6-Day Classic: Best of Kenya Safari – Amboseli, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara

Jambo! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking into the hotel, he will brief you on your program and introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: Long View Suites (Mid-range hotel located in Nairobi)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Alcoholic drinks not included

On this morning you will be met by your Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari. You will drive to Amboseli National Park which is famous for its large elephant population roaming across the vast grassy plains, the big five, and the majestic views of Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa among other species of flora and fauna. Arrive at Amboseli in time for lunch in the wild followed by an afternoon game viewing drive in the park.
Drive through across this vast lake bed, often dry but swampy in some areas. We have a lot of game here such as the cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, gazelles and herds of elephants all set against the amazing back drop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory.
If you wish- at a nominal fee- you can also visit a Maasai Villages to experience this nomadic tribe’s way of life and see their colorful culture.
Dinner and Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp (Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Alcoholic drinks not included

Continue with your journey this morning as you drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy a picnic lunch enroute, before proceeding to the park that boasts of a huge variety of animals, including the leopard which is often found snoozing on the branches of the magnificent yellow-barked acacias, lion, buffalo, hippo, waterbuck, warthog, baboon, the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe only found in this park in Kenya, white rhino and the rare black rhino which is protected and guarded here. Arrive for an early afternoon game drive in the park till dusk.
Dinner and accommodation: Flamingo Hill Camp (Luxury tented camp located inside Lake Nakuru NP)
Dinner and Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp (Mid-range tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Alcoholic drinks not included

After breakfast and a short briefing by your driver guide, you will be driven to the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to ‘the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth’- the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Arrive in time for lunch at your camp.
You will spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya’s most popular reserve. Arrive back in camp in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Accommodation: Basecamp Maasai Mara (Luxury tented camp located just outside Maasai Mara NR).
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Alcoholic drinks not included

Your day will be spent on safari in Africa’s richest wildlife viewing arena. Historically teeming with wildlife, the Mara hosts Kenya’s largest lion prides and elephant herds. Other predators include leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena; while in the Mara River you will see fat pods of hippo and vast Nile crocodiles. Other highlights include giraffe tops, gazelle, zebra, buffalo and over 550 species of birds.
Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot Air Balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience. Alternatively visit a Maasai Cultural village and get learn the Maasai culture at an extra cost.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Basecamp Maasai Mara
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Alcoholic drinks not included

After breakfast at the Camp, bid farewell to the Maasai Mara as you set out on your journey back to Nairobi. Drive back down the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, passing the dormant volcano, Mount Longonot, and lakes Elementeita and Naivasha on the way. Keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle and head up the escarpment. You will arrive in Kenya’s bustling capital city Nairobi in the early afternoon. Spend time doing last minute shopping. Lunch is your own arrangements. Drop off at your hotel within Nairobi City.