About this trip
Seven days across four of Kenya's classic safari spots — Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli — with a real shot at spotting all of the big five along the way.
You'll cover a good spread of habitat, from the Mara's open grassland to the soda lake at Nakuru and the freshwater shores of Naivasha, finishing at Amboseli with its close-up views of Kilimanjaro across the border in Tanzania.
This is a budget-run, fully guided group trip, with an optional cycling safari at Naivasha for anyone wanting to swap the vehicle for a bike for a while.
What you'll do
- Game drives in the Masai Mara tracking lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo
- Look for flamingos and rhino around the shores of Lake Nakuru
- Optional biking safari around Lake Naivasha
- Game viewing in Amboseli with Mt Kilimanjaro as a backdrop
- Budget-style trip, so expect simpler accommodation and transport than a premium safari
- Four parks in seven days makes for a fairly fast pace with regular moving days
- Fully guided throughout, in a small group
Worth it if you want genuine wildlife encounters and don't mind basic budget accommodation. Think twice if you need rigid itineraries—logistics can shift close to departure.
- Guides Joseph and Kevin deliver real animal knowledge plus behaviour stories; leopard-spotting and cheetah-hunting moments genuinely happened.
- Amboseli's elephants framed by Kilimanjaro sunrise and Big Five sightings across four parks actually materialise as promised.
- Itinerary and driver assignments decided shortly before departure; coordination between multiple drivers caused occasional chaos.
- Budget accommodation is clean with good beds and power, but genuinely basic; food is homely and plentiful, not upmarket.
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Nairobi · 20 Jul – 21 Jul
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