6 Days Maasai Mara and Amboseli Safari

6 Days Maasai Mara and Amboseli Safari

This 6 Days Maasai Mara and Amboseli Safari will unleash unrivalled Safari experiences ranging from Game drives to Cultural Encounters. You will drive through the savannah plains of the Mara and Amboseli and your eyes will be bloomed by the beautiful flamingoes that color the shores of Lake Nakuru Pink.

Safari destinations

Amboseli National Park

Located in the Southern region of Kenya in Loitoktok district. The park got its name from a local word in Maasai language meaning “Salty dusty place.” It  covers an area of 392sqkm and it is heavenly endowed with large herds of elephants making it the best place in Africa to get up-close to free ranging elephants. The park boosts of various species of mammals like Lions, elephants, Wildebeest, Leopards, Zebra, Hippo, Giraffe, hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs, hartebeests, dik-dik, kudus, jackals, bat-eared foxes, fringe-eared Oryx, long-necked gerenuks, serval, warthogs and yellow baboon. The park also has various bird species of about 400 species including pelicans, crakes, kingfishers, lily-trotters, egrets, hammerkops, rare Madagascar squaco, among others.

Lake Nakuru National Park

Also known as a “Beautiful bird Haven” is located in the West Central Kenya and it is one of the saline lakes of the lake system lying within the Great rift valley of Eastern Africa. The park boosts of over 400 bird species including vast numbers of pink flamingoes, Abyssinian thrush, large flocks of pelicans, Bateleur, Arrow-marked babbler, and also mammals like waterbucks, impalas, warthogs,  elands, lions, leopards, hippopotamus, giraffes, black and white rhinos, African wild dog, vervet monkeys, olive baboon, colobus monkeys and many more.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Located in the South Western region of Kenya along the Great Rift Valley area in Norok County Kenya adjacent to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Maasai Mara National Reserve was established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary covering an area of 520 sqkm of the current Mara Triangle.  Later it was converted into a Game Reserve and by 1984 the park had a total area of 1510sqkm. The park is dotted with acacia trees, shrubs and bushes and has 2 draining rivers which are Maasai Mara River and Talek River. A unique wildlife conservation haven famous for its Natural diversity of wildlife like the Big 5 mammals which are Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffaloes and Rhinos in large numbers as well as other mammals like Cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles.

Also boosts of over 500 bird species like Bateleur, Secretary bird, Schawlow’s turaco, Abdim’s stork, Hammerkops, Temminck’s courser, Southern ground hornbill, Usambiro barbet, Saddle-billed stork, Giant kingfisher, Woolly-necked stork, Black-headed heron, Giant kingfisher, African jacana, Crowned lapwing, Malachite kingfisher, Grey-headed kingfisher among others. Maasai Mara National Reserve is also famous for its annual Wildebeest Beast Migration where Millions of these creatures migrate from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park which occurs between July and October making it one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Amboseli National Park – Evening Game Drive

The 6 Days Maasai Mara and Amboseli Safari will start with a pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Airport by our Experienced driver guide from Paradise Adventure Vacations who will meet and greet you, he will then brief you about the Safari and thereafter you will embark on a drive to Amboseli National Park which is located in the South western region of Kenya and it is about 5 hours drive.  Upon reaching, you will check into your accommodation for a delightful lunch and have relaxation.

Later you will go on a relaxed evening game drive through the short savannah grasslands as you enjoy the iconic and most beautiful backdrop of the snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro which stands high up in the clouds at (5,895m) above sea level making it Africa highest free standing Mountain.  You will spot mammals like elephants, Wildebeest, Leopards, Zebra, Hippo, Giraffe, hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs, hartebeests, dik-dik, kudus, and jackals among others. Later you will return to your lodge for dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Amboseli National Park 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 2: Amboseli National Park – Morning Game drive – Night Game drive

After delighting on your delicious breakfast, you will start day 2 of your Safari with an early morning game drive. You will drive through the dry savannah plains in search for wildlife species like elephants, Wildebeest, Leopards, Zebra, Hippo, Giraffe, warthogs, hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs, hartebeests, dik-dik, kudus, jackals, bat-eared foxes, fringe-eared Oryx, long-necked gerenuks among other mammals while enjoying the stunning views of Africa’s highest snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in the backdrop in case the weather plays along.

You will then return to your lodge for a hearty lunch and relaxation. Later in the evening, you will embark on a night game drive which will start at sunset while giving you a perfect glimpse of the Sunset at Amboseli National Park. You will go on the drive with an armed park ranger and spotlight torches to help you spot nocturnals while hunting and feeding on their prey, like Lions, bat-eared foxes, serval, hyenas, cheetahs, Leopards and also Hippos while feeding on short grass. You will then return back to your lodge for a relaxed dinner and an overnight.

Location: Amboseli National Park 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park – Afternoon Game Drive

You will wake up for a delicious lovely breakfast and thereafter check out and embark on a drive to Lake Nakuru National Park which is about 7 hours’ drive from Amboseli including a lunch stopover. Upon reaching, you will check into your accommodation for a hearty lunch and have relaxation. Later in the afternoon, you will have a game drive around Lake Nakuru to watch the eye-catching flocks of the Greater and the lesser flamingos which color the shores of Lake Nakuru pink, you will take various memorable pictures and then later proceed to the Rhino sanctuary which is a home to about 100 white rhinos and 50 black rhinos. Return back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.

Location: Lake Nakuru National Park 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 4: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve – Evening Maasai Community Encounter

Your day 4 of the 6 Days Maasai Mara and Amboseli Safari will begin with a hot delicious breakfast and check out of your lodge. You will thereafter transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve which is about 4 hours drive from Lake Nakuru. Upon reaching, you will check into your accommodation for a finger licking lunch and later you will head out to the Maasai Community living near the park for a rich encounter. Which will give you the definition of a true African Culture. You will then return back for your dinner as well as an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Full day Game Drive 

After your delicious breakfast, you will embark on a full day game drive with your packed lunch. Which will give you an encounter with mammal species. Such as  zebras, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeests, roan antelopes, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and if lucky you will as well spot leopards, lions, hyenas. Later in the evening hours, return back to your lodge with an amazing evening game drive with an armed park ranger. As well as spotlight torches to help you easily spot the nocturnals in the night as they hunt and feed on their prey. For example the lions, leopards, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs among others. You will then return back for your dinner and an overnight.

Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Accommodation Option:

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

Day 6: Morning Game drive – Transfer back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Hotel

On the final day of your Safari, you will have a mouth-watering breakfast as you enjoy the tranquility of Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will then check out of your lodge and you’re your picnic lunch stopover as you drive back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. To catch up with your flight or spend another night in Nairobi City. Thank you so much for specifically choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations on the 6 Days Maasai Mara and Amboseli Safari, we hope to see you again!!!

Location: Nairobi

Accommodation Option: No

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

The Safari Package Includes:

• Return airport transfers (pick up and drop off)
• Private transport for 6 days in a well-modified safari Extended land-cruiser (4WD,air-conditioned and pop-up roof)
• Fuel for 6 days
• English safari driver guide for 6 days
• Mid-range accommodation for 5 nights on full board (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
• All en-route meals and bottled mineral water throughout your tour
• All activities and park entrance fees and all applicable government taxes
• Game Drives in Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Maasai Community Encounter in Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Night Game drive in Amboseli National Park
• Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey

The Safari Package Excludes:

• International and Domestic flights
• Country entry visa
• Personal travel insurance
• Items of personal nature/laundry/telephone charges
• Souvenirs and gifts, Tips
• Alcoholic and other soft drinks (sodas, special juice order at the lodge and wines)