Kenya Big Five Explorer: Mara, Nakuru & Amboseli

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5 Days Masai Mara, Nakuru & Amboseli Big Five Explorer

Tour Overview

This 5-day itinerary is Kenya's classic Big Five circuit, visiting three parks chosen specifically to maximize your chances of seeing all five animals: the Masai Mara for density, Lake Nakuru for rhino, and Amboseli for elephant and scenery. Because this circuit also includes Lake Nakuru and Amboseli, the dry-season months work well for all three parks, minimizing the muddy access roads that can slow travel between them in the rains.

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Detailed Itinerary: 5 Days Masai Mara, Nakuru & Amboseli Big Five Explorer

Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru

A drive through the Rift Valley brings you to Lake Nakuru National Park, with an afternoon game drive focused on the park's black and white rhino population.

Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara

This leg of the drive crosses some of the Rift Valley's most dramatic scenery before reaching the Mara in the early afternoon, in time for a first game drive before sunset. This drive typically stops briefly at a Rift Valley viewpoint partway through, a popular photo spot overlooking the valley floor thousands of feet below.

Day 3: Full Day Masai Mara Game Drives

A full day of game drives across the reserve targets lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo among the Mara's plains and riverine forest. This particular route tends to favor the reserve's river crossings, where game concentrations are typically highest during the mid-morning hours.

Day 4: Transfer to Amboseli

A drive, typically routed via Nairobi, brings you to Amboseli National Park, with time to settle in and take in the first Kilimanjaro views. This same descent into the Rift Valley marks the transition point of the trip, with Nakuru's forested park boundary giving way to the Mara's open grassland ahead.

Day 5: Amboseli Game Drive & Return to Nairobi

A morning game drive among Amboseli's elephant herds closes out the circuit before the transfer back to Nairobi. Because this drive precedes a transfer to another park, guides generally keep to a tighter loop near the lodge rather than covering the reserve's full extent.

Tour Includes

Safari Park fees
All Tour activities
All Tour accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All transportation ( To & From )
All Taxes/VAT
Everyday Meals ( As specified )
Drinking water ( On all days )

Tour Excludes

International flights ( From / to home )
Additional Accommodation
Tips
Personal items(Souvenirs, etc.)
Visa fees
Travel insurance
Gov increase of taxes and/or park fees

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