4 Days Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru Kenya Safari
Book and enjoy this 4-day Kenya safari to Masai Mara and Nakuru National park with Superfine Safaris Limited. With only 4 days to spend, you can experience the best wildlife tour in Masai Mara National Reserve and Nakuru National Park. The 4-day Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru tour mainly takes you on a guided game drive. At Masai Mara National Reserve, you can embark on a search for the Big 5 (rhinos, leopards, lions, buffaloes, and elephants) and also observe the Wildebeest Migration, but this is possible only for those who travel around July to August.
Lake Nakuru National Park is dominated by Soda Lake and holds hundreds of birds. A game drive in Lake Nakuru comes with astonishing wildlife encounters, including the Rothschild giraffes, waterbucks, zebras, wild dogs, leopards, lions, gazelles, hyenas, elands, and more.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Masai Mara
Day 2: Masai Mara
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Day 4: Game drive & Depart from Lake Nakuru
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Masai Mara
Your day will begin with a pickup from your hotel in Nairobi. Leave Nairobi City for Masai Mara National Reserve, about a 6 to 7-hour drive. Enjoy a scenic drive in the countryside, and en route, you will have a stopover to witness the breathtaking view of the Great Rift Valley. After a short photography break, you will proceed to Masai Mara to check in your respective camps or safari lodges.
At the safari camp, expect to enjoy an early lunch and then embark on a guided game drive in the afternoon. The afternoon game drive session will run till 5:00 pm or 6 pm, and then you get back to relax at the lodge.
Accommodation options
- Budget: Kambu Mara Camp or Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
- Midrange: Mara Sopa Lodge or Ashnil Mara Camp
- Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge or Mahale Mzuri
Drive time: 6-7 hours.
Meals: Half board –Lunch & Dinner plus Drinking water.
Day 2: Explore Masai Mara National Park
After a heavy breakfast, you will meet a driver guide, and today’s morning marks the start of your full-day game viewing excursion in the Masai Mara National Reserve.
The morning game drive session will begin as early as 6:00 am and will run for about 2-3 hours. You will have lunch in the wild and proceed with the afternoon session.
A game viewing tour in the Maasai Mara involves exploring a variety of wildlife species. The popular wildlife to expect to encounter on today’s guided game drive sessions include the elephants, rhinos, buffalo, lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, and varied bird species.
Accommodation options
- Budget: Kambu Mara Camp or Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
- Midrange: Mara Sopa Lodge or Ashnil Mara Camp
- Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge or Mahale Mzuri
Meals: Full board- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the camp or lodge in Maasai Mara. After, leave the Mara Reserve for Lake Nakuru National Park. Getting to Lake Nakuru National Park from Masai Mara will take you about a 4-5 hour drive. On arrival at Lake Nakuru Game Park, you will safely check in your respective lodges/camps. Have a great moment at Lake Nakuru National Park, which includes reflecting on your journey and the mesmerizing wildlife encounters so far enjoyed.
Accommodation options
- Budget: Lake Nakuru Lodge
- Midrange: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
- Luxury: The Cliff Nakuru
Drive time: 4-5 hours
Meals: Full board –Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Game drive & Depart from Lake Nakuru
After an early morning breakfast, meet the driver guide and set off for a guided game drive through the Lake Nakuru National Park. Today’s morning game drive comes with unique encounters, including the sun risers as they become active. At Lake Nakuru National Park, you will explore a variety of wildlife, including rhinos, giraffes, zebras, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and bird species, especially the flamingoes.
After the morning game drive, you will safely exit Lake Nakuru National Park. Drive back to Nairobi for you to be dropped off at the camp or airport.
End of safari
Safari Inclusions
- Park entry fees.
- All activities as per this itinerary.
- Accommodation plus meals.
- All relevant taxes.
- Transportation plus a driver or a guide.
- Bottled drinking water.
Safari Exclusions
- Tips on a tour.
- All optional safari experiences or activities.
- All extra accommodation before or after the trip.
- Laundry services requested by a client.
- Souvenirs.
- Shopping expanses.
- Airfares.
- Laundry services, etc.
