5 Days Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Maasai Mara Safari

Embark on a classic 5-day Kenya safari with Adrica Adventures, exploring three of the country’s most celebrated wildlife destinations — Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Naivasha, and the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. This expertly guided safari begins and ends in Nairobi and is conducted in a private 4x4 Land Cruiser Jeep with a pop-up roof, ensuring excellent wildlife viewing and photography throughout your journey.

OVERVIEW

Your adventure starts with a scenic drive through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, a renowned bird-watching paradise and one of Kenya’s leading rhino sanctuaries. The park is home to both black and white rhinos, as well as lions, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, and seasonal flamingos along the alkaline lake shores.

Next, you travel to Lake Naivasha, a beautiful freshwater lake famous for its rich birdlife and resident hippos. Enjoy a boat safari across the lake before visiting Crescent Island, where you’ll experience a guided walking safari among giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and buffaloes — a rare and immersive wildlife encounter in Kenya.

The journey concludes in the iconic Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya’s premier safari destination, celebrated for its high concentration of wildlife, exceptional Big Five sightings, and the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration (July–October). Here, expansive savannahs and predator-rich plains provide unforgettable game drives and classic African safari moments.

This 5-day Kenya safari is ideal for couples, families, photographers, and first-time travelers seeking a well-balanced mix of wildlife game drives, scenic landscapes, and unique safari experiences — all delivered with Adrica Adventures’ personalized service and local expertise.

Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park

Our company representative will provide meet and greet services at the airport , and brief you about your safari as well as introduce your driver guides who will be taking you for the safari to the group.

Afterwards, proceed to Lake Nakuru National park, arriving for lunch at your lodge. (though this will be determined by your flights arrival time in Nairobi). Afternoon at rest, and later proceed for a game drive in the park.

Meals and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge/similar.

Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha

Early morning game drive, then return to your lodge for breakfast. Later, leave for the nearby papyrus-fringed Lake Naivasha, for a relaxed day/afternoon. With over 400 species of bird, this freshwater lake is a birding Paradise. Along the lake’s fabled waters, we are bound to see some of the area’s more intriguing species—hippos, giraffes, buffalo and even the arboreal colobus monkey. Lake Naivasha lies in the Great Rift Valley and the name derives from the local Maasai name Nai’posha, meaning “rough water” because of the sudden storms which can arise. Lunch at your lodge in Naivasha, and then in the afternoon, we suggest the following activities:

Proceed for a boat ride, then visit crescent Island for a guided walk or visit the nearby Elsamere Conservation Center, home to the late Joy & George Adamson – pioneers in the field of conservation, watch a film on their conservation work and later a boat ride on the lake followed by 4 o’clock tea & snacks.

Transfer back to your hotel.

Meals and overnight at Sawela Lodge or Similar.

Lake Naivasha to Maasai Mara Game Reserve

After early breakfast, leave for Masai Mara, arriving for lunch at your camp.

The Maasai Mara is Kenya’s finest and most outstanding wildlife sanctuary where gentle rolling grassland ensures animals are never out of sight. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well spread rainfall year round. The wildlife is far from being confined within the Reserve boundaries and an even larger area extends beyond the game Reserve. Centuries of close association with the wildlife has resulted in an almost symbiotic relationship where wildlife and Maasai people live in peace with one another.

No matter how much you have thought about Africa, this is more than you expected—the big five-Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Rhino and Cape buffalo are in abundance.

Afternoon game drive, then return to your camp.

Meals and overnight at Enkorok Mara Camp or Similar

Maasai Mara Full Day

After breakfast, depart the camp with picnic lunches for a full day game viewing, returning to your camp in the late afternoon to freshen up and later dinner.

Today we will be spending in the vast eco-system of the Mara searching for the big five and much more. We are in Kenya for our dreams, the Masai Mara. We spend another exciting day here, giving us the luxury of time to appreciate the region’s rich wildlife by game drives. Zebra, wildebeest, topi and hippos are common, as are leopards, lions and cheetahs.

You also have an optional balloon safari at an additional cost — Many call it a once in a lifetime experience, once you are up, you won’t want to come down, and once you land, champagne breakfast awaits you. Game viewing is great from the air with the opportunity for beautiful pictures. It’s worth noting that every game drive is different from the other, and missing one is missing out on the fun.

During our stay we also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Masai people at an additional cost to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience.

Meals and overnight at Enkorok Mara Camp or Similar camp.

Maasai Mara to Nairobi

Early morning game dive, then return to your camp for breakfast. Later, leave for Nairobi, with picnic lunch en-route.

Drop off at the airport.

INCLUDED

  • All taxes/VAT
  • Ground transport in a comfortable safari vehicle for game viewing, photography and touring
  • Accommodation in tents, camping gear and meal plan as mentioned in itinerary
  • All park entrance fees to include government taxes
  • Service of an English-speaking driver/guide
  • All game drives as will be detailed in the itinerary
  • Start and end in Nairobi

EXCLUDED

  • International flights from home and back
  • Visa fees (if applicable)
  • Travel insurance
  • Money for tips
  • Soft drinks or alcoholic drinks
  • Other personal items
  • Visit to the Maasai village (optional)
  • Anything not stated in the itinerary

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