This 6 Days Kenya Luxury Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari offers the best of the Great Wildebeest Migration events as they unfold in Masai Mara National Reserve. The Masai Mara is one of Africa’s most famous parks. The wildlife viewing is superb throughout the year. The grassy plains and regular rainfall support a huge population of herbivores, in turn attracting many predators. All three big cats are relatively easy to see. The yearly wildebeest migration coming through the park is one of the world’s most amazing wildlife spectacles where 2.5 million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelles follow the rains in search of new grass. They make their way from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara somewhere around July and August and usually arrive in September. The crossing of the Mara River along the way is one of the highlights of this spectacular event. On our safari, We shall have two full days to catch the last events of the Migration as we track the herds while they slowly head back into Tanzania around October.
Safari Summary
Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 2: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 3: Full Day Masai Mara Game drives
Day 4: Full-day Migration Tracking
Day 5: Full-Day Masai Mara Migration Tracking
Day 6: Masai Mara to Nairobi
Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park
Early morning after your breakfast, our guide will pick you up from your booked hotel in Nairobi for this 6 Days Kenya Luxury Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari. You will be briefed on your 6 Day Safari then transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy a 3 hour’s drive through scenic views of the Nairobi suburbs, beautiful savannah grasslands and the plains of the Rift Valley before arriving to accommodation in Lake Nakuru National park in time for lunch. After lunch, you will head out for your first game drive through the Park; enjoy wild game viewing in the back ground of the orange African sunset.
Lake Nakuru is home to the highest population of flamingoes, the game viewing experience offers you the opportunity to see; the rare black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, lions, water bucks, buffaloes and baboons among others. Dinner will be served upon your return to accommodation then overnight stay.
Location: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation
Platinum: The Cliff
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 2: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Early morning after your breakfast, you will say goodbye to Lake Nakuru National Park then embark on a 5 hours’ journey to Masai Mara. Enjoy a drive through the scenic views of the Great Rift Valley before arriving to our accommodation in Masai Mara National Reserve.
Upon your arrival to the Park, you will check in accommodation just in time for lunch. After the refreshment, you will then head out for an evening game drive; expect to see various wildlife species to include: giant elephants, hippopotamus, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes and so many more.
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation
Platinum: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 3: Full Day Masai Mara Game drives
The next two days of 6 Days Kenya Luxury Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari are spent game viewing in Kenya’s leading Masai Mara National Reserve. You will embark on two game drives in the Mara: morning game drive and the afternoon game drive in search of the big five and other wildlife species to include: Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, Wildebeest, buffaloes, zebras, jackals, spotted hyenas, topi, impala, Hartebeests, nat eared foxes, the crocodiles and hippopotamus of the Mara and Talek Rivers. Considering your planned time to visit (July to September) you should brace yourselves to witness the thrilling Great wildebeest Migration as it happens in the Mara.
This natural movement of over 4 million grazers from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Masai Mara National Reserve is the sole reason why many visitors opt to come to Masai Mara National Reserve at this time of the year. The adventure is unmatched and considered as one of natural wonders of the world.
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation
Platinum: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 4 : Full-day Migration Tracking
Today you will have a full day to track the Great migration as it happens in Masai Mara National Reserve depending on how early the herds will be. August has always classically been the month which sees the first of the mega Mara River crossings. It is another big movement month for the herds, as many that were lingering around the Mara River as they made their way north in search of greener pastures. If the herds have made it then August is a fantastic time to see the migration. The first crossings of the season are often seriously explosive with the crocodiles being hungry and the wildebeest acting very manic. As such, the first crossings leave a trail of carcasses behind them. After the thrilling day of migration tracking in Masai Mara National Reserve, After full day of exploration we head back to accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation
Platinum: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 5: Full-Day Masai Mara Migration Tracking
This is yet another day to take chances with exploring the Great migration with hope of encountering River crossings. Our guide is knowledgeable enough to track and locate the thrilling adventure as it takes place within the Mara. All the way through the month, river crossings should happen almost daily. It is all a case of waiting patiently for the wildebeest to decide to cross.
After gathering full day thrilling memories, you will return to accommodation for, beer tasting and overnight stay as we celebrate our last night in Masai Mara.
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation
Platinum: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 6: Masai Mara to Nairobi
The day begins with a leisurely breakfast at the accommodation before retracing our steps to Nairobi. Our magical Masai Mara Safari comes to a close at your arrival in Nairobi. Upon arrival, you will have lunch shortly after which our guide will transfer you to a medical lab in Nairobi to have your Covid 19 PCR Test taken in preparation for your departure flight. Results are issued within 24 Hours.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Accommodation: No
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Included
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as an upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excluded
International flights (From/to home)
Roundtrip airport transfer
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.)
The government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees