5 Days Kenya Wildlife Circuit with Midrange Lodges: Mara Nakuru and Amboseli

Approximate Route Distance: 270 kilometres
Driving Estimate: 5–6 hours
Afternoon Game Drive: Approximately 2½–3 hours
Places Visited: Nairobi, Rift Valley viewpoint, Narok and Maasai Mara

Our guide will collect you from Nairobi and begin your Kenya wildlife circuit through the Great Rift Valley. After a scenic stop, you will continue towards Maasai Mara and check into your midrange lodge or tented camp. Following lunch, you will enter the reserve for an afternoon game drive in search of elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras and antelopes.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Concord Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Game-Viewing Coverage: Approximately 75–115 kilometres
Safari Duration: Approximately 7–9 hours
Areas Explored: Open plains, riverine sections, predator zones and picnic areas

After breakfast, you will leave with a packed lunch for a full-day Maasai Mara safari. Our guide will search for lion prides, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeests, giraffes and hippos. Lunch will be enjoyed at an approved picnic location before continuing the afternoon drive. You will return to your midrange accommodation before dinner.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Mara Concord Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Road Connection: Approximately 235–260 kilometres
Transfer Period: 5–6 hours
Conditional Afternoon Drive: Approximately 1½–2 hours
Places Visited: Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley highlands and Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, your wildlife journey continues towards Lake Nakuru. The route passes farms, settlements and scenic Rift Valley landscapes. Guests staying inside the national park may enjoy an afternoon wildlife drive when arrival time permits. Those staying outside the park will check in and begin the main Lake Nakuru experience 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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Park Wildlife Range: Approximately 35–55 kilometres
Game-Drive Time: Approximately 3–4 hours
Road Distance to Amboseli: Approximately 360–390 kilometres
Transfer Duration: 7–8 hours
Places Visited: Lake Nakuru, Nairobi bypass, Athi River, Emali and Amboseli

Your morning begins with a game drive through Lake Nakuru National Park. Our guide will search for black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, baboons and birdlife. After the wildlife experience, you will continue south towards Amboseli with suitable comfort stops. Arrival is expected in the evening

Morning Safari Circuit: Approximately 40–65 kilometres
Game-Viewing Period: Approximately 3–4 hours
Return Road Distance: Approximately 215–240 kilometres
Driving Time: 4–5 hours
Places Visited: Amboseli plains, swamps, Kilimanjaro viewpoints and Nairobi

Your final Kenya wildlife circuit game drive takes place in Amboseli. You will search for elephant herds, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests and waterbirds. Mount Kilimanjaro may appear in the background when the sky is clear. After breakfast or an early lunch, you will travel back to Nairobi.