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4 days maasai mara and lake nakuru
Game drive - Sarova Mara Game Camp
4 Days Masai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park
Tour Code: TAS 41
[ Sarova Mara Game Camp, Sarova Lionhill Game Lodge ]

At a glance

This safari will take you to Masai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park, both of which are among Kenya’s finest homes for flora and fauna.

Masai Mara National Reserve is one of Africa’s most famous reserves and is well-known worldwide. Wildlife viewing is superb year-round, and all four big cats are relatively easy to see in this grassy reserve. The annual wildebeest migration passing through the reserve is one of the world’s most amazing wildlife spectacles.

Lake Nakuru National Park is flanked by rocky escarpments, pockets of acacia forest, and at least one waterfall. The park is beautiful throughout the year and is home to black and white rhinos, lions, leopards, hippos, and endangered Rothschild’s giraffes.

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Detailed Kenya Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Sarova Mara Game Camp (Fullboard)

You will be picked up from your hotel in Nairobi City or the airport before 04:00 and driven to Masai Mara National Reserve, stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint before proceeding to Masai Mara National Reserve, where you will arrive at around 09:00. After arrival, you will start exploring the Masai Mara National Reserve until lunchtime at the camp at 13:00. It is important to emphasize that the very early wake-up and departure to Masai Mara National Reserve are essential because arrival within three hours allows time for game drives before lunch at 13:00. This schedule also ensures full utilization of the reserve fee, which is valid daily from 06:00 to 18:00.

There is a wide range of activities at Sarova Mara Game Camp to suit the whole family, including children of all age groups, ensuring no one is left out of the fun!

In the afternoon, from 15:30, enjoy a game drive across the rolling plains around the camp, which are teeming with wildebeest, gazelles, and zebras during the migration months. The camp is situated right in the center of their migration path. A wildlife safari puts you in the middle of all this action. Experience a first-hand account of this epic phenomenon and live to tell the tale. This safari also helps you acquaint yourself with the landscapes of this beautiful African setting. You will return to the camp by 18:30 for refreshments at 18:30 and dinner at 19:30 and an overnight stay.

Days 2: Masai Mara National Reserve, Sarova Mara Game Camp (Fullboard)

This day will be spent in the reserve, starting early in the morning with tea or coffee and a snack, followed by a game drive from 06:30 to 08:00, then returning to the camp for a full breakfast.

After some relaxation, there will be another game drive until lunch at 13:00 in the camp. Alternatively, you can have tea or coffee and a snack, then a game drive from 06:30 with a packed full breakfast to be consumed at a designated place in the reserve at 08:00, followed by a game drive until lunch at the camp at 13:00.

The whole afternoon from 15:30 will be spent on a game drive until time for refreshments at 18:30 then dinner at 18:30 and overnight stay at the camp.

Day 3: Lake Nakuru National Park, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge (Fullboard)

In the morning, you may optionally take a hot air balloon flight from 05:30 to 08:30 over the African savannah. This unique experience offers a serene aerial perspective of vast wildlife landscapes, especially beautiful at sunrise. Floating silently above the plains, you can witness herds of elephants, giraffes, and big cats in their natural habitat during the magical early morning light. The flight lasts about one hour and is followed by a champagne bush breakfast at the landing site, making it a memorable luxury safari activity ideal for honeymooners, families, and all travelers. This balloon safari provides a peaceful, panoramic view of the wildlife and landscape unmatched by any ground game drive.

The itinerary for the unforgettable hot air balloon flight will be provided separately upon request.

This Kenya safari will take breakfast at the camp and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will arrive after a short game viewing drive, in time for lunch at the lodge at 13:00.

In the afternoon, from 15:30 onwards, there will be game drive in the park with a high chance of seeing flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds, including a variety of terrestrial birds, numbering about 450 species in total. Mammals include about 56 different species, such as white rhinos, waterbucks, etc.

Important viewpoints in this park include Lion Hill, Baboon Cliff, Out of Africa, Enasoit Hills, Lion Hill Ridge, and Makaila Waterfalls. The park features unique vegetation with about 550 different plant species, including the unique and largest euphorbia forest in Africa, picturesque landscapes, and yellow acacia woodlands. All these will be explored during various game viewing drives from the arrival drive onward.

Refreshments will be at 18:30 and then dinner at 19:30 and overnight will be at the lodge.

Day 4: Transfer to Nairobi City (Lunch)

This day, being your last day of the Kenya safari, will start at 06:00 with tea or coffee and a snack, followed by a game viewing drive from 06:30 to 08:00, then a full breakfast at the lodge. You will depart back to Nairobi City, where you will arrive in time for lunch at 13:00 at the Carnivore Restaurant.

Thereafter it will be time to go to The Giraffe Centre in Lang'ata. It is a wildlife conservation facility dedicated to protecting the endangered Rothschild's giraffe, which is native to the grasslands of East Africa. Finally you will be dropped off at your preferred hotel, airport, or train terminal in Nairobi City.

End of Kenya Safari.

Easter & Christmas Surcharges
A surcharge would be charged per person per night on Good Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Easter Monday and on 24th 25th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January. The Surcharge would be confirmed at the time of booking for clarity purposes.


For optimal enjoyment of your Kenya Safari, we urge you to carry the following:
All weather firm shoe pair, short and dress to use during the day, trouser for use in the evenings with long sleeved shirt, sweater or jacket, hat, swimming costume, sunglass, camera, binocular, sun protection cream and insect repellent spray or cream.


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  • We create fully personalised trips from start to finish, working with you to pick locations, accommodation and guides that suit you.

  • 24 hours turn around time that guarantees quick quotations and their respective itineraries

  • Value for money! We got a good rapport with service providers thus ensuring competetive pricing for all our products.