4 days Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Safari is a short Kenya wildlife safari starting from Nairobi to Masai Mara national reserve, Lake Naivasha, Hell’s Gate national park.
Masai Mara national reserve offers unmatched game viewing experience in Africa’s greatest wildlife Reserve, Masai Mara well known for having a large population of lions, elephants, leopards and cheetahs.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 4 DAYS MASAI MARA, LAKE NAIVASHA & HELL’S GATE SAFARI
Day 1: Transfer to Masai Mara national reserve
Day 2: Full day Masai Mara national Reserve
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha
Day 4: Hell’s Gate national park to Nairobi
DETAILED ITINERARY OF 4 DAYS MASAI MARA, LAKE NAIVASHA & HELL’S GATE SAFARI
Day 1: Transfer to Masai Mara national reserve
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you will be picked up by our safari driver guide or from your hotel in Nairobi and transfer to Masai Mara national reserve.
You will enjoy a 5 hours’ drive through scenic views of the Nairobi suburbs, beautiful savannah grasslands and plains of the Rift Valley, you will have a stopover at the Great Rift Valley view point for photography, then continue to the reserve.
You will arrive in the reserve in time for lunch which you will have after checking into your lodge, in the afternoon you will go for an evening game drive, expect to see various wildlife species including giant elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes among others. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Midrange: AA Mara Lodge
Budget: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Meal plan: lunch and dinner
Day 2: Full day Masai Mara national Reserve
Have early breakfast and head to Masai Mara for a full day game drive of exploring on morning and Kenya afternoon game drives in search of Africa’s Big Five and the wide array of other wildlife including wildebeests, giraffes, elands, gazelles, bat-eared foxes, impalas, hartebeests, zebras, baboons, warthogs among others.
You will have picnic lunch and explore the reserve more, in the evening you will head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Alternatively, you can visit the local Masai people in the community along the borders of the reserve, the visit will offer you an opportunity to learn about the Masaai culture, customs, ways of living and their exercising culture dance.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha
After early morning breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and exit the game reserve with en-route game drive as we proceed to Lake Naivasha. You will arrive in the park in time for lunch after checking in, then take a boat ride to Crescent Island for a guided walk, the island host grazers like Giraffes, zebras, impalas, Grant’s Gazelles, common waterbucks and buffaloes among others. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Midrange: AA Mara Lodge
Budget: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Hell’s Gate national park to Nairobi
After breakfast, you will transfer to Hell’s Gate National park for bicycle ride experience in the wilderness. You can also do a game drive or explore the park on foot enjoying sights of zebras, giraffes, impalas, gazelles, warthogs and buffaloes among others. As you walk through the gorge, you will enjoy beautiful stories behind the formation of the gorges.
After the experience, you will depart for Nairobi with en-route game
End of 4 days Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Hell’s Gate Safari
