Nakuru & Maasai Mara 4-Day Budget Safari

Overview

A 4-day budget journey combining Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara. Good wildlife, camps and lodges at a value price.

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Highlights

• Game drive around the lake and forest
• Flamingos and pelicans on the lake shore
• Morning and afternoon game drives (Big Five country)
• Mara River crossing viewing (Great Migration, roughly July–October)

About the destinations & activities

Activities marked included are covered by the package price. Activities marked optional are available in that destination for an extra cost.

Kenya

Lake Nakuru 1 night

A small, easy park centred on an alkaline lake famous for flamingos. It is a rhino sanctuary and a good short trip from Nairobi. Nearby Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate add boat rides and cycling.

Included in Lake Nakuru

• 1 night: Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar
• Meals: Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Park / reserve entry fees
• Game drive around the lake and forest
• Flamingos and pelicans on the lake shore
• Rhino tracking (black and white rhino sanctuary)
• Baboon Cliff viewpoint

Not included in Lake Nakuru

• Lake Naivasha boat ride to see hippos (extra cost, about $25–$30 per person)
• Hell's Gate National Park cycling (extra cost)
• Crescent Island walking safari (extra cost)
• Drinks, unless stated
• Tips and personal items

Activities in Lake Nakuru

• Game drive around the lake and forestincluded
• Flamingos and pelicans on the lake shoreincluded
• Rhino tracking (black and white rhino sanctuary)included
• Baboon Cliff viewpointincluded
• Lake Naivasha boat ride to see hipposoptional · extra cost, about $25–$30 per person
• Hell's Gate National Park cyclingoptional · extra cost
• Crescent Island walking safarioptional · extra cost

Kenya

Maasai Mara 2 nights

Kenya's most famous reserve, in the south-west of the country and joined to the Serengeti across the Tanzanian border. Rolling grassland is home to lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant and buffalo, and the Great Migration crosses the Mara River between roughly July and October. The Maasai people live on the reserve's edges and in nearby conservancies.

Included in Maasai Mara

• 2 nights: Mara Simba Lodge or similar
• Meals: Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Park / reserve entry fees
• Morning and afternoon game drives (Big Five country)
• Mara River crossing viewing (Great Migration, roughly July–October)
• Full-day game drive with picnic lunch

Not included in Maasai Mara

• Maasai village cultural visit (extra cost, paid locally)
• Hot air balloon safari at sunrise with champagne breakfast (extra cost, about $450–$500 per person)
• Guided bush walk with a Maasai ranger (conservancies) (extra cost)
• Drinks, unless stated
• Tips and personal items

Activities in Maasai Mara

• Morning and afternoon game drives (Big Five country)included
• Mara River crossing viewing (Great Migration, roughly July–October)included
• Full-day game drive with picnic lunchincluded
• Maasai village cultural visitoptional · extra cost, paid locally
• Hot air balloon safari at sunrise with champagne breakfastoptional · extra cost, about $450–$500 per person
• Guided bush walk with a Maasai ranger (conservancies)optional · extra cost

Day-by-day itinerary

Accommodation

Budget-friendly camps, lodges and hotels such as those below, or similar based on availability.

Journey details

Your trip starts and ends with pick-up and drop-off, so you don't need to go to the airport.

What's included and not included

How the three travel levels compare

Optional activities (extra cost)

• Lake Naivasha boat ride to see hippos (Lake Nakuru, extra cost, about $25–$30 per person)
• Hell's Gate National Park cycling (Lake Nakuru, extra cost)
• Crescent Island walking safari (Lake Nakuru, extra cost)
• Maasai village cultural visit (Maasai Mara, extra cost, paid locally)
• Hot air balloon safari at sunrise with champagne breakfast (Maasai Mara, extra cost, about $450–$500 per person)
• Guided bush walk with a Maasai ranger (conservancies) (Maasai Mara, extra cost)

Optional activities can be added before or during your trip and are paid for separately. Ask us for a current quote.