lunch and rest
1600 Hours – 1830 Hours: Late afternoon game drive around the Observation Hill and swamps
Day 4: Amboseli to Masai Mara National Reserve
0600 Hours – 0830 Hours: Dawn game drive and breakfast.
0830 Hours– 1400 Hours: Drive back toward Nairobi and onto the Mai Mahiu road. Alternatively, you can take a daily 1-hour 08:00 flight from Amboseli directly to the Mara
1400 Hours – 1630 Hours: Continue the drive via Narok to the Masai Mara
1630 Hours– 1830 Hours: Evening game drive en route to your lodge (e.g., Mara Sopa Lodge)
Day 5 & 6: Full Days in Masai Mara
0630 Hours – 1130 Hours: Extended morning game drive with a packed breakfast (often tracking cheetahs, lions, and leopards)
1130 Hours – 1530 Hours: Return to camp for a hot lunch, pool time, and midday rest
1600 Hours – 1830 Hours: Afternoon game drive. (Consider adding an early morning Hot Air Balloon Safari on Day 6)
Day 7: Masai Mara to Nairobi
0630 Hours– 0830 Hours: Final early morning game drive in the Mara
0830 Hours – 0930 Hours: Breakfast and check-out
0930 Hours – 1630 Hours: Drive back to Nairobi (approx. 260 km, 5-6 hours) for an evening departure flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
7 Day Kenya Safari Tsavo West Amboseli & Masai Mara Summary Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Tsavo West National Park
Day 2: Explore Tsavo West National Park
Day 3: Tsavo West – Drive to Amboseli National Park
Day 4: Explore Amboseli National Park
Day 5: Amboseli – Drive to Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 6: Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 7: Masai Mara – Drive to Nairobi
7 Day Kenya Safari Tsavo West Amboseli & Masai Mara Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi – Drive to Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast in your city hotel in Nairobi, we depart by road and travel southeast to Tsavo West National Park. We arrived at Tsavo West in time for lunch and later enjoyed an afternoon game drive. We explore Chyulu Hills and Mzima Springs, home to numerous hippos and crocodiles.
At Mzima Springs, we can view the hippos swimming beneath the water’s surface from the underwater viewing chamber. The scenic Tsavo West Park covers a wide variety of landscapes, from swamps and natural springs to rocky peaks, extinct volcanic cones, and rolling plains.
The dramatic Chyulu Hills comprise a collection of ancient volcanic cinder cones, offering splendid views of Kilimanjaro and populations of elands, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest.
We have dinner and an overnight stay at a lodge in Tsavo West National Park.
Overnight Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Lodge, Ngulia Lodge, Finch Hattons Camp
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 2: Explore Tsavo West National Park
The whole day is spent exploring the game park on a morning and afternoon game drive. In Tsavo West National Park, birds are very common – look out for the white-bellied go-away bird, red-beaked hornbills, and bateleur Eagles.
There are also large populations of elephants, zebras and buffaloes, as well as lions, leopards and cheetahs. Look out for dung beetles rolling huge balls of elephant dung along the tracks.
Tsavo Park is famous for its large elephant herds, often seen covered in fine, red dust.
Overnight Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Lodge, Ngulia Lodge, Finch Hattons Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 3: Tsavo West – Drive to Amboseli National Park
In the morning, we embark on a game drive in Tsavo West National Park before driving to Amboseli National Park, located northwest of Tsavo, near the Kenyan border with Tanzania. We look out for the game on the way to Amboseli.
Amboseli National Park covers 392 km² and is the second most popular park in Kenya, after the world-famous Masai Mara. The park is best known for its breathtaking scenery, with towering Mt. Kilimanjaro to the south.
This natural setting offers superb photographic opportunities, especially for capturing large bull elephants up close against the backdrop of the mountain. Enjoy dinner and the beautiful views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Overnight Accommodation: Amboseli Serena, Amboseli Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 4: Explore Amboseli National Park
We spend a full day exploring Amboseli Park on game drives. Amboseli is home to lush grasslands fed by the melting snow of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Standing at 5896 m above sea level, the snow-topped mountain forms the backdrop to game viewing in Amboseli.
Amboseli National Park hosts some of the largest elephant herds in Kenya and is famous for its large bull elephants with their impressive tusks. Amboseli is considered one of the top game parks in Africa for getting up close to elephants in the wild, and it offers some of the finest wildlife photography, with the scenic Mt Kilimanjaro in the background.
The Game Park also contains large populations of buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, and various antelope species, such as impalas. Amboseli Park is also home to lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, jackals, warthogs, and various other wildlife.
The park also boasts an abundance of birds, including bee-eaters, kingfishers, pelicans, African fish eagles, and falcons.
Overnight Accommodation: Amboseli Serena, Amboseli Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 5: Amboseli – Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Today, we leave the lodge after breakfast, travel to Nairobi for lunch, and then continue to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. As we enter Mara territory, our first wildlife-viewing drive begins.
Look out for the Big 5: elephant, lion, rhino, leopard, and buffalo, and all the other wildlife you would expect to see on safari. If you are fortunate to be there during the migration season, thrill at the scene of thousands of wildebeest and zebra crossing the plains, risking a swim across the crocodile-infested river.
But any time of the year is a good time to visit, as the vast plains of the Mara teem with wildlife, and there is a good chance of adding the Big 5 to our spotted list, as well as many other species.
Overnight Accommodation: Mara Safari Club, Kichwa Tembo, or Similar
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 6: Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
Today is set aside for game viewing in the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve. After an early breakfast at the camp, we head into Kenya’s leading game park, the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve, to see wildlife.
The national reserve hosts a multitude of wild animals, including the Big Five (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo), which we may encounter. During peak season, we are likely to see the Great Migration in action – an unforgettable sight!
Witness more than a million wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and other wildlife on the move as they migrate to greener plains.
Overnight Accommodation: Mara Safari Club, Kichwa Tembo, or Similar
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 7: Masai Mara – Drive to Nairobi
Today you have an early-morning game drive, followed by a sumptuous breakfast, then depart by road to Nairobi, arriving in the early afternoon.
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
7 Day Kenya Safari Tsavo West Amboseli & Masai Mara Prices
7-Day Kenya Safari Tsavo West, Amboseli & Masai Mara Prices Include
✓ Game drives
✓ All meals included while on safari
✓ All applicable Game Park entrance fees
✓ Guaranteed window seating with an open-top
✓ Multi-lingual Professional Safari Driver Guide
✓ Safari vehicles carry cold drinks and mineral water
✓ Guaranteed departures for two or more passengers booking this safari
✓ Finest accommodations in Tsavo West National Park, Amboseli National Park & Masai Mara
✓ Round-trip transport from Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park, Amboseli National Park & Masai Mara
| Dates From | Dates To | Price Per Person | Children Aged 2 to 12 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January 2026 | 31st December 2026 | Request for rates | Request for rates |
7-Day Kenya Safari: Tsavo West, Amboseli, & Masai Mara Prices Exclude
✗ International Airfare
✗ Accommodation 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
✗ Optional Hot Air Ballooning, Nature walks, etc
✗ Gratuity for porters/ waiters at hotels, camps, and airports
✗ Membership in the Flying Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue
✗ 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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