Begin your journey with a morning departure from Nairobi heading south through scenic Maasai lands toward Amboseli National Park.

Arrive in time for lunch and relaxation before heading out for your first afternoon game drive across Amboseli’s open plains. The park is famous for its large elephant herds, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, and stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Spend the day exploring Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives.

The park’s wetlands and swamps attract hippos, buffalo, water birds, and grazing herbivores. Amboseli is one of Africa’s best destinations for elephant photography, with large family herds often seen up close against dramatic landscapes.

Predators such as lions and hyenas may also be spotted across the plains.

Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

After breakfast, depart Amboseli and travel north through the scenic Great Rift Valley toward Lake Naivasha.

Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy an optional boat safari on the lake where hippos and bird species such as African fish eagles and pelicans can be seen.

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

After breakfast, visit the dramatic landscapes of Hell’s Gate National Park.

Explore towering cliffs, geothermal features, and open plains where zebras, giraffes, and gazelles roam freely. This is one of the few parks in Kenya where walking and cycling safaris are allowed.

Return to your lodge for an afternoon of relaxation by the lake.

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Depart after breakfast and travel to Lake Nakuru National Park.

Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive around the lake and surrounding woodlands. Lake Nakuru is famous for its rhinos, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, and abundant birdlife including flamingos and pelicans.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Enjoy an early morning game drive before departing for the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Travel through scenic Rift Valley landscapes and Maasai communities before arriving at your lodge in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive across the vast savannah.

Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge

Spend the entire day exploring the Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives.

The reserve is home to lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, buffalo, and large herds of wildebeests and zebras. It is one of the best wildlife viewing destinations in the world.

Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge

Enjoy another full day in the Mara, exploring different regions of the reserve including the famous Mara River area.

During migration season, this region becomes the stage for dramatic wildebeest river crossings from Serengeti National Park, attracting predators such as crocodiles and lions.

Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge

Enjoy a final early morning game drive followed by breakfast.

Depart the Maasai Mara and travel back to Nairobi, arriving in the afternoon with unforgettable safari memories and incredible wildlife photographs.