Kenya Big Five & Great Migration Safari

Amboseli(1N) → Lake Naivasha(1N) → Lake Nakuru(1N) → Masai Mara(2N)

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
  • Duration: Approximately 4.5 to 5.5 hours by road, depending on arrival time and traffic.
  • Highlights:
    • Arrive in Nairobi.
    • Meet your driver-guide.
    • Continue to Amboseli, known for its large elephant herds and views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
    • Afternoon game drive if time permits.
  • Meals: Lunch, Dinner
  • Overnight: Amboseli
  • Morning game drive
  • Drive via Nairobi to the Great Rift Valley
  • Highlights:
    • Early game drive in Amboseli
    • Relaxed lakeside evening at Lake Naivasha
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Overnight: Lake Naivasha
  • Short drive to Lake Nakuru after morning lake activities.
  • Highlights:
    • Enjoy a Lake Naivasha boat ride.
    • Guided walk on Crescent Island.
    • Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park for an afternoon game drive.
    • Look out for rhinos, giraffes, buffalo, and seasonal flamingos.
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Overnight: Lake Nakuru
  • Duration: Approximately 5.5 to 6.5 hours by road through the Rift Valley.
  • Highlights:
    • Depart for Masai Mara, arriving in time for lunch.
    • Enjoy an afternoon game drive across the open savannah.
    • The July to September season offers excellent wildlife viewing and possible migration activity.
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Overnight: Masai Mara

Full day game viewing inside the reserve. Highlights: Spend the day exploring Masai Mara with your private guide. Search for lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, and other plains game. Picnic lunch can be arranged for a longer game drive day. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Masai Mara.

  • Approx. 5.5-6.5 hours by road, depending on the route and traffic.
  • Highlights:
    • After breakfast, depart for Nairobi.
    • Drop-off at the airport, Nairobi hotel, or onward connection point.
    • Lunch depends on flight timing and routing.
  • Meals: Breakfast; Lunch subject to timing.
  • Overnight: End of safari.

Stay & Meal Details

Package Policies

  • 5 nights accommodation on a full-board basis as per itinerary.
  • Private safari vehicle with a professional English-speaking driver-guide.
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off in Nairobi.
  • All ground transport and game drives as per itinerary.
  • Park fees for Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, and Masai Mara, based on current indicative adult non-resident rates.
  • Lake Naivasha boat ride and Crescent Island visit.
  • Bottled drinking water during the safari.
  • Government taxes and service charges.
  • International flights.
  • Kenya eTA / visa-related costs.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Personal expenses, drinks, laundry, and telephone bills.
  • Tips and gratuities.
  • Hot air balloon safari in Masai Mara.
  • Maasai village visit.
  • Premium lodge upgrades or extra nights in Nairobi.
  • Any services not specifically mentioned under inclusions.

Experience Kenya’s most iconic safari circuit on this 6-day journey through Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara. Designed especially for travellers, this package combines Big Five game drives, scenic Rift Valley landscapes, comfortable safari lodges and the chance to witness the Great Migration season between July and September. From elephants beneath Mount Kilimanjaro to rhinos in Nakuru and big cats in the Mara, this itinerary gives guests a rich, first-time Kenya safari experience with smooth private transport and full-board accommodation throughout.

  • Rates are indicative and subject to lodge availability at the time of confirmation.
  • Standard cancellation schedule (unless supplier-specific terms apply):
    • 60+ days: Deposit only
    • 59–43 days: 40%
    • 42–29 days: 60%
    • 28–7 days: 90%
    • 6 days or less / No-show: 100%
  • Certain items (e.g., gorilla permits, flights, festive bookings) may be 100% non-refundable.
  • Travel insurance is strongly recommended.

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Kenya Big Five & Great Migration Safari

Amboseli(1N) → Lake Naivasha(1N) → Lake Nakuru(1N) → Masai Mara(2N)

Sold By: Safaris By Silk Sands

5.0 (6 reviews)

STAY   4✭ hotels + 3✭ hotels

$ 1,787

$ 1,997

10% off

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