5 Days Luxury Christmas Safari to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru

Our driver-guide will collect you from Nairobi and begin the approximately 260–280-kilometre Christmas journey to the Maasai Mara. The transfer normally takes five to six hours, although festive traffic, road conditions and comfort stops may affect timing. The route passes Great Rift Valley viewpoints, highland farms and Maasai countryside. After arrival at your selected luxury lodge or camp, you will check in, enjoy lunch and settle into the property’s festive atmosphere before an afternoon game drive for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras and savannah scenery.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will celebrate with a seven-to-nine-hour wildlife drive covering approximately 60–100 kilometres. Your private guide will search for lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes and grazing herds while allowing your party to enjoy sightings without a shared-group schedule. A picnic lunch will be served inside the reserve before the afternoon exploration continues. You will return to the lodge for a Christmas dinner or seasonal programme arranged by the property.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Your third day includes another approximately 60–100-kilometre safari lasting seven to nine hours. The guide may explore river habitats, open plains or quieter wildlife areas according to recent sightings. Attractions may include hippos, crocodiles, elephants, hyenas, jackals and additional big-cat encounters. The private vehicle allows couples or families to spend longer at memorable sightings before enjoying a picnic lunch and continuing through the afternoon.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

Basecamp Maasai Mara

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, you will travel approximately 230–250 kilometres to Lake Nakuru over four and a half to six hours. The drive passes farms, rural communities and scenic Rift Valley highlands. If your confirmed accommodation is inside the national park and the entry arrangements allow, you will enjoy an afternoon game drive for rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes and birds. Otherwise, you will check in and enjoy the festive atmosphere of your luxury accommodation.

Destination:

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Overnight:

The lake nakuru flamingo lodge

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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The final morning includes a three-to-four-hour game drive covering approximately 25–50 kilometres. Possible attractions include white and black rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, baboons and seasonal waterbirds. After the drive, you will travel approximately 155–165 kilometres to Nairobi over two and a half to three and a half hours, with a meal and comfort stop before final drop-off.