Day 1: Travel from Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park and check in at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

Meet your guide driver at 8:00 AM outside the Java House in Nairobi after having your breakfast. Then, be driven via the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, leaving behind the urban traffic and the city’s chaotic noise to Lake Nakuru National Park. Along the way, observe agricultural plantations of the local farmers within the highland backdrop, and stop over in Mai Mahiu at the rift valley viewpoint. So, enjoy the beauty of the rift valley floor in Kenya, complemented by the jaw-dropping volcanoes of Mount Longonot and Mount Suswa.

After like 15 minutes, drive towards Lake Nakuru National Park, and after checking in pass through the gravel road towards the Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, which is about a 15-minute drive from the gate. Along the way, you are likely to see the Rothschild giraffes and the black rhinos leaving the acacia thickets. On reaching the lodge, the staff warmly welcomes you into your room that is self-contained with a private balcony with stunning outlooks.

Lastly, it takes about 4-5 hours to reach Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya from Nairobi. However much you would have reached in the afternoon, also prepare your body for the next day’s activities as you relax at this lodge. So, you can take a swim at the pool and,in the evening, enjoy dinner at the restaurant overlooking Lake Nakuru.

Day 2: Full Day Lake Nakuru National Park Exploration and game drive experiences

Breakfast is served by 8:35AM still at the restaurant, but it can also be delivered to one’s room. Next, get briefed by your safari guide before the day’s Lake Nakuru tour adventures. Pass through the steep trackways of the Lake Nakuru National Park, and see the tree-climbing lions resting in the acacia trees. Also, spot a leopard rested on a termite mound while the antelopes and gazelles wander through the grasslands.

In the afternoon, enjoy a packed lunch by the lake as you watch the lesser-flamingos at the shorelines feed on algae. Additionally, you might see the waterbucks swimming, the grey-crowned eagle trying to catch fish, and the pink flamingos creating a cinematic scene that is ideal for photographers. After the meal, continue with the game drive through Lake Nakuru and see jackals stalking their prey as the spotted hyenas move around with the carcasses. The night ends with a campfire meal alongside cultural entertainment and rest.

Day 3: Trip from Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha and Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort check in

By 9:00 AM, say farewell to the Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge staff after breakfast as you prepare to travel to Lake Naivasha from Lake Nakuru. So, your guide will follow the A104 highway, which is a well-paved road, and stop at the artisan market and purchase some souvenirs like the pots or the animal carvings. Have a meal at the Red Plum cafe, which also offers international cuisines, before you continue to the Lake Naivasha Sopa resort.

So, this is where you are to spend the rest of the day prepping for the next day’s Lake Naivasha safaris. Additionally, the trip to Lake Naivasha National Park from Lake Nakuru takes about 4 hours since there are two stopovers. Freshly made organic juice is presented to you as a way to honor you and be escorted to your cottage. Also, you are likely to see the zebras moving freely in the yard. Free your mind and take a walk around the cottage; later in the evening, a bush dinner experience will be arranged for you.

Day 4: Full Day Lake Naivasha boat safaris and wildlife Adventures

Enjoy breakfast by 8:45 AM, then join your safari guide for a full-day exploration at Lake Naivasha. Your safari guide will drive you to the lake for a guided walking safari around it. Hence, you are likely to see a rock hyrax or even the olive baboons as you take a walk; you will also see various fishermen casting their nets into the waters in their canoes, and you might spot the wildebeests.

After a packed lunch, have boat safaris on Lake Naivasha and spot the hippos, pelicans and kingfishers moving at the shallow ends of the waters with a fish in their mouths. Later, go back to the Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge for another wilderness dinner experience.

Day 5: Transfer from Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara National Reserve (Sand River Mara by Elewana)

Breakfast is served by 8:30AM, then board the safari vehicle after the staff have put your luggage for a Masai Mara holiday. Then, your driver guide from Serengeti Masai Mara Experts will drive you towards Narok town via the floor of the Rift Valley. So, this is your stopover to take in fresh air and also grab some snacks and refreshments before you continue onto the dirt road towards the Masai Mara National Reserve. Reach the Sekenani gate, move out for permit inspection and vehicle checks, and then drive towards the Sand River Mara by Elewana.

Along the way, be driven through acacia thickets, whereby you might spot a lion coming out and elephants, zebras, and hyraxes roaming around. Be welcomed by the staff from Sand River Mara by Elewana as they take you to your canvas tent in Masai Mara. Later, go for an afternoon game drive where a leopard is seen running after a gazelle while the giraffe and the wildebeests graze alongside other herbivores. Enjoy a candlelit dinner prepared outside your canvas tent, and later go and rest after the meal.

Day 6: Wildebeest Migration safari and Sundowner Experience in Masai Mara

Arise for an early morning game drive at around 5:00 AM, where the sunrise creates a magnificent atmosphere as the fog starts to fade. Watch the hippos move from their grazing areas towards their pools in the reserve and spot hyenas moving with the dead eland that has been recently devoured the past night by a leopard. Return back to your tent for a bush breakfast and also interact with the other guests at the camp. Later, embark on the game drive safari in Masai Mara but this time to the Mara River.

On this day, watch wildebeests come in groups and make their way over the steep cliff edges while cheetahs in the reserve move closer to the calf they have been stalking and try to capture it. Also, observe the other wildebeest herd in chaos trying to survive as they cross the Nile crocodile-infested waters. So, spot the giant monsters keeping their jaws open, waiting for their next victim in Masai Mara’s Mara River. After witnessing this event, enjoy a packed lunch and then continue with the game drive. Later, enjoy a sundowner meal alongside a bottle of wine before heading back to your tent.

Day 7: Masai Mara National Park trip to Amboseli (Ol Tukai Lodge check in)

Say farewell at a bush breakfast prepared by the expert chefs at Sand River Mara Lodge by Elewana. By 10:00 AM, the acacia woodlands of the Masai Mara National Park to Amboseli towards the Mombasa highway. Furthermore, have a stopover in Emali town for a meal, then continue towards Amboseli National Park in Kenya still. Your first sighting at the Amboseli gate when clearing that greets your eyes is a glimpse of the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.

After the clearance at the gate is done, be driven to the Ol Tukai Lodge, and you are likely to see elephants just crossing your vehicle’s pathway along the way. Cultural dancers are the ones that welcome you with traditional songs at Ol Tukai Lodge. Later, head to your room overlooking the captivating backdrops of Mountain Kilimanjaro. The journey from Masai Mara to Amboseli takes about 7-8 hours to reach the Oltukai Lodge. Hence, join the beef roast at the terrace as you reminisce about the past memories.

Day 8: Amboseli National Park Morning safari Game Drive & Departure

After breakfast at around 8:00, track down the migrating herds of the elephants in Amboseli. So, stop by the Observation Hill for an epic photographic capture of the elephants alongside the sun-kissed, enchanting Kilimanjaro backdrop. Then, continue with the game drive to see a squacco heron moving through the verdant grasslands, and on a lucky day, you might also see a yellow baboon.

Later, head back to the Ol Tukai Lodge in Amboseli National Park for lunch, check out, and then board your safari vehicle, this time to the Wilson International Airport in Nairobi. The trip from Amboseli National Park to Nairobi takes about 4-5 hours to reach in time for your flight back home. Hence, this completes your 8-day Masai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha Kenya safari.