5 Days Kenya Photographic Safari: Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli

Route Length: Approximately 270 kilometres
Expected Travel Time: 5–6 hours
Photography Session: Approximately 2½–3 hours
Areas Visited: Nairobi, Great Rift Valley viewpoint, Narok and Maasai Mara

Our Kenya photographic safari begins when our guide collects you from your Nairobi hotel, airport or agreed meeting point. You will descend into the Great Rift Valley and make a scenic stop before continuing through Narok towards Maasai Mara. After checking into your midrange accommodation and enjoying lunch, you will enter the reserve for an afternoon photography drive. The warm evening light may offer excellent opportunities to capture giraffes, elephants, zebras, antelopes and predators against the wide Mara landscape.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Concord Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Wildlife-Viewing Coverage: Approximately 75–115 kilometres
Time in the Reserve: Approximately 7–9 hours
Photography Areas: Open plains, predator territories, riverine sections and picnic sites

You will leave after breakfast with a packed lunch for a full day of wildlife photography. Our guide will follow current animal movements while positioning the safari vehicle safely whenever conditions permit. Your Kenya photographic safari may produce images of lion prides, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeests and giraffes. You will stop for lunch at an approved picnic area before continuing through another wildlife-rich section of Maasai Mara.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Concord Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Transfer Span: Approximately 235–260 kilometres
Driving Estimate: 5–6 hours
Optional Evening Drive: Approximately 1½–2 hours
Places Covered: Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley highlands, Nakuru and Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, your photographic journey will leave Maasai Mara and travel towards Lake Nakuru. The changing scenery provides opportunities to view rural settlements, escarpments, farms and Rift Valley landscapes. When arrival time and your lodge location permit, our guide may take you on a short evening photography drive inside Lake Nakuru National Park. Otherwise, you will check into your midrange accommodation and prepare your camera equipment for the following morning.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Ziwa Bush Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Morning Park Circuit: Approximately 35–55 kilometres
Game-Drive Time: Approximately 3–4 hours
Road Distance to Amboseli: Approximately 360–390 kilometres
Transfer Duration: Approximately 7–8 hours
Places Visited: Lake Nakuru, Nairobi bypass, Athi River, Emali and Amboseli

Your morning begins with a photography drive through Lake Nakuru National Park. You will search for black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, baboons and birdlife along the shoreline and woodland areas. After the game drive, our journey will continue towards Amboseli through the Nairobi bypass and southern Kenya countryside. You will arrive at your midrange accommodation in the evening, with a possible first view of Mount Kilimanjaro when weather conditions are clear.

Morning Wildlife Route: Approximately 40–65 kilometres
Photography Time: Approximately 3–4 hours
Return Road: Approximately 215–240 kilometres
Driving Period: Approximately 4–5 hours
Areas Visited: Amboseli swamps, open plains, Kilimanjaro viewpoints and Nairobi

You will leave early for the final game drive of your Kenya photographic safari. Amboseli is particularly rewarding for photographing elephants, especially when Mount Kilimanjaro appears behind the wildlife. Our guide will also search for lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests and waterbirds around the seasonal swamps. After breakfast or an early lunch, you will travel back to Nairobi and arrive during the afternoon or evening.