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What's included
- A professional driver guide
- All park fees
- Drinking water during safari
- Full board Accommodation
- Game drives in a 4X4 safari land cruiser
- Service of an English-speaking professional guide, porters and skilled cook
- Start and finish Nairobi
- Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
- Balloon safari
- International Air, unless expressly paid for
- Items of personal nature
- Laundry, tips, sleeping bags, drinks
- Masai village entrance fee
- Meals, unless expressly states
- Other International flights
- Personal expenses
- Tips to guide and driver
- Visa arrangements
4-Day Lake Nakuru & Maasai Mara Safari
Experience two of Kenya’s most celebrated wildlife destinations on this unforgettable 4-day safari. Combining the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve with the scenic Lake Nakuru National Park, this adventure offers exceptional wildlife encounters, breathtaking landscapes, and memorable safari experiences.
From the predator-rich plains of the Maasai Mara to the flamingo-lined shores and rhino sanctuary of Lake Nakuru, this safari showcases some of the very best that Kenya has to offer.
Why This Tour?
Iconic Wildlife Encounters
Explore two of Kenya’s premier wildlife destinations, both renowned for their exceptional biodiversity. Spot the Big Five, large elephant herds, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, hippos, and a variety of predators including lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
Maasai Mara – Africa’s Greatest Safari Destination
The Maasai Mara is world-famous for its incredible wildlife density and the annual Great Migration, one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles. Vast open plains provide excellent game-viewing opportunities throughout the year.
Lake Nakuru’s Rhino Sanctuary
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s best locations for viewing endangered black and white rhinos. The park is also home to Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, baboons, and numerous bird species.
Spectacular Birdlife
Lake Nakuru is internationally recognized as a birdwatcher’s paradise. The lake attracts thousands of flamingos along with pelicans, storks, fish eagles, herons, and over 400 recorded bird species.
Scenic Great Rift Valley Landscapes
Travel through the heart of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, enjoying dramatic escarpments, rolling hills, picturesque lakes, and panoramic viewpoints along the way.
Tour Highlights
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Extensive game drives in Maasai Mara National Reserve
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Game viewing in Lake Nakuru National Park
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Opportunity to spot the Big Five
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Excellent rhino viewing opportunities
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Spectacular birdwatching experiences
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Great Rift Valley scenic stopovers
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Picnic lunch in the wilderness
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Professional safari guide throughout
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Private 4×4 safari vehicle
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Optional Maasai cultural experiences
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Stunning photography opportunities
Maasai Mara National Reserve
The Maasai Mara is Kenya’s most iconic safari destination and one of Africa’s finest wildlife reserves. Covering vast rolling grasslands and acacia-dotted plains, the reserve supports an extraordinary concentration of wildlife throughout the year.
The reserve is particularly famous for the Great Migration, when more than 1.5 million wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles move between Tanzania’s Serengeti and Kenya’s Maasai Mara in search of fresh grazing. This spectacular event attracts predators and creates some of the most dramatic wildlife encounters on Earth.
Beyond the migration, visitors can enjoy exceptional sightings of lions, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, hyenas, and countless other species against a backdrop of classic African landscapes.
Lake Nakuru National Park
Nestled within the Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s most scenic and wildlife-rich protected areas. The park is famous for its alkaline lake, which attracts thousands of flamingos and numerous other bird species.
Lake Nakuru is also one of Kenya’s most important rhino sanctuaries, offering excellent opportunities to see both black and white rhinos. Other wildlife commonly seen includes Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, zebras, baboons, lions, and leopards.
The park’s diverse habitats, including acacia woodlands, grasslands, rocky escarpments, and lakeshore environments, create a beautiful setting for game viewing and photography.
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- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
Nairobi – Maasai Mara National Reserve
Your safari begins with an early morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport. Depart for the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve via the scenic Great Rift Valley.
Along the way, stop at one of the Rift Valley viewpoints to admire the dramatic escarpments and breathtaking landscapes stretching across the valley floor and capture memorable photographs. Continue through Kenya's picturesque countryside before arriving in the Maasai Mara in time for lunch.
After checking into your lodge and enjoying lunch, relax and take in the beautiful surroundings before setting out on an afternoon game drive. Explore the reserve's vast plains in search of elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, antelopes, and the famous big cats that make the Mara one of Africa's most celebrated wildlife destinations.
As the sun sets over the savannah, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: AA Mara Lodge or similar
Full-Day Maasai Mara Safari
After breakfast, depart with a packed picnic lunch for a full-day game drive across the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Today offers the perfect opportunity to fully explore the reserve's diverse habitats and abundant wildlife. Search for lions resting beneath acacia trees, cheetahs scanning the plains for prey, and elephants moving through the grasslands. Large herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, and various antelope species are common sightings throughout the reserve.
During the migration season between July and October, you may witness part of the spectacular Great Migration as thousands of wildebeests and zebras move across the Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grazing.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your game-viewing adventure. Return to camp in the late afternoon and spend the evening relaxing after a rewarding day on safari.
Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge or camp.
Overnight: AA Mara Lodge / Enkorok Mara Camp / Oldarpoi Camp or similar
Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, check out and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, travelling through the scenic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley.
Arrive in Nakuru around lunchtime and proceed to your lodge for check-in and lunch. After some time to relax, head into the park for an afternoon game drive beginning around 3:30 PM.
Lake Nakuru National Park is renowned for its thriving rhino sanctuary and exceptional birdlife. During your game drive, look out for black and white rhinos, Rothschild's giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, baboons, and a variety of bird species that inhabit the lake and surrounding woodlands.
As the afternoon light softens over the lake, enjoy the park's beautiful scenery before returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar
Lake Nakuru – Nairobi
Enjoy breakfast while taking in the final views of Lake Nakuru National Park and its surrounding landscapes.
After checking out, begin your journey back to Nairobi. Depending on time and road conditions, enjoy views of some of the park's famous viewpoints, including Baboon Cliff and Lion Hill, which offer spectacular panoramas of the lake and the Great Rift Valley.
Arrive in Nairobi in the late afternoon and transfer to your hotel or the airport for your onward journey.
End of Safari
Depart with unforgettable memories of Kenya's magnificent wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and extraordinary safari experiences across two of East Africa's most iconic national parks.
Thank you for choosing Shanjoy Tours & Safaris.
More about this tour
This tour is ideal for visitors who want to see Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Park. The Big Five rule the Masai Mara National Reserve, while the famous black rhinos rule Lake Nakuru. Lake Nakuru is also known for its famous bird species and other animals found in the park, such as lions. Join us on this incredible tour and let's have a good time.
