About this trip
Seven days across three of Kenya's best-known wildlife regions, tracking the big five through the Maasai Mara, the soda lake at Nakuru and the elephant herds of Amboseli.
Days 1 to 4 run as a small group, then the trip switches to a private safari for the final three days, so you get both the shared experience and some time with just your own vehicle and guide.
This is a game-drive-led trip — early starts, long hours in the jeep, and the landscapes and animals doing most of the talking.
What you'll do
- Game drives across the Maasai Mara plains
- See the pink-tinged waters of Lake Nakuru
- Watch elephants against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli
- Look out for lions, cheetahs and hyenas on private game drives
- Visit a Maasai community to learn about their way of life
- Chance to see the wildebeest migration, season depending
- Split format — group travel for the first four days, then a private safari for the last three
- Run by a Travelife-certified operator with a stated focus on sustainable travel
- Wildlife sightings, including the migration, depend on timing and season
Worth it if you're committed to long travel days and want genuine big five sightings with knowledgeable guides. Think twice if you need comfort between parks or want guaranteed leopard spotting.
- Guides Samuel, Charles, Mustapha and Kamau consistently made long drives engaging with animal knowledge and photography patience.
- Stretches between parks are lengthy and demanding; not to be underestimated if you dislike extended travel days.
- Maasai Mara delivers abundant wildlife sightings including elephants, buffalo, zebras, rhinos, hippos, lions in one trip.
- Leopard sightings not guaranteed despite visiting multiple parks; manage expectations on rarest big five member.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Nairobi · 20 Jul – 21 Jul
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