Kenya Big Five budget safari

5 days—Private budget safari to Amboseli-Lake Naivasha-Masai Mara

$614-898 USD

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Safari summary

This budget tour connects three major locations along the Great Rift Valley; Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha (can be substituted for Lake Nakuru) and Masai Mara National Reserve. Amboseli is the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species, and the best view of Mount Kilimanjaro (tallest in Africa). Lake Naivasha is beautiful and great for bird watchers and has breathtaking scenery. Masai Mara is the climax as you seek to spot the Big Five.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Kenya
	Parks	Amboseli Masai Mara

Fine details

Safari highlights

Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Hot air balloons
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Nairobi to Amboseli

Amboseli

You will be met in the morning in Nairobi to start the 4 hours journey through the scenic Athi Plains into Amboseli National Park. This is a famous location for viewing Africa's highest snow-capped Mt Kilimanjaro. It is home to big herds of elephants and other wild game such as the lion, cheetah, antelope, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and the giraffe. Arrive and check in at your camp. Relax for a while before joining your driver guide for an afternoon game drive till sunset.

Kimana Camp

Amboseli to Lake Naivasha

Amboseli

Sunrise game drive before departure to drive 5 hours to Lake Naivasha. It is the highest and the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. The water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus. Lake Naivasha is yet another area popular with bird watchers. Boat rides to see birdlife and hippos or boat trips to Crescent Island for guided walks could be organized at an extra cost. Alternatively, substitute Lake Naivasha for Lake Nakuru National Park for wildlife viewing.

Taphe Guesthouse

Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara

Optional; boat ride to see hippos, water birds and breathtaking scenery, Crescent Island boat trip and guided walking tour, Hell's Gate hike/cycling. You'll then depart for a 4hr drive across the scenic Great Rift Valley to the Mara, the most famous and most visited reserve in Kenya. It has a high density of wildlife including the “Big 5” and many varieties of plains game. The phenomenal movement of the wildebeests dubbed as the 'Great Migration' can be witnessed here annually from July to Sept.

Enchoro Wildlife Camp

Day in Masai Mara

Masai Mara

Spend the whole day from early morning to evening exploring Masai Mara with a picnic lunch. Mara is contiguous with Serengeti and home to lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo, rhino, Masai giraffe, eland and thousands of plain game including impalas, zebras, topis, Thomson's and Grants gazelles. Optional; balloon safari with bush breakfast

Enchoro Wildlife Camp

Masai Mara to Nairobi

Optional; Masai village tour. Check out and depart as you bid farewell to the great plains of Masai Mara. Stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint. Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped at the airport or hotel. Optional; Giraffe Centre tour

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