7 Days Mara, Rhinos & Kilimanjaro Trails Safari

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), meet your Pita Safaris representative for a transfer to your budget hotel in Nairobi. After check-in, settle in and relax following your journey.

Depending on your arrival time, you may be able to arrange an optional Nairobi excursion. Possibilities include Nairobi National Park, the Giraffe Centre, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust or the Karen Blixen Museum. These activities are subject to opening hours, availability, travel time and additional charges.

Later, review the arrangements for your 7 Day Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli Budget Kenya Safari from Nairobi and prepare for your journey into Kenya’s wildlife regions.

Accommodation: Budget hotel in Nairobi.

After breakfast, depart Nairobi in your private 4×4 Toyota Safari Land Cruiser and travel towards the Masai Mara National Reserve. The journey takes you through the scenic Great Rift Valley, with an opportunity to stop at a viewpoint and appreciate the expansive landscapes before continuing through Narok and the surrounding Maasai countryside.

After lunch, enter the Masai Mara for your first afternoon game drive, depending on your arrival time and the reserve’s entry arrangements.

Explore the open savannah in search of lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and other wildlife. Your professional English-speaking driver-guide will help identify species, interpret animal behaviour and explain the region’s distinctive habitats.

Return to your lodge or camp in the evening for dinner and relaxation.

Accommodation: Budget safari lodge or camp in the Masai Mara area.

Spend a full day exploring the Masai Mara on private game drives, allowing more time to appreciate its wildlife, open grasslands and varied habitats.

Search for the Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino—alongside cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles and numerous bird species. Wildlife sightings depend on natural conditions, and your guide will help you explore suitable areas throughout the day.

From approximately July to October, the Masai Mara may host large concentrations of wildebeest and zebras associated with the Great Wildebeest Migration. The timing and location of the herds vary each year, and river crossings cannot be guaranteed.

Lunch can be enjoyed at your accommodation or as a picnic during the day’s game drives, subject to the confirmed arrangements. An optional Maasai cultural village visit may also be arranged, depending on availability, timing and additional charges.

Return to your lodge or camp in the evening for dinner and your second night in the Masai Mara.

Accommodation: Budget safari lodge or camp in the Masai Mara area.

After breakfast, check out of your accommodation and depart the Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. Enjoy changing views of the countryside, rolling hills and rural landscapes along the journey.

After arriving in the Lake Nakuru area and having lunch, continue into the national park for an afternoon game drive.

Lake Nakuru is recognised for its rhino conservation and Rothschild’s giraffes. Look out for black and white rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, waterbucks and baboons, with possible sightings of lions, leopards and a variety of bird species.

The park’s habitats include woodland, grassland and lakeshore scenery. Flamingos and other waterbirds may be present, although their numbers and distribution change with lake levels, food availability and seasonal conditions.

After your game drive, return to your lodge for dinner and a relaxing evening.

Accommodation: Budget safari lodge near Lake Nakuru National Park.

Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Budget safari lodge or camp in the Amboseli area
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, check out of your accommodation and depart the Lake Nakuru area for Amboseli National Park. Today’s schedule focuses on the journey south, with changing landscapes as you travel towards the plains beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.

Arrive Amboseli area, check in at your budget safari lodge or camp and settle in at your budget safari lodge or camp and check in and have lunch, continue into the national park for an afternoon game drive.

Look out for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes and other wildlife across Amboseli’s open plains and seasonal wetlands. Lions and other predators may also be encountered.

Mount Kilimanjaro may appear above the landscape when weather conditions are clear, particularly during favourable morning or late-afternoon visibility.

Return to your accommodation for dinner and an evening at leisure.

Accommodation: Budget safari lodge or camp in the Amboseli area.

Spend a full day exploring Amboseli National Park, renowned for its large elephant herds, open savannah, seasonal wetlands and views towards Mount Kilimanjaro.

Begin with an early morning game drive, when cooler temperatures can provide rewarding conditions for wildlife viewing and photography. On clear mornings, there may also be opportunities to photograph elephants against the mountain backdrop.

Continue exploring the park’s varied habitats in search of elephants, lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas and birdlife. Your driver-guide will help you look for wildlife while explaining how animals use the park’s plains and water sources.

Enjoy lunch at your accommodation or as a picnic if arranged and permitted. Further game drives can be planned around the day’s conditions and the confirmed itinerary.

An optional Maasai cultural experience may be available, subject to scheduling, availability and additional charges.

Return to your lodge or camp in the evening for dinner and your final night in Amboseli.

Accommodation: Budget safari lodge or camp in the Amboseli area

Begin the day with an early morning game drive in Amboseli National Park, offering a final opportunity to search for elephants and other wildlife in the cooler morning conditions.

Look out for giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, and other species as you explore the park. If the weather is favourable, Mount Kilimanjaro may be visible above the plains.

After the game drive, return to your accommodation for breakfast, check out and begin the journey back to Nairobi.

The road transfer takes a substantial part of the day. Arrival time depends on road conditions, traffic, the departure time and any stops along the route. Lunch arrangements will follow your confirmed itinerary.

On arrival in Nairobi, you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, your Nairobi hotel or another agreed drop-off point.

Important departure advice: If you are connecting to an international flight, discuss your flight time with Pita Safaris before booking. Depending on the road journey and your departure time, a late flight or an additional night in Nairobi may be more practical.

This concludes your 7 Day Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli Budget Kenya Safari from Nairobi. We hope you leave with memorable wildlife encounters, beautiful landscapes, and a deeper appreciation of Kenya’s natural heritage.

Accommodation: No overnight stay included