8-DAY AMBOSELI, NAIVASHA, HELLS GATE, NAKURU, MASAI MARA

Your safari starts with a pick up at 7:30 am from your Nairobi hotel or airport and drive to Amboseli National Park. You'll arrive in Amboseli shortly after noon and check into your lodge/camp. Have hot lunch and then have some time to rest. At 4:00 pm, depart for an afternoon game drive. The highlight here is that Amboseli has the greatest concentration of elephants in the world. It is home to over 1600 elephants from 56 different families. Each of the elephants has a name and a photo attached to its name. After the game drive, we will head back to lodge/camp, freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared dinner. Your overnight stay will be at your lodge/camp.

Today's itinerary is flexible and you can discuss with your guide and plan for the day’s schedule.

You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives at around 7:30 am. You'll have your picnic lunch with you. Return back to the lodge/camp late in the afternoon. Alternatively, you can depart at 6:00 am on an early morning game drive. Later, you'll return to your accommodation for breakfast and relax in the morning until midafternoon. Then at 4:00 pm, depart on an afternoon game drive. At 6:30 am, return to lodge/camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Have breakfast and then head for Naivasha. You will get to stop at the rift valley view point for a scenic photo session, later head to lake Naivasha. You'll arrive in the afternoon in time for lunch. After lunch you will then head out for a Boat ride in Lake Naivasha followed by a walking safari in the animal sanctuary where you get a one on one encounter with animals like giraffes and zebras, you can almost touch them. You will later head back to the lodge freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared dinner. You'll have an overnight stay at your lodge.

Have breakfast at the lodge and then head to Hell's Gate National Park. Here you have a chance for cycling safari and hiking at the famous Georges of the park.

Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell's Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa. Hell’s Gate is an ideal venue for a day trip from Nairobi where, in addition to the bio-diversity that includes raptors, visitors can enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing and a natural spa. You will later head to Lake Nakuru.

Breakfast, then head out for an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Highlights include sights of hundreds of both black and white rhinos and many other wildlife species. After the game drive, we head to Masai Mara National Reserve. At 5:00pm, Masai Morans (warriors) will pick you up from your accommodation and guide you on a walking safari as you head for a cultural tour of some of the old tribes that still exist. Later, head back to the lodge/camp, freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared dinner and your overnight stay at Zebra Plains Mara Camp. Between July and October, things get busy in the Great Rift Valley. Millions of zebra and wildebeest cross the Masai Mara in search of new grazing territory. In their wake comes a veritable horde of predators.

Today's itinerary is flexible, and you can discuss the day's schedule with your guide.

You can have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full-day game drives around the park at 6:30am, carrying a picnic lunch. This will allow you to visit the Mara River, where the migration happens between July and October. Also, you will have a better chance to view wildlife all day and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. A Masai Mara safari is an unmissable highlight of any holiday to Kenya. There are breathtaking panoramas in every direction, a vast range of wildlife, including the Big Five and a rich cultural heritage to explore. Kenya's Masai Mara is undoubtedly one of Africa's most incredible safari destinations.

Based on the specific itinerary of your program, you will coordinate the details of your departure from the enchanting Masai Mara in collaboration with your knowledgeable guide. Your seamless transition will include a comfortable transfer to either your preferred destination within Nairobi or directly to the airport, ensuring a smooth journey as you prepare for your return flight home.